The Cosmic Cast

By Earth & Solar System

A light-hearted look at news and views from the world of planetary science! Brought to you from the Earth and Solar System team at the University of Manchester. Follow us: Twitter: @earthsolarsystm / ... more

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The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.

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November 26, 2019 S2E8: Watching volcanoes from space (Cat Hayer)
This week, Cat Hayer talks about how we use satellites to monitor volcanic eruption.

The Cosmic Cast is brought to you from the Earth and Solar System team at the University of Manchester.
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Facebook: @earthsolarsystem
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35min
November 26, 2019 S2E7: Exploring Exoplanets (Amaury Triaud)
This week, Amaury Triaud talks about some of the challenges in exploring exoplanets You can read more about this work here: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1811074116

The Cosmic Cast is brought to you from the Earth and Solar System team at the University of Manchester.
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Twitter: @earthsolarsystm.
Facebook: @earthsolarsystem
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Blog: earthandsolarsystem.wordpress.com/
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28min
November 26, 2019 S2E6: Hunting ancient magnetic fields (Rich Taylor)
This week, Rich Taylor talks about trying to find evidence of a magnetic field during the Hadean period. You can read more about this work here: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1811074116

The Cosmic Cast is brought to you from the Earth and Solar System team at the University of Manchester.
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Twitter: @earthsolarsystm.
Facebook: @earthsolarsystem
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Blog: earthandsolarsystem.wordpress.com/
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34min
November 26, 2019 S2E5: Volcano Gas (Matt Varnam)
This week, Matt Varnam talks about what life is like as volcanologist in the field.

The Cosmic Cast is brought to you from the Earth and Solar System team at the University of Manchester.
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Facebook: @earthsolarsystem
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42min
October 23, 2019 S2E4: The Rivers of Mars
This week, Ricci Bahia talks about how we know so much about Martian rivers!

The Cosmic Cast is brought to you from the Earth and Solar System team at the University of Manchester.
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29min
October 16, 2019 S2E3: Tracking volcanic ash around the world (Ben Esse)
This week, Ben Esse talks about why we monitor volcanoes and what life in the field is like.

The Cosmic Cast is brought to you from the Earth and Solar System team at the University of Manchester.
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30min
October 09, 2019 S2E2: How to make a planet in the lab (Eleanor Jennings)
This week, Dr. Eleanor Jennings talking about how we can study the deep earth by creating extreme pressures in a lab.

The Cosmic Cast is brought to you from the Earth and Solar System team at the University of Manchester.
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37min
October 01, 2019 S2E1: Space Bubbles (Just the Hosts)
We catch up with what we got up to over the summer!

The Cosmic Cast is brought to you from the Earth and Solar System team at the University of Manchester.
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24min
October 01, 2019 S1E23: Q&A Spicy Edition
This week we tackle some of your questions again, this time while eating some hot-wings!

The Cosmic Cast is brought to you from the Earth and Solar System team at the University of Manchester.
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35min
August 02, 2019 S1E22: The lost meteorites of Antarctica (Geoff Evatt & Andy Smedley)
This week Dr Geoff Evatt and Dr. Andy Smedley update us on how the Antarctic meteorite project is going.

The Cosmic Cast is brought to you from the Earth and Solar System team at the University of Manchester.
Follow us:
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Facebook: @earthsolarsystem
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Blog: earthandsolarsystem.wordpress.com/
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59min

FAQs about The Cosmic Cast:

How many episodes does The Cosmic Cast have?

The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.