Apr 15, 2019
526: Event Horizon Telescope and the Black Hole at M87
Astronomy Cast 526: Event Horizon Telescope and the Black Hole at M87
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Today, of course, we're going to talk about the announcement from the Event Horizon Telescope and the first photograph of a black hole's event horizon.
Apr 8, 2019
525: 100 Years of the International Astronomical Union
Astronomy Cast 525: 100 Years of the International Astronomical Union
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Even though they might be scattered around our planet, astronomers have way to come together to work out issues that face their entire field of study. It's called...
Apr 1, 2019
524: Judging Age & Origins, part 3 - Beyond Our System
Astronomy Cast 524: Judging Age & Origins, part 3 - Beyond Our System
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
We learned how to figure out the ages of objects in the Solar System, now we push out into the deeper Universe. What about stars, galaxies, and even the Universe...
Mar 25, 2019
523: Judging Age & Origins, Pt. 2 Across the Solar System
Astronomy Cast 523: Judging Age & Origins, Pt. 2 Across the Solar System
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Today we push our aging curiosity out into the Solar System to ask that simple question: how old is it and how do we know? What techniques do astronomers use...
Mar 18, 2019
522: Judging Age & Origins, part 1 - Earth Rocks
Astronomy Cast 522: Judging Age & Origins, part 1 - Earth Rocks
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
People always want to know how old everything is. And more specifically, they want to know how we know how old everything is. Well, here at Astronomy Cast, it's our job to tell...