Jun 8, 2026
Astronomy Cast Ep. 796: Oceans & Organics on Mars
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Jun 1, 2026.
Mars is cold & dry today, but the evidence is growing that it used to be warmer & wetter. with seas & oceans that covered large parts of its surface. With the additional findings of the chemicals for life, the...
Jun 1, 2026
Astronomy Cast Ep. 795: Expanse Science
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on May 10, 2026.
This is the final episode of our series on sci-fi universes. And this week we will tackle “The Expanse”. Now we’ve got fusion drives, Proto-matter, g-forces! Listen up, belta lawda! Let's look at the science of...
May 18, 2026
Astronomy Cast Ep. 794: Stargate Science
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on May 10, 2026.
We continue our ad-hoc miniseries through sci-fi franchises. This week we’ll talk about Stargate, worm holes, mind parasites and self-replicating bots. There’s a lot to talk about!
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May 11, 2026
Astronomy Cast Ep. 793: Star Trek Science
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live May 4, 2026.
Today we continue our mini-series; evaluating the science of various sci-fi franchises. We did Star Wars last week, this week tackle Star Trek. From transporters to warp drives, from phasers to photon torpedos. Let’s...
May 4, 2026
Astronomy Cast Ep. 792: Star Wars Science
By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live April 29, 2026.
May the fourth be with you! Isn’t that what people say on the international holiday known as Star Wars Day? Today we’re gonna talk about the science in everyone’s favorite sci-fi fantasy stories. Which of it is...