Oct 30, 2023
Astronomy Cast Ep. 695: Mission Roll Call Part 4: Lunar Exploration
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Oct 23, 2023.
Our journey through missions continues, this time we focus on the Moon. There are many nations on the Moon, near the Moon, around the Moon, traveling to the Moon. It’s a lot. We’ll talk...
Oct 23, 2023
Astronomy Cast Ep. 694: Mission Roll Call Part 3: Sun, Mercury, and Venus
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Oct 16, 2023.
Our journey through space missions continues. Now we move away from the Earth to the rest of the solar system. What’s out there orbiting, roving and flying on other worlds and in...
Oct 16, 2023
Astronomy Cast Episode 693: Mission Roll Call, Part 2: Looking Outward from Earth
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Oct 9, 2023.
Last week, we brought you up to speed on the spacecraft which are helping to study Earth from above. Many of our missions are in Earth orbit but looking outward to study the...
Oct 9, 2023
Astronomy Cast Ep. 692: Mission Roll Call Part 1: Earth Orbit
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
It’s time for another series! This time we’re gonna look at the missions that’re currently in place across the solar system. Today we’ll start with the key missions here on Earth, studying the planet from above and...
Oct 2, 2023
Astronomy Cast Ep. 691: Jupiter’s Changing Red Spot
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Sep 25, 2023.
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is one of its most iconic features. First seen hundreds of years ago. Although it’s certainly long lasting, it’s been changing in size over the last few decades. Shrinking,...