Feb 26, 2024
Astronomy Cast Ep. 709: Space Weapons
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Feb 19, 2024.
[My apologies for Fraser’s audio dropouts. We’re not sure how it happened as it wasn’t happening at his studio. Audio is a black art, IMHO. Rich)
Last week we learned that Russia might be planning nuclear weapons...
Feb 19, 2024
Astronomy Cast Ep. 708: What Goes Into Sample Return Missions From Asteroids & Comets?
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live Feb 12, 2024.
Last week we talked about sample return missions from the Moon and Mars, but scientists have retrieved samples from other objects in the Solar System, including comets and...
Feb 12, 2024
Astronomy Cast Ep. 707: What Goes Into A Sample Return Mission? Moon & Mars
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Feb 5, 2024.
We’ve sent robots to other worlds, but the amount of science we can deploy to another planet can’t compare with the vast science labs we have on Earth. That’s why more and more...
Feb 5, 2024
Astronomy Cast Ep. 706: China’s Space Program
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Jan 30, 2024.
We’re so familiar with NASA’s exploration efforts in space, but you might be surprised to learn that China launches almost as many rockets as the US. They’ve got their own space exploration program that...