Apr 29, 2024
Astronomy Cast Ep. 717: Understanding the Ages of Distant Cosmic Objects
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Apr 22, 2024.
How old is that star? That planet? That nebula? Figuring out the ages of astronomical objects is surprisingly challenging. Fortunately, astronomers have developed a series of techniques...
Apr 22, 2024
Astronomy Cast Ep. 716 - The God**** Particle - Remembering Peter Higgs
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Apr 15, 2024.
Last week, we learned about the death of Peter Higgs, a physicist and discoverer of the particle that bears his name. The Large Hadron Collider was built to find and describe the...
Apr 8, 2024
Astronomy Cast Ep. 715: Total Eclipse of the Science: Experiments During the Eclipse
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live April 1, 2024. NO JOKES!
How to watch a solar eclipse and do some science!
The next great eclipse is upon us, with viewers across North America witnessing the moon passing in front of the...
Apr 1, 2024
Astronomy Cast Ep. 714: Orbital Resonances
by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Streamed live on Mar 25, 2024.
Several of the planets and moons in the Solar System are in orbital resonance, orbiting in a geometric lockstep. And not just the Solar System, astronomers have found the same resonances in other star...