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Take a facts-based journey through the cosmos and discover how we know what we know. With hosts Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay. Recorded live on YouTube.

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$5 and up Patrons have Office Hours today with @starstryder . Link is available at patreon.com/AstronomyCast and on Discord.

04.05.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vacuum Energy YouTube video by Astronomy Cast

We're recording WEDNESDAY this week:
There is an ongoing debate on where NASA should go net with humans: to the Moon or Mars. (Or maybe and asteroid or oe of Mars moons). Let's discuss the reasons for each of these worlds
www.youtube.com/live/UTCFrv-...

14.04.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dust Storms YouTube video by Astronomy Cast

Ready for our live recording? @fcain.universetoday.com & @StarStryder are going live with episode 747: Rogue Planets

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10.03.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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NO LIVE RECORDING TODAY.

@fcain.universetoday.com is working on Universe Today. Once that source of all space news is up and healthy, we'll let you know when we'll be recording.

For now, @starstryder.space is hanging out on twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX. Have AC topic ideas? Let her know!

03.03.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us at a weird time for weird science. Recording now! youtube.com/live/i4SjpJT...

13.12.2024 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Hi everyone. This is our last post on Twitter under the current regime. If things change, we will return. For now, look for us where the skies are blue as astronomycast dot com

02.12.2024 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

We are now verified as astronomycast.com!

02.12.2024 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The rescheduled episode we had planned for today is getting blown away by the storm hitting the Puget Sound region of the Northwest. (Which I had originally typed as Northwet, which is exceedingly accurate.
Double-feature will happen Monday.

20.11.2024 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NOTE: Due to Pamela Having a (found) family emergency, we needed to move today's live recording to Wednesday.

Ep 735 Albert Einstein

Wednesday 2pm E / 11am P
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18.11.2024 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are 20 minutes away from going live with this week's @astronomycast.bsky.social !

Ep 732: The Euclid Telescope youtube.com/live/hGHhhcH...

Come meet the young space telescope named after one of the OG Men of Mathematics.

28.10.2024 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
The Neil Gehrels Swift Telescope
YouTube video by Astronomy Cast The Neil Gehrels Swift Telescope

Starting sooon... This week's special Tuesday recording of Astronomy Cast. We're looking at the Swift telescopes multiwavelength science. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXEO...

15.10.2024 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #podcast day, everyone!
Ep 428 is live! Catch Fraser & @starstryder.bsky.social talking about the delightful Eugene Parker, namesake of the @ParkerSolar Probe.

Listen: astronomycast.com
Or subscribe wherever you get podcasts!

30.09.2024 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #280,194, Astronomy Cast β€ͺ@astronomycast.bsky.social‬, joined on Jul 9, 2023"

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #280,194, Astronomy Cast β€ͺ@astronomycast.bsky.social‬, joined on Jul 9, 2023"

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #280,194!

30.09.2024 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Parker Solar Probe
YouTube video by Astronomy Cast Parker Solar Probe

Let's look into the Sun with Parker Solar Probe!
This week, Fraser Cain & @starstryder.bsky.social look at the first 6 years of this mission's explorations of the Sun & Venus, and look ahead to what remains in its last planned year of exploration.

2pm EDT / 11am PDT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPSU...

16.09.2024 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

We are 20minutes from the start of Season 18! Join Fraser Cain & @starstryder.bsky.social as we look back at this super weird summer.

09.09.2024 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Our Summer Hiatus
YouTube video by Astronomy Cast Our Summer Hiatus

Summer Hiatus is over! Our first episode of season 18 is coming at you next Monday on our YouTube.

We'll look at the surreally fated Starliner mission, maybe Polaris Dawn, & so many cool & weird science things that happened over the summer.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GTv...

04.09.2024 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Ep. 707: What Goes Into Sample Return Missions for the Moon and Mars? | Astronomy Cast

PODCAST: astronomycast.com/2024/02/ep-7...

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 missions are for a sample return, bringing pieces of worlds back to Earth, where we study them with proper equipment. πŸ§ͺ πŸ›°οΈ πŸ”­ βš’οΈ πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬

13.02.2024 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ep. 706: China’s Space Program | Astronomy Cast

PODCAST: www.astronomycast.com/2024/02/ep-7...
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 could soon bring humans to the surface of the Moon. Here's a brief overview of China’s space exploration plans. πŸ›°οΈ

07.02.2024 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 707: What Goes Into Sample Return Missions for the Moon and Mars? Join Fraser Cain and Pamela Gay for a live episode of Astronomy Cast. We'll record our 30-minute show, and then stay tuned for them to answer questions!*****...

Join us for Astronomy Cast episode 707: What Goes Into Sample Return Missions for the Moon and Mars?, live on YouTube Monday at 19:00 UTC (14:00 Eastern, 11:00 Pacific) at youtube.com/live/ws9kQ_v... hosted by Fraser Cain and @starstryder.bsky.social

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03.02.2024 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 706: China's Space Program Join Fraser Cain and Pamela Gay for a live episode of Astronomy Cast. We'll record our 30-minute show, and then stay tuned for them to answer questions!*****...

Join us for Astronomy Cast episode 706: China's Space Program, live on YouTube Monday at 19:00 UTC (14:00 Eastern, 11:00 Pacific) at youtube.com/live/RfV2xMy... hosted by Fraser Cain and @starstryder.bsky.social πŸ§ͺ πŸ›°οΈ πŸ”­ πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬

27.01.2024 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Artist's impression of NASA's Juno spacecraft as seen above Jupiter. Text reads: NASA's Juno Releases New Images, Ep. 704. Astronomy Cast logo across the bottom.

Artist's impression of NASA's Juno spacecraft as seen above Jupiter. Text reads: NASA's Juno Releases New Images, Ep. 704. Astronomy Cast logo across the bottom.

PODCAST: astronomycast.com/2024/01/ep-7...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has completed dozens of flybys of Jupiter. Now it’s focusing in on Io, sending home images of the tiny volcanic world from just 1,500 km away. And the best is yet to come. πŸ§ͺ πŸ›°οΈ πŸ”­ πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬

17.01.2024 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Only about 24 hours left to vote for us in the Sonic Bloom Awards People's Choice... please go vote!

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People's Choice Votes- Sonic Bloom Awards Podcast Welcome to the official podcast of the Sonic Bloom Awards! Our goal is to recognize incredible podcasting projects created and hosted by underrepresented voices across the globe. The Sonic Bloom Award...

Astronomy Cast has been nominated for the People's Choice Award at the Sonic Bloom Awards! Please vote for us. You can vote as many times as you like, and the winners will be announced at the Sonic Bloom Awards ceremony in Orlando this January! πŸ§ͺ πŸ›°οΈ πŸ”­ πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬

Vote here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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People's Choice Votes- Sonic Bloom Awards Podcast Welcome to the official podcast of the Sonic Bloom Awards! Our goal is to recognize incredible podcasting projects created and hosted by underrepresented voices across the globe. The Sonic Bloom Award...

Astronomy Cast has been nominated for the People's Choice Award at the Sonic Bloom Awards! Please vote for us. You can vote as many times as you like, and the winners will be announced at the Sonic Bloom Awards ceremony in Orlando this January! πŸ§ͺ πŸ›°οΈ πŸ”­ πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬

Vote here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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A piece of blue painted cloth, torn at the bottom, covers 2/3 of the image. Stars and a crescent moon hang on white strings from the top. One white string holds the Astronomy Cast microphone logo. The bottom reads Season's Greetings.

Season's Greetings, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas! We have enjoyed delivering space science to you and look forward to starting shows back up in the new year. Have a wonderful week, everyone!

25.12.2023 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ep. 702: Moonshot 2024 – Go or No Go? | Astronomy Cast

PODCAST: astronomycast.com/2023/12/ep-7...

There is a long list of challenges to consider that could delay the launch of Artemis 2 considerably. Go or no go for launch?

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AD FREE - Ep. 701: Space Science We Look Forward to in the Next 700 Episodes | Astronomy Cast Get more from Astronomy Cast on Patreon

The ad-free version of our latest podcast is available on Patreon! You can get access to this podcast and previous podcasts, without ads, for $1/month. πŸ§ͺ πŸ›°οΈ πŸ”­ πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬

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Ep. 700: Things We Got Wrong | Astronomy Cast

PODCAST: astronomycast.com/2023/12/ep-7...

Astronomers talk about all the amazing discoveries they’re making, but sometimes, it turns out, they were wrong. After decades and centuries of discoveries, how have they changed their minds? πŸ§ͺ πŸ›°οΈ πŸ”­

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Please help support our parent organization this #GivingTuesday! Your donations keep producer
@planetarypan.bsky.social and editor Richard Drumm paid as they should for all their hard work.

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AD FREE - Ep. 699: Holiday Gift Giving Ideas for Astronomy and Space Fans | Astronomy Cast Get more from Astronomy Cast on Patreon

The ad free version of our latest podcast is available to Patreon members! Get ready to take some notes and figure out your wish list for this year (or you know, buy gifts for other people). πŸ›°οΈ πŸ”­

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