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Spacepod

Carrie Nugent

Hear stories about the alien moons orbiting our Sun, of cold stars, and the future of space exploration. Every week, scientist Dr. Carrie Nugent chats about an amazing part of our universe with an expert guest. Spacepod is the podcast that gives you an inside look into space exploration. Learn more: http://listentospacepod.com

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  • #140
    Dec 16, 2018 · 12 min

    140: A brand new telescope with Dr. Kartaltepe

    The James Webb Space Telescope hasn't launched yet, but scientists already have plans to use it. Dr. Kartaltepe talks about how she'll use it to study galaxies. She's interested in the first galaxies that ever formed, as well as galaxies at a wide range of distances from Earth.

  • #139
    Dec 2, 2018 · 21 min

    139: The missing mantle problem with Dr. DeMeo

    Urey Prize winner Dr. Francesca DeMeo stops by the show to talk about her asteroid research. She explains what a differentiated asteroid is, and tells us about her asteroid classification system. She also shares a new result, and explains how it may change the way we think about solar system formation.

  • #138
    Nov 18, 2018 · 23 min

    138: Transiting Exoplanets with Dr. Payne

    Dr. Matthew Payne talks about his exoplanet research, which involves looking for periodic dimming in stars. We discuss the Kepler and TESS space telescopes, and he explains why he's so interested in measuring the masses of exoplanets.

  • #137
    Nov 4, 2018 · 22 min

    137: Documenting rapid change with Dr. Carey

    Dr. Joanna Carey talks about her research on our home planet, Earth. She explains how the climate change we're experiencing is ten times faster than any in geologic history. We also discuss why small changes in carbon emissions today will make a huge difference to the future climate, and things everyday people can do to mitigate the damage.

  • #136
    Oct 21, 2018 · 19 min

    136: Would sailboats work on Titan? With Dr. Soto

    Dr. Alejandro Soto returns to the show to talk about how lakes on Titan and on Earth influence the nearby atmosphere. He talks about how lakes create breezes that allow for sailing on Earth, and how the situation changes on Titan.

  • #135
    Oct 7, 2018 · 23 min

    135: Linking asteroid observations with Dr. Holman

    Dr. Matt Holman, head of the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, stops by to talk asteroids. The Minor Planet Center handles about a hundred thousand asteroid observations a night, from observatories all around the world. He talks about the difficulties in linking asteroid observations, and the discovery of the first interstellar asteroid, 'Oumuamua.

  • #134
    Sep 23, 2018 · 30 min

    134: Spinning stars with Dr. Rebull

    Dr. Luisa Rebull returns to the show to describe new research with the Kepler space telescope. Her ingenious study takes advantage of Kepler's strengths, and has produced results that stump theorists. Dr. Rebull explains why this data has given her "a whole new appreciation for post office workers."

  • #133
    Sep 9, 2018 · 31 min

    133: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Mercury with Dr. Padovan

    Dr. Sebastiano Padovan talks about the planet closest to the sun, Mercury. He compares the evolution of planets to movies, and says that understanding a planet's history from its current state is like trying to figure out the plot of an entire movie from a single snapshot. He also explains why Mercury is "a favorite" of scientists who do computational modeling.

  • #132
    Aug 26, 2018 · 19 min

    132: Introducing people to the reach of infinity with Tim Thompson

    Tim Thompson, former JPL scientist and member of the Mt. Wilson Institute Board of Trustees, talks about the Mt. Wilson Observatory. He explains why he doesn't operate the Mt. Wilson telescopes himself, and tells us why astronomers hate the twinkling of the stars. This episode was recorded on location, and Tim talks about the many public events offered at Mt. Wilson.

  • #131
    Aug 12, 2018 · 11 min

    131: Inside the red planet with Dr. Daubar

    Dr. Ingrid Daubar returns to the show to tell us about the InSight mission to Mars. InSight carries a seismometer and a self-hammering heat probe, and will explore the interior of the planet. She tells us what it was like to be at InSight's launch, and explains how the mission's landing site was selected.

  • #130
    Jul 29, 2018 · 17 min

    130: Quantum entanglement with Dr. Ghose

    Dr. Shohini Ghose talks about quantum entanglement, which she describes as an "amazing, weird handshake across space and time." She tells us about quantum information science, which finds useful applications for the weird quantum qualities of particles.

  • #129
    Jul 15, 2018 · 21 min

    129: A new type of galaxy with Dr. Mutlu-Pakdil

    Dr. Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil talks about her amazing discovery-- a galaxy with both an inner and outer ring. The existence of such a galaxy had not been predicted before she discovered it, and there's no theory yet that can explain how such an unusual object was created.

  • #128
    Jul 1, 2018 · 14 min

    128: Sleeping on a Glacier with Dr. Koppes

    Dr. Michele Koppes returns to the show to talk about her experiences studying glaciers in the field. She describes what a glacier sounds like at night, and why a good glaciologist is generally handy with a soldering iron.

  • #127
    Jun 17, 2018 · 23 min

    127: Black hole pairs with Dr. McGurk

    Dr. Rosalie McGurk talks about her quest to find pairs of black holes. She explains how she used several different telescopes to solve this problem, narrowing the list of potential candidates from hundreds of thousands to about twenty.

  • #126
    Jun 3, 2018 · 23 min

    126: Supercities of the Universe with Dr. Connor

    Dr. Tom Connor stops by the show to talk about massive galaxy clusters and the CLASH project. We talk about naturally occurring gravitational "telescopes" that allow us to see even farther into space, and Dr. Connor makes some fun analogies to cupcakes and crime bosses.

  • #125
    May 20, 2018 · 20 min

    125: Oceans, oceans everywhere with Dr. Keane

    Dr. James Tuttle Keane discusses why Pluto probably has a huge underground ocean. To make this discovery, he used images of Pluto taken by the New Horizons spacecraft, computer simulations, and good old-fashioned pen and paper.

  • #124
    May 6, 2018 · 39 min

    124: Searching Antarctica for meteorites with Dr. Cohen

    Dr. Barbara Cohen returns to the show to talk about meteorite collecting in Antarctica. These trips, which involve weeks of camping on the ice, provide invaluable scientific samples. She talks about what it's like to search for the rocks that "don't belong" in the frozen desert.

  • #123
    Apr 22, 2018 · 12 min

    123: Our favorite planet's future with Dr. Marvel

    To celebrate Earth Day, Dr. Kate Marvel talks about models of Earth's climate. She compares many models to learn more about the way our climate works, and how it might change in the future. She also offers advice for those of us who may feel overwhelmed by climate change.

  • #122
    Apr 8, 2018 · 32 min

    122: How to make a comet with Dr. Michel

    Dr. Patrick Michel talks about comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, which was visited by the Rosetta spacecraft. This comet's shape was puzzling. It looked like it had survived a collision, but how could a fragile icy comet survive a high-energy impact? A new study by Dr. Michel and his team sheds light on this mystery.

  • #121
    Mar 25, 2018 · 23 min

    121: Solar storms with Dr. Janvier

    Dr. Miho Janvier talks about her work studying solar storms, and tells us about the ways these storms have impacted humans in the past. She explains why they are challenging to model and says why she's interested in "garbage" data from planetary missions.

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