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  • 224: Aurora borealis with Tina Ibsen
    2024/10/30

    Astrophysicist Tina Ibsen tells us about the northern lights. She talks about her research and gives tips on how to observe the lights. She tells us how Denmark is a space nation and shares her thoughts about the future of space exploration. We also talk about RumSnak, the space podcast she co-hosts with Anders Høeg Nissen.

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    56 分
  • 223: Preparing for something we haven't seen yet with Dr. Holt
    2024/10/13

    Dr. Carrie Holt talks about how she's getting ready for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. She explains how astronomers are using simulated and real data to prepare in advance of this new data.

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    23 分
  • Bonus: RumSnak
    2024/10/02

    Carrie chats with Anders and Tina on the beautifully produced Danish space podcast, RumSnak. The show starts with space news in Danish before the mostly English interview, which starts 24 minutes in. Find RumSnak on your favorite podcatcher, or online at www.rumsnak.dk.

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    54 分
  • 222: Measuring the emptiness of space with Dr. Becker
    2024/08/04

    Dr Tracy Becker tells us about solar system science using ultraviolet light. She explains how the color of a planet's northern lights depends on the planet's atmosphere. She also describes how scientists repurposed the New Horizons spacecraft to measure how empty space is.

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    22 分
  • 221: The queens of heaven with Prof. Tauris
    2024/06/23

    Professor Thomas Tauris explains what gravitational waves can tell us about colliding neutron stars. He corrects Carrie's misconception about how gravitational waves affect people. He also explains how the last 400 years of astronomy have been like watching a silent movie, but now with gravitational waves, we have a soundtrack.

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    30 分
  • 220: Walking on the roof of hell with Prof. Stanley
    2024/05/19

    Prof. Sabine Stanley, author of "What's Hidden Inside Planets," tells us how the interior of Earth helps make this planet a nice place to live. She tells us that the Earth's mantle is actually solid rock, not liquid rock. She also explains what the Earth's interior and birthday balloons have in common.

    Spacepod listeners can get a 30% discount on "What's Hidden Inside Planets" with the code HPLAN if you order through Hopkins Press at press.jhu.edu. (This code is shared as a courtesy, Spacepod does not receive compensation if you order a book.)

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    24 分
  • 219: Breaking the models with Dr. Merrison
    2024/04/22

    Dr. Jon Merrison talks about the Mars Simulation Laboratory. Here, scientists study what happens in low temperature, low pressure, windy environments. He says visiting scientists often "come to our lab with some idea based on the conventional model and go away with data which makes no sense to them."

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    32 分
  • 218: Anything we try is new with Dr. Cable
    2024/03/24

    Dr. Morgan Cable returns to the show after nine years! She tells us how she creates new minerals in her laboratory. She explains how this work helps shape NASA's Dragonfly mission. She encourages listeners to have confidence in their results.

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    27 分