Weekly Space Hangout: Bringing Exoplanets into Focus, Bit by Bit with Alex Madurowicz
Tonight's guest is Alexander Madurowicz, PhD candidate at Stanford University. Alex has developed an algorithm that reconstructs an exoplanet's surface using a single, annular image acquired by looking directly at the sun. Light from this ring is then undistorted by reversing its having been bent by the gravitational lens (i.e., our Sun,) which yields the Read More
Weekly Space Hangout: Why Hello Sag A* – It’s Nice to Finally See You, with Dr. Lia Medeiros
On May 12th, 2022, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration released the first-ever direct image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our galaxy. Tonight we are very pleased to welcome Dr. Lia Medeiros, a member of the EHT Collaboration, to the WSH. If you watched the NSF's streaming Q&A session following their Read More
Weekly Space Hangout: Fuel Cell Technology and Space Applications with Ian Jakupca, NASA Glenn Research Center
Developing reliable, renewable, and safe power/energy storage systems is a key requirement for future space missions, both within our solar system and those venturing beyond it, as well as for establishing a permanent human presence on the moon and/or Mars. Are fuel cells one solution to this need? And what exactly constitutes a fuel cell? Read More
Astronomy Cast Episode 645: The Future of the ISS
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!
Weekly Space Hangout: News Roundup!
Unfortunately, our guest for this week had to cancel due to an unexpected emergency. We will be rescheduling Amelia's interview during our new season which launches in September. In the meantime, we will be doing a News Roundup this week!
Astronomy Cast Episode 646: Predictions for the Far Future
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!
Weekly Space Hangout: CREW HaT: An Answer to Radiation Shielding? with NIAC 2022 Awardee Dr. Elena D’Onghia
As humanity dreams of exploring destinations both within our own solar system as well as those far beyond, the greatest challenge to be overcome is how to provide effective protection against the inevitable, prolonged exposure to lethal levels of radiation. We all know that Earth's strong magnetic field continually protects us. But can a sufficiently Read More
Weekly Space Hangout: Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and Her New Memoir “Escaping Gravity”
This week we are honored to welcome former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver to the Weekly Space Hangout. Her new memoir, "Escaping Gravity" (Diversion Books, June 21, 2022), offers a "first-hand account of how a handful of revolutionaries managed to outmaneuver the system of political patronage and bureaucracy that threatened the space agency and the Read More
Astronomy Cast Episode 648: Summer Observing
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!
Weekly Space Hangout: Focusing JWST with Lee Feinberg, Optical Telescope Manager
Since JWST launched in December, 2022, we have been holding our collective breath as it made its way to its final home at the L2 Lagrange point. Throughout its approximate month-long journey, JWST systematically worked through a complicated series of deployment and commissioning procedures, including the all-critical focusing and alignment of the telescope's 18 primary Read More
Astronomy Cast Episode 649: Highlights from NASA’s Holiday History
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!
Astronomy Cast Episode 650: Did JWST Work?
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!