# astronomer (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover astronomer. Page: Feed: --- ## [Ep. 799: Heavy Lift Rockets](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260629-Full_Raw.mp3) _2026-06-29 · info@365daysofastronomy.org · 365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition_ Hosted by: Fraser Cain ( @frasercain ) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay ( @CosmoQuest ) Streamed live June 22, 2026. The Saturn 5 was a monster, capable of sending humans and a lander to the Moon and bringing them back again. But the number of heavy lift rockets since then has gotten pretty sparse. Now, with tens if not hundreds of thousands of satellites in the works, giant new space telescopes and… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260629-Full_Raw.mp3?dest-id=4744) ## [Ep. 798: Our Summer Media List](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260622-Full_Raw.mp3) _2026-06-22 · info@365daysofastronomy.org · 365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition_ Streamed live on Jun 15, 2026. Well, we’re just a couple of weeks away from summer hiatus and so it’s time to give you some homework. Here’s our list of stuff we’ve been reading watching and playing. This should fill the Astronomy-Cast-shaped hole in your media landscape. On the plane, on the beach, from the passenger seat in a car, summer is a time for escaping into a good book, video, or game.… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260622-Full_Raw.mp3?dest-id=4744) ## [Ep. 797: Summer in Space](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260615-Full_Raw.mp3) _2026-06-15 · info@365daysofastronomy.org · 365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition_ Hosted by: Fraser Cain ( @frasercain ) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay ( @CosmoQuest ) Streamed live June 10, 2026. We’re about to take a much needed 2 month hiatus. But just because we’re not here doesn’t mean space stops existing and doing things. Today, let’s give a preview of the big events due to happen in space this summer so you can prepare yourself and make sure you don’t miss a thing! From meteors… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260615-Full_Raw.mp3?dest-id=4744) ## [Ep. 796: Oceans & Organics on Mars](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260608-Full_Raw.mp3) _2026-06-08 · info@365daysofastronomy.org · 365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition_ Hosted by: Fraser Cain ( @frasercain ) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay ( @CosmoQuest ) Streamed live on Jun 1, 2026. Mars is cold & dry today, but the evidence is growing that it used to be warmer & wetter. with seas & oceans that covered large parts of its surface. With the additional findings of the chemicals for life, the search for life on Mars is getting pretty interesting! New results from… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260608-Full_Raw.mp3?dest-id=4744) ## [Ep. 795: Expanse Science](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260601-Full_Raw.mp3) _2026-06-01 · info@365daysofastronomy.org · 365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition_ Streamed live on May 10, 2026. This is the final episode of our series on sci-fi universes. And this week we will tackle “The Expanse”. Now we’ve got fusion drives, Proto-matter, g-forces! Listen up, belta lawda! Let's look at the science of our own possible (with a side of aliens) future. This show is supported through people like you on Patreon.com/AstronomyCast In this episode, we'd like to… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260601-Full_Raw.mp3?dest-id=4744) ## [Ep. 794: Stargate Science](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260518-Full_Raw.mp3) _2026-05-18 · info@365daysofastronomy.org · 365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition_ Hosted by: Fraser Cain ( @frasercain ) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay ( @CosmoQuest ) Streamed live on May 10, 2026. We continue our ad-hoc miniseries through sci-fi franchises. This week we’ll talk about Stargate, worm holes, mind parasites and self-replicating bots. There’s a lot to talk about! This show is supported through people like you on Patreon.com/AstronomyCast In this episode, we'd like to… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260518-Full_Raw.mp3?dest-id=4744) ## [Ep. 793: Star Trek Science](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260511-Full_Raw.mp3) _2026-05-11 · info@365daysofastronomy.org · 365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition_ Hosted by: Fraser Cain ( @frasercain ) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay ( @CosmoQuest ) Streamed live May 4, 2026. Today we continue our mini-series; evaluating the science of various sci-fi franchises. We did Star Wars last week, this week tackle Star Trek. From transporters to warp drives, from phasers to photon torpedos. Let’s tackle what Star Trek gets right and wrong about science. Let's look at the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260511-Full_Raw.mp3?dest-id=4744) ## [Ep. 792: Star Wars Science](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260504-Full_Raw.mp3) _2026-05-04 · info@365daysofastronomy.org · 365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition_ Hosted by: Fraser Cain ( @frasercain ) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay ( @CosmoQuest ) Streamed live April 29, 2026. May the fourth be with you! Isn’t that what people say on the international holiday known as Star Wars Day? Today we’re gonna talk about the science in everyone’s favorite sci-fi fantasy stories. Which of it is real, and which is essentially magic? Let’s find out! Let's look at the science of… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260504-Full_Raw.mp3?dest-id=4744) ## [Ep. 791: Chang'e Sample Return](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260427-Full_Raw.mp3) _2026-04-27 · info@365daysofastronomy.org · 365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition_ Hosted by: Fraser Cain ( @frasercain ) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay ( @CosmoQuest ) Streamed live on Apr 20, 2026. Last week we talked about samples from other worlds delivered to Earth by meteorites. But sometimes you’ve gotta do the job yourself. Visit the far off place and bring the samples home. And today we’re gonna talk about China’s Chang’e sample return program. How they’ve delivered rocks from… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260427-Full_Raw.mp3?dest-id=4744) ## [Ep. 790: Meteorites From Other Worlds](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro52/AstroCast-20260420-Full_Raw.mp3) _2026-04-20 · info@365daysofastronomy.org · 365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition_ Hosted by: Fraser Cain ( @frasercain ) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay ( @CosmoQuest ) Streamed live April 17, 2026. Even though humanity has returned samples from a fraction of the worlds in the solar system, the cosmos has delivered many more without us having to lift a finger. Meteorites. We have meteorites from the Moon, Vesta and even Mars! 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