Spacepod Carrie Nugent
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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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Breaking the models with Dr. Merrison
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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218: Anything we try is new with Dr. Cable
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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A beautiful experience with Dr. Villanueva
Dr. Geronimo Villanueva tells us about solar system discoveries with JWST. He talks about several projects, including observing water plumes from Saturn's moon Europa and looking for rings around Mars. He shares what it feels like to use this incredible space telescope.
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Bonus: Carrie's research update
I was sick for a few weeks this month and had to delay the scheduled interview. In the meantime, I've got a bonus episode for you. In this episode I talk about FindPOTATOs, which is software written by Nicole Tan and me, Carrie Nugent, to find asteroids and comets. I share some challenges we faced and how we overcame them. We hope that findPOTATOs can help astronomers find more asteroids, comets, and trans-Neptunian objects in their images of the sky!
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Right and wrong theories in planetary science with Prof. McKinnon
Professor Bill McKinnon, 2023 recipient of the Kuiper Prize, reflects on his career as a planetary scientist. He tells us about a theory of his that was proven right, one that was proven wrong, and what he thinks might be proven wrong in the future.
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Naming asteroids with Dr. Williams
Dr. Gareth Williams tells us about asteroid names. He explains the rules around naming asteroids and tells us how an asteroid name lead to a surprise trip to meet one of his heroes.
Customer Reviews
Short, sweet, but brim full of space
I really love the show's format. Introductions over drinks, SPACE!!!!, and topped with a little fun fact about the guest. Of course the middle is full of cool space stuff. The topics each episode are varied and always interesting. Five out of five *star* rating.
Great little gems of space info.
This show is great, from its opening hook of a series of drinks either mundane or exotic and quixotic to the chats about the science the interviewee is involved in.
Short and Sweet
Love the format. A really interesting, informative and all round great podcast.