Edgewood Astronomy Outreach

Kylee Martens
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This podcast will be recorded on a semi-regular basis and used to promote astronomy outreach!

Episodes

  1. 11/27/2020

    Cretaceous-Paleocene Extinction

    Join our host, Melissa Sikes as she speaks with returning guest, David Cordie, Assistant Professor of Geoscience at Edgewood College. In this episode, we discuss the asteroid event that is known to have been a leading cause of the mass extinction of the most of Earth's species, including the dinosaurs.

    22 min

  2. 11/16/2020

    Cosmology in a Mind-Blowing Nutshell

    Hosts Melissa Sikes and Kylee Martens chat about cosmology and the dark stuff in our universe. They tackle some big questions in cosmology and explain the effects of new research on our current understanding of the universe.

    19 min

  3. 08/14/2020

    A Brief Summary of Meteor Showers

    Ever wonder what causes meteor showers? Or why they only occur once and a while? Join Melissa today to find out!

    3 min

  4. 08/05/2020

    The Importance of Dark Skies

    In this episode, we will discuss the importance of dark skies, how to measure dark skies, and their greater importance to Earth’s ecology.

    5 min

  5. 07/22/2020

    Our Home: The Milky Way Galaxy

    The outreach team investigates where we actually are in the Universe and what being a spiral galaxies means for our home galaxy, The Milky Way.

    9 min

  6. 07/08/2020

    In the search for life, planetology can help!

    This episode features an interview with Dr. David Cordie, a professor of geoscience at Edgewood College. David helps us explore how paleontology aides astronomers in the search for extraterrestrial life by exploring Earth’s rich geo-bio-logical history.

    22 min

  7. 07/01/2020

    Seasonal observing - Summer v. Winter

    In this episode, Kylee discusses what causes seasonal changes to the night sky and some popular objects to look for!

    4 min

  8. TRAILER

    Edgewood Astronomy Outreach (Trailer)

    Edgewood Astronomy Outreach

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This podcast will be recorded on a semi-regular basis and used to promote astronomy outreach!

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