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The Scale of the Universe, by Cary and Michael Huang
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/02/16 10:14 CST
Cary and Michael Huang present a basic "powers of ten" visualization starting at human scale from which you can scrub downward smaller than quarks or upward to the scale of the entire universe.
First Astronomy Course Lecture Posted Online
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2012/02/14 11:22 CST
I gave the first lecture of my Introduction to Astronomy and Planetary Science course last Wednesday, starting with a tour of the solar system. The course is Physics 195 at California State University Dominguez Hills.
Visiting the San Diego SpaceUp Unconference
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/02/14 08:38 CST
Emily Lakdawalla and I drove down to the 3rd annual San Diego SpaceUp Unconference on February 4. We had great fun hanging out with the other space geeks.
Today's 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast Offers a Free, Online Astronomy Class!
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/01/26 09:06 CST
The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast begins this year's effort with an interview with Bruce Betts, who will be starting an online astronomy course. A transcription of the interview is included in this post, as well as a link to the podcast.
How Spacecraft Make Color Pictures--Emily's Slides From the December, 2011 Planetary Radio Live
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/01/02 02:07 CST
How Spacecraft Make Color Pictures--Emily's Slides From the December, 2011 Planetary Radio Live
Project for Awesome Video On Behalf of the Planetary Society
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2011/12/22 12:22 CST | 1 comments
WhirledSol posted a cool Youtube tribute to the Planetary Society a year ago, and we just now found it! It has a nice explanation of why we are so passionate about space exploration.
365 Days of Astronomy Celebrates Sagan's Birthday
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2011/11/10 02:09 CST
The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast celebrated Carl Sagan's birthday yesterday by reposting my conversation with Ann Druyan, Sagan's Co-creator and life-partner. Links inside.
The National Science Foundation's Science360 Radio
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2011/10/18 06:36 CDT
Announcing a new service! The National Science Foundation's Science360 Radio will fulfill your science needs. Science360 Radio has over 100 shows in it's lineup, including Planetary Radio, so go take a listen. Links inside.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/19 12:46 CDT
Video: Soaring over Earth
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/16 08:44 CDT
Video: Zooming around Vesta
GRAIL A and B are on their way to the Moon!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/10 09:55 CDT
GRAIL A and B are on their way to the Moon!
Weekend watching: 3D Movie from Mars
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/09/09 07:07 CDT
Weekend watching: 3D Movie from Mars
The Making of Martian Clouds in Motion: Part 2, tweening the animation
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/28 06:14 CDT
The Making of Martian Clouds in Motion: Part 2, tweening the animation
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/25 05:21 CDT
Nifty GRAIL animation
365 Days of Astronomy seeks podcasters and supporters
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/23 09:33 CDT
365 Days of Astronomy seeks podcasters and supporters
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/19 10:36 CDT
Martian clouds in motion
Rapping the elements, by Oortkuiper
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/08/18 04:45 CDT
Rapping the elements, by Oortkuiper
365 Days of Astronomy Podcast: What's up in the second quarter of 2011
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/04/07 11:16 CDT
Regular readers of this blog will find the content of today's 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast familiar, because it's an update on what the solar system exploration spacecraft are up to, based on my monthly "what's up" updates.
A radio show on Mercury and a space carnival
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2011/03/28 03:59 CDT
Today's Planetary Radio features Sean Solomon on the successful arrival of MESSENGER at Mercury. After checking that out, wander over to the 190th Carnival of Space, hosted this week by Paul Gilster over at Centauri Dreams.
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