Spacepod
Summary: 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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- Artist: Carrie Nugent
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Podcasts:
Dr Paddack, one of the discoverers of the YORP effect, tells some funny stories from his time at NASA.
Brent Barbee discusses how he figures out which asteroids astronauts could fly to, and the fun of solving problems using computers.
Dr. Nancy Chabot tells us about the MESSENGER mission, which explored the closest planet to the sun.
Rob Landis talks about operating the Hubble Space Telescope, and the time he had a front-row seat to a dramatic interplanetary collision.
Dr. Kirkpatrick talks about stars so cold you could touch them without getting burned.
Dr. Sarah Noble talks about the LADEE mission and an epiphany she had in graduate school.
Dr. Abby Fraeman talks about Phobos and Deimos, the mysterious moons of Mars.
Dr. Joseph Masiero talks about the "secret" property of light, and how astronomers use it to learn about exoplanets and asteroids.
On this week's episode, Dr. Morgan Cable of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory talks about Saturn's moon Titan, and how she creates mini Titan lakes in her laboratory.
