#018: Common misconceptions in Astronomy
This month we will be clearing up some commonly held misconceptions, starting with the Earth and Moon, then moving out through the solar system, and e...
Ask an Astronomer! @ Cornell University
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We at Ask an Astronomer are a collection of volunteer graduate students at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, along with David Kornreich, a professor at Ithaca College. We have a website which we have run for about a decade where we answer a variety of astronomy related questions submitted by readers. Our website is http://curious.astro.cornell.edu.
#017: Mythology of the Night Sky - Fall Constellations
This month we will be taking a trip outside under the night sky to discuss the origins and mythology of the fall constellations.Luke gives some backgr...
#016: CCAT Podcast 2 - Astronomy and Geology in Chile
This month we return to CCAT but instead of focusing on it, we learn a bit about why makes Chile such great place for astronomy. 1) Carl talks with as...
#015: Pulsars as Gravitational Wave Detectors
This month we learn about how pulsars can be used to detect gravitational waves. 1) Laura and Dusty provide an introduction to pulsars and pulsar timi...
#014: Astronomy and Fiction
This month on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast, Ann Martin and Sarah Scoles take a look at the relationship between science and fiction, and between scie...
#013: A Visit to the Arecibo Observatory
This month on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast...Betsey brings you on a trip to the Arecibo Observatory, along with the Undergraduate ALFALFA Team. We'll...
#012: Questions on cosmology and the universe
This month on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast... Dan talks with Manolis and Joyce about what it means for space to be expanding and about the geometry a...
#011: When I grow up I want to be...
This month on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast... Laura and Betsey discuss the questions "why did you become a scientist?" and "why do you study the spec...
#010: Some Highlights in Exoplanets
This month on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast... 1) Diana Dragomir tells us about the small rocky planet 55 Cnc e. 2) Dan Fabrycky, member of the Kepler...
#009: The CCAT Telescope
This month on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast... 1) Betsey talks with Professor Riccardo Giovanelli, Project Director for CCAT, to provide an overview o...