Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2267: Thomas Harriot
Posted on · Episode: 2267 Thomas Harriot, England’s Galileo. Today, England’s Galileo.
Tag: astronomy
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2195: How Far the Moon?
Posted on · Episode: 2195 Earth, Moon, and their inertial dance through the Heavens. Today, we keep track of the moon.
Town Square
Scientists answer our ‘Frequently Asked Questions About The Universe’
Posted on · The co-creators of the PBS series Elinor Wonders Why share their knowledge about the science behind the deepest reaches of time and space.
Town Square
The Science Behind UFO Sightings And Possible Extraterrestrial Life
Posted on · UFOs are no longer something only covered by supermarket tabloids, but something that’s being taken a bit more seriously by experts.
Houston Matters
How Batman Led To A Career In Astronomy
Posted on · James Wooten from the Houston Museum of Natural Science explains how an episode of the 60's Batman TV series led him to a life in astronomy.
Houston Matters
How To See Mars At Its Brightest This Month
Posted on · The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth July 27-30. Local astronomer James Wooten tells Houston Matters where to see it and answers general questions about stargazing in Greater Houston.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Flooding After Harvey, And Stories From Texas (July 5, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: After flooding on the Fourth of July, we look at what's been done since Harvey to mitigate flooding in Houston. Then, we learn what researchers found on thousands of hours of tapes from NASA’s archives. Plus, a local astronomer answers your questions about stargazing in Greater Houston. And writer W.F. Strong talks about his book Stories From Texas: Some of Them are True.
News
Scientists Are Making Star Stuff In Labs Here On Earth
Posted on · A group of researchers at UT Austin hopes to open up a new way of studying space
Business
Solar Eclipse Provides Some Business Opportunities
Posted on · Houston will experience a partial eclipse, so special glasses are likely in high demand.
News
How Eclipses Changed History
Posted on · Newton and Einstein had big ideas, but needed an eclipse to prove them. And scientists are still pursuing secrets of the universe one eclipse at a time.
News
A (Very Brief) History Of Leap Day
Posted on · Adding one extra day to the calendar every four years isn’t quite as simple as it may seem.
Houston Matters
Radio Astronomy: Why ‘Listening’ to the Stars Matters
Posted on · In the 1997 film Contact, Jodie Foster plays astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway. Sheâs devoted her life to searching for proof of life on other planets. In a key scene, sheâs lying on the windshield of her car, headphones on, listening to a distant star system the satellite farm behind her is pointed to. As the […]
Houston Matters
Space City Experts Discuss the Latest in Celestial Exploration
Posted on · Seeing as how Houston is Space City, we thought it might be appropriate, from time to time, to catch up on developments in outer space exploration. Today, we discuss a number of space-related topics with Dr. Carolyn Sumners, the VP of Astronomy at the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s George Observatory, and Douglas Terrier, Chief […]
Houston Matters
Hubble 25th Anniversary: Space Telescope Rewrote the Astronomy Books
Posted on · This past Saturday marked the 25th anniversary of the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope. The project was years behind schedule, and millions of dollars over budget. And its deployment was marred by the discovery of a flawed mirror that rendered its first images blurry. But after subsequent shuttle missions to correct the issue, the […]
Energy & Environment
Fracking Industry Shedding Too Much Light On West Texas Observatory
Posted on · The McDonald Observatory in West Texas is suddenly dealing with unwanted light.