Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3059: Vera Rubin and Dark Matter
Posted on · Episode: 3059 Vera Rubin and Dark Matter. Today, that which can't be seen.
Posted on · Episode: 3059 Vera Rubin and Dark Matter. Today, that which can't be seen.
Posted on · Episode: 1845 Willam Huggins: Spectroscopy and passionate detachment. Today, we see what stars are made of.
Posted on · Episode: 1842 Who was first in space? It depends on what you call space. Today, the first man in space.
Posted on · Episode: 2988 Milton Humason’s Quiet Persistence. Today, quiet persistence.
Posted on · Episode: 1765 In which it takes time for gravity to reach us. Today, the speed of gravity.
Posted on · Episode: 2962 Letters to the Mount Wilson Observatory. Today, inventive minds.
Posted on · Episode: 1642 Reflections upon Halley’s, and other, Comets. Today, a comet approaches.
Posted on · Episode: 1589 Pluto: We finally reach the outer fringe of the Solar System. Today, we discover Pluto.
Posted on · Episode: 1555 Looking behind the stories for the real Hypatia. Today, looking for the person behind the story.
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.
Posted on · Episode: 1537 John Wilkins talks about life on the Moon, in 1638. Today, life on the moon.
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.
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.
Posted on · Episode: 1502 In which the temptress Moon leads calendar-makers astray. Today, the moon deceives us.
Posted on · A group of researchers at UT Austin hopes to open up a new way of studying space