Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1589: Pluto (The Planet)
Posted on · Episode: 1589 Pluto: We finally reach the outer fringe of the Solar System. Today, we discover Pluto.
Tag: astronomy
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1555: Hypatia Revisited
Posted on · Episode: 1555 Looking behind the stories for the real Hypatia. Today, looking for the person behind the story.
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.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1537: Life On the Moon
Posted on · Episode: 1537 John Wilkins talks about life on the Moon, in 1638. Today, life on the moon.
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.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1502: The Temptress Moon
Posted on · Episode: 1502 In which the temptress Moon leads calendar-makers astray. Today, the moon deceives us.
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
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1461: Telescopes
Posted on · Episode: 1461 George Everett Hale and BIG telescopes. Today, we look through some really big telescopes.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1457: Eratosthenes’s Diameter of the Earth
Posted on · Episode: 1457 Eratosthenes’s 2200 year old calculation of Earth’s size. Today, we measure the earth.
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.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1329: Life In Outer Space – In 1698
Posted on · Episode: 1329 16th Century scientist, Christiaan Huygens, looks for alien life. Today, an old inquiry into life on other planets.
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.
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.