Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2238: Cecilia Payne-Gospochkin
Posted on · Episode: 2238 Cecilia Payne-Gospochkin and the Golden Apples of the Sun. Today, we ask what the sun’s made of.
Tag: astrophysics
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.
Houston Matters
Cosmic Collisions: Neil deGrasse Tyson Says None Of Us Would Be Here Without Them
Posted on · Ahead of his Houston lecture on Jan. 15, Tyson tells Houston Matters producer Joshua Zinn that without cosmic objects like asteroids colliding with other bodies like the earth, the dinosaurs would still be at the top of the food chain. And he discusses the challenges science faces these days.