Live Vlog: Where to Start Your Search for your Astronomy Career
29th Aug, 2018
I've been doing these posts long enough to start getting questions, today I'll take one about where to start searching. There are several good websites I'll go over in this stream: http://www.aura-astronomy.org/jobs/ https://jobregister.aas.org/ ht
The Earth As An Exoplanet
23rd Aug, 2018
What would Earth look like as an exoplanet? How would Earth appear to our space telescopes looking for worlds like ours?
Climate Change on Alien Worlds: A Possible Great Filter? (Pt 2)
21st Aug, 2018
Is climate change inevitable on worlds with technological civilizations? Is planetary feedback from such a civilization a great filter? Our guest Dr Adam Frank will discuss his paper on the effects of planetary feedback on any possible alien civiliz
A Gateway for Human Space Exploration: The Next Step After ISS
14th Aug, 2018
The International Space Station (ISS) has been the first successful step in long-duration human operations in space. If astronauts are to travel to Moon, Mars, and deep space, we need more technical capabilities like a deep space gateway.
Can We Find Exoplanets Using Gravitational Waves?
11th Aug, 2018
Is it possible to find exoplanets using their gravitational wave signatures? If the orbit of the planet is close enough and short enough to the host star, then yes it is. But boy what a system it would need to be!
Are Exomoons a Better Place to Look For Life?
9th Aug, 2018
Let’s talk about ExoMoons, you know, those moons in orbit around other planets around other stars in our galaxy. Is it possible that they might be better harbors for life?