Apr. 16, 2014
Michael Bicay (NASA Ames Research Center)
As the infrared cousin to Hubble, the Spitzer Space Telescope was launched in 2003 to study the cool universe with waves that are invisible to the human eye. It can probe the birth and youth of stars and planetary disks, and study of...
Published 03/10/15
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015.
Dr. Mark Showalter (SETI Institute)
The more we learn about Pluto, the more interesting it becomes. In the last decade, four tiny moons have been discovered orbiting the central "binary planet," which consists of Pluto and its large moon Charon. Pluto itself has a thin...
Published 03/10/15
Feb. 26, 2014
Dr. Alex Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley)
Lick Observatory, the first mountain-top telescope facility in the world, was founded in 1888, but continues to be a vibrant research facility and an important site for student and public education. Dr. Filippenko discusses...
Published 04/03/14