Episode 10 of Season Two answers listener questions: What happens when a spaceship shoots its gun in space, and why is Venus so hot?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:18 — 24.1MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | More
Continue reading →In this eighth episode of the second season, I defend my defense of the Ptolemaic geocentric system of crystal spheres! I hadn’t even realized till I started recording that this is our 50th ever episode. I really should be so blown away that I’ve kept things going this long, but I’m not, somehow? Perhaps it’s just become a habit, and I stopped noticing milestones! But anyway, 50 episodes, I think that’s pretty amazing and I’m very proud to have made … Continue reading →
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:55 — 30.1MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | More
In episode 48 of the Urban Astronomer Podcast, we’re doing another Science Explainy bit! These segments are where you get to hear my droning voice explain some fundamentals and answer listener questions. Today we get asked why it always is that planets orbit in the same plane, and why the Moon can be seen during daylight. If you like what you hear, don’t forget to tell a friend about the show, and make a small donation on our Patreon account. … Continue reading →
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:22 — 20.5MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | More
Welcome to another Science Explainy Bit episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast. Today we try to figure out just what an “orbit” actually is. Is it really as simple as they said in primary school? How does gravity, which normally pulls things down, work to keep the Moon in space? Download this episode now, to find the answer, and also learn a little about my upcoming appearance at ScopeX! What is an Orbit? () This turns out to be quite … Continue reading →
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:51 — 18.2MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | More
Have you been wondering what happened to the Urban Astronomer Podcast? Do you know want to know why there haven’t been any episodes in a while? Then you’re going to want to hear this. We’re launching our second season, and we’ve decided to change how we do things here. While the basic format will still sound like the shows you’ve come to love and expect, we’re changing how we make them. Starting from the 2nd of June 2019, we’ll be … Continue reading →
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:33 — 5.1MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | More
![Outer solar system, by Riffsyphon1024 at en.wikipedia [Public domain]](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/constellationonline.net/media/UrbanAstronomer/Outer_solar_system-300x196.jpg)
