Category Archives: Entertainment

CRUNCHY TOPIC: Sprites And Other Spooky Atmospheric Affects

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Pam Hoffman

The next episode of our Friday Night Show airs on October 27th at 9pm Pacific time! A couple of weeks ago, we got a very interesting question during the show and that inspired us to bring you a ‘crunchy’ episode … Continue reading →

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ESASky

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Pam Hoffman

The next episode of our Friday Night Show airs on October 20th at 9pm Pacific time! This episode, we’ll demonstrate a tool called ESASky. “ESASky is an application that allows you to visualise and download public astronomical data.” Join Jeff … Continue reading →

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PROFILE: Joan Feynman

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Pam Hoffman

The next episode of our Friday Night Show airs on October 13th at 9pm Pacific time! “Joan Feynman was an American astrophysicist. She made contributions to the study of solar wind particles and fields, sun-Earth relations, and magnetospheric physics. In … Continue reading →

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PROFILE: Richard P. Feynman

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Pam Hoffman

The next episode of our Friday Night Show airs on October 6th at 9pm Pacific time! “During his lifetime, Feynman became one of the best-known scientists in the world. In a 1999 poll of 130 leading physicists worldwide by the … Continue reading →

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Crunchy Topics: Dark Photons

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Pam Hoffman

The next episode of our Friday Night Show airs on September 29th at 9pm Pacific time! Jeff saw an article about dark photons and it intrigued him. So, he did some digging. Next show, we will discuss Dark Photons: What … Continue reading →

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Gaia Vari

Posted on September 10, 2023 by Pam Hoffman

The next episode of our Friday Night Show airs on September 15th at 9pm Pacific time! “Astronomers need your help to not only uncover the secrets of the Milky Way and beyond but classify the data of variable objects obtained … Continue reading →

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Crunchy Topics: Brown Dwarf Discussion

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Pam Hoffman

The next episode of our Friday Night Show airs on September 1st at 9pm Pacific time! Brown Dwarfs are sometimes known as ‘failed stars.’ They are not massive enough for sustained fusion and are between 13 and 90 times the … Continue reading →

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Redshift Wrangler Part 2

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Pam Hoffman

The next episode of our Friday Night Show airs on August 25th at 9pm Pacific time! This episode, we’ll delve into ‘Task 2: Check Spectral Fits’ from this Zooniverse project. Task 1 was a good setup and now you can … Continue reading →

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Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Pam Hoffman

The next episode of our Friday Night Show airs on August 18th at 9pm Pacific time! Help scientists discover new nearby cool neighbors, known as brown dwarfs. “Through this project, we hope to identify brown dwarfs in the Sun’s local … Continue reading →

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Redshift Wrangler

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Pam Hoffman

The next episode of our Friday Night Show airs on August 11th at 9pm Pacific time! Help these scientists use the light from distant galaxies to look back in time to the early universe! “We need your help to decipher … Continue reading →

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