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Deep Astronomy

Welcome to Deep Astronomy, a podcast dedicated to helping us understand our place in the universe.

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Countdown to JWST #1: Finally Ready to Launch?

Countdown to JWST #1: Finally Ready to Launch?

Here's the first installment of Countdown to JWST, a podcast that will track the mission up to launch (hopefully) later ... Read more

15 Feb 2021

21mins

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Was There A First Cause?

Was There A First Cause?

Was there a first cause?  Can there be a event that started everything?  What would such an event look like?  In this ep... Read more

5 Nov 2019

54mins

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When An Atheist Met A Catholic Theologian

When An Atheist Met A Catholic Theologian

This episode kicks off what I hope will be a weekly posting for the DA Show.  My wife Charlotte is a Catholic theologian... Read more

29 Oct 2019

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A Cautionary Science Tale: BICEP2 and the Perils of the Nobel Prize

A Cautionary Science Tale: BICEP2 and the Perils of the Nobel Prize

Remember all the commotion about the BICEP2 mission back in 2014?  Cosmologist had announced the observation of polarize... Read more

11 Oct 2019

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Using Nuclear Power for Deep Space Exploration

Using Nuclear Power for Deep Space Exploration

It turns out that NASA and others have been thinking about the inefficiencies of using chemical rockets to go to the Moo... Read more

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The Apophis Asteroid: Should You Be Worried?

The Apophis Asteroid: Should You Be Worried?

Let's talk about the potentially hazardous asteroid known as Apophis.  In April, 2029 this 320 meter rock will get so cl... Read more

3 Jun 2019

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Was the Event Horizon Telescope Black Hole Image a Waste of Time?

Was the Event Horizon Telescope Black Hole Image a Waste of Time?

In this podcast: an essay on whether the effort that went into making the black hole image in the distant galaxy M87 by ... Read more

20 May 2019

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The Large Millimeter Telescope

The Large Millimeter Telescope

This podcast features science and technology from the Large Millimeter Telescope.  Our guests Nat DeNigris and David San... Read more

17 May 2019

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Just How Fast is the Universe Expanding EXACTLY? ...and how do we know this?

Just How Fast is the Universe Expanding EXACTLY? ...and how do we know this?

We've known since Edwin Hubble's time that the universe has been expanding.  What we've only recently learned (like, in ... Read more

1 Apr 2019

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Life in the Universe? We May Be It!

Life in the Universe? We May Be It!

I'm not convinced that life is everywhere in the cosmos.  It is entirely possible, based on what we know today, that we ... Read more

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