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by Dr. Pamela Gay, Erik Madaus, Ally Pelphrey
Get your weekly dose of all that's new in space and astronomy with Escape Velocity Space News. The sky is not the limit, as we bring you the latest scientific discoveries and rocket launches. EVSN is brought to you by the team behind CosmoQuest at the Planetary Science Institute and features hosts Dr. Pamela L. Gay and Erik Madaus, with audio engineering by Ally Pelphrey. EVSN is supported through Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/CosmoQuestX.
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- 4 days ago25 min
No Good, Very Bad News and Some Planetary Palate Cleansers
Join us as we bounce between the geology behind the recent landslide in Nepal and Tibet, the joy of Saturn's south pole forming a decagon, the frustration of both US and Russian space programs having launch capacity issues, and the good news of BepiColombo getting ready to enter Mercury's orbit.
- 2 weeks ago10 min
On Background: The Anatomy of a Comet
In this special episode, funded by the National Science Foundation, we're taking a break from the headlines to study the changing anatomy of a comet.
- Aug 13, 202648 min
After Hours: Making Moons and Getting Cratered with William K Hartmann
Across a long career, Dr William Hartmann has done everything from innovating how the Moon was formed to founding the Planetary Science Institute to defining space art for a new generation; a generation that included host Pamela Gay. Tune in to hear about science, art, and how they can mix as individuals both make new discoveries, and the illustrations to accompany them!
- Jul 30, 20261h 0m
After Hours: Doing Big Science with Light Tools with guest Dr Danny Jacobs
Science comes from many corners, and there is a need for both 600-m radio telescopes made on a great plain (Like the RATAN-600) and 60cm radio dishes built in a living room. In this After Hours, we talk with ASU professor Danny Jacobs about how he engages students of all kinds in space sciences through educational tools like the cardboard radio telescope (https://astrochart.github.io), and in space telescope operations with the SPARCS small sat (https://sparcs.asu.edu/)
- Jul 23, 202657 min
New Podcast! After Hours: International Moon Day 2026 with guest Jekan Thanga
On July 20, the world celebrates International Moon Day. This UN designated holiday marks the anniversary of humanity's first landing on the Moon. The Apollo 11 landing in 1969 is now only a distant memory or a date from history for most people, but it is worth thinking about as the world prepares to return humans to the Moon in the coming decade. Joining us to discuss International Moon Day is Dr. Jekan Thanga, the head of the Space TREx Laboratory at the University of Arizona. Come learn how his interdiciplinary team is taking a page from the past as we plan for a Lunar future.
- Jul 16, 202650 min
After Hours: Space Rocks Collected for Science with guest Dr Rhonda Stroud
Our solar system readily provides us with free samples of other worlds in the form of meteorites. The trick comes in first recognizing them, and then in understanding what science is locked in their minerals. One major center for collecting and studying these space rocks is Arizona State University's Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies which houses the Carleton B Moore Meteorite Collection. Join us as we discuss the collection with Director Rhonda Stroud.
- Jul 9, 202646 min
After Hours: Exploring Physics Through Spaceflight Missions with author Trisha Muro
The physics behind modern spaceflight explores everything from aerodynamics to thermodynamics with a lot of kinematics playing a role along the way. We welcome on guest Trisha Muro to discuss her new book, "It's (Just) Rocket Science", which explores how we can learn physics through spaceflight missions.
- Jul 2, 202617 min
Astronomy Asks: How did you get there?
How is this the last episode of the season? July snuck up on us. We'll be back Sept 2 with Season 5! For now, we've got astronomers asking questions; questions like "Did you eat a planet?" and "How did you get there?" Expect the unexpected with a side of rockets.
About EVSN: Escape Velocity Space News
Get your weekly dose of all that's new in space and astronomy with Escape Velocity Space News. The sky is not the limit, as we bring you the latest scientific discoveries and rocket launches. EVSN is brought to you by the team behind CosmoQuest at the Planetary Science Institute and features hosts Dr. Pamela L. Gay and Erik Madaus, with audio engineering by Ally Pelphrey. EVSN is supported through Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/CosmoQuestX.
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