Walk about the galaxy podcastWhile in Geneva, Switzerland for a science conference this past September, I was able to temporarily renew my role as a member of the Walkabout The Galaxy podcast team. We talk about a recent study showing that an increase in asteroid dust on Earth 400 million years ago due to asteroid collisions may have affected life on Earth. Here's a picture of the podcast crew just after recording, celebrating with some cheese fondue and wine!
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Science FridayIs your favorite planet Jupiter or Saturn? On August 9th, 2019, Science Friday asked the public to weigh in as Dr. Scott Bolton and I discussed Saturn and its rings, Jupiter and its moons, the Juno Mission, Cassini Mission, and the upcoming Europa Clipper and Dragonfly Missions.
Check me out at TPR station speaking with Ira Flatow in this picture! |
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PBS NOVA: Front Row Seat to SaturnAfter 13 years orbiting Saturn, the Cassini spacecraft began its "Grand Finale" in the Spring of 2017 before plummeting into the planet and completing its mission.
I spoke with PBS NOVA about what we hoped to learn about Saturn's rings just as those final orbits began. |
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CSLE 11: Europa in our SitesIn April of 2017, I did this Youtube Live interview with the NASA SSERVI Center for Lunar Science and Exploration about Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn small moons that exist within and just outside of the planet's majestic rings.
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Beyond the Microscope:
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Recent News Articles:
SwRI Press Release (October 2020): SwRI Study Offers More Complete View of Massive Asteroid Psyche
UCF Press Release (May 2020): First Crewed Launch from U.S. Soil in Nearly a Decade
Houston Chronicle (April 2020): Hubble at 30: Still Sending Back That Take the Twinkle Out of the Stars
QuantaMagazine (November 2019): Are Saturn's Rings Really as Young as the Dinosaurs?
Additional Virtual Talks & Podcasts
Virtual Astronomy on Tap w/ Scobee Education Center: The Legacy and Future of the Arecibo Observatory (February 2021)
From Here to the Stars Podcast: A Look Into the Arecibo Observatory (January 2021)
Virtual Astronomy on Tap w/ Scobee Education Center: NASA's Europa Clipper (November 2020)
Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast: The Quark with a Fork (April 2020)
Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast: Things that go Burst in the Night (2019)