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Astronomy - for iPod/iPhone

Ben Hawkridge

Thanks to cutting-edge radio and infra-red astronomy, our understanding of the universe is moving very fast. Ideas about black holes and cosmic jets are constantly being refined as new disco...

Astronomy - for iPod/iPhone Podcast Guide

Listen to Astronomy - for iPod/iPhone, a Education podcast by Ben Hawkridge. Stream 26 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

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Astronomy

A short introduction to this album.

00:01:10Apr 12, 2010

Our Invisible Sun

Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA.

00:10:15Jan 23, 2009

Transcript -- Our Invisible Sun

Transcript -- Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA.

Jan 23, 2009

VLA, HEIDI & YOKOH

What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work.

00:09:21Jan 23, 2009

Transcript -- VLA, HEIDI & YOKOH

Transcript -- What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work.

Jan 23, 2009

Is Our Sun Normal?

Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun.

00:03:05Jan 23, 2009

Mapping the Milky Way

The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter.

00:07:45Jan 23, 2009

The Shape of Our Galaxy

Infra-red satellites. The DIRBE experiment on NASA's Cosmic Explorer opened a new window into the Milky Way.

00:05:18Jan 23, 2009

The Scale of Our Galaxy

A route map to the stars. The Hipparcos satellite measured the position of stars with better precision than ever before.

00:03:01Jan 23, 2009

Transcript -- The Scale of Our Galaxy

Transcript -- A route map to the stars. The Hipparcos satellite measured the position of stars with better precision than ever before.

Jan 23, 2009

Radio Telescopes and Stellar Jets

The advent of radio astronomy. How radio telescopes like the Maxwell telescope in Hawaii work and what they can tell us about cosmic jets.

00:08:24Jan 23, 2009

Detecting Galactic Jets

How do radio astronomers see jets far outside our galaxy? Introducing the MERLIN array in the UK and the VLA in New Mexico.

00:07:17Jan 23, 2009

Transcript -- Detecting Galactic Jets

Transcript -- How do radio astronomers see jets far outside our galaxy? Introducing the MERLIN array in the UK and the VLA in New Mexico.

Jan 23, 2009

Measuring Black Holes

What is the connection between black holes and cosmic jets? Scientists measure the mass and gravitational energy of black holes.

00:04:02Jan 23, 2009

Transcript -- Measuring Black Holes

Transcript -- What is the connection between black holes and cosmic jets? Scientists measure the mass and gravitational energy of black hole...

Jan 23, 2009

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