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Best Astronomy podcasts we could find (updated February 2020)
Best Astronomy podcasts we could find
Updated February 2020
Updated February 2020
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Science, pop culture and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities and scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! New episodes premiere Friday nights at 7pm ET.
Take a fact-based journey through the cosmos. Tune in to hear weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology. Hosted by Fraser Cain (Universe Today) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (SIUE), this show brings the questions of an avid astronomy lover direct to an astronomer. Together Fraser and Pamela explore what is known and being discovered about the universe around us. Astronomy Cast is supported through individual donations and the sponsorship of Swinburne Astronomy Online.
Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our solar system and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Mat Kaplan and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bruce Betts, and Emily Lakdawalla as they dive deep into the latest space news. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes ...
The Space Exploration Podcast
The monthly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine
If you’re fascinated by the idea of humans traveling through space and curious about how that all works, you’ve come to the right place. This is the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
NASACast combines the content of all the NASACast subject area podcasts into a single omnibus podcast. Here you'll find the latest news and features on NASA's missions as well as the popular "This Week @NASA" newsreel.
The new home of the ABC’s (Australia) popular astronomy podcast (formerly known as StarStuff). Recognized worldwide by our listeners and industry experts as one of the best programs on Astronomy and Space Science.
Crrow777 has been filming and questioning space, the moon and our sun for many years and has many thousands of hours of observation and filming time through large telescopes.
Liftoff is a fortnightly podcast about space, the universe, and everything. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand the latest developments as explained by enthusiastic space fans Stephen Hackett and Jason Snell. Hosted by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett.
All things Space – astronomy, news, travel, discoveries, the mysteries and more…with world renown and respected Astronomer Professor Fred Watson and Broadcaster/Journalist Andrew Dunkley. Website: www.bitesz.com/spacenuts
Awesome Astronomy explores the frontiers of science, space and our evolving understanding of the universe. Join Ralph, Paul & Jeni for informative and fun astronomy programmes dedicated to space and astronomy news and monthly podcast extras covering hot topics and special interviews in the world of science and astronomy.
The WeMartians Podcast delves into all aspects of the exploration of Mars, including robotic/human spacecraft and rocket engineering, planetary science, astronomy and other upcoming technology. Our episodes are research-supported and feature topical audio clips and special guests.
Putting the Ace back into Space - Hosts Matthew Russell and Jamie Franklin Chat about Astronautics, Space and Space Exploration. Every Week with the latest news in space. With frequent Interviews with the worlds top space experts. Newspace and oldspace
What would happen if you fell into a black hole? How big is the universe? Just what the heck is a quasar, anyway? You've got questions, and astrophysicist Paul Sutter has the answers! Submit questions via Twitter using #AskASpaceman or post to facebook.com/PaulMattSutter. Every episode you will come closer to COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE!
Monthly astronomy news, interviews and questions. Created by astronomers.
Elke twee weken het laatste nieuws over ruimtevaart en astronomie met Herbert Blankesteijn, Joeri Nortier, Luc van den Abeelen en Thijs Roes
A short, weekly podcast about spaceflight, exploration, policy, and strategy in the modern era and near future.
Space Junk is a weekly podcast dedicated to the amazing hobby of amateur astronomy. Each week we’ll answer your questions and bring you the latest information and advice on the tools, gadgets, software and techniques for maximizing your enjoyment of the night sky. Your hosts are Tony Darnell from DeepAstronomy.space and Dustin Gibson from OPT Telescopes, a world leader in telescopes and accessories.
The astronomy and space exploration podcast
Welcome to the Space Rocket History podcast
The Space Show focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce, space tourism,space exploration and space development. The Space Show is committed to facilitating our becoming a space-faring nation and society with a growing and self-sustaining space-faring economy. The Space Show also focuses on other related subjects of interest to us all.
A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. In each episode, Daniel Whiteson (a Physicist who works at CERN) and Jorge Cham (a popular online cartoonist) discuss some of the simple but profound questions that people have been wondering about for thousands of years, explaining the science in a fun, shorts-wearing and jargon-free way.
Every week we cover the latest spaceflight news, discuss past, current and future exploration efforts, and take a look at upcoming events. Tune in to hear about how humans get to space, how they stay in space and how unmanned craft reach farther and farther into the universe around us.
The Guide to Space is a series of space and astronomy poddcasts by Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today
Cheap Astronomy offers you 10 minute weekly podcasts on a wide range of astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, space science and space exploration topics. At Cheap Astronomy you're only as cheap as the telescope you're looking through.
A weekly audio summary of the latest news, events and mission activities at NASA.
NASA’s technical workforce embodies the spirit of Neil Armstrong’s immortal words from the surface of the Moon, boldly pushing the envelope of human achievement and scientific understanding. APPEL Knowledge Services talks with systems engineers, scientists, project managers and thought leaders about challenges, opportunities, and successes.
Brain fun for curious people.
All the Randall you can handle
Hear stories about the alien moons orbiting our Sun, of cold stars, and the future of space exploration. Every week, scientist Dr. Carrie Nugent chats about an amazing part of our universe with an expert guest. Spacepod is the podcast that gives you an inside look into space exploration. Learn more: http://listentospacepod.com
The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that is publishing one podcast per day, 5 to 10 minutes in duration, for all 365 days of the year. The podcast episodes are written, recorded and produced by people around the world. We are looking for individuals, schools, companies and clubs to provide 5 - 10 minutes of audio for the daily podcast. You can do as few as 1 episode or up to 12 episodes (one per month, subject to our editorial discretion). Our goal is to encourage people to sign u ...
Naked Astronomy: the Naked Scientists' Astronomy and Space Science Podcast - audio that's out of this world...
Welcome to Offworld, a new show from the Tested network that explores the fun places where space and pop culture intersect! In each episode, host Ariel Waldman is joined by guests from the space and science community to examine a science fiction story and discuss how it holds up under some scientific scrutiny.
Ian Morison tells you what can be seen in the night sky this month.
Astronomy news and interviews with scientists involved in the discoveries.
A podcast about the history of NASA human spaceflight. New episodes every other Thursday.
Solar system and rocketry
Two brothers explore the mysteries of the ages, the ancients, and the modern day
Go behind the scenes of space exploration with this official podcast from the European Space Agency. This series focuses on ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano’s Beyond mission to the International Space Station. Read more about Luca's mission on the blog: http://blogs.esa.int/luca-parmitano/
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1Weekly Space Hangout - Guest: John Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic1:01:21
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NJxFm77wT0 Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )Special Guest: Tonight we are airing Fraser's interview with John Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic Technology. John earned his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. While at Carnegie Mellon, John led the build of Sc…
We look at the European Space Agency missions coming up over the next decade, including a crewed lunar orbiter, a spacecraft that will explore the icy moons of Jupiter and probes that will analyse planets orbiting distant stars. Plus, Emma Marrington of the countryside charity CPRE reveals how you can get involved in this year's Star Count citizen …
In the gutter, looking up at the stars.By Steve Nerlich
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Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
1Life=Matter+Information: Paul Davies and the Demon in the Machine1:10:26
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Physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist and author Paul Davies’ new book explores what he believes to be the defining quality of life on Earth and perhaps elsewhere. He talks about this and much more in a special, extended conversation. Paul’s book is one of the prizes in the new What’s Up space trivia contest. Learn more and enter the contest at ht…
A Fond Farewell. In the show this time, we talk to Anais Moller about machine learning to find supernovae for cosmology [04:42.00 - 26:19.20], Alice Humpage rounds up the latest news [01:13.00-04:34.00] and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske [35:57.00 - 1:34:57.00].…
559: The Surface of the Sun Astronomy Cast 559: The Surface of the Sun by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay A brand new telescope has completed on Maui's Haleakala, and it has just one job: to watch the Sun in unprecedented detail. It's called the Daniel K. Inouye telescope, and the engineering involved to get this telescope operational are matched by t…
The Discussion: The reason we have leap years; a look at Ad Astra, Lucy in the Sky and Picard; and the history of the Stonewall Riots (don’t think it’s just astronomy here – you get a fully rounded education, dear listener); and a look at your reviews and emails. The News: Rounding up the space exploration news this month we have: Direct TV’s ticki…
Live at Astrofest 2020, Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham talk to UK Space Agency chief scientist Chris Lee, space law expert Chris Newman and the European Space Agency's Antonella Nota. They discuss Hubble's legacy, the James Webb, legality of lunar ownership, and the impact of hundreds of new satellites. Plus, TRUTHS - the new climate-monitoring …
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1The Future of Visual Astronomy with Tele Vue President David Nagler1:00:52
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David Nagler is back in this episode to talk about the future of visual observing and all the cool stuff going on at Tele Vue.
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Pythagorean Astronomy
1Dimming stars, Galactic waves and misbehaving gas clouds25:49
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The astronomy world has been a-buzz with news of Betelgeuse, the bright red star in Orion, which appears to be dimming. Chris North, Edward Gomez and Claudia Antolini discuss how unusual this is, and what it means for the star's future.Further afield, there's a newly identified wave in our Galactic neighbourhood, changing our understanding of the n…
Dr. Gary Kitmacher, communications and education mission manager for the International Space Station program, talks through the early concepts of space station design and introduces us to the astronomers, authors, and engineers that contributed to modern-day space travel and the International Space Station. HWHAP Episode 132…
Dr. Gary Kitmacher, communications and education mission manager for the International Space Station program, talks through the early concepts of space station design and introduces us to the astronomers, authors, and engineers that contributed to modern-day space travel and the International Space Station. HWHAP Episode 132…
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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary
116: Magellanic Cloud Stars Discovered in the Milky Way45:25
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The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 16 *Magellanic Cloud stars discovered in the Milky Way Astronomers have discovered stars made out of material from two nearby dwarf galaxies known as the Magellanic Clouds in t…
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Universe Today podcasts with Fraser Cain
1Episode 632: Open Space 62: Will We Need a Prime Directive in the Future? And More...59:54
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In this week's live Q&A, and talk about whether or now we're going to need a Prime Directive in the future like Star Trek, and why aliens might have one already, could life exist on a red dwarf, and if balloons could be used to launch rockets. 04:25 Did Solar Probe break orbit? 05:45 Why do we pronounce Dutch words in our English way? 08:09 Will NA…
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Universe Today podcasts with Fraser Cain
1Episode 629: Should We Fly to Another Star Soon? Or Wait for Better Technology to Come Along?10:01
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It’s hard to really wrap your mind around the vast distances between stars. The fastest spacecraft ever launched into an interstellar trajectory right now is Voyager 1. If it was directed at the nearest star, it would take tens of thousands of years to make the journey across the interstellar gulf. Even so, groups like Breakthrough Starshot and Ica…
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Universe Today podcasts with Fraser Cain
1Episode 631: Q&A 118: Are We In a New Space Race? And More... Featuring Dr Jessie Christiansen28:56
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In this week's questions show, I talk about how we're in a new space race, and what this means for returning to the Moon. Of course, lots of follow up answers about the Fermi Paradox. Could Betelgeuse release gravitational waves if it explodes? And what is our responsibility if we are truly alone in the Universe? Follow Dr Jessie Christiansen on Tw…
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Universe Today podcasts with Fraser Cain
1Episode 630: Betelgeuse Is Still Dimming! And We Have the Pictures to Prove It7:05
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Near the end of 2019, astronomers watching the red giant Betelgeuse noted how much the star had dimmed, continuing to steadily fade for months. It’s a variable star, and it’s known to get dimmer and brighter, but the big surprise is that it’s still continuing to dim, recently passing magnitude 1.56 and still getting dimmer. This is unprecedented in…
This week we chat with awesome British theoretical physicist Jim Al-Khalili, author and familiar voice and face to fans of Science, He is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey. We Also chat about the Znamya and geoengineering our way out of a climate emergency.Space Song playlist …
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1200- Fe-Sci-Fi-Fo-Fum, Fooling Minds to make them Dumb (Science Fiction) (Free)52:59
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The first science fiction novel is likely Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, released on (911 encode) January 1, 1818, while she was all of 20 years old. Jules Verne would be next releasing tales mixing science and fantasy, but the credit for the creation of science fiction as a literary device almost certainly goes to H.G. Wells. Wells was the head of th…
After 16 years of taking amazing data that has generated amazing science, the Spitzer space telescope was decommissioned. In this episode we look at its role as a part of the Great Observatories program, it’s prolonged life as JWST has been delayed. Now, astronomy is without far infrared capacity, but we have a wealth of data to keep mining. We've …
Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News Podcast Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly). Space Nuts Episode 190 Planet formation... The Australian Space Agency launch... Once again we dive into the mailbag and answer more listener questions… Sponsor Link: This episode of Space Nuts is brought with the…
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Space Cowboys | BNR
1De mislukkingen van Iran en de metaalwerkplaats van Elon Musk47:09
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Shownotes SpaceX gaat Crew Dragon voor toeristen vliegen Boeing geeft toe dat er softwareproblemen zijn in hun Starliner capsule SpaceX's Dragon capsule is klaar voor de eerste vlucht naar het ISS Iran is het weer niet gelukt om een satelliet in een baan om de aarde te brengen NASA op de vingers getikt om maanplannen concreet te maken Starship word…
Continuing with Earth in Upheaval, we first loop back again to the section on Charles Lyell and the beginnings of Uniformitarianism in geology, re-read some of the quotes of Lyell, and parse them more carefully, just to make it clear exactly what this man was saying about early geologists and their "indolent" tendencies. We then skip ahead to where…
Columbia is back in the flight rotation with a mysterious spacecraft in the payload bay and a mysterious experiment in the middeck!
Daniel and Jorge discuss loop quantum gravity with a special appearance from Bianca Dittrich, a PhD in gravitational physics and an expert in loop quantum gravity and spin foam. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisersBy iHeartRadio
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Main Engine Cut Off
1T+148: Gerst to SpaceX, and Why Landing is Part of Mission Success20:31
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Long-time head of human spaceflight at NASA, Bill Gerstenmaier, has joined SpaceX as a consultant, but everyone is excited for the wrong reasons. And SpaceX missed a booster landing on their most recent Starlink launch, which prompted a new round of debates over whether booster recovery is part of mission success or not. This episode of Main Engine…
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1The Modern Star Party With Economics PhD EconGreg1:04:07
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Rising Twitch streamer EconGreg joins us this week to talk about his amazing community and efforts to stream observing session live from his equipment. Greg's day job is professor of Economics and he uses Twitch in his professional education efforts as well.
We welcomed back Nick Nielsen for a 80 minute discussion regarding his essay which has been uploaded to our blog for this show. Please read the essay and the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during February 2020. The Planets Jupiter As February begins, Jupiter rises more than 90 minutes before the Sun shining at magnitude of -1.9. During the month it brightens to magnitude -2.0 whilst its angular size increases slightly from 32.5 to 34.1 arc s…
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Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce. The Discussion: The reason we have leap years; a look at Ad Astra, Lucy in the Sky and Picard; and the history of the Stonewall Riots (don’t think it’s just astronomy here – you get a fully rounded education, dear listener); and a look at your reviews and…
The astronomy and space science news podcast. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 15 *The vampire star Astronomers have found a ‘vampire’ star in the midst of a feeding frenzy. *Solar Orbiter launches to the Sun The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter miss…
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ESA Explores
1Beyond Series – Looking beyond Beyond E0918:55
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Dr Aidan Cowley is a science advisor at ESA working with students and researchers on ideas that could shape the way we go forward to the Moon. In this episode, he discusses an initiative called Spaceship EAC, the future of space exploration and an alternative use for your kitchen microwave as we look beyond low Earth orbit.…
Jump on-board a doomed mission to the Moon. Apollo 13: the extraordinary story, told by the people who flew it and saved it. Lift off is on 9 March.#13MinutestotheMoonPresenter: Kevin FongWritten by Kevin Fong and Andrew Luck-BakerTheme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music…
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Are We There Yet?
1BONUS INTERVIEW: The History Of Civilian Space17:32
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This week we’re talking with Alan Ladwig about his new book “See You in Orbit.” It chronicles the efforts to get regular humans, not just astronauts, into space. You probably heard us talk about those efforts after the Challenger disaster and into the era of commercial space tourism — but the story of civilians in space starts long before that. In …
Companies like Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are on the brink of launching a new class of astronauts into space — ordinary people. The experiences promise to give space tourists a new perspective on the world and experience the feeling of weightlessness. How will space tourism change the way we think about space and our planet? We’ll chat with Al…
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1199.5 – Stars, Mars & Moon – Keep in Focus to see through Illusions (Free)22:41
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In this clip I address predictions I have made about the moon and how you can help prove or disprove them. I also address some confusion about stars and how they appear and how to correctly present footage and avoid spreading confusion. I state for the record that the moon plays no role in a solar eclipse and that it may be see-through at New and w…
Spaceflight news — Discovery Program selects four finalists (nasa.gov) (spacenews.com) (spacenews.com) — DAVINCI+ (PDF: hou.usra.edu) (wikipedia.org) — IVO (PDF: hou.usra.edu) (wikipedia.org) — Trident (PDF: hou.usra.edu) (wikipedia.org) (HT Sam in the chat: forum.nasaspaceflight.com) — VERITAS (PDF: dlr.de) (wikipedia.org) — Abstracts for the othe…
Monsi Roman, NASA Centennial Challenges Program Manager, discusses the agency’s flagship prizes and competition program.
Monsi Roman, NASA Centennial Challenges Program Manager, discusses the agency’s flagship prizes and competition program.
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The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
1Ask A Spaceman Ep. 122: String Theory Part 8: An Armageddon of Strings50:00
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How did String Theory get started? What has made the idea so popular over the decades? Can we ever truly have a theory of quantum gravity? What is supersymmetry, the landscape, and the AdS/CFT Correspondence? What do holograms have to do with this? How many dimensions do we live in? Why does String Theory have such a hard time making predictions? H…
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Ask a Spaceman!
1AaS! 122: Is String Theory Worth It? (Part 8: An Armageddon of Strings)48:33
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How did String Theory get started? What has made the idea so popular over the decades? Can we ever truly have a theory of quantum gravity? What is supersymmetry, the landscape, and the AdS/CFT Correspondence? What do holograms have to do with this? How many dimensions do we live in? Why does String Theory have such a hard time making predictions? H…
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisersBy iHeartRadio
Are you ready for your lesson in geek culture? Neil deGrasse Tyson chats with Olivia Munn about superheroes, aliens, math, planetary science, and more. Featuring comic co-host Chuck Nice and astrophysicist and StarTalk geek-in-chief Charles Liu, PhD. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode comme…
