Space Sciences

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Does Astronaut Food Taste Good?

We chat with Food Technologist Michelle Richardson about engineering healthy and appetizing meals for astronauts bound for Mars.
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11 minutes

Spacewalking with Astronaut Jeff Hoffman

We talked to a veteran spacewalker, astronaut Jeff Hoffman, and asked him your questions about extra-vehicular activity.
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9 minutes

How to Catch a Meteor Shower

Chuck from our planetarium answers questions about meteor showers, what causes them, and useful tips for catching the next one.
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10 minutes

Observing Wildlife in Your Backyard

Colleen Hitchcock, a biologist at Brandeis University, answers questions about citizen science. Find out how you can participate in projects as diverse as wildlife cataloging and galactic classification!
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All About Pulsars

Our first episode looks at our namesake. What is a pulsar, and why was its first observation nicknamed “Little Green Men”? The Planetarium’s Talia Sepersky explores the story behind these amazingly powerful deep space objects.