Astronomy Minute

A brief description of the Doppler Effect and how it can be used to measure the motion of celestial objects toward (via blueshift) and away (via redshift) from us.

A brief description of the inverse square law of light and how we use it to determine the distances of celestial objects.

A brief description of Isaac Newton's three laws of motion.

A basic definition of the distance unit we call a Parsec.

A brief description of how science does not prove things but rather provides evidence in favor of or against a particular theory.

A description of the main piece of evidence supporting the hypothesis that there is a black hole at the center of our galaxy.

A brief description of Kepler's Three Laws of Planetary Motion.

A basic description of an active galaxy and how it produces the energy that we observe from it.

A brief description of the Nebular Hypothesis which is believed to describe how the Solar System formed.

A brief explanation of why I felt the need to create another podcast about astronomy.

A description of Precession of the Equinoxes which determines what the north star will be.

A description of one of the main reasons why Pluto is no longer classified as a planet.

A brief description of how astronomers refer to individual stars in the sky.

A brief description of what the ancients and modern astronomers call constellations.

A brief description of the two very broad categories into which variable stars are classified.

A description of what helioseismology is and how we can use it to determine the various properties of the Sun.

A brief explanation of what professional astronomers actually do in their role of applying the scientific method to better understanding the Universe.

What is the Difference Between Astronomy and Astrophysics? In a word, nothing!

A brief description of the ways in which we analyze light to help us better understand the Universe.

A description of the basic constituents of the Solar System.