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TeachAstronomy

A podcast about topics in Astronomy from Chris Impey, Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at Steward Observatory and the University of Arizona. Check out our classes on Coursera. Introduction to Astronomy: https://www.coursera.org/learn/astro, Astrobiology: https://www.coursera.org/learn/astrobiology-exploring-other-worlds, and The History and Philosophy of Astronomy: https://www.coursera.org/learn/knowing-the-universe

Science Astronomy
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Average duration
39 minutes
Episodes
20
Years Active
2023
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Life in the Universe, Episode 20: Interview with Daniel Apai

Life in the Universe, Episode 20: Interview with Daniel Apai

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Daniel Apai from The University of Arizona about his work studying exoplanets and looking for evidence of life (biomarkers) in the atmospheres of extrasolar plane…

00:39:25  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Life in the Universe, Episode 19: Interview with Lucy Ziurys

Life in the Universe, Episode 19: Interview with Lucy Ziurys

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Lucy Ziurys from The University of Arizona about her work with astrobiology and astrochemistry using radio observations of the interstellar medium to study organi…

00:36:30  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Life in the Universe, Episode 18: Interview with Neville “Nick” Woolf

Life in the Universe, Episode 18: Interview with Neville “Nick” Woolf

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Neville "Nick" Woolf from The University of Arizona about his work with optics to resolve planets around other stars and his work as an leading and advising commi…

00:41:21  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Cosmology, Episode 17: Interview with Dan Marrone

Cosmology, Episode 17: Interview with Dan Marrone

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Dan Marrone from the University of Arizona about his research on galaxy clusters, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, and star forming galaxi…

00:49:19  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Cosmology, Episode 16: Interview with Brant Robertson

Cosmology, Episode 16: Interview with Brant Robertson

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Brant Robertson from the University of Arizona about his research on cosmological structure formation, galactic-scale feedback, the nature of dark matter, and com…

00:43:44  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Cosmology, Episode 15: Interview with Rodger Thompson

Cosmology, Episode 15: Interview with Rodger Thompson

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Rodger Thompson from The University of Arizona about about his research on high redshift cosmology, measurements of the star formation history of the universe, an…

00:48:05  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Galaxies, Episode 14: Interview with Ann Zabludoff

Galaxies, Episode 14: Interview with Ann Zabludoff

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Ann Zabludoff from The University of Arizona about about her research on gravitational lensing, large-scale structure in the universe, and galaxy evolution.

00:36:18  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Galaxies, Episode 13: Interview with Xiaohui Fan

Galaxies, Episode 13: Interview with Xiaohui Fan

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Xaiohui Fan from The University of Arizona about his research on the most distant galaxies and quasars, and using them as probes of cosmic evolution.

00:39:59  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Galaxies, Episode 12: Interview with Dennis Zaritsky

Galaxies, Episode 12: Interview with Dennis Zaritsky

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Dennis Zaritsky from The University of Arizona about his research on galaxy structure, dynamics, and evolution, including issues related to dark matter.

00:36:23  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Star Birth and Death, Episode 11: Interview with Nathan Smith

Star Birth and Death, Episode 11: Interview with Nathan Smith

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Nathan Smith at The University of Arizona about his research on supernovae, the evolution of massive stars, star forming regions, and the interstellar medium.

00:42:23  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Star Birth and Death, Episode 10: Interview with David Arnett

Star Birth and Death, Episode 10: Interview with David Arnett

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. David Arnett Regents Professor of Astrophysics at The University of Arizona about about his research on supernovae, neutron stars, black holes, and the origins of…

00:47:55  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Star Birth and Death, Episode 9: Interview with Feryal Ozel

Star Birth and Death, Episode 9: Interview with Feryal Ozel

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Feryal Ozel Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Arizona about about her research on extreme astrophysics including neutron stars and…

00:35:47  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Exoplanets, Episode 8: Interview with Ilaria Pascucci

Exoplanets, Episode 8: Interview with Ilaria Pascucci

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Ilaria Pascucci from The Lunar and Planetary Lab at The University of Arizona about about her research on the formation and evolution of giant and terrestrial pla…

00:34:43  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Exoplanets, Episode 7: Interview with Daniel Apai

Exoplanets, Episode 7: Interview with Daniel Apai


Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Daniel Apai from Steward Observatory and the Lunar and Planetary Lab at The University of Arizona. Dr. Apai’s research focuses on the formation and properties of…

00:27:54  |   Wed 31 May 2023
The Solar System, Episode 6: Interview with Dante Lauretta

The Solar System, Episode 6: Interview with Dante Lauretta

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Dante Lauretta from the Lunar and Planetary Lab at The University of Arizona and Principal Investigator of the OSIRIS-REx Mission.

00:40:46  |   Wed 31 May 2023
The Solar System, Episode 5: Interview with Adam Showman

The Solar System, Episode 5: Interview with Adam Showman

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Adam Showman of the Lunar and Planetary Lab at The University of Arizona. Dr. Showman investigates the dynamics and evolution of planetary atmospheres and interio…

00:43:29  |   Wed 31 May 2023
The Solar System, Episode 4: Interview with Peter Smith

The Solar System, Episode 4: Interview with Peter Smith

Professor Chris Impey interviews Peter Smith, Senior Research Scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Lab at the University of Arizona and Principal Investigator of the Mars Phoenix Mission.

00:34:05  |   Wed 31 May 2023
The Tools of Astronomy, Episode 3: Interview with Roger Angel

The Tools of Astronomy, Episode 3: Interview with Roger Angel

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Roger Angel, Director of the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab about the process of creating the larges telescope mirrors ever made. Over the past 25 years Professor…

00:39:17  |   Wed 31 May 2023
The Tools of Astronomy, Episode 2: Interview with Michael Lesser

The Tools of Astronomy, Episode 2: Interview with Michael Lesser

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Michael Lesser, Director of the University of Arizona Imaging Technology Laboratory. Dr. Lesser is involved in many aspects of the optimization of scientific Char…

00:36:14  |   Wed 31 May 2023
The Tools of Astronomy, Episode 1: Interview with Buddy Martin

The Tools of Astronomy, Episode 1: Interview with Buddy Martin

Professor Chris Impey interviews Dr. Buddy Martin, Chief Polishing Scientist at the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab. Dr. Martin is the Project Scientist for Mirror Polishing at the Richard F. Caris Mi…

00:37:40  |   Wed 31 May 2023
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