The Cosmic Companion - Astronomy, Space, Technology Advancing Humanity

Is Earth one of the weirdest planets we have ever seen? Heck, yes! And we talk about what makes our planet so weird with Kathryn Williams from Nat Geo Kids!

This week on The Cosmic Companion, we’ll lo…

This week on The Cosmic Companion, we’ll be Exploring Ocean Floors from Earth out to distant stars. Later in the show, we’re going to be talking with Catherine Musemeche, author of Lethal Tides, a ne…

This week on The Cosmic Companion, we discuss how artificial intelligence opens a Universe of understanding the Cosmos. We'll be talking with astrophysicist Dr. Yosuke Kobayashi of the University of …

Amateur astronomy is entering a new golden age — armchair astronomy. Here is a look at how you can see the Cosmos without leaving home. 

This week on The Cosmic Companion, we look at doing Astronomy f…

We dedicate this episode to the memory of Nichelle Nichols. Her portrayal of Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek inspired millions.

Welcome back to The Cosmic Companion. This week, we talk about the future …

Welcome back to The Cosmic Companion. This week, we look at the future of the human race. We’re going to be talking with Stephanie Drimmer from National Geographic. 

We will be discussing how our spec…

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Jupiter is far larger than Saturn, yet it is Saturn which has the remarkable system of rings.

Why isn’t the ring system of Jupiter even larger than that of its smaller planetary brethr…

Hello everyone!The Cosmic Companion is back with a full-length episode after three weeks away! We’ve missed you so much!

THIS WEEK: We kick off a new series: Extinction from Space: Asteroids!

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There are still 213 days left until Valentine’s Day, but that doesn’t mean we don’t all need some love!

Astronomers at the CHIME radio telescope find an unusual radio heartbeat, in a distan…

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The skies of the Northern Hemisphere will show off the Moon and Saturn, huddled together close on the east-southeast horizon this weekend!

Here’s everything you need to know about view…

Hello everyone!NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory saw a solar eclipse on 29 June, a sight unseen by observers on Earth.

Here’s what’s happening!

Listen to the podcast and then watch it on video - the e…

The Moon has seen its share of booster rockets and other debris raining down on its surface. A recent crash, however, has an uncertain origin - and now we have the photos!

Here is the newest installme…

Mercury introduces new pictures of Mercury from the Bepi-Colombo spacecraft speeding past the speedy world!

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The Bepi-Colombo Spacecraft just flew past Mercury for the second time! Here are…

Hello everyone! Here is a sneak preview of our upcoming episode - Extinction from Space: Asteroid! with world-renowned paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim from National Geographic.

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Mercury, Venus, the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn all line up in the pre-dawn sky on 25 June!

Here’s a look at this magical alignment with famed wizard Mauvais Sorcier!

Our video editing software went down, but here is a podcast-only version of this week's episode - The Future of Robots w/ Jason McKenna of VEX Robotics! 

Hello everyone:We have a podcast-only episode of this week’s episode, as our video editing software went kaput on us. Completely dead, can’t process a single frame of video right now. But, I wanted t…

Thousands of centuries ago, on the ancient plains of Africa, our most distant hominid ancestors looked upward, embracing the pitch-dark night sky above their heads.

Cultures around the globe made up s…

We take a look at the history of science fiction and talk about how these stories enrich the soil from which science grows, advancing our species to our future among the stars. We will be talking wit…