The Cosmic Companion - Astronomy, Space, Technology Advancing Humanity

When we look up at the moonless, cloudless night sky, far away from city lights, we may see as many as 5,000 stars. These distant dots of light may seem eternal, but this illusion is merely an effect…

This week on The Cosmic Companion, we look at Teaching Children Science. We will be talking with National Geographic's Kelly Hargrave about her new book, Can't Get Enough Shark Stuff. 

Children are na…

The May 15 Lunar Eclipse gives us a perfect reason for Exploring Our Neighbor: The Moon! Features lunar eclipse viewing guide for Sunday's celestial event!

The buzz this week is all about the Eta Aquarid meteor shower visible late on Thursday and Friday nights! Nearly one shooting star a minute might bee seen under really dark skies.

The Eta Aquarids are…

This week on the Cosmic Companion, we explore the Ocean Worlds of the Cosmos. Later in the show, we will talk with oceanographer and National Geographic explorer Sylvia Earle.

Oceans are one of the de…

Exploring exoplanets — worlds orbiting alien stars — talking with Thayne Currie of NAOJ, who recently found a bizarre massive planet.

This week on The Cosmic Companion, we look at exoplanets — worlds …

Earth: Our Fragile Planet w/ Katherine Calvin and Sylvia Earle

Celebrating Earth Day with NASA Senior Climate Advisor Katherine Calvin and Sylvia Earle - Time Magazine’s first Hero for the Planet!

What is intelligence? How do we see it in other animals? And how might we recognize it on other worlds? Examining the nature of intelligence and the intelligence of nature with National Geographic’s …

This week on The Cosmic Companion, we talk about The Future of the International Space Station, as we explore this outpost of humanity in space.

We talk with Homer Hickam - the self-made rocket design…

Welcome back to The Cosmic Companion. This week we talk about why Black Holes Don’t Suck as we discuss these bizarre features of space. We’ll talk about the different types of black holes, explore th…

As humanity moves out into the final frontier, music will evolve and change. What can we expect from the future of music in space?  

From the earliest rhythmic beats made by our distant human ancestor…

This week on The Cosmic Companion, we look at satellites, the artificial moons orbiting the Earth and other worlds. We will explore the history of satellites, look at how we all depend on these devic…

This week on the Cosmic Companion, we discuss the return of humans to the Moon with NASA's Artemis program and compare today's endeavors to the Apollo program of the 1960s and early 70s.

Later on, we …

Welcome back to the Cosmic Companion. This is the first episode from our new studio, and I sure hope you all enjoy it.

This week, we kick of Women's History Month by celebrating women in science. We h…

The film Don’t Look Up recently captured the eyes of the general public, bringing the story of a massive comet heading to Earth to screens everywhere.

Perhaps less well-known is the recent discovery o…

What will living in space be like? We talk with Paul Albert-Lebrun, Product Manager at Kepler Communications, bringing the internet to space.  

As our species begins to move beyond our planetary cradl…

This week on The Cosmic Companion, we look at meteorites, and the role they play in shaping our planet and the history of the human race. 

We will be talking with Greg Brennecka, author of Impact How …

This week on The Cosmic Companion, we take a look at our home galaxy, the Milky Way. We will be talking with Stefan Gillessen from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics about his work…

This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we take an up-close look at the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as the most advanced spaceborne telescope ever built prepares for launch.

We ta…

The Perseverance rover made an unexpected finding on Mars - organic material in Jezero Crater.

Exploring Jezero Crater on Mars, the Perseverance rover recently came across an unexpected finding - orga…