Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
WEDNESDAY, May 23 – THURSDAY, May 24
Today’s Radio Schedule at a GLANCE:
SET #1: Discovery Now ~ Space Pirate Radio
SET #2: EarthSky ~ 365 Days of Astronomy ~ Astronomy Ireland ~ Dr. Karl’s Great Moments in Science
SET #3: AAAS Science Update ~ Naked Astronomy
SET #4: SciAm 60-Sec Science ~ A Moment of Science ~ 365 Days of Astronomy ~ Groks Science ~ Science Update
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Monday, February 27th, 2012
Astronomy.FM is proud to announce the debut of our newest weekly program, Western Worlds, on Monday, February 27, at 10pm EST!*
Produced by Western University’s Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX), Western Worlds will feature weekly interviews and round-table discussions in a focused examination of the latest news in planetary exploration. On Monday’s premiere episode, How Lucky We Are, co-host Raymond Francis will visit with Planetary Geologist and CPSX Acting Director, Gordon Osinski, for a discussion on asteroids and impacts! The interview will be followed by a round-table discussion with co-hosts Raymond Francis, Alyssa Gilbert, and John Moores.
Western Worlds is hosted by CPSX post-doctoral fellow, Dr. John Moores, and is co-produced by CPSX Outreach Coordinator, Dr. Alyssa Gilbert, and Astronomy.FM’s Program Director, Dr. Michael Foerster.
*Monday 7pm PST / Tuesday 0300 GMT
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Sunday, February 19th, 2012
In this months episode, we celebrated our 2nd Birthday! We also talked about Astrofest, and Google Sky. Our special guest for Book Corner was Ninian Boyle.
The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 22 Shownotes
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy news, astronomy radio, Astronomy.FM, Nick Evetts, Paul Harper, podcast, Richie Jarvis, UK Astronomy, Under British Skies
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
“Western Worlds!” on the CBC!
CPSX’s & AFM’s newest radio show, Western Worlds, is in the news!Alyssa Gilbert, CPSX Outreach Coordinator and producer of Western Worlds, was interviewed by CBC Radio One about the show; you may hear that here!
And John Moores, post-doctoral fellow for CPSX and the showrunner and main host of Western Worlds, was interviewed by Western News about the program.
Join us for Western Worlds, Astronomy.FM’s newest program, each week after York∞Universe! (0210 GMT Tuesdays, a.k.a. 10:10pm Eastern – repeating every 4 hours for the rest of the day)
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Tags: AFM*Radio, Alyssa Gilbert, astronomy radio, Astronomy.FM, CBC, internet radio, podcast, University of Western Ontario
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Monday, December 19th, 2011
Under British Skies interviewed the lovely Hanny Van Arkel, and learnt all about her work with the Voorwerp and the Peas. We also talked about BBC Stargazing Live, and what events the Under British Skies team are involved in.
The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 20 Shownotes
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy news, Galaxy Zoo, Hanny van Arkel, Paul Harper, Richie Jarvis, UK Astronomy, Under British Skies, Voorwerp
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
LIVE COVERAGE of the return of Soyuz from the International Space Station! Also:
- Happy Birthday Fast Eddie
- The expansion of the Universe
- It’s REALLY important to proof your paper before publication
- Keck is really cool, and more!
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy radio, Astronomy.FM, cosmology, Jesse Rogerson, Keck, Lianne Manzer, live astronomy, Michael Foerster, NASA, night sky, Paul Delaney, podcast, science, sky events, Soyuz, space probes, space science, spaceflight, York University, York∞Universe!
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Sunday, November 20th, 2011
(originally broadcast on Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC FM+TV on November 18th, 2011)
Every week join “First*Light!” for a look at news from the intersection of science & society! “First*Light!” originates from the studios of Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC/FM+TV. It airs each Friday LIVE at 7:20am (U.S. Eastern time), and repeats on Astronomy.FM every Saturday / Sunday (see our broadcast schedule for times). “First*Light!” is hosted by David Gault, Eric Hines, and Michael Foerster.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, Astronomy.FM, climate change, David Gault, Eric Hines, First*Light!, internet radio, Mars, meteor shower, Michael Foerster, night sky, podcast, science, sky events, space probes, space science, spaceflight, WNMC
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Saturday, November 19th, 2011
On “The Event^Horizon!” hosts Nick Evetts and Marty Kunz are again joined by Astronomy.FM’s newest SkyGuide – John Schroer (former Planetarium Director of the Detroit Science Center, and host of the TV show “Astronomy for Everyone”)
Tonight we welcome a special guest – Bob Lunsford of the American Meteor Society, on the occasion of their centenary! Bob talks about observing, recording, and submitting your meteor observations.
Also discussed tonight:
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, American Meteor Society, astronomy, Astronomy.FM, Bob Lunsford, Global-Rent-A-Scope, GRAS, internet radio, John Schroer, Leonids, live astronomy, look up, Marty Kunz, meteor shower, Nick Evetts, night sky, podcast, science, sky events, The Event^Horizon!
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