November 24th: On the Screen: Science Fact vs. Science Fiction by Jane Platt and Kevin Grazier
Date: November 24, 2009 Title: On the Screen: Science Fact vs. Science Fiction Podcaster: Jane Platt and Kevin Grazier Organization: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Description: Some science fiction movies and TV shows are just that: fiction. But you can find nuggets of science facts in some of them, including some based on actual space research and space missions. In this conversation, scientist Kevin Grazier of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who works on the Cassini mission to Saturn, explains how some scie

*November 23rd: The Extraterrestrials in Your Back Yard
Date: November 23, 2009 Title: The Extraterrestrials in Your Back Yard Podcaster: Lia Corrales from Columbia Astronomy Organization: Columbia University Astronomy: http://outreach.astro.columbia.edu Description: Every day 2 tons of cosmic dust rains down upon the surface of the Earth. In this session we will explain how you can go hunting for space rocks in your own back yard. We will explore the phenomenon of micrometeorites and their journey from space to your flower bed. Bio:

November 22nd: Go Up and Turn Right
Date: November 22, 2009 Title: Go Up and Turn Right Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Organization: Cheap Astronomy: www.cheapastro.com Description: Planning a mission to Mars is a piece of cake on paper. Actually doing it - well, not so much. Bio: Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website where your financial situation is always looking up. Today's sponsor: This episode of "365 Days of Astronomy" is sponsored by the American Astronomical Society, the major organi

November 21st: Under a New Sky
Date: November 21, 2009 Title: Under a New Sky Podcaster: David Ault Link: David Ault: www.davidault.co.uk Description: These are the musings of an English astronomer able for the first time to see a proper night sky and observe the movement of the stars in India over the course of 6 months. Bio: David is an actor, writer and science presenter from the UK who performed Shakespeare in India between Sept 08 and Mar 09. He is one of the founding members of the Jodcast team, heading up the

*November 20th: MUSTANG Gallops Towards Clusters
Date: November 20, 2009 Title: MUSTANG Gallops Towards Clusters Podcaster: Sue Ann Heatherly Organization: NRAO: http://www.gb.nrao.edu/ Description: Join us as Dr. Simon Dicker from the University of Pennsylvania chats about a new tool for the Green Bank Telescope and what it can do. The receiver is called MUSTANG. Although you may not be able to remember what MUSTANG stands for at the end of this podcast, you’ll be amazed at how it allows astronomers to image galaxy clusters in a very unusual way.