Star Stuff

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Latest Episodes

What Is Life?
April 04, 2023

What is life? In this episode of Star Stuff, our hosts discuss what it means to be alive on Earth and beyond.

Let’s Take A (Conversational) Look at the Sun – We Talk to Dr. Jeff Hall
March 21, 2023

The Star Stuff crew sits down with solar astronomer and Lowell Observatory Executive Director, Dr. Jeff Hall, to talk about a seriously hot topic: the Sun! Jeff tells us about []

Exploring the Drake Equation: We Talk About Aliens
March 07, 2023

Are we running through the six with our woes. alone? The Drake Equation says no. On this episode of Star Stuff, our fearless hosts delve into a probabilistic argument created []

The Math of the Universe & Elements of Awe with Astronomer Dr. Daniel Fleisch
February 21, 2023

Star Stuff sits down for a chat with astronomer Dr. Daniel Fleisch, who served as Astronomer in Residence at Grand Canyon National Park in December 2022. They discuss his time []

From The Farm To The Stars: We Talk About Clyde Tombaugh
February 07, 2023

A telescope made out of farming equipment? Discovering Pluto? In this episode of Star Stuff, Hailey sits down with Lowell historian Kevin Schindler to talk about the man who discovered []

Beyond The Event Horizon: We Talk About Black Holes
January 17, 2023

Wormholes? Time travel? Alternate universes? In this episode of Star Stuff, we talk about black holes, the different types of black holes, and the bizarre implications of their existence.

Seeing The Unseen: We Talk About Spectroscopy
January 03, 2023

Welcome to Star Stuff Season 2, now also in video format on YouTube! How do scientists study light? In this episode, we talk about the various types of spectroscopy and []

Season 1 Finale: What We Learned On Season 1
December 27, 2022

Thats a wrap on Star Stuff Season 1! In this episode, we reminisce with Star Stuff crew members, Madi Mooney, Nate Nise, and John Compton, about their favorite episodes from []

Learning Science Through Historic Literature
December 20, 2022

Youve heard the Greek myths about how the constellations formed, but what about the stories of other cultures? In this episode of Star Stuff, we sit down with cultural astronomer []

How Realistic Were These Popular Sci-Fi Movies? A Scientist’s Review
December 13, 2022

Listen in as Lowell Observatory Educators Hailey Osborn and Matt Lydy discuss some of the most popular sci-fi movies, from 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) to Passengers (2016). Learn their []