Content tagged with "planetary science"

Apr 23, 2024 – Season 15 Episode 24

Debating Pluto’s Planethood with Alan Stern

Will Neil take back what he said about Pluto? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore planets, dwarf planets, and the Kuiper belt with planetary scientist and principal investigator for the New Horizons Mission, Alan Stern.

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Pluto on July 14, 2015. The image combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC). Pluto’s surface sports a remarkable range of subtle colors, enhanced in this view to a rainbow of pale blues, yellows, oranges, and deep reds. Many landforms have their own distinct colors, telling a complex geological and climatological story that scientists have only just begun to decode. The image resolves details and colors on scales as small as 0.8 miles (1.3 kilometers). The viewer is encouraged to zoom in on the image on a larger screen to fully appreciate the complexity of Pluto’s surface features.

Jul 18, 2023 – Season 14 Episode 43

The Story of Space Imaging with Carolyn “Madam Saturn” Porco

How much has space imaging furthered our understanding of the Universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn the story of cameras on space probes like Voyager and Cassini and the exciting science of Saturn with planetary scientist Carolyn Porco.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft photographs Earth from Saturn, 900 million miles away. Earth is pointed out by an arrow.

Jun 7, 2022 – Season 13 Episode 15

Extraterrestrial Oceans – StarTalk Live!

What are the oceans like on Enceladus? Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the oceans of other planets in the search for alien life with planetary scientist Kevin Hand, oceanographer Julie Huber, and comedians, Eugene Mirman, Ellie Kemper, and John Mulaney!

3,122 km smallest of the four Galilean moons - Made of silicate rock with a water-ice crust and probably an iron-nickel core - Striated by ice cracks likely with a water ocean beneath, which could conceivably harbor extraterrestrial life

Sep 28, 2014 – Season 5 Episode 37

Cosmic Queries: Funding Space Exploration with Bill Nye

How important is it to fund space exploration? Find out when Bill Nye, CEO of the Planetary Society, returns as guest host to answer fan questions, along with Eugene Mirman and NASA astronaut Mike Massimino.

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Content tagged with "planetary science"

Debating Pluto’s Planethood with Alan Stern

The Story of Space Imaging with Carolyn “Madam Saturn” Porco

Extraterrestrial Oceans – StarTalk Live!

Cosmic Queries: Funding Space Exploration with Bill Nye