225 - FROM THE ARCHIVE: Problem Solving in Space (with Andy Weir)
Join Dean Regas, astronomer, author, and space expert on a journey through the stars! Guests from all over the globe bring their knowledge and passion about today’s latest scientific discoveries and advancements. From eclipses to supernovas, from rockets to rovers; there’s a whole universe to explore! Dean is the author of “How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto” and “100 Things to See in the Night Sky” and was the longtime host of PBS' Stargazers television program. Looking Up is a production of Cincinnati Public Radio.
225 - FROM THE ARCHIVE: Problem Solving in Space (with Andy Weir)
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Join Dean Regas, astronomer, author, and space expert on a journey through the stars! Guests from all over the globe bring their knowledge and passion about today’s latest scientific discoveries and advancements. From eclipses to supernovas, from rockets to rovers; there’s a whole universe to explore! Dean is the author of “How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto” and “100 Things to See in the Night Sky” and was the longtime host of PBS' Stargazers television program. Looking Up is a production of Cincinnati Public Radio.
Episodes
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FROM THE ARCHIVE: Problem Solving in Space (with Andy Weir)
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Fri, 24 Apr 2026
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Fri, 10 Apr 2026
223-
Searching for Life in Mars' Watery Past (with Dr. Andy Czaja)
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Fri, 27 Mar 2026
222-
Somewhere Over the Moonbow (with Jeff Pfaller)
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Fri, 13 Mar 2026
221-
How a 1925 Airship Crash Shaped an Ohio Town (with Kendall Crawford)
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026
220-
Eating Like an Astronaut (with Mark Borison)
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026
219-
Early Astrophotography was Controversial (with Anika Burgess)
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Fri, 30 Jan 2026
218-
Trappist-1 is Not Like Our Sun (with Dr. Néstor Espinoza)
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Fri, 16 Jan 2026
217-
The Martian Craze of the Gilded Age (with David Baron)
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Fri, 02 Jan 2026
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FROM THE ARCHIVE: Space 2 Inspire (with Dr. Sian Proctor)
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Fri, 19 Dec 2025
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FROM THE ARCHIVE: How will the universe end? (with Dr. Katie Mack)
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Fri, 05 Dec 2025
214-
The Forgotten Water on Venus (with Dr. Rakesh Mogul)
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Fri, 21 Nov 2025
213-
On Top of the World (with Peter Hillary and Mark Armstrong)
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Fri, 07 Nov 2025
212-
Over 6000 New Worlds; Do Any of them Contain Life? (with Dr. Malena Rice)
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Mon, 27 Oct 2025
211-
What Happens if You Fall Into a Black Hole? (With Dr. Janna Levin)
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Fri, 10 Oct 2025
210-
It's All Fun and Games Until You Discover a Planet (with Dr. Konstantin Batygin)
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Mon, 29 Sep 2025
209-
Night at the Observatory (with Thomas Lennon)
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Fri, 12 Sep 2025
208-
Buzzkill Astronomers and Star Hustlers (with James Albury)
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Fri, 29 Aug 2025
207-
Shh... Astronomers are Sleeping! (with Vannessa Gressieux)
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Fri, 15 Aug 2025
206-
The Human Computer Who Changed Fluid Dynamics (with Anne Saker)
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Fri, 01 Aug 2025
205-
Watching Your Dad Land on the Moon (with Mark Armstrong)
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Fri, 11 Jul 2025
204-
The Comet that Crashed into Jupiter (with David Levy)
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Fri, 27 Jun 2025
203-
Exploring Oddball Stars (with Dr. Gerard van Belle)
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Fri, 13 Jun 2025
202-
I Heart Pluto (with Alan Stern)
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Mon, 02 Jun 2025
201-
Do Lights Really Make People Safer? (with Stephen Hummel)
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Fri, 16 May 2025
200-
Can Elon Musk Even Go to Mars? (with Oliver Morton)
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Fri, 02 May 2025
199-
Touch the Stars; Astronomy for People who are Visually Impaired (with Noreen Grice)
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Fri, 18 Apr 2025
198-
Is an Asteroid Headed Towards Earth? (with Pranvera Hyseni)
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Fri, 04 Apr 2025
197-
Viewing Earth from Outer Space (with Mark Brown)
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Fri, 21 Mar 2025
196-
Space 2 Inspire (with Dr. Sian Proctor)
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Fri, 07 Mar 2025
195-
Why Can't Lunar Eclipses be at 8 PM?
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Fri, 21 Feb 2025
194-
How to Catch a Cosmic Ray (with Dr. Scott Nutter)
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Fri, 29 Nov 2024
193-
Is there liquid water on Europa? (with Dr. Erin Leonard)
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Fri, 15 Nov 2024
192-
How will the universe end? (with Dr. Katie Mack)
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Fri, 01 Nov 2024
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Will we find Earth 2.0 in this lifetime? (With Dr. Lisa Kaltenegger)
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Fri, 18 Oct 2024
190-
Making Art After Dark (with Dr. Tyler Nordgren)
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Fri, 04 Oct 2024
189-
Become a Solar System Ambassador (with Kay Ferrari)
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Fri, 20 Sep 2024
188-
Going to Space Camp (With Pat Ammons)
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Fri, 06 Sep 2024
187-
A Unifying Roof Above All of Us (with Babak Tafreshi)
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Fri, 23 Aug 2024
186-
The Moon Belongs to Everyone (with Chris Cokinos)
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Fri, 09 Aug 2024
185-
Saving Sheep From a UFO (with Rhys Darby)
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Fri, 26 Jul 2024
184-
Hunting Meteorites in Antarctica (with Scott VanBommel)
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Fri, 12 Jul 2024
183-
Celebrating the Cosmos Every Day (With Robert Nemiroff)
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Fri, 28 Jun 2024
182-
They Might Be Into Astronomy (With John Linnell)
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Fri, 31 May 2024
181-
What did they find on Asteroid Bennu? (with Dr. Nicole Lunning)
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Fri, 17 May 2024
180-
What's a Sonic Thump? (with NASA Quesst's Jonathan Rathsam and Ed Haering)
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Fri, 03 May 2024
164-
Trekking to Mountain-Top Observatories (with Norbert Vance)
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Fri, 07 Feb 2025
163-
Looking Through Antique Telescopes (with John Briggs)
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Fri, 24 Jan 2025
162-
The Pluto Killer (with Mike Brown)
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Fri, 10 Jan 2025
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ARCHIVE SELECT: Maria Mitchell's Comet (with Maria Popova)