Edgewood Astronomy Outreach
Edgewood Astronomy Outreach
Kylee Martens
This podcast will be recorded on a semi-regular basis and used to promote astronomy outreach!
Cretaceous-Paleocene Extinction
Join our host, Melissa Sikes as she speaks with returning guest, David Cordie, Assistant Professor of Geoscience at Edgewood College. In this episode, we discuss the asteroid event that is known to have been a leading cause of the mass extinction of the most of Earth's species, including the dinosaurs.
Nov 27, 2020
21 min
Cosmology in a Mind-Blowing Nutshell
Hosts Melissa Sikes and Kylee Martens chat about cosmology and the dark stuff in our universe. They tackle some big questions in cosmology and explain the effects of new research on our current understanding of the universe.
Nov 16, 2020
19 min
A Brief Summary of Meteor Showers
Ever wonder what causes meteor showers? Or why they only occur once and a while? Join Melissa today to find out!
Aug 14, 2020
2 min
The Importance of Dark Skies
In this episode, we will discuss the importance of dark skies, how to measure dark skies, and their greater importance to Earth’s ecology.
Aug 5, 2020
5 min
Our Home: The Milky Way Galaxy
The outreach team investigates where we actually are in the Universe and what being a spiral galaxies means for our home galaxy, The Milky Way.
Jul 22, 2020
8 min
In the search for life, planetology can help!
This episode features an interview with Dr. David Cordie, a professor of geoscience at Edgewood College. David helps us explore how paleontology aides astronomers in the search for extraterrestrial life by exploring Earth’s rich geo-bio-logical history.
Jul 8, 2020
21 min
Seasonal observing - Summer v. Winter
In this episode, Kylee discusses what causes seasonal changes to the night sky and some popular objects to look for!
Jul 1, 2020
3 min