Jul 28, 2014
Feature Guest: Paul Delaney
The next time you look up at the night sky, struck dizzy by the sheer number of stars shining down on you, here’s something to consider. On average each star host at least one planet. That’s the accumulated result of our exoplanet hunting efforts to date. To help us explore the...
Jul 14, 2014
Feature Guest: Robin Kingsburgh
Albert
Einstein once said "After a certain high level of technical skill
is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in esthetics,
plasticity, and form. The greatest scientists are always artists as
well." To help us understand the dynamic between the arts and the
science of...
Jun 16, 2014
Feature Guest: Scott Menary
Are there anti-matter galaxies out there in space? Will we ever be
able to make anti-atoms of heavy elements? How do you trap
something that is detroyed immediately upon contact? And of course,
will anti-matter become an energy source for space exploration
propulsion systems a la Star...
Jun 2, 2014
Feature Guest: Dan Falk
Astronomy meets Shakespeare? An unlikely pair you might imagine, but “There are more things in heaven and earth, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy”. Today on this special audio and video edition of the show we're joined by Dan Falk at The Star Spot at the Toronto book launch of his new...
May 19, 2014
International Astronomy Day 2014 occurred on Saturday, May 10. The Star Spot celebrated at the David Dunlap Observatory in Richmond Hill, Ontario, which boasts the largest telescope in Canada. The Dunlap Observatory was once the second largest telescope in the world, second only to the Hooker Telescope at the Mount...