Sep 21, 2015
Feature Guest: Wendy Freedman
A long long time ago in every place at once, all of this began. But when exactly did the universe begin? And how quickly did it expand into the structure we see around us? Those numbers are more difficult to nail down than we had thought, yet more critical to our understanding of the nature...
Sep 7, 2015
Feature Guest: Hilton Lewis
The twin Keck Telescopes of Hawaii are the world’s largest optical
and infrared telescopes. For twenty five years they have turned
their eyes on the farthest and faintest objects in the cosmos,
stacking up a dizzying array of accomplishments: from evidence for
the supermassive black hole...
Aug 24, 2015
Feature Guest: Marc Garneau
He is
the first Canadian to travel into space. But with momentous changes
rocketing the space programs of many nations, how many more firsts
will there be? Today Dr. Marc Garneau, a real hero of science and
exploration, joins Justin Trottier at The Star Spot, to discuss the
past, present and...
Aug 10, 2015
Feature Guest: Chris Gainor
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, which has forever changed the way we look at the cosmos. To help us understand how Hubble proved to be transformational, and for a brief history of the ups and down of our space program, today we're joined at The Star Spot...
Jul 27, 2015
Feature Guest: Anousheh Ansari
Her name is synonymous with private space travel.
Anousheh Ansari’s $10 million donation enabled the Ansari X-Prize
to catalyze the private space industry. And in 2006 Ansari herself
became the first female private space explorer when she visited the
ISS. Today Anousheh Ansari joins us...