Get your weekly dose of all that's new in space and astronomy with Escape Velocity Space News. The sky is not the limit, as we bring you the latest scientific discoveries and rocket launches. EVSN is brought to you by the team behind CosmoQuest at the Planetary Science Institute and features hosts Dr. Pamela L. Gay and Erik Madaus, with audio engineering by Ally Pelphrey. EVSN is supported through Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/CosmoQuestX.
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On Background: The Anatomy of a Comet
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Sep 1 10 min
After Hours: Making Moons and Getting Cratered with William K Hartmann
Across a long career, Dr William Hartmann has done everything from innovating how the Moon was formed to founding the Planetary Science Institute to defining space art fo
Aug 13 48 min
After Hours: Doing Big Science with Light Tools with guest Dr Danny Jacobs
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Jul 30 1 h 00 min
After Hours: International Moon Day 2026 with guest Jekan Thanga
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Jul 23 57 min
After Hours: Space Rocks Collected for Science with guest Dr Rhonda Stroud
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Jul 16 50 min
After Hours: Exploring Physics Through Spaceflight Missions with author Trisha Muro
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Jul 9 46 min
Astronomy Asks: How did you get there?
How is this the last episode of the season? July snuck up on us. We'll be back Sept 2 with Season 5! For now, we've got astronomers asking questions; questions like "Did
Jul 2 17 min
Tracing the hidden and revealing the past
In this episode we look at the hidden and unexpected geology that may lurk beneath East Antarctica's ice sheet, evidence of past worlds and lost moons that may once have
Jun 25 17 min
After Hours: Our shape shifting Universe with author Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Join Pamela for an hour that looks at science and society as she talks with author and cosmologist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. In her new book, "The Edge of Space-Time: Par
Jun 18 1 h 09 min
Tails SpaceX Fails, Heads We Lose the Earth
In this episode, we look at the SpaceX SEC initial filing and put its facts and figures in context and ask, can they do it? And can the Earth survive if they succeed?
In this episode, we're going to look at Psyche's success at Mars, the cool 3I-ATLAS science coming from Europa Clipper and JUICE en route to the Jupiter system:, and we a
Jun 4 14 min
After Hours: Crowdsourcing Innovation with Trisha Epp
Trisha Epp joins us to talking about NASA's collaboration with Freelancer, and how Innovation is now getting crowdsourced. Join in to learn how to launch your own Moonsho
May 28 48 min
Astronomers: Improbability Finders
Pamela is on the road in this episode as we look at how (and why) astronomers keep finding the improbable, follow the evidence to possible sources of little red dots, stu
May 21 16 min
Uncommon Stars
In today's episode, we look at the Voyager mission's exploration beyond our solar system, the organics Mars Curiosity Rover has discovered, the distribution of planets un
May 14 18 min
The One With the Dark Matter
In this episode, we're going to be looking back in time at how Dark Matter may have influenced the formation of Supermassive Blackholes, newly catalogued remnants of left
May 7 18 min
After Hours: Launching the small(er) things with Exolaunch CEO Robert Sproles
As commercial space becomes a more and more mature industry, we're seeing new needs emerge. Front and the center is the need for someone - or some company - to make it ea
Apr 30 48 min
To Artemis, With Love
This is EVSN's love letter to the Artemis II mission.
Apr 23 27 min
Supervolcanoes: Erupt, Refill, Repeat
This week, in the first of our new shorter and more frequent episodes, we are going to take a look at the interplay of plate tectonics, geology, climate, and life. Specif
Apr 16 13 min
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I love science podcasts and I have been listening to all of Dr Pamala Gay’s fantastic work for years. From the very beginning of Astronomy Cast I’ve been hooked. Lately I’ve noticed that this show needs to up the audio levels on Pamela’s voice. Every time the commercials come on I wince from how loud it gets because I have to turn it up high to hear Pamela. 6 stars if you fix that problem. Otherwise I love the show.
MD-Ph0t0 · Oct 2023
While I love the content, the audio levels are frustrating. (Hand-on-forehead).
When mixing in the speakers’ audio, please raise speakers’ volume. If you compare it to other podcasts audio levels, speaker audio is very, very low. Audio level of intro music and other fill/transitions is ok. But audio of those speaking is barely audible.
When listening to multiple podcasts and arriving at this one, after the intro in this podcast, I have to increase the volume by 1/3 to hear the speaker’s voice, then when a filler/ad comes on, lower the volume or it is too loud, then raise the volume again again by 1/3 to hear speakers’ voices.
You can easily compare the audio decibel levels with other podcasts and this one using an audio meter. Normalize voice levels please. Don’t change the transition/ad/filler audio levels. Those are fine.
Veash · Oct 2023
I’ve followed Pamela Gay ever since she was part of the Slacker Astronomy podcast. She is a wonderful science educator and I’m always happy to let her put science in my brain. My one criticism is the low volume level of the podcast. Not only is it way lower than any of the other podcasts I regularly listen to (including Astronomy Cast), but it’s also much lower than the ads in each episode. I have to turn it up to hear only to have my ears assaulted when an ad comes on. I turn it down for the ad but then have to crank it up again once the ad is finished. Can things be leveled out it bit? Otherwise, great podcast!
dpoleary52 · Jul 2023
Hands down my go to source for what’s going on in space news. Expert analysis and opinion.
J Lee Graves · Dec 2020
Absolutely love this podcast but the speaking is so low and then commercials blast out my ear! I don’t want to drop it from my playlist but will be forced to if this isn’t corrected. I understand the need for a sponsor but please even out the volume.
KR1076 · Sep 2023
Wanted to like this show, but it has significant political overtones that distract. The recent episode about SpaceX permits is hardly journalism, but becomes weirdly emotional and strident against SpaceX and Elon Musk. Smart on their part to get more funding from the left side culture warriors, but sad for those looking for straight forward space and astronomy news.
AdAsperaPerAstra · Oct 2024
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