Looking Up

• The Comet that Crashed into Jupiter (with David Levy)

  Dean Regas chats with astronomer David Levy, unpacking the discovery of the famous Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Listen in and find out how you can start chasing comets yourself.

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• Exploring Oddball Stars (with Dr. Gerard van Belle)

  Dean Regas chats with Dr. Gerard van Belle, a tenured astronomer and the director of science at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Listen to find out how the star Altair got its "oddball" shape.

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• I Heart Pluto (with Alan Stern)

  In this episode of 'Looking Up,' Dean Regas chats with Alan Stern, a planetary scientist for the New Horizons mission exploring Pluto. Listen for the latest on the mission, and behind the scenes audio from the I Heart Pluto Festival in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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• Do Lights Really Make People Safer? (with Stephen Hummel)

  In this episode of 'Looking Up,' Dean Regas chats with Stephen Hummel, Dark Skies Initiative coordinator at the University of Texas at Austin and at the McDonald Observatory. Listen in to learn how you can support dark sky preservation from home, no matter where you live.

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• Can Elon Musk Even Go to Mars? (with Oliver Morton)

  Dean gets to the root of this question with guest Oliver Morton, Senior Editor for the Economist and author of the book, "The Moon: A History for the Future." They discuss Musk's likelihood for a Mars landing, and what the future of private space travel could mean for present Earthlings.Should you be on the rescue-ship to Mars? Tell us what you think by writing to us at looking [email protected] and let us know what job skills will get you to Mars someday. Send us your thoughts at [email protected] or post them on social media using #lookinguppodcastFind Us Online: Twitter: @lookinguppod @deanregas, Instagram: @917wvxu @deanregas, Tiktok: @cincinnatipublicradio @astronomerdean, Episode transcript: www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up, More from Dean: www.astrodean.com

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