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Looking Up

Ciencia

Looking Up

Dean Regas

What did NASA find on Asteroid Bennu? (with Dr. Daniella Mendoza DellaGiustina)

July 03, 2026 9:16am 17 min

What is a potentially hazardous asteroid like? Up close and personal? Very few space missions have visited asteroids and fewer still have touched an asteroid and brought some of it back to Earth. Dean chats with NASA's O...

Bringing the universe down to Earth (with Kat Troche)

June 19, 2026 6:00am 17 min

How do you feel about the universe? Is it scary, you know with how large it is? How far way everything is? Is it intimidating when astronomers talk about time in millions and billions of years? Okay, on the surface it’s ...

Is most of the universe actually invisible? (with Dr. Stacy McGaugh)

June 05, 2026 10:37am 20 min

By some counts as much as 96% of everything in the universe comes from dark matter and dark energy. And, up to now, both are completely invisible. Few in the field question this theory, but could there be alternatives? D...

3000 Astronomers, One Thrilling Event

May 22, 2026 12:49pm 14 min

What happens when 3000 astronomers gather in one place? The annual American Astronomical Society meeting puts this question to the test. In this episode, Dean Regas shares what makes a gathering like this so special, ref...

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Can Elon Musk Even Go to Mars? (with Oliver Morton)

May 08, 2026 9:24am 17 min

With Artemis II's recent launch, we are revisiting this conversation. 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 Fu...

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Problem Solving in Space (with Andy Weir)

April 24, 2026 11:50am 22 min

With the recent release of the "Project Hail Mary" film adaptation, we are revisiting a favorite episode of "Looking Up." Dean chats with science fiction novelist Andy Weir about what it takes to solve problems in the co...

Ancient Martian microbes left behind a chemical "fingerprint" (with Dr. Katie Stack Morgan)

April 10, 2026 10:07am 18 min

Last fall, NASA announced that it found something incredible in a rock on Mars. A core sample obtained by the Mars Perseverance rover discovered a potential biosignature. In other words, a potential sign of ancient life ...

Searching for Life in Mars' Watery Past (with Dr. Andy Czaja)

March 27, 2026 12:44pm 18 min

What was the planet Mars like in the past? Was it a dry desolate world like the one we see today, or was it a watery oasis filled with oceans, lakes, and rushing rivers? Was it Earthlike? Dean Regas chats with University...

Somewhere Over the Moonbow (with Jeff Pfaller)

March 13, 2026 11:27am 17 min

What is a moonbow, and what does it take to get a picture of one? And do rare events in the night sky lose their appeal after you've seen a bunch of them? Dean chats with Jeff Pfaller, astro-photographer and author of "D...

How a 1925 Airship Crash Shaped an Ohio Town (with Kendall Crawford)

February 27, 2026 11:49am 15 min

What might it be like to watch an alien spacecraft fall from the sky? Residents of Ava, Ohio, in 1925 experienced something close to this, when the USS Shenandoah, a naval airship, crashed down on rural farmland. Dean Re...

Eating Like an Astronaut (with Mark Borison)

February 13, 2026 3:14pm 16 min

How do you eat in space? Simple everyday chores like sleeping or going to the bathroom take on all new challenges when you're weightless and floating in mid-air. Dean is joined by Mark Borison, Host of The Jungle Jims Po...

Early Astrophotography was Controversial (with Anika Burgess)

January 30, 2026 11:38am 15 min

The question seems completely absurd to us in the 21st century: should we use cameras to help with astronomical research? Well, of course. Why wouldn’t we? But in the early 20th century, this was a heated debate that ech...

Trappist-1 is Not Like Our Sun (with Dr. Néstor Espinoza)

January 16, 2026 1:48pm 18 min

The universe is enormous and time to observe it is limited. This means planet-hunters have to be extra picky in their search for habitable worlds. Dean chats with Dr. Néstor Espinoza, an astronomer at the Space Telescope...

The Martian Craze of the Gilded Age (with David Baron)

January 02, 2026 11:32am 16 min

Mars and Martians. They go together in the public's mind. The Earthling fascination with "alien invaders" goes back a long time. But why? And what does it say about all of us here on Earth? Dean explores this cultural ph...

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Space 2 Inspire (with Dr. Sian Proctor)

December 19, 2025 11:21am 18 min

Revisiting a favorite from 2025: Dean chats with Inspiration4 astronaut and artist, Dr. Sian Proctor about seeing Earth from outer space, and her book, "Earthlight, The Power of Earthlight and the Human Perspective."Send...

FROM THE ARCHIVE: How will the universe end? (with Dr. Katie Mack)

December 05, 2025 12:08pm 13 min

This holiday season, Dean Regas visits a favorite episode of Looking Up, featuring astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack. They discuss how all of this might end: could it be a crunch, a freeze or a rip?

The Forgotten Water on Venus (with Dr. Rakesh Mogul)

November 21, 2025 3:37pm 15 min

Venus is close-by and similar in size to Earth, but until recently, we couldn’t tell much about it. Dr. Rakesh Mogul, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, at Cal Poly Pomona took another look at old Venus data to pot...

On Top of the World (with Peter Hillary and Mark Armstrong)

November 07, 2025 10:18am 16 min

Peter Hillary's father, Sir Edmund Hillary, was the first person to climb Mt. Everest. Mark Armstrong's father, Neil Armstrong, was the first person to walk on the moon. Now, the two sons of iconic explorers are going on...

Over 6000 New Worlds; Do Any of them Contain Life? (with Dr. Malena Rice)

October 24, 2025 1:28pm 19 min

After NASA's recent milestone of over 6000 exoplanets tracked, Dean Regas has one big question. Is anyone living on them? On this episode, Dean chats with Dr. Malena Rice, a planetary astrophysicist and assistant profess...

What Happens if You Fall Into a Black Hole? (With Dr. Janna Levin)

October 10, 2025 10:42am 16 min

What happens if you fall into a black hole? What would it sound like? What would you see? Dean Regas chats with Dr. Janna Levin, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University, to find out t...

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