omega tau » astronomy http://omegataupodcast.net wissenschaft und technik im kopfhoerer / science and engineering in your headphones Thu, 17 May 2012 18:49:17 +0000 de hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2008 info@omegataupodcast.net (info@omegataupodcast.net) info@omegataupodcast.net (info@omegataupodcast.net) science, technology, engineering, wissenschaft, technik 1440 http://omegataupodcast.net/rssimages/rssimage.jpg omega tau http://omegataupodcast.net 144 144 Wissenschaft und Technik im Kopfhoerer / Science and Engineering in your Headphones Wissenschaft und Technik im Kopfhoerer / Science and Engineering in your Headphones technology, science, aviation info@omegataupodcast.net info@omegataupodcast.net info@omegataupodcast.net no no /63/ The Cassini Mission to Saturn http://omegataupodcast.net/2011/04/63-the-cassini-mission-to-saturn/ http://omegataupodcast.net/2011/04/63-the-cassini-mission-to-saturn/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:44:49 +0000 MaNo http://omegataupodcast.net/?p=589 Cassini Mission to Saturn. We talk with Nora Kelly Alonge, a Project Science System Engineer and Science Planning Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In the episode we cover the Cassini spacecraft's structure and sensors (and its lander, Huygens), some of the relevant science, as well as the challenge of coordinating science and engineering requirements on the mission.]]> This episode is about the Cassini Mission to Saturn. We talk with Nora Kelly Alonge, a Project Science System Engineer and Science Planning Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In the episode we cover the Cassini spacecraft’s structure and sensors (and its lander, Huygens), some of the relevant science, as well as the challenge of coordinating science and engineering requirements on the mission.

]]> http://omegataupodcast.net/2011/04/63-the-cassini-mission-to-saturn/feed/ 2 1:15:51 This episode is about the Cassini Mission to Saturn. We talk with Nora Kelly Alonge, a Project Science System Engineer and Science Planning Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In the episode we cover the Cassini spacecraft's structure and se[...] This episode is about the Cassini Mission to Saturn. We talk with Nora Kelly Alonge, a Project Science System Engineer and Science Planning Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In the episode we cover the Cassini spacecraft's structure and sensors (and its lander, Huygens), some of the relevant science, as well as the challenge of coordinating science and engineering requirements on the mission. podcast info@omegataupodcast.net no no /31/ The Millennium Simulation http://omegataupodcast.net/2010/04/31-the-millennium-simulation/ http://omegataupodcast.net/2010/04/31-the-millennium-simulation/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:12:49 +0000 MaNo http://omegataupodcast.net/?p=264 Volker Springel about the Millenium Simulation, which at the time was the largest simulation of the growth of cosmic structure, including a detailed model for the formation of galaxies and supermassive black holes. In the episode we talk about the physical/cosmological background, the simulation process and approach as well as some details about the hard- and software.]]> This episode is a conversation with Volker Springel about the Millenium Simulation, which at the time was the largest simulation of the growth of cosmic structure, including a detailed model for the formation of galaxies and supermassive black holes. In the episode we talk about the physical/cosmological background, the simulation process and approach as well as some details about the hard- and software.

]]> http://omegataupodcast.net/2010/04/31-the-millennium-simulation/feed/ 1 1:07:09 This episode is a conversation with Volker Springel about the Millenium Simulation, which at the time was the largest simulation of the growth of cosmic structure, including a detailed model for the formation of galaxies and supermassive black holes[...] This episode is a conversation with Volker Springel about the Millenium Simulation, which at the time was the largest simulation of the growth of cosmic structure, including a detailed model for the formation of galaxies and supermassive black holes. In the episode we talk about the physical/cosmological background, the simulation process and approach as well as some details about the hard- and software. podcast info@omegataupodcast.net no no /18/ Astrobiology at the NASA Astrobiology Institute http://omegataupodcast.net/2009/09/18-astrobiology-at-the-nasa-astrobiology-institute/ http://omegataupodcast.net/2009/09/18-astrobiology-at-the-nasa-astrobiology-institute/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:35:35 +0000 MaNo http://omegataupodcast.net/?p=69 NASA Astrobiology Insititute at NASA Ames Research Center. The conversation comes in two parts. Part one covers the conceptual basics of astrobiology and life: what is life, what are the preconditions for life to exist, how to recognize it, etc. Part two looks at the process of trying to find places in the universe that could host life, primarily astronomical observations and missions to other planets.]]> This episode is a conversation with Dr. Carl Pilcher, the director of the NASA Astrobiology Insititute at NASA Ames Research Center. The conversation comes in two parts. Part one covers the conceptual basics of astrobiology and life: what is life, what are the preconditions for life to exist, how to recognize it, etc. Part two looks at the process of trying to find places in the universe that could host life, primarily astronomical observations and missions to other planets.

]]> http://omegataupodcast.net/2009/09/18-astrobiology-at-the-nasa-astrobiology-institute/feed/ 3 0:48:19 This episode is a conversation with Dr. Carl Pilcher, the director of the NASA Astrobiology Insititute at NASA Ames Research Center. The conversation comes in two parts. Part one covers the conceptual basics of astrobiology and life: what is life, w[...] This episode is a conversation with Dr. Carl Pilcher, the director of the NASA Astrobiology Insititute at NASA Ames Research Center. The conversation comes in two parts. Part one covers the conceptual basics of astrobiology and life: what is life, what are the preconditions for life to exist, how to recognize it, etc. Part two looks at the process of trying to find places in the universe that could host life, primarily astronomical observations and missions to other planets. podcast info@omegataupodcast.net no no /16/ Radio Astronomy and the ALMA Telescope http://omegataupodcast.net/2009/08/16-radio-astronomy-and-the-alma-telescope/ http://omegataupodcast.net/2009/08/16-radio-astronomy-and-the-alma-telescope/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:04:12 +0000 MaNo http://omegataupodcast.net/2009/08/10/16-radio-astronomy-and-the-alma-telescope/ ALMA observatory with ESO's Robert Laing, the European instrument scientist for ALMA. The episode has three parts. The first part talks about the science of radio astronomy: current challenges and physical basics. The second part adresses how observing with radio astronomy actually works: the principles behind telescopes and how they are built and operated. Part three then looks at the ALMA observatory specifically, a new, large sub-millimeter radio interferometer currently built in the Atacama Desert in Chile.]]> This episode is a discussion about radio astronomy and the ALMA observatory with ESO’s Robert Laing, the European instrument scientist for ALMA. The episode has three parts. The first part talks about the science of radio astronomy: current challenges and physical basics. The second part adresses how observing with radio astronomy actually works: the principles behind telescopes and how they are built and operated. Part three then looks at the ALMA observatory specifically, a new, large sub-millimeter radio interferometer currently built in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

]]> http://omegataupodcast.net/2009/08/16-radio-astronomy-and-the-alma-telescope/feed/ 1 1:33:12 This episode is a discussion about radio astronomy and the ALMA observatory with ESO's Robert Laing, the European instrument scientist for ALMA. The episode has three parts. The first part talks about the science of radio astronomy: current challeng[...] This episode is a discussion about radio astronomy and the ALMA observatory with ESO's Robert Laing, the European instrument scientist for ALMA. The episode has three parts. The first part talks about the science of radio astronomy: current challenges and physical basics. The second part adresses how observing with radio astronomy actually works: the principles behind telescopes and how they are built and operated. Part three then looks at the ALMA observatory specifically, a new, large sub-millimeter radio interferometer currently built in the Atacama Desert in Chile. podcast info@omegataupodcast.net no no