Dr. Stephanie Ryan, Teaching Science to Children - - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion 3 August 2021
Talking with Dr. Stephanie Ryan, author of Let's Learn About Chemistry, about teaching science to kids! Plus - we look in on Mars, explore a radio galaxy, and more!
Teaching science to children, clays on Mars, an in-depth look at Centaurus A, and Saturn pays Earth a visit!
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Dr. Stephanie Ryan to the show. She is the author of Let's Learn About Chemistry, and we will be talking about teaching science to children.
But first, we look at a new study suggesting clay, not water, may be hidden under the icy South Pole of Mars. We also examine the radio galaxy Centaurus A in a new light, and look up at Saturn during a close(-ish) approach to Earth.
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Upcoming Guests
We have two more amazing guests lined up for you, before heading out for a week vAcAtIoN!
August 10 (s5/e6): Dr. Jonathan Lunine, astronomer at Cornell, tells us about the volcanoes of Venus!
August 17 (s5/e7): Dr. Richard Teague from the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University, discusses his work discovering the first moon ever found in another star system.
August 24: No show – Vacation
August 31 (s5/e8): Geoff Notkin, host of Meteorite Men on the Science Channel and president of the National Space Society, talks meteorites.
September 7 (s5/e9): Astronomer and CHIME member Kaitlyn Shin, explains fast radio bursts (FRBs)
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James