Subscribe and automatically download fresh audio/video content: View content online by clicking the "View Podcast" links below (requires QuickTime 7.0 or other H.264-compliant video viewer. If videos do not play, right click or control click on the link to download the file to your hard drive & then open). Or, subscribe to the podcast using a program such as iTunes or ipodder with the podcast RSS/XML web address (listed below).
By Length
- Full Feature (4-12 min)
- Short Feature (1-4 min)
Video Podcast Listing
PKS 0745 in 60 Seconds (12-18-2012)
Some of the biggest black holes in the Universe may actually be even bigger than previously thought.
- Related Links:
-- From Super to Ultra: Just How Big Can Black Holes Get?
-- Tour of PKS 0745
Some of the biggest black holes in the Universe may actually be even bigger than previously thought.
- Dowload Video Podcast (17 MB, Runtime: 1:34)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- From Super to Ultra: Just How Big Can Black Holes Get?
-- Tour of PKS 0745
NGC 3627 in 60 Seconds (12-13-2012)
The spiral galaxy NGC 3627 is located about 30 million light years from Earth. Astronomers recently completed a survey of galaxies to look for supermassive black holes.
- Related Links:
-- Revealing Hidden Black Holes
-- Tour of NGC 3627
The spiral galaxy NGC 3627 is located about 30 million light years from Earth. Astronomers recently completed a survey of galaxies to look for supermassive black holes.
- Dowload Video Podcast (15.5 MB, Runtime: 1:27)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Revealing Hidden Black Holes
-- Tour of NGC 3627
NGC 922 in 60 Seconds (12-06-2012)
By comparing NGC 922 to galaxies with different mixtures of elements, astronomers hope to master the ideal recipe for what it takes to make these large black holes.
- Related Links:
-- Searching for the Best Black Hole Recipe
-- Tour of NGC 922
By comparing NGC 922 to galaxies with different mixtures of elements, astronomers hope to master the ideal recipe for what it takes to make these large black holes.
- Dowload Video Podcast (20.4 MB, Runtime: 1:50)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Searching for the Best Black Hole Recipe
-- Tour of NGC 922
When Atoms Collide (12-03-2012)
Where can we observe light emitted by atoms? The answer: Here, there, and everywhere.
- Related Links:
-- Here, There, and Everywhere
Where can we observe light emitted by atoms? The answer: Here, there, and everywhere.
- Dowload Video Podcast (41.5 MB, Runtime: 3:45)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Here, There, and Everywhere
GB 1428+4217 in 60 Seconds (11-29-2012)
The most distant jet in X-ray light has been discovered using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
- Related Links:
-- Record-Setting X-ray Jet Discovered
-- Tour of GB 1428+4217
The most distant jet in X-ray light has been discovered using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
- Dowload Video Podcast (17.2 MB, Runtime: 1:43)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Record-Setting X-ray Jet Discovered
-- Tour of GB 1428+4217
Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.
Revised: January 11, 2013