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Pale Blue Pod

Astronomy Sample Platter

5/11/20261 hr 22 min

Moiya breaks down the different sub-fields of astronomy for Connie, from planet studies all the way up to cosmology, revealing the research interests and reputations (as she sees them!) for each field.

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Pale Blue Pod is an astronomy podcast for people who are overwhelmed by the universe but want to be its friend. Astrophysicist Dr. Moiya McTier and her best friend ConStar demystify space one topic at a time with open eyes, open arms, and open mouths (from so much laughing and jaw-dropping). By the end of each episode, the cosmos will feel a little less “ahhh too scary” and a lot more “ohhh, so cool!” New episodes every Monday.

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Clips

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Exoplanet cool-kid era
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First 90 seconds

  1. Moiya McTier· Host0:00

    [upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Pale Blue Pod, the astronomy podcast for people who are overwhelmed by the universe but still wanna be its friend.

  2. Connie Gibbs· Host0:33

    I'm Connie. I am definitely overwhelmed by the universe, but I do wanna be its friend.

  3. Moiya McTier· Host0:37

    That's good. And I'm your friend, and I'm the universe's friend, so I know that you two can be great friends.

  4. Connie Gibbs· Host0:44

    Yes.

  5. Moiya McTier· Host0:44

    Hi, everyone. I'm Dr. Moiya McTier. I'm an astrophysicist, a folklorist, and a good friend to the universe, and someone who likes to bring all of my friends together, like our fellow friend to the universe, our patron Scott C. Reynolds, who inspired today's episode topic.

  6. Connie Gibbs· Host1:01

    Thank you, Scott.

  7. Moiya McTier· Host1:02

    Thank you, Scott. We got this question, what are the different subfields of astronomy? Like, the different broad domains of research interests w- under astrophysics. And I think that's a great thing to explore, especially for people who are earlier in their careers and are thinking about getting into the field maybe, uh, or just casually researching the field and don't know what all there is out there. So yeah, this is a good, good

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