43. Greenhouse Earth 1of2 The inconstant sun - 5 November 2009
More proof that pretty much everything in life is linked to astronomy.

More proof that pretty much everything in life is linked to astronomy.
When our plucky robot ambassadors, out there exploring the solar system and beyond, need to phone home - who's there to listen?
You know how you can just go 'Ah Houston...' and there's a team of people with PhDs ready to solve all your problems? This is how that works.
Cheap Astronomy checks out the latest contender for the title of world's cheapest telescope.
We're only just starting to learn what's out there near the back fence.
Go on, there's only three of them.
Often banal and factually greivous kitsch message.
What goes around comes around, or is it what comes... Anyway this is all about coming and going - around.
Up above the world so high.
Really hoping some of these things might fly one day.
A peek under the hood of Project Constellation finds a mix of do-able and aspirational components.
Cheap Astronomy rants about space advocacy and tries to tell a joke to an alien.
What sounds like a great title for a Doctor Who episode ends up being a podcast about sundials.
Is there really such a thing as just another space shuttle mission?
If there was a planet somewhere in the universe able to support life, what would it be like? Hmmm...
A long overdue podcast about the world's most famous cheap astronomer.
Up above down under.
Reunited, the three intrepid explorers turn their ship for home.
Everything is going just great... that is, until Neil and Buzz attempt the landing.
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing - Neil, Buzz and Mike get strapped in for a re-run of their historic mission.
Understanding special relativity is as easy as taking a train ride.
Cheap Astronomy puts a baseball cap on backwards and goes sailing on the seas of space-time.
We review recent theories about dinosaur extinction and finds more smoking guns than a Dallas motorcade.
Just who the heck is James Webb and why are we naming an infra-red space telescope after him?
If that gadget on your dashboard doesn't instantly get you thinking about astronomy, you're not thinking hard enough.
Cheap Astronomy says 'yes we can' to all those skeptics who doubt the universe's one second old baby photo can ever be observed directly.
Cheap Astronomy visits La-La land and goes all starry eyed.
Further courses are served in the ultimate free lunch.
A whole bunch of stuff appears out of nowhere.
Cheap Astronomy explores this puzzling conundrum without ever once using the word sidereal.