web02.fireside.fm Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:25:02 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Universe University - Episodes Tagged with “Neil Degrasse Tyson” https://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/tags/neil%20degrasse%20tyson Mon, 15 Apr 2019 06:00:00 -0500 Universe University takes listeners on a cosmic adventure through outer space: from the history of human spaceflight and astronomy to the cutting edge theoretical physics. It is an entertaining and informative exploration of how human beings have sought and found answers to some of our most profound questions about the universe... as well as a look at those questions that are still unanswered. en-us episodic A journey through astronomy and space history to the outer boundaries of the universe. Universe University Production Universe University takes listeners on a cosmic adventure through outer space: from the history of human spaceflight and astronomy to the cutting edge theoretical physics. It is an entertaining and informative exploration of how human beings have sought and found answers to some of our most profound questions about the universe... as well as a look at those questions that are still unanswered. no Space, Astronomy, SETI, History, Space Travel, space race, armstrong, first man, cosmos, spacex, History, education, Mars, Elon Musk, Space Shuttle, black hole Universe University Production show@universeuniversity.space Episode 9: Pluto: God of the Underworld http://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/19 69f98ab8-ba18-4e5a-90ec-7c80c76b4232 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 06:00:00 -0500 Universe University Production full Universe University Production An account of the discovery of Pluto and the greatest controversy in the history of astronomy. 52:34 no Discovered by an American farm boy in his early 20s, Pluto has captivated us for quite some time... but astronomers would later discover many other strange worlds within the outer boundaries of the solar system. And the mere existence of these worlds led to one of the greatest controveries in the history of astronomy. *PHOTO CAPTION: * Pluto's mountain range (11,000 foot elevation) at sunset. *REFERENCES: * *"Out of Darkness: The Planet Pluto" * Clyde Tombaugh *"How I Killed Pluto and Why it Had it Coming" * Michael E. Brown *MUSIC: * "Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Shores of Avalon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Americana" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Act Two" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ pluto, clyde tombaugh, planets, mike brown, neil degrasse tyson, new horizons Discovered by an American farm boy in his early 20s, Pluto has captivated us for quite some time... but astronomers would later discover many other strange worlds within the outer boundaries of the solar system. And the mere existence of these worlds led to one of the greatest controveries in the history of astronomy.

*PHOTO CAPTION: *
Pluto's mountain range (11,000 foot elevation) at sunset.

*REFERENCES: *

*"Out of Darkness: The Planet Pluto" *
Clyde Tombaugh

*"How I Killed Pluto and Why it Had it Coming" *
Michael E. Brown

*MUSIC: *

"Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Shores of Avalon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Americana" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Act Two" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> Discovered by an American farm boy in his early 20s, Pluto has captivated us for quite some time... but astronomers would later discover many other strange worlds within the outer boundaries of the solar system. And the mere existence of these worlds led to one of the greatest controveries in the history of astronomy.

*PHOTO CAPTION: *
Pluto's mountain range (11,000 foot elevation) at sunset.

*REFERENCES: *

*"Out of Darkness: The Planet Pluto" *
Clyde Tombaugh

*"How I Killed Pluto and Why it Had it Coming" *
Michael E. Brown

*MUSIC: *

"Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Shores of Avalon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"Americana" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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"Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Act Two" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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