Starchaser: Extraordinary Astronomer Jay Pasachoff

Published: June 5, 2019, 3 p.m.

b'Jay Pasachoff visits Planetary Society headquarters for a conversation about the latest edition of his and Alex Filippenko\\u2019s monumental textbook The Cosmos.\\xa0 But that\\u2019s just the start of a discussion that explores solar astronomy, art and science, the history of astronomy and Jay\\u2019s nearly 60-year history of total solar eclipse observations.\\xa0 The Planetary Society\\u2019s LightSail 2 may look like LightSail 1, but Jason Davis tells us there are important differences between these spacecraft, beginning with their missions. What\\u2019s Up brings another opportunity to win Alan Stern\\u2019s great book, Chasing New Horizons in the space trivia contest.\\xa0 You can learn more about all of this week\\u2019s topics at:\\xa0 http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2019/0529-2019-jay-pasachoff.htmlLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'