AstroBytes

"It's not rocket science, but it actually is." - ThrustMIT From the first rocket launch by Robert Goddard to SpaceX's automated rockets, Mankind has come a long way in developing a means of reaching the cosmos, and passionate engineers and rocket scientists are responsible for making this possible. One such team of eager rocket scientists is Manipal's ThrustMIT. Join us as hosts Athar and Tanay talk to Raeid, Ronan and Imaad about rockets and how they develop ingenious rockets in their workshop.

A life-sized metal bot, on an expedition, to survey the red land spanning over millions of kilometres, decoding the enigmatic occurrence. It is the effect of the Humans' intellect and one can't wait to see the fascination it creates with the technology it has. What can we call it? One sole representative of eight billion lives on another planet? An investigator unravelling the secrets? A Rover? Join your hosts Athar and Tanay, as they meet Aditya and Arjun from Mars Rover Manipal. Catch a sneak peek into their journey of designing a rover from scratch and representing their team at different International forums.

High above our heads, and spiralling across it in an intricate alignment, lies a digital beehive, collecting clusters of information through the cosmic web. What do these mechanised "bees" look like? An intricate mesh covering this gigantic geoid? Or simplified integrated circuits with info-streams coursing through their structures? It was mankind's dream to unravel the mysteries of what lies beyond the sky dome until one day that dream became reality with the invention of the Satellite. Join us as we venture into the world of this engineering marvel with Hosts Athar and Aarushi in conversation with Nidhi and Shishir from MIT's student satellite team Parikshit!

Is Astronaut's ice cream real? how do medicines work all the way up there in space? Can we colonise and terraform Mars? All these questions and more will be answered in a panel discussion where Athar, Aditya and Avani speak with Suhani and Renuka from MBM in a lively discussion about Syn-bio in space, in the first episode of a short series. We present to you: Cosmic TechTalks - MBM.

Arriving perfectly in time for Diwali is your host Athar, kicking off season 3 of Astrobytes with his first episode: Supernova - the big firecrackers of the universe. What happens to a star after it reaches the end of its life? does it explode and just die? If so, how big and bright is the explosion? How many have we seen so far? To know more about this extraordinary phenomenon, tune in to Astrobytes' newest episode where the host deals with the above questions and talks about historic and epic supernovae spanning the last 2000 years of human history. (the explosions in the background are snippets of Diwali celebrations.)

Who are we? Where did we come from? How much coffee is too much? These questions have driven humanities progress in our quest for understanding the Universe. While we may not have all the answers, in this episode of AstroBytes, Aaryan, Avani and Anooshka talk about the possible theories if the origin of life and where it came from.

When you look up in the night sky… and set your gaze upon every twinkling star and celestial body..have you ever gazed upon the wonderful constellations the formed and the stories behind their ever so mysterious names, like Perseus, Andromeda, Hercules?? And the very so fascinating stories behind them….. Swords clashing, shields clanking..strong and loud voices as Armies marched…. do these sound like a scene from an action-packed movie to you?? or do they relate to these myths?? in this episode of Astrobytes, we discuss the myths behind the constellation’s belonging to the Perseus family, Join in as we discuss these fascinating myths and dwell into the evry so interesting stories of Ancient Greece.

Every looked up at the sky and saw the Orion? Or better yet his belt?  In this episode of AstroBytes we will be talking about the dazzling constellations that adorn the night sky. We delve deep into the skies talking about the constellations and the myths the Greek attached to them in order to make sense of the world. Join us as we discuss the great enchanting tales of the ancient Greeks connecting it with modern science all the while discussing the skies in Manipal. After all life must be a little star studded!

Winds are an everyday occurrence on earth. It sweeps past you taking the fallen leaves with it while you walk down the road to class. But there is another kind of wind the extraterrestrial one. And this one isn't soft like the one you see everyday. In this episode of Astrobytes, we discuss the cosmic winds of universe- Solar Winds. Come join us in the exploration of the Solar Winds as we set sail for the season 2 of Astrobytes. We promise you these winds will take you to a world far far away!  {NOTE:- This podcast was recorded a long while back when the Covid 19 pandemic was at it's height. Some of the information is old and some events mentioned have already occurred.}

Oumuamua! As odd as the name may sound, it is that of an interstellar object that flew past our sun back in 2017. What was conspired to be an Alien messenger, a Weird space tech, and even a Spaceship, just turned out to be an Elongated pile of space rubble that did something in an environment we don't understand. Join Omkar and Nikhil on this podcast, where they talk about what Oumuamua did, what it is made of, what makes it different from a comet, and more interestingly, how it managed not to get sucked by the sun's gravitational force despite approaching the sun so close; among other topics. Who knows, Oumuamua's story might make you chef's kiss the idea of interstellar visitors- Oh muah muah!

On this weeks episode ,we talk about our eyes to the cosmos , our mechanical eyes -Telescopes. Join us to know how they function and expand our knowledge about our universe using EM radiation spectrum ,where each new spectrum  gives us a new perspective. We also talk about the (late) Spitzer Space Telescope, a pioneer in IR astronomy and how James webb will take over the legacy of Spitzer and Hubble in the future.

Ancient poets used the name "Aurora" as a metaphor to refer to dawn. Some imagine that Auroras are the dancing spirits of their ancestors and some believe that they are the bridges of fire to the sky forged by the Gods. Spoiler alert, modern science does not think so. The phenomenon that causes Auroras is in fact much more dangerous and can potentially destroy the infrastructure on Earth. But our home planet has some tricks up its sleeve that help it control this and in turn, illuminates the sky with enchanting light shows. Tune in with Apeksha and Hema as they discuss the science behind these dazzling lights along with some interesting facts!

"Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another." ~ Plato Hola, we are The Astronomy Club, Manipal. A bunch of passionate, aspiring Astronomers and official geeks. When it comes to geekjng out there is no one second to us, we can talk about anything under the sun (including the aforementioned sun) If you have been looking for a podcast where people tak about Astronomy, Star Wars and the Cosmos then it is your stop on the Intergalactic Highway and come join us as we blast off into the Cosmos!!!!