Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine explores the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The launch date is scheduled for December 22. This will be the most advanced technologically engineered telescope ever […]
Being an Astronomer
Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine gets a glimpse of what it’s like to be an astronomer. Our guest is Robert Mathieu, professor of astronomy at UW-Madison. He studies the structure, […]
The Night Sky With Jim Lattis
Jim Lattis, director of the UW Space Place, has been a frequent guest on the Perpetual Notion Machine. How many times has it been? 20, 30 times? Maybe not that […]
The Hot Spot for Space Telescopes
(WORT) — UW-Madison astronomy scholars Anna Williams and Ben Rosenwasser discuss the current and future placement of several space telescopes.