{"podcast":{"title":"Made of Stars","slug":"made-of-stars-2874520","podcast_index_feed_id":2874520,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4746260/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/caae4112486abae7326cd098bb9fd08a.jpg","author":"Wes Carroll","episode_count":299,"summary":"Made of Stars is a look at everything in space exploration from programs and vehicles on Earth to discoveries made just out of our atmosphere and into deep space. Space enthusiast Wes Carroll interviews executive director of CSU's Coca-Cola Space Science center Dr. Shawn Cruzen each week with new episodes published Thursday mornings. Georgia Association of Broadcasters winner for Best Podcast Series at the 2022 Gabby Awards Support the Podcast https://www.patreon.com/Wescarroll Voice Over: Joe Earl Williams Original Music: Graham Hobson Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T06:21:01.952602+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/made-of-stars-2874520"},"episode":{"title":"Auroras and Equinoxes Are Pretty Much BFFs","slug":"auroras-and-equinoxes-are-pretty-much-bffs","published_at":"2026-09-24T15:47:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/made-of-stars-2874520/auroras-and-equinoxes-are-pretty-much-bffs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/made-of-stars-2874520","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/auroras-and-equinoxes-are-pretty-much-bffs--75333335","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75333335/madeofstarsep299.mp3","summary":"The autumnal equinox means the beginning of aurora season. Research shows that the Sun may have swallowed a planet. SpaceX launch moved to next week. Plus new data from JWST and Hubble has driven reseach and shows how massive star clusters drive galaxy evolution. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support .","meta_description":"The autumnal equinox means the beginning of aurora season. Research shows that the Sun may have swallowed a planet. SpaceX launch moved to next week. Plus…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1714,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/made-of-stars-2874520/episodes/auroras-and-equinoxes-are-pretty-much-bffs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/made-of-stars-2874520/auroras-and-equinoxes-are-pretty-much-bffs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}