Astronomy Cast

Astronomy Cast takes a fact-based journey through the cosmos as it offers listeners weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology. Hosted by Fraser Cain (Universe Today) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (CosmoQuest), this show brings the questions of an avid astronomy lover direct to an astronomer. Together Fraser and Pamela explore what is known and being discovered about the universe around us.

Here are a few quick tips when navigating our skill. First thing to note, when opening the skill you’ll be offered the latest episode, but if that’s not what you’re looking for, you can always find something more specific. This skill allows you to skip forward and backward by entire episodes, and you can also fast forward and rewind within episodes themselves. In addition, you can ask the skill to play the newest or oldest episodes released; or if you want to get specific, play a specific episode by saying the episode number. Try some of these commands:

Skip Entire Episodes
— [While Episode Is Playing] = “Alexa skip” or “Alexa tell Astronomy Cast to skip ahead 5 episodes”

Fast Forward/Back Within Episode
— [While Episode Is Playing] = “Alexa, tell Astronomy Cast to fast forward 2 minutes”
— [While Episode Is Playing] = “Alexa, tell Astronomy Cast to rewind 45 seconds”

Select Newest Episode
— “Alexa, tell Astronomy Cast to play the newest episode”