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3D Printing on the Moon: A Breakthrough for NASA’s Artemis
Season 3 Episode 332
Scientists at The Ohio State University have used 3D printing to transform simulated lunar soil into durable, heat-resistant components.
The study sho…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside the Sun’s Turbulent Plasma Ocean
Season 3 Episode 330
Using data from total solar eclipses, researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi uncovered turbulent plasma structures in the Sun’s outer atmosphere, i…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Hidden Glaciers on Mars? The Hecates Tholus Discovery
Season 3 Episode 329
Scientists have identified Hecates Tholus, a volcano on Mars, as a potential site for massive underground glaciers buried beneath volcanic debris. By…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
A Planet That Shouldn’t Exist? The LHS 1903 Mystery
Season 3 Episode 328
Astronomers studying LHS 1903 have discovered a planetary system that defies traditional formation models. Instead of a distant gas giant, the outerm…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Hubble Discovers a Galaxy Made Almost Entirely of Dark Matter
Season 3 Episode 327
Using the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories, astronomers have confirmed CDG-2, a rare galaxy in the Perseus Cluster composed of roughly …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
A Permanent Shift in Spacetime? New Insights into Gravitational Waves
Season 3 Episode 326
New research investigates the gravitational wave memory effect — a subtle but permanent distortion in spacetime left behind after extreme cosmic even…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
A Rare Supernova Could Solve the Hubble Tension
Season 3 Episode 325
Astronomers have discovered an exceptionally rare superluminous supernova, SN Winny, appearing as five separate images due to gravitational lensing. …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
No Coal, No Aliens? A New Theory About Technological Civilizations
Season 3 Episode 324
This episode examines a provocative hypothesis: large coal deposits may be essential for the emergence of advanced alien civilizations. Fossil fuels …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Space Is Getting Crowded — And Dangerous
Season 3 Episode 324
Researchers at the University of Manchester have developed a modeling framework to reduce the growing risk of satellite collisions in Earth’s orbit. …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Moon Is Shrinking — And It’s Causing Moonquakes
Season 3 Episode 322
New research published in The Planetary Science Journal suggests the Moon is more tectonically active than once believed. Scientists have mapped thou…
4 months, 3 weeks ago