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Astrometry for Earth-sized Exoplanets and Dark Matter
Season 2 Episode 262
A new proposal could supercharge NASA’s future Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) with an ultra-precise astrometer capable of detecting the tiny “wob…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The “Solitude Zone”: A New Way to Measure If We’re Alone in the Universe
Season 2 Episode 261
A new study introduces the “Solitude Zone,” a statistical model that gauges when a single intelligent species—like humanity—is most likely to exist. …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
New “Super-Earth” Found in the Habitable Zone
Season 2 Episode 260
Astronomers have discovered GJ 251 c, a “super-Earth” nearly four times our planet’s mass, orbiting in its star’s habitable zone — the sweet spot for…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
What’s Really Holding Back Space-Based Solar Power?
Season 2 Episode 259
A new study reveals that the biggest barrier to space-based solar power isn’t in orbit—it’s on Earth. Researchers found that while thousands of satel…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
How Cosmic Dust May Have Delivered the Building Blocks of Life to Earth
Season 2 Episode 258
In this episode, we explore new research from the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society revealing how cosmic dust may have carried the bu…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
MIT Geologists Uncover Traces of Earth’s Primordial Origins
Season 2 Episode 257
MIT scientists have found the first direct evidence of material from the original “proto-Earth” — the planet that existed before the giant impact tha…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Core of the Problem: Why Our Magnetic Field is Weakening
Season 2 Episode 256
The Earth's protective magnetic field is changing. Data from the ESA Swarm mission reveals that the South Atlantic Anomaly, a vast weak spot in our p…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Black Holes as Dark Matter Detectors: A New Window into the Invisible Universe
Season 2 Episode 255
A new study in Physical Review Letters proposes a groundbreaking way to detect dark matter using images from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). Resea…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Nickel and Urea May Explain Why Earth’s Oxygen Took So Long to Rise
Season 2 Episode 254
In this episode, we uncover new research from Okayama University that sheds light on the delayed Great Oxidation Event.
Scientists found that early oc…
9 months ago
AI Breakthrough: Gemini Finds Real Cosmic Signals with Minimal Data
Season 2 Episode 253
Thank you for listening to Bedtime Astronomy — your guide to the cosmos. New episodes on space exploration, NASA missions & the latest astronomy brea…
9 months ago