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Rewriting History: AI, Biosignatures, and the Hunt for Life on Mars
Season 2 Episode 271
New research led by the Carnegie Institution for Science uses AI to detect molecular fingerprints in rocks over 3.3 billion years old. By training computers to recognize degraded biomolecules, scient…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Solar System Moving Faster Than Expected? New Study Challenges Standard Cosmology
Season 2 Episode 270
A new study from Bielefeld University suggests our solar system is racing through the universe at over three times the speed predicted by the standard cosmological model. Using LOFAR radio galaxy dat…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Space-Based AI: Google's Project Suncatcher Plans Data Centers in Orbit
Season 2 Episode 269
Google's Project Suncatcher proposes a radical solution to AI's energy crisis: data centers in space. By deploying solar-powered satellite clusters in low Earth orbit, the tech giant aims to tap into…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Mars Colonization Blueprint From Pacific Island History
Season 2 Episode 268
What can Pacific island colonization teach us about settling Mars? Archaeologist Thomas Leppard's groundbreaking research in Acta Astronautica reveals eight crucial lessons from humanity's ancient mi…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Hidden Challenge of Exomoons in Red Dwarf Systems
Season 2 Episode 267
A new Phys.org report explores research showing that large exomoons rarely survive around planets orbiting red dwarf stars. Using advanced simulations, scientists found that strong tidal forces often…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Is the Universe Slowing Down? New Study Challenges Dark Energy Theory
Season 2 Episode 266
A new study from Yonsei University challenges the long-accepted view that the universe’s expansion is accelerating. Researchers found that biases in type Ia supernova data—linked to the age of their …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Future of Propellantless Space Travel
Season 2 Episode 265
A new Phys.org feature explores the future of fuel-free propulsion, from proven gravity assists to emerging tech like solar, magnetic, and electric sails.
As rockets reach their fuel limits, these pro…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
What Fills the Universe’s Emptiest Spaces?
Season 2 Episode 264
Cosmic voids aren’t truly empty — they hold a faint mix of dwarf galaxies, thin gas, and dark matter, at just one-fifth the universe’s average density.
In this episode, we explore what these vast “cos…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Mundanity and the Fermi Paradox
Season 2 Episode 263
A new study by Dr. Robin Corbet explores the idea of “radical mundanity” — the notion that extraterrestrial civilizations might simply be few and technologically modest, explaining why we haven’t det…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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 “wobbles” of nearby stars caused by Earth-sized exopla…
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago