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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 reveal…
3 months, 1 week 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 simulation…
3 months, 1 week 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 …
3 months, 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 s…
3 months, 2 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 densit…
3 months, 2 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 tec…
3 months, 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 “wob…
3 months, 3 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. …
3 months, 3 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…
3 months, 3 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…
3 months, 4 weeks ago