Podcast Episodes

[Overtime Q&A] Conspiracy Theories in School, Preserving History, JWST Restrictions

Should they teach conspiracy theories in schools? How can we preserve history? How restricted is JWST because of its sunshield? Answering all these q…

1 year, 8 months ago

[Interview] Can Anybody Stop SpaceX Now? (with Eric Berger)

Will SpaceX be able to deliver Starship in time for Artemis? Will Elon and Donald cancel SLS and replace it with Falcon Heavy? Is there any chance fo…

1 year, 8 months ago

[Interview] How The Moon's Bumpy Gravitational Field Can Help Launch Things From Its Surface

Moon has a non-uniform bumpy gravitational field. We can use these anomalies to launch stuff off the surface of the Moon with electromagnetic launche…

1 year, 8 months ago

[Space Bites] Zone of Avoidance Defied // Big Meteor Storm's Coming // Ozone Hole Shrinks

Some good environmental news, the Roman Space Telescope gets its mirror, astronomers defy the zone of avoidance, and moving stars halfway across the …

1 year, 8 months ago

[Interview] Are Membrane Telescopes The Future of Space-Based Astronomy?

Guest: Dr. Sebastian Rabien

1 year, 8 months ago

[Q&A] Spin Limit of Earth, True Colours of Exoplanets, Danger from Space Samples

How fast can the Earth spin before it starts tearing itself apart? Should we be worried about samples from Mars contaminating Earth? Why don't space …

1 year, 8 months ago

[Space Bites] Satellite Survives Orbital Hit // Starship Flight 6 Date // Webb Finds a Steam World

Another Starship flight is right around the corner, how to make space telescopes insanely thin, a black hole feeding faster than it should, and plans…

1 year, 8 months ago

[Q&A] How Loud Was The Big Bang? Does Planet Spin Matter? Can Black Holes Revert to Stars?

1 year, 8 months ago

[Space Bites] Is Sgr A* Image Wrong? // New Voyager-1 Problems // Another Sub-Surface Ocean

Is this Event Horizon image accurate? Webb scans Vega for planets, another problem with Voyager 1, and a supernova space dandelion.

1 year, 9 months ago

[Q&A] Europa Sample Return, Imaging Auroras, Winds of Titan

How hard can it be to retrieve a sample from Europa? How strong are the winds on Titan? What are the differences between different types of time dila…

1 year, 9 months ago