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[Space Bites] New Hope for TRAPPIST-1 // ISS Successor // Milky Way Particle Accelerator
What comes after the International Space Station, first results from Euclid, there’s hope for the TRAPPIST-1 planets, and a triple star system with a…
1 year, 9 months ago
[Interview] How JWST Changed Our Understanding of Star Formation
We know that stars start with a cloud of gas and then turn into a glowing ball. But how exactly does this process happen? How do stars turn on? Astro…
1 year, 9 months ago
[Q&A] Shrinking Sgr A*, Prime Directive for Mars, Dark Energy Detectors
Can there be Dark Energy detectors? When will Sgr A start shrinking? Should the Prime Directive apply to Mars? Can we bring a proper observatory in s…
1 year, 9 months ago
[Space Bites] Europa Clipper Liftoff // What's Next for Starship // Jiggly Great Red Spot
Starship takes its fifth test flight, Europa Clipper launches successfully, China’s science plans from now until 2050, and Jupiter’s jiggly Great Red…
1 year, 9 months ago
[Overtime Q&A] Jupiter's Ultimate Faith, New Targets for New Horizons, My Favourite Moons
What's the best way to do science communication? Will Jupiter expand when the Sun dies? How would aliens experience their environment? Can New Horizo…
1 year, 9 months ago
[Special] ABSOLUTE Success! Full Analysis of SpaceX's Crazy Starship IFT-5
SpaceX caught Super Heavy with Mechazilla. Starship survived re-entry and did a precise landing in the ocean. How did they do that? What does it mean…
1 year, 9 months ago
[Space Bites] Enormous Space Structure // Asteroid Inspector Launched // Starship Flight 5 Date
A new spacecraft is going to look at the aftermath from the DART mission, the Milky Way is part of a much, much larger structure, an early galaxy tha…
1 year, 9 months ago
[Q&A] Why No Missions to Mars' Poles? What Does X-37B Really Do? Why Continue With SLS?
How old is the Universe? Why do no missions go to Mars' ice poles? What does X-37B actually do? Why not abandon the SLS? Can Starship solve the probl…
1 year, 9 months ago
[Space Bites] ISS Leaks // Crew Dragon's Backup Plan // Planet at Barnard's Star
Planets at Bernard’s Star, Chinese lunar spacesuits, Voyager 2 Has to power down one of its instruments, and a comet seen from space.
1 year, 10 months ago
[Q&A] New Voyagers, Disc Golf on Mars, Limits of Future Telescopes
What are the limits for the telescopes of the future? Can you play disk golf on Mars or the Moon? Will all galaxies eventually fade away? When will w…
1 year, 10 months ago