Podcast Episodes

[Space Bites] Planet 9 Updates // Vera Rubin Mirror // New SpaceX EVA Suit

SpaceX announces their new spacewalking suit, China is off to the Moon again, progress on Vera Rubin, and take a one-way trip into a black hole.

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2 years, 2 months ago

[Interview] What Comes After ALMA? Next Gen AtLAST Observatory

How can we improve ALMA? What are the benefits of having a single big submillimeter telescope? What could we discover if the AtLAST telescope project…

2 years, 2 months ago

[Q&A] Messaging The Aliens, Moving the Earth, Shapes of Coronagraphs

How can we let aliens know we're here? What does a lunar eclipse look like as seen from the Moon? Can we record a supernova in real time? Why aren't …

2 years, 3 months ago

[Interview] How Robots Will Help Humans Conquer The Moon

When humans will return to the Moon they will need a lot of assistance to set up a settlement and carry out all the missions. They will need a lot of…

2 years, 3 months ago

[Space Bites] Big Space Debris Milestone // JWST Spies Exoplanet Weather // Immortal SLIM

Webb sees weather on an exoplanet, takes a new image of the horsehead nebula, and a satellite takes a close up image of a piece of space debris.

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2 years, 3 months ago

[Interview] Is There Hope For TRAPPIST-1 Planets with James Webb?

What are the limits of James Webb when it's looking for Earth-like atmospheres? What can we possibly find out? Is there any hope for red dwarf stars …

2 years, 3 months ago

[Q&A] Effects of Planet Alignment, Protecting Antimatter Spaceships from Dust, JWST Deep Fields

How can we protect antimatter-powered rockets from space dust? Will curing cancer solve deep space travel? What happens when planets align? Does dark…

2 years, 3 months ago

[Space Bites] Artemis III in Jeopardy // Giant Lava Lake on Io // Voyager-1 Fixed

Juno sees a lava lake on Io, Voyager 1 isn’t spouting nonsense any more, Titan Dragonfly gets the greenlight from NASA, and TESS finds its first rogu…

2 years, 3 months ago

[Q&A] Bigger JWST for Starship, Day on A Gas Planet, Real Science Gatekeepers

Why don't they just build a bigger version of James Webb for Starship? What's the pressure inside Europa's oceans? How can you measure a day on a pla…

2 years, 3 months ago

[Space Bites] ISS Debris Hit Florida House // Crisis for Mars Sample Return // Closest Black Hole

A piece of the ISS smashed into a house in Florida. Evidence for the first stars in the Universe. NASA is having to rethink its Mars Sample Return mi…

2 years, 3 months ago