Podcast Episodes

[Q&A] JWST vs Apollo Landing Sites, TRAPPIST-1 Atmospheres, Chinese Space Program

Why doesn't JWST look at Apollo landing sites? What happened to TRAPPIST-1 atmospheres? What's the biggest thing we can measure our velocity relative…

2 years, 5 months ago

[Interview] Discovery of The Decade for Dwarf Planets? Eris and Makemake Geothermal Activity

Huge Kuiper Belt discovery! With James Webb astronomers were able to see that Eric and Makemake show signs of geothermal activity. How exactly did th…

2 years, 5 months ago

[Interview] Swarms of Cheap Spacecraft for Solar System Exploration

Solar sails aren't just a tool to send tiny spacecraft to Alpha Centauri. They can also be used to optimise exploration of the Solar System. How can …

2 years, 5 months ago

[Space Bites] Unexpected Mimas Discovery // Moon Mission Launch // New EHT Image

More oceans across the Solar System. The Event Horizon Telescope zooms into an active galactic nucleus. Another lunar lander sets off to the Moon.

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2 years, 5 months ago

[Interview] What's Wrong With Modern Science And How To Fix It

What are the main problems of modern-day science? Why there's a growing trust gap between the scientists and the public? How can we fix those problem…

2 years, 5 months ago

[Q&A] Trusting Asteroid Strike Probabilities, Propulsion Breakthrough, Methane on Mars

How sure can astronomers be when estimating asteroid strikes? Why is Jupiter so radioactive? What happened to the methane on Mars story? Are black ho…

2 years, 5 months ago

[Space Bites] NASA in Trouble // More Impossible Galaxies from JWST // Final Goodbye to Ingenuity

Big layoffs at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. Testing spacesuits for the Moon. Another flyby of Io. And our final look at Ingenuity.

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2 years, 5 months ago

[Interview] NASA JPL Layoffs. Artemis and Mars Sample Return in DANGER?

BREAKING NEWS. JPL is laying off about 530 people. Why did that happen and what it means for major NASA missions like Artemis and Mars Sample Return?…

2 years, 5 months ago

[Interview] Deepest Ever Deep Field. Where Are The Limits of James Webb?

We all know the Hubble Deep Field as one of the most important astronomy images of all time. But when will we get a similar attempt from Webb? What w…

2 years, 5 months ago

[Q&A] Kuiper Belt Orbiter, Naming Planet 9, Most Perfect Spheres

Could we detect life on Earth from Neptune's orbit? Is the Moon shrinking over time? Why don't we send an orbiter the the Kuiper belt? What should we…

2 years, 5 months ago