Podcast Episodes

[NIAC 2023] On-Demand Pharmacy for Space Missions

Space missions will become longer. It will inevitably become impossible to pack every medication you need and take it from Earth. This means that we'…

3 years, 3 months ago

[Interview] Solar Sails Are Even Better Than You Think

Can solar sails change the way we explore the Solar System and beyond? Dr Slava Turyshev definitely thinks so! He assembled an all-star team of resea…

3 years, 3 months ago

[Q&A] Auroras in the South, Restarting Planets' Dynamos, Old People on Mars

How can we possibly know everything about exoplanets from just a single pixel? Will Mars be a good place for old people? Where does more emptiness co…

3 years, 3 months ago

[Interview] Dust Is A Much Bigger Problem Than You Think

When we fly to Moon and Mars, how hard will it be to deal with dust. It can be a much more difficult problem when most of us think. And why is it so …

3 years, 3 months ago

[Space Bites] Failed Moon Landing, More JWST Problems, China's Huge Moon Plans

iSpace's Hakuto R fails to land safely on the Moon. China wants to have people on the Moon by 2030. Another problem with James Webb.

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3 years, 3 months ago

[NIAC 2023] Self-Building Radio Telescope On The Far Side of The Moon

The FarView Observatory is a NIAC project that's a giant self-building radio telescope on the far side of the Moon. In this interview, I'm discussing…

3 years, 3 months ago

Starship First Flight: FAIL or SUCCESS? with Scott Manley and Marcus House

SpaceX finally tested a fully stacked Starship system on April 20th. Why did they blow it up? What exactly went wrong with the test? How can they fix…

3 years, 3 months ago

[Q&A] Artificial Gravity Experiments, JWST VS The Big Bang, Eyes Under Other Stars

Did Webb prove the Big Bang Theory wrong? Why did nobody test artificial gravity in space yet? What's the purpose of other planets other than Earth? …

3 years, 3 months ago

[Space Bites] Starship Launch and Explosion, New Horizons in Danger, Sun Tornado

Starship launches but fails to reach orbit. JUICE looks back at Earth one last time. GAIA helps find an exoplanet.

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3 years, 3 months ago

[Interview] Detecting Earth-Size Exoplanets with Magnetospheres

Magnetospheres seem to be a very important factor when considering how habitable a planet is. So it was really exciting when it was announced that an…

3 years, 3 months ago