Podcast Episodes

[Q&A] Rings Around the Earth, Iron Planets, Asteroid Mining Race

How big can iron planets get before collapsing into black holes? Why is the Moon floating away from Earth? Will Mars bases have glass domes? How will…

3 years, 3 months ago

[Space Bites] Jupiter Mission Launch, AI Helping Astronomy, Terran-1 Is No More

JUICE launches to Jupiter and its moons. A new JWST image of supernova remenant Cassiopea A. Machine learning cleans up the Universe, and improves im…

3 years, 3 months ago

[Interview] I'm Obsessed With Venus Now. Here's Why

Active volcanism. Plate tectonics. Retaining the atmosphere without a magnetosphere. There's so much to learn about Venus! In this interview I'm disc…

3 years, 3 months ago

[Q&A] Viruses from Mars, Asteroid Landing, Stars Colliding

What are the risks of returning samples from Mars? What happens if you bring two stars together? Which galaxies can be seen with the naked eye? What …

3 years, 3 months ago

[Interview] Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts. One Step Closer to The Answer?

What are Fast Radio Bursts? Did we get a step closer to answering this question by associating some of them with a Kilonova event? What Cosmology que…

3 years, 3 months ago

[Space Bites] Artemis 2 Crew, Ultra-Massive Black Hole, Starship Launch Date

Meet the crew of Artemis 2, we might have the perfect date for a Mars mission, and astronomers discover an ultramassive black hole.

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3 years, 3 months ago

[NIAC 2023] NASA Develops Flying Saucers. Literally

There's an effect called photophoretic propulsion. You could have seen it in a Crookes radiometer. One of the NIAC awards of 2023 was granted to a te…

3 years, 3 months ago

[Q&A] Planet Size Limit, Solar Gravitational Lens, China's Telescopes

How complex must a telescope be to use the solar gravitational lens? How would we approach mining asteroids? How to detect magnetic fields outside th…

3 years, 4 months ago

[Space Bites] JWST Reveals Trappist-1 Data, Earth-Sized Rogue Planet, Vulcan Delay

We finally got JWST data about TRAPPIST-1. An Earth-sized rogue planet was found. More information about China’s plans for the Moon.

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3 years, 4 months ago

[Interview] How UAE Develops Its Space Exploration Program

The United Arab Emirates are making good progress in space exploration. Their Hope mission is orbiting Mars since 2021. Their Rashid rover is on its …

3 years, 4 months ago