Podcast Episodes

[NIAC 2023] Fusion Reactor To Melt Through Europa's Ice

In this interview, I'm talking with Theresa Benyo and Lawrence Forsley from NASA. They are authors of a Lattice Confinement Fusion Reactor that got a…

3 years, 4 months ago

[Q&A] Chat GPT for Astronomy, Microscopes on Mars, Use Cases for Starship

Why don't we send microscopes on space probes to search for life? How do black holes even form? Can Chat GPT or similar systems help Astronomy? How w…

3 years, 4 months ago

[Interview] Searching for Habitable Planets at Alpha Centauri with the TOLIMAN Mission

We know about thousands of exoplanets by now. But it's still a mystery, whether there are planets in the Alpha Centauri binary system, which is just …

3 years, 4 months ago

[Space Bites] iSpace At The Moon, 3D-Printer Rocket, Life Near Rogue Planets

iSpace reaches the Moon, Relativity Space’s 3D printed rocket fails to reach orbit, a mission will search for habitable worlds at Alpha Centauri.

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3 years, 4 months ago

[NIAC 2023] Revolutionary 100-Kilometer Space Telescope

There are radio wavelengths that we can't see from Earth. And to observe them from space, we need a truly huge telescope. Mary Knapp and her team pro…

3 years, 4 months ago

[Interview] New Research Suggests Building Moon Infrastructure with Potato Starch

Scientists came up with a method to produce concrete on the Moon and Mars using potato starch. In this interview, I'm talking with Dr Aled Roberts, w…

3 years, 4 months ago

[Q&A] Space Railgun, JWST's Plans, Claiming The Moon

Can we build star-tram-like launch facilities in space? What will JWST see next? Can red or brown dwarfs be the source of dark matter? Should SpaceX …

3 years, 4 months ago

[Interview] JWST Found Six "Impossible" Galaxies. Here's What The Researchers Have To Say

James Webb recently found six examples of galaxies that are too big too early. This discovery can significantly change our understanding of the early…

3 years, 4 months ago

[Space Bites] Venus Breakthrough, $1B to Deorbit The ISS, Strange Moon Spacesuit Reveal

Venus has active volcanoes, we get a glimpse of NASA’s new lunar exploration suits, and scientists build a completely flat telescope lens.

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3 years, 4 months ago

[NIAC 2023] Infrared Earth-like Planet Hunter Telescope

In this interview, I'm talking with Heidi Newberg. Her team won a NIAC grant that will investigate building a telescope that will be hunting for Eart…

3 years, 4 months ago