Podcast Episodes

[Interview] Exploring Space Lava Tubes: How To Prepare For It

Lava tubes can be a solution to a lot of our space problems. They can provide habitat space on Moon, Mars and even beyond. But how do we prepare to e…

3 years, 5 months ago

[Q&A] Stuck in a Space Station, Black Holes' Habitable Zones, Human-Rated Starship

Is there a habitable zone around a black hole? Can you get stuck in the middle of a big space station? How will Starship get human-rated? Why is the …

3 years, 5 months ago

[Space Bites] Rolls-Royce Space Reactor, Close Call in Orbit, James Webb's Back

Webb is fully operational again, Rolls-Royce is building a nuclear reactor for the Moon, and the space debris worst-case scenario almost happened.

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3 years, 6 months ago

[Interview] How A Realistic Mars Mission Will Play Out

How will a human Mars mission play out? Where exactly should it go? What unexpected challenges will we face? We're discussing all these aspects with …

3 years, 6 months ago

[Q&A] Protecting from Solar Flares, Tiny Rockets, Oldest Possible Ice

Can you maintain a stable orbit with just a solar sail? Will a Dyson sphere or swarm kill all life inside of it? Can you protect yourself from a sola…

3 years, 6 months ago

[Space Bites] Nuclear Rocket In 2027, New JWST Problems, Starship WDR

Starship completes its wet-dress rehearsal, another problem for Webb, a nuclear rocket test is coming, and more cool NIAC grants.

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3 years, 6 months ago

[Q&A] Children In Space, Dark Forest, Mars Lava Tubes

What if two black holes with opposing spin merge? Can we use the Moon's L2 Lagrange point? How habitable are Mars's lava tubes? Can Starships compens…

3 years, 6 months ago

[Space Bites] Titan's Dragonfly Test, New Nuclear Rocket, Shadow Universe

The Titan Dragonfly is coming together, NASA is considering a new kind of nuclear rocket, getting more warning for solar flares, and pinpointing carb…

3 years, 6 months ago

[Q&A] Dark Curvature, Navigating the Oort Cloud, Future of Space Toilets

Should we change "Dark Matter" to "Dark Curvature"? How do you navigate through dense asteroid fields? What's the future of space toilets? Do aliens …

3 years, 6 months ago

[Space Bites] Another Rover's Dead, Green Comet Incoming, JWST’s First Exoplanet

Keep your eyes on the sky for a comet, another Mars rover has died, the leaky Soyuz is going to be replaced, JWST dominates the American Astronomical…

3 years, 6 months ago