Podcast Episodes

[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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago

[Q&A] Milky Way from ISS, Jupiter Catching Fire, Best Sci-Fi Novel

How does Venus hold its atmosphere without a magnetosphere? Is the Sun moving to the Milky Way's centre? What happens when the space elevator cable s…

3 years, 6 months ago

[Interview] Habitable Planets Near Red Dwarfs

Can there be habitable planets orbiting around red dwarfs? My guest, Mariano Battistuzzi, performed experiments to check it! So, can life survive in …

3 years, 6 months ago

[Space Bites] China’s Giant Rocket, Dark Big Bang, Next Bright Comet

The official verdict on Artemis 1. Canadian kids discovered something NASA didn’t know. Was there a Dark Big Bang? The next bright comet for 2024.

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3 years, 6 months ago

[NIAC 2023] Growing Mars Habitats with Bioreactors

Making habitats from available materials will be a big part of Mars missions. One of the 2023 NIAC awards explored the possibility of growing structu…

3 years, 6 months ago