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Episode 772: Q&A 163: Is There No Way to Repair James Webb in Space? And More...
In this week's episode, I answer questions about the speed of supernovae, if a black hole can pull itself apart, is there really no way to repair Jam…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 771: QA 162: Could We Build a Particle Accelerator on the Moon? And More...
In this week's live Q&A, I explain what would happen if we build a particle accelerator around the entire Moon (and what would happen if it generated…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 768: Q&A 161: Could You Have a Planet Made of Water? And More...
In this week's questions show, I answer if you could have a planet made entirely of water, is it our duty to spread life in the Universe? Could Plane…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 769: NASA's Astrobiology Vision with Mary Voytek
My guest today is Dr. Mary Voytek, the director of NASA's Astrobiology Program since 2008. Dr. Voytek and others from NASA are proposing a new 7-step…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 770: Using Pulsars to Detect Gravitational Waves: with Boris Goncharov
My guest today is Dr. Boris Goncharov, a researcher at the Gran Sasso Science Institute. Boris is part of the team using the precise signals from pul…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 767: Collecting Samples with Perseverance: Justin Simon, NASA
My guest today is Dr. Justin Simon, a planetary scientist within the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division at the Johnson …
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 766: Q&A 160: Could We Transmit DNA to Another Civilization? And More...
In this week's questions show, I answer questions about ice on rockets, the maximum gravitational slingshot, could black holes pull you out of black …
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 765: Q&A 159: How Long Can Life Survive? And More...
In this week's questions show, I theorize how long life can survive in the Universe, could we detect a wormhole in the Solar System, what's happening…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 764: Habitable Hycean Worlds: An interview with Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan
My guest today is Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan, a PhD astronomer at the University of Cambridge. Dr. Madhusudhan is one of the researchers who investigated …
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 763: The Enceladus Vent Explorer: An interview with Dr. Hiro Ono
My guest today is Dr. Hiro Ono, the Group Leader of the Robotic Surface Mobility Group for NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. Dr. Ono is been awarded a NIAC …
4 years, 9 months ago