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Episode 630: Betelgeuse Is Still Dimming! And We Have the Pictures to Prove It
Near the end of 2019, astronomers watching the red giant Betelgeuse noted how much the star had dimmed, continuing to steadily fade for months.
It’s …
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 629: Should We Fly to Another Star Soon? Or Wait for Better Technology to Come Along?
It’s hard to really wrap your mind around the vast distances between stars. The fastest spacecraft ever launched into an interstellar trajectory righ…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 632: Open Space 62: Will We Need a Prime Directive in the Future? And More...
In this week's live Q&A, and talk about whether or now we're going to need a Prime Directive in the future like Star Trek, and why aliens might have …
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 631: Q&A 118: Are We In a New Space Race? And More... Featuring Dr Jessie Christiansen
In this week's questions show, I talk about how we're in a new space race, and what this means for returning to the Moon. Of course, lots of follow u…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 628: Q&A 117: Why Am I So Negative About Aliens? And More... Featuring Dr. Jason Wright
In this week's questions show, I explain why I've got such a skeptical view about the search for aliens if there might be multiple great filters, and…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 627: We've Never Seen the Sun's Poles. That's About to Change With Solar Orbiter
On February 9, 2020, the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral Florida on top of an Atlas V 411 spacecraft. T…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 625: Q&A 116: When Will the Cosmic Microwave Fade Away? And More... Featuring James Davenport
In this week's questions show, I answer when the cosmic microwave background will shift into radio waves, what the Sun would sound like if space was …
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 626: This is the Highest Resolution Image Ever Taken of the Sun
You’re looking at the highest resolution image that has ever been taken of our Sun, using the brand new Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope in Maui.
Thes…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 624: Open Space 61: Do I Think We'll Ever Travel Faster Than Light? And More...
In this week's life Q&A, I explain why we don't send animals to space any more, why I don't think we'll ever travel faster than the speed of light, a…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 623: Escape! Spaceflight Abort Systems from the Launch Pad to Interplanetary Travel
On Sunday, January 19th, 2020, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying its newly designed Crew Dragon spacecraft. 84 seconds into flight, at the m…
6 years, 5 months ago