Episodes

  • Studying Medicine In Space

    Studying Medicine In Space
    Jun 19 2025
    Cancer treatments and cures may come from studies done in space. Scientists are taking the mystery out of the sun's poles. Scientists have a new look at the tiny glass beads found on the Moon during the Apollo era. A new study has given us information about the Milky Way's galactic center.

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    34 mins
  • No, the Strawberry Moon Isn't Pink

    No, the Strawberry Moon Isn't Pink
    Jun 12 2025
    The Strawberry Moon's name doesn't come from it's color but from what time of year strawberries are at peak ripeness. Japan's Resilience spacecraft has slammed into the Moon. Astronomers have dicovered an object "unlike anything we've seen before". Axiom's Ax-4 has been delayed again. Axiom has partnered with NASA to study DNA of fruit flies.

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    40 mins
  • Jared Isaacman's Launch Aborted

    Jared Isaacman's Launch Aborted
    Jun 5 2025
    Jared Isaacman will not be NASA's next administrator. Active region 4100 has ended. Axiom's Ax-4 launch has been delayed to June 10. New research says the Milky Way and Andromeda won't be colliding after all.

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    42 mins
  • China and Russia Have Big Plans for the Moon

    China and Russia Have Big Plans for the Moon
    May 29 2025
    China and Russia have made a deal to build a nuclear power facility on the Moon. SpaceX has both wins and losses with its latest Starship launch. A sunspot has been visible on the Sun for 54 days and is still going strong. NASA has revived the thrusters on Voyager 1 after twenty years.

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    50 mins
  • There's Gold In This Here Episode

    There's Gold In This Here Episode
    May 22 2025
    A star has been observed exiting a galaxy... with a planet in tow. Scientists say that have discovered a new source for gold in the universe. Researchers have found a fungus that they say can metabolize gold. NASA's EZIE satellites to study auroral electrojets.

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    27 mins
  • The Universe Is Doomed! (Pardon the Clickbait)

    The Universe Is Doomed! (Pardon the Clickbait)
    May 15 2025
    Scientists say the universe's expiration date us much sooner than they had expected... but we still have a really, really long time left. Soviet zombie satellite spashed down on Earth over the weekend. Solar activity is picking up this week. Auroras were observed on Jupiter by JWST. And a supermassive black hole just exposed itself.

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    34 mins
  • SpaceX Starship Gets Approval for 25 Launches Per Year

    SpaceX Starship Gets Approval for 25 Launches Per Year
    May 8 2025
    The USSR Zombie probe will likely make landfall this weekend. NASA is ready to explore Titan witha very large drone. Japan's Resilence lunar lander has entered the Moon's orbit. SLS has stacked the second stage of Artemis 2 but it looks like funding will run out for SLS after Artemis 3. SpaceX has gotten permission from the FAA for 25 Starship launches per year.

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    37 mins
  • Isaacman Is a Step Closer to Leading NASA

    Isaacman Is a Step Closer to Leading NASA
    May 1 2025
    Jared Isaacman awaits the final Senate vote to conform him as the new administrator of NASA. A 50 year-old Russian spacecraft is heading for Earth. What are mush balls on Jupiter? Don Pettit's recent trip to space deserves a deep dive. And it seems that the Sun was not responsible for the recent Iberian power outage.

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    42 mins