Episodes

  • The latest news from the space beat, plus moon experiments go for a spin

    The latest news from the space beat, plus moon experiments go for a spin
    Feb 19 2025
    Boeing is a contractor for NASA’s SLS rocket that will take astronauts on the moon, but Boeing recently announced plans to lay off over 400 employees from its SLS team. Plus, one professor’s experiment went for a spin on Blue Origin’s recent launch of New Sheppard that mimicked lunar gravity.
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    28 mins
  • A love story at the edge of our solar system. Plus, how to study centaurs

    A love story at the edge of our solar system. Plus, how to study centaurs
    Feb 11 2025
    Researchers have uncovered evidence that Pluto may have found one of its moons through what they call the “kiss and capture method.” Plus, a centaur named Chiron has characteristics of both a comet and an asteroid; making scientist wonder what else makes this celestial body unique.
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    28 mins
  • After the International Space Station retires, what comes next?

    After the International Space Station retires, what comes next?
    Feb 4 2025
    After almost three decades of science, research and exploration, the International Space Station is set to retire by the end of 2030. Once the station is decommissioned, commercial companies like Axiom Space will establish new orbiting platforms.
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    28 mins
  • NASA nixes DEI and updates on Mars Sample Return

    NASA nixes DEI and updates on Mars Sample Return
    Jan 28 2025
    The new Trump administration has ended DEI programs for all federal organizations–how will this affect NASA? Plus, a look at the efforts to bring Mars rocks back to Earth.
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    28 mins
  • Searching for worlds far away from our own

    Searching for worlds far away from our own
    Jan 21 2025
    Exoplanets, or planets orbiting another star, were originally confirmed in 1992. New telescopes and technological advancements have aided in the discovery of thousands of exoplanets. Now, astronomers wonder if worlds like our own could exist.
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    28 mins
  • Predictions for this year’s space economy and last year’s record-breaking climate data

    Predictions for this year’s space economy and last year’s record-breaking climate data
    Jan 15 2025
    This year could be transformative for the space economy with new rockets, AI technology and upcoming missions to the moon. Plus, NASA and NOAA scientists found that 2024 was the hottest year on record since the 1850’s.
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    28 mins
  • A spacecraft that touched our sun and Ghost Riders in the sky

    A spacecraft that touched our sun and Ghost Riders in the sky
    Jan 8 2025
    The Parker Solar Probe is the first man-made spacecraft to get closer to our sun than ever before. Plus, Firefly aerospace is launching its Blue Ghost Lunar Lander to deliver payloads to the moon.
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    28 mins
  • "Star Bound" and this year’s space news highlights

    "Star Bound" and this year’s space news highlights
    Dec 31 2024
    The book, Star bound, A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Between (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight) explains America’s space history while highlighting the nation’s social and cultural contexts in space. Plus, a glimpse into the major space news from this past year.
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    28 mins