Stories from Space

By: Matthew S Williams
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  • Since time immemorial, human beings have looked up at the stars and dreamed about the future. We live in a wondrous age, where we are once again embarking on the great journey and can finally make these dreams a reality!
    © 2022 Stories from Space
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Astronomy Biological Sciences Earth Sciences
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Episodes
  • Episode 4: Episode 4: Artemis and the Return to the Moon

    Episode 4: Episode 4: Artemis and the Return to the Moon
    Apr 4 2022
    Fifty years after the last Apollo mission sent astronauts to the lunar surface, NASA will be sending the "first woman and firs person of color" to the Moon. But this time around, and with international partners, they intend to develop the infrastructure needed to create a "sustianed program of lunar exploration." If there is a message that summarizes these bold endevours, it is this: "We're going back to the Moon. And this time, we intend to stay!"
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    12 mins
  • Episode 3: Episode 3: The Most Important Century?

    Episode 3: Episode 3: The Most Important Century?
    Mar 14 2022
    In this century, humanity will be faced with two concurrent anthropogenic forces - climate change and technological change. Between now and mid-century (when they are expected to culminate), these two forces will pull us in opposite directions and compete for ownership of our future. Depending on our actions, we could be looking at the collapse of civilization as we know it, or a future of endless possibility and abundance.
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    28 mins
  • Episode 2: Episode 2: The Kardashev Scale

    Episode 2: Episode 2: The Kardashev Scale
    Mar 11 2022
    In 1964, Soviet-Russian astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev proposed a system for classifying extraterrestrial intelligence based on the amount of energy they could harness. The system had three "Types," which included Planetary, Stellar, and Galactic Civilizations. This came to be known as the Kardashev Scale, which remains one of the most important concepts in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
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    27 mins

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