Tails SpaceX Fails, Heads We Lose the Earth
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In this episode, we look at the SpaceX SEC initial filing and put its facts and figures in context and ask, can they do it? And can the Earth survive if they succeed?
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Chasing Chemistry: Missions measure comet & planet atmospheres
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In this episode, we’re going to look at Psyche’s success at Mars, the cool 3I-ATLAS science coming from Europa Clipper and JUICE en route to the Jupiter system:, and we also look at JWST’s efforts to study exoplanetary atmospheres and the weird weather of other worlds.
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After Hours: Crowdsourcing Innovation with Trisha Epp
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Trisha Epp joins us to talking about NASA's collaboration with Freelancer, and how Innovation is now getting crowdsourced. Join in to learn how to launch your own Moonshot! Guest Trisha Epp is a Physicist, Philosopher, and Futurist with a Masters in Geophysics from CalTech and a duel bachelors in physics and philosphy from the University of British Columbia. Since 2023, she's been the Director of Innovation for Freelancer.com's "NASA Tournament Lab". This crowdsourcing innovative invites the public to help solve global problems ranging from maternal morbidity to risk prediction.
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Astronomers: Improbability Finders
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Pamela is on the road in this episode as we look at how (and why) astronomers keep finding the improbable, follow the evidence to possible sources of little red dots, study the power of big star clusters to move gas, and examine the merger history of little black holes into bigger ones.
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Uncommon Stars
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In today’s episode, we look at the Voyager mission’s exploration beyond our solar system, the organics Mars Curiosity Rover has discovered, the distribution of planets uncovered by the TESS mission, and how JWST measured the surface of a rocky world 50 light years away!
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The One With the Dark Matter
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In this episode, we’re going to be looking back in time at how Dark Matter may have influenced the formation of Supermassive Blackholes, newly catalogued remnants of left over hydrogen, an ancient star found as part of a class observing project, and tales from the launch pad.
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After Hours: Launching the small(er) things with Exolaunch CEO Robert Sproles
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As commercial space becomes a more and more mature industry, we're seeing new needs emerge. Front and the center is the need for someone - or some company - to make it easy for folks in need of a launch to find the right ride share for their satellite, no matter how small. Enter ExoLaunch. In this episode we talk with ExoLaunch CEO Robert Sproles about what their company is accomplishing as the shipping company to the stars (or at least Earth Orbit).
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To Artemis, With Love
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This is EVSN's love letter to the Artemis II mission.
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Supervolcanoes: Erupt, Refill, Repeat
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This week, in the first of our new shorter and more frequent episodes, we are going to take a look at the interplay of plate tectonics, geology, climate, and life. Specifically, we’re looking at the interplay between super volcanoes and us! Did you know Naples is on a supervolcano? Also, in this episode: human sperm get lost in space.
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Science in Pairs & Moon Plans Redux
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Once again, we’re going to attempt to get you up to date with what is going down at NASA. In addition to NASA updates, we have stories of science that comes in twos. From 2 planets forming in a disk to 2 stars coming together to shine brightly, to two asteroids that together orbit the Sun a bit faster, to two planets that collided, … it is a week for pairs.
info_outlineThis is EVSN's love letter to the Artemis II mission.