All Things Space: Recent Episodes
My Opinion
What's with all the stuff in orbit? Too many satellites and mega-constellations. In this episode, I'm complaining about what's up there. How does this impact #astronomy and impact manned space missions?
What are we looking for when searching for Exoplanets? Life? Someplace to transplant ourselves? Both, actually. But first, we want to find out if there is life in the universe and more. In this episode, i'll talk about Exoplanets and more.
It's been over 45 years since the Voyager probes were launched. They are our ambassadors in interstellar space. What's going on with them? Take listen to this episode to learn about the probes, their history and what's going on now.
It's the next installment of What's Up in Space. This is part 4. I'm talking about JPL, black holes and more.
What is a Quasi-Satellite? A fake satellite? Maybe Dr. Evil's rocket? No, nothing so fanciful. It's a rock. Plain and simple. This episode will explain what and where they are.
Let's talk about Exterrestial life. Just what is the Fermi Paradox and the Drake Equation? Listen and find out!
How did our moon come to be our moon? This episode is about the theories about how our moon came to be. As, as usual, My Opinion.
This is part 3 of my series What's Up In Space. In this episode, we're talking again about AT2018COW; super massive black holes, gas and dust, and the James Webb Space Telescope. Take a listen.
The International Space Station needs help. There are problems and competition. So, what's to come of the ISS? In this episode, I'll talk about how the ISS was developed and what is in store for the orbiting laboratory. I'll also talk about the competition.
What is a Space Elevator or Tether? In this episode, I'll talk about the proposed technology to build a space elevator here on Earth.
Since 1610 our fascination with the planet Mars has grown. Today, many orbiters and rovers on the planet conducting experiments and preparing for our arrival. Well, maybe. This episode covers our exploration of our nearest neighbor.
In my second installment, what's up in space? I talk about the latest to come out about what we've discovered in space.
How do we extend human civilization? We move off-planet. This episode is all about space settlements. What the experts have suggested; technology and longevity of the species.
Is there life in our solar system? Are we really the only intelligent life in the cosmos? In this episode, I talk about these questions.
What are Fast Radio Bursts? Known as FRB's. Are they the result of a cosmological phenomenon? Are they a new type of signal from an advanced civilization elsewhere in the universe? Let's talk about it.
So, just what is the US Space Force? How will it work? What will it do? This episode is all about it. Learn what career paths there are. Who will make it into the Space Force?
I'm talking about the Origin of our Moon - yes, again. This is Part 2 of the conversation. More theories and, of course, my opinion.
What's to become of the human race? Our drive and curious nature mean we need to explore. Since we're killing our planet, the survival of the human race must be in space. Let's talk about it. DISCLAIMER: This episode includes frank discussions of reproduction.
We hear about going back to the Moon. Can we really do it? What is it going to take to get there? In this episode, I talk a bit about what I, and others think the reasons are.
Let's talk about the contamination of space. What exactly does that mean? What about contaminating Earth? In this episode, I talk about the OST (Outer Space Treaty) and about interplanetary Contamination.
As the Hubble Space Telescope winds down its work, what is there to replace it? Several new telescopes are under construction. Let's talk about them.
The Voyager probes were/are legendary. This episode covers their mission and a little about what they found and what's still to come.
The question of are we alone in the universe is fundamental to knowing who we are. In order to find out if there is life, we need to find where that life may live. This episode is about Exoplanets and Exomoons. I'll take about detecting them and about how and what type of life may exist.
What is in Earth Orbit? How much stuff have we launched, lost, damaged that is floating around our planet? You think we have garbage on Earth, guess what's above our heads?
Why are we hearing about more meteors and asteroids? Is there an increase of them hurtling through the solar system? In this episode, I talk about this and offer theories and some history on the subject.
What is Terraforming? This episode talks about terraforming a planet, asteroid or moon for colonization.
What's going on with Mars? Let's talk about Rovers! A look back and what's coming up with the Red Planet.
What's up in Space? This episode touches on three topics. "The Cow," an asteriod visitor and work on asteroid impacts. Take a listen to what's going on in space.
In case you haven't heard, we finally landed on the "Dark Side" of the moon! Yes, the Chinese successfully landed a probe on the moon recently.
Can we, as human beings, create life in space? Are we able to conceive? Will our children born in space have to live out their lives in space? We answer those questions and more in this episode
Should we start to figure out how to immigrate to another planet? Life on Earth is going to get more and more precarious in the future. Now is the time to consider living Off World.