Space, But Messier!: Recent Episodes
Tony DiBernardo
Join us as we set sail for the stars! As an inspirational and educational podcast, we make space more approachable and understandable, inspiring others to explore space in their own way by covering topics in Space, Astronomy, Flight, NASA, History, Science, and so much more. But why should you join? Why space? Why not Healthcare, Politics, or binging Netflix? When a civilization as a whole strives for space, they strive for greatness. Space is our greatest and most exciting frontier and it is calling to us.
Today we chat with Athena Brensberger of AstroAthens. Athena is a science communicator and international model. She started up Astroathens, LLC to improve the outreach for science education and STEM. The focus of Astroathens, LLC is to inform and inspire the public to learn more about space exploration and the cosmos. We chat about her journey through her science communication career, from working with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, teaching a classroom full of students at Dexter, to combining these passions with that of the modeling industry with Alien and Love Your Martian! Find her at @astroathens on all platforms :)
We sit down with Astrophysicist Kirsten Banks (@astrokirsten) and chat about life, school, the Bachelor, and astrophysics.
The Four Levels of the Multiverse. We talk Parallel Universes, Schrödinger's Equation, Decoherence as researched by Max Tegmark. What if we lived in 4 spacial dimensions? What if we had different laws of physics? Looking at the different theories in regards to parallel universes addresses these questions and more!
Last week we discovered the truth behind Climate Change based on real evidence and data by NASA. This week, we look beyond what we've done, and look forward to what we can do to help save our planet!
Great source of up-to-date info: https://climate.nasa.gov/
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's full “Summary for Policymakers” report: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_wg3_ar5_summary-for-policymakers.pdf.
List of International Agencies and their stance on Climate Change: http://www.opr.ca.gov/facts/list-of-scientific-organizations.html
Remembering Katherine Johnson, Viewing the Moon in 4K, a New Space Race, $15,000 Prize, and Prayers Please!
Today we cover the large scale structures of the universe. Everything from Stars, Star Clusters, Galaxies, Galaxy Clusters, Filaments, Walls, Great Walls, Voids, Super Voids, Super Clusters, Dark Flow, The Great Attractor and questioning the expansion of our universe!
Intro to Quantum Mechanics! Everything from quantum realms, Endgame, electrons, atoms, cats, matter, light, to all laws of physics!
Warp Drives and Space Travel! What is AntiMatter and how can it be used to send us across the stars?
Why haven't we returned to the Moon? Was it toxic, dangerous, aliens, FLO'S RAP SKILLS?!
There are people on this Earth that think the Earth is flat! They are called Flat Earthers and they believe that "The earth is a flat disc that is surrounded on all sides by an ice wall that holds the oceans back. This ice wall is what explorers have named Antarctica- a 150-foot-tall wall of ice, around the rim. NASA employees, they say, guard this ice wall to prevent people from climbing over and falling off the disc.
This week, we feature Venus! Being the brightest object in our sky save the Moon and our Sun, learn how Venus is composed and how it could give us a warning about the fate of our own planet!
We dive into how the Nazi Party had an integral part to play in the formation of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
This weeks Planet Spotlight is all about Mercury! It's the smallest planet and closest to the Sun, but there is so much more to learn! Dive in to learn more about why Dr. Seuss, Vincent Van Gogh, and Beethoven are all involved! Included is the history of discovery, what spacecraft we have sent there, its atmosphere, surface, and its composition.
Planetary Scientist Pascal Lee takes us on a trip to Devon Island, or as we call it, Mars on Earth! We also chat with Joshua Castro, CEO of InStarz about his plan to begin the colonization of the Moon.
We really dive in to the latest Astronaut Training mobile app, Space Nation with Captain and CoFound Kalle Vaha Jaakkola, as well as get a few words form Jeff Bezos, the richest man alive.
We chat with the cast of The Expanse to learn how WE can save their show as well as dive into the gaming world with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
We learn about impactful women in science and science fiction as well as begin our astronaut training!
We tackle Nemesis and the Companion Star Theory, learn why Uranus LITERALLY smells like farts, as well as dive into the mysteries of Binary Stars as they exist today.
Was Galileo imprisoned by the Catholic Church for telling people Earth orbited the Sun? Also, who will own the Moon when we all settle there? Find out this episode!
Learn how YOU can be an astronaut, how RocketLab is changing the world, and how NASA plans to visit our Solar System's next Ocean World!
We share incredible interviews from Yuri's Night L.A. with Bill Nye, Nova Spivack, JPL Scientist Robert Salazar, and ISS Above Founder, Liam Kennedy.
How did our universe form? With a Big Bang, and Big Crunch? We dive into the formation of our universe as well as honor Stephen Hawking and his amazing contributions to the scientific community.
NASA's full plan for Mars, Elon's plan for pizza on Mars, and the new Marsquake detector to launch this year!
NASA builds a HAMMER and we take you on a journey to Mars, from every satellite we have launched that way, to the harrowing landings of our rovers. We tackle... why Mars?
China's Space Station is hurdling towards Earth, Captain Kirk wants to send you to the Sun, and you use technology originally made by NASA far more often than you think!
We answer questions from our audience about Dark Energy, Dark Matter, Pluto's Identity, International Space Treaties, and the Expansion of our Universe. Join us live!
We spaghettify ourselves by diving into Black Holes while SpaceX launches 2 satellites to test their eventual constellation of over 4500 satellites to give internet to the entire world.
Why is humanity called to the cosmos? We tackle this fundamental question with help from NASA, Carl Sagan, Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking as we learn about how when a civilization as a whole strives for space, they strive for greatness.
Welcome to Space, But Messier! Get to know us as we introduce ourselves, Tony and Flo, as well as our podcast. We'll catch up on current events as well as learn about our mission at Space, But Messier! and how we came to be.