Episodes

  • Did Quipu Come from Uranus?

    Did Quipu Come from Uranus?
    Feb 13 2025
    Boeing faces cuts for half of its SLS staff. Crew-9 set to return home a little earlier than previously scheduled. May's solar storm created two new radiation belts. Earth's magnetic field is playing music... sort of. And Quipu is now the largest known object in the universe.

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    43 mins
  • The Fantastic Two?

    The Fantastic Two?
    Feb 6 2025
    With the upcoming release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, it seems appropriate that the Einstein Probe observes a 'weird explosion". JWST has observed a crumbling exoplanet. Rocket Lab is ready for responsive launches. Boeing's Starliner CCP has new (old) management. Scientists have discovered a 3rd form of magnetism.

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    38 mins
  • Molecules Key for Life Found on Bennu

    Molecules Key for Life Found on Bennu
    Jan 30 2025
    The President and Elon Musk have taken to social media to talk about plans to return "stranded" astronauts home from the ISS. OSIRIS-REx mission has given scientists a look at key molecules for life found on Bennu. Juno mission has observed massive volcanic activity on Io. Starman has baffled astronomers for the last time... at least for a while.

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    42 mins
  • Musk and Bezos Go to Washington

    Musk and Bezos Go to Washington
    Jan 23 2025
    Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos both attended President Trump's inauguration this week. Blue Origin and SpaceX launched their big rockets with different results. The "headless" comet is dazzling skies in the southern hemisphere. Scientists say the universe is expanding too fast. The GIRAFF mission will study auroras.And the parade of planets is happening but no, it's not an alignment.

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    32 mins
  • Dropping Things Much Like They are High In Temperature

    Dropping Things Much Like They are High In Temperature
    Jan 15 2025
    Two big rockets are set to launch today. The ISS has deployed the first ever satellite made from wood. JWST has discovered one of the first gargantuan supernovas ever seen. Comet ATLAS survived its brush with the Sun. And NASA says retrieving those collected soil samples on Mars is currently not going to happen.

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    31 mins
  • It's a Good Tiime for Looking Up

    It's a Good Tiime for Looking Up
    Jan 9 2025
    Blue Origin is planning to launch its New Glenn rocket tonight. No, seven planst aren't lining up in the night time sky. Yes, the Moon and Mars are. Starlink could potentially adjust their orbits and improve things for astronomers. And a sun-grazer comet could be brighter than Venus in the sky next week.

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    37 mins
  • Auroral Fireworks! Happy New Year!

    Auroral Fireworks! Happy New Year!
    Jan 2 2025
    Solar activity gave many around the world a dazzling show of auroral activity to begin 2025. The Parker Solar Probe survived its record breaking pass of the Sun. SpaceX smashed 2023's record number of launches by launching every 2.7 days in 2024. And JWST reveals black holes can suppress star formation.

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    42 mins
  • Recapping Space News of 2024 Part 2

    Recapping Space News of 2024 Part 2
    Dec 26 2024
    This week Wes and Shawn take a look back at the 5 biggest space news stories of 2024

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    32 mins