Ep 90: How Can We Find Life Within the Solar System?: with guest Dr. Niels Ligterink
Last month, scientists published word that an incredible discovery was made on Venus. They found what is called a “biomarker” in the […]
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Ep 59: Climate Change on Alien Worlds: with guest Dr. Adam Frank
The Earth is not the only planet to undergo radical changes in its climate. Even if we look at the nearby solar […]
Ep 55: 3D Printed Buildings – From Earth to Mars: with guest Keegan Kirkpatrick
Building any type of infrastructure is challenging, whether it be a house or a skyscraper. The difficulty is only compounded when you […]
Ep 46: The Geology of Us: The Anthropocene – with guest Dr. David Grinspoon
When we think of geology, we may think of the Grand Canyon. We imagine layers upon layers of geological strata containing rocks […]
Ep 44: Subglacial Lakes and Life on Frozen Moons – with guest Anja Rutishauser
Far beneath the Canadian ice cap, isolated from the sun and the wind, lies two entire lakes. These subglacial lakes, recently discovered […]
Ep. 36: Getting a Second Chance: Space Ethics, Mining, and Colonization – with guest Dr. Tony Milligan
Living among the stars has long been a dream of humanity. But as we begin to step off this Earth and colonize […]
Ep. 18: Volcanoes – Making Your Planet Habitable for 4.6 Billion Years with guest Dr. Ramses Ramirez
What makes a planet a nice place to live? If it’s too close to its parent star, it would end up a […]
Ep. 7: The Future Universe – Teeming with Life?
Why haven’t we found life on other planets yet? Perhaps it’s because we are some of the first life to develop in […]
Ep. 2: Astronomy… with a Canon!
Most times, astronomy is limited to passively observing. But not this time. Today, Dr. Dylan Spaulding, a project scientist at UC Davis […]