Episodios

  • Starliner Astronauts Are (Not) Stranded!

    Starliner Astronauts Are (Not) Stranded!
    Jun 27 2024
    No, the Starliner astronauts are not stranded at the ISS, in spite of what you may have heard. China has returned samples from the far side of the moon. A new star may be in the sky by the time you hear this show. The Vulcan will not be waiting around for the Dream Chaser. And astronomers have observed a black hole waking up.

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    33 m
  • NASA Is Watching Two Asteroids

    NASA Is Watching Two Asteroids
    Jun 20 2024
    NASA has an eye on several asteroids but there are two of them they are watching a little more closely than the rest. A new star could be coming to our sky soon. Astronomers have discovered the slowest spinning neutron star ever. Plus a Russian cosmonaut has broken the 1000 day mark in space.

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    37 m
  • Starliner Mission Should Be Completed In Spite of Five Helium Leaks

    Starliner Mission Should Be Completed In Spite of Five Helium Leaks
    Jun 13 2024
    Starliner now has five helium leaks but there's plenty of helium for the mission to be completed in spite of the leaks. SpaceX has a very good week after Starship completes its test successfully. A NASA legend has died at the age of 90 doing something he loved. And frost was discovered in Olympus Mons on Mars.

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    35 m
  • Starliner Is On Its Way to the ISS!

    Starliner Is On Its Way to the ISS!
    Jun 6 2024
    Bloeing has finally gotten its big win with a successful launch of Starliner that is on its way to the ISS. SpaceX congratulated Boeing while planning a Thursday launch of their own massive rocket. China is grabbing samples from the far side of the Moon. Hubble is having some gyroscope trouble. And the planetary alignment story isn't exactly what social media says it is.

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    48 m
  • I have Been and Always Shall Be... Not a Real Planet?

    I have Been and Always Shall Be... Not a Real Planet?
    May 30 2024
    This week's show sounds a little familiar... Starliner planning to launch, SpaceX is crushing it with launches and AR3664 is back! Also, Venus likely has volcanoes and the planet Vulcan wasn't really there at all.

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    38 m
  • It Took 60 Years But He Finally Went to Space

    It Took 60 Years But He Finally Went to Space
    May 23 2024
    Starliner delays launch again but hopes for a June 2 launch now. SpaceX is continues to launch successfully with the latest launch for the NRO. Ed Dwight wasn't given a chance to go to space 60 years ago but has now taken a trip aboard a Blue Origin rocket and become t he oldest person to ever go to space. NASA's oldest active astronaut will go back to the ISS for a 6 month mission at 69 years old. Juno has given us some new looks at Europa and Euclid has given us five brand new looks of the universe.

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    37 m
  • Incredible and Historic Aurora Show

    Incredible and Historic Aurora Show
    May 16 2024
    The aurora present in the earth's northern and southern hemispheres rank as one of the best in the last 500 years. A sunspot like the one that caused the aurora could be a major problem for our electric grid in the future. Starliner has another launch delay to no sooner than May 21. And JWST has detected two black holes merging billions of year ago.

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    45 m
  • Starliner Delays Launch After Non-Cicada Related Buzzing Sound

    Starliner Delays Launch After Non-Cicada Related Buzzing Sound
    May 9 2024
    Starliner was forced to delay launch because of a buzzing sound coming from a rocket valve. A massive sunspot could cause problems with communication on Earth. 41,000 years ago Earth's magnetic shield went down. And a historic cookie is now in the Smithsonian.

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    39 m