Show Highlight - NASA Says it’s Cool

Cancel your unwanted subscriptions (if you can figure out how) and join Sarah and Vinnie for another episode of embarrassing stories and never-ending bits. The Fyre Festival saga continues… on Ebay. Sick of your job? Here are the surprising shift jobs where employees are the happ ... Show More

Sarah is raving about shazam for birds! Matty adds another dealbreaker to his long, long list. Billy McFarland is now selling the Fyre Festival brand - who would buy it?? Sick of your job? Here are the surprising shift jobs where employees are the happiest! Jobs like Amazon deliv ... Show More

Big Brother starts tomorrow, and Sarah and Bob are locked in. Katie Holmes ‘liked’ a Daily Mail post about Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas. Science News: Today is the shortest day in history. Elon Musk’s new AI model, Grok, is already causing problems. A heroic chihuahua is in the ne ... Show More

In June, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft successfully docked at the International Space Station. But issues with its propulsion system have called into question its safety. Now, NASA is weighing alternatives to bring the astronauts home. WSJ’s Micah Maidenberg shares how the Starli ... Show More

NASA's science missions have transformed our understanding of the Universe, from breathtaking images of deep space to robotic explorers on Mars. But now, a reported 50% cut to NASA's science budget threatens to shut down missions, halt discoveries, and devastate the future of spa ... Show More

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Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by comedian Helen Keen ("It is Rocket Science") and space medicine expert Dr Kevin Fong, to discuss the future of human space travel. As NASA's space shuttle program comes to a close, what does the future hold in terms of humans bid to leave th ... Show More

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCqg3NIwbHE Hosted by Ralph Wilkins. From Feb 3, 2023. Nuclear powered rockets are about to become a reality opening up space travel for humanity. Ever since the dawn of nuclear weapons and reactors, advanced militaries and space agencies have drea ... Show More

NASA insists they aren’t stranded. But eight weeks after their original return date, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are still on board the International Space Station. In this episode, we explain why Boeing’s Starliner – and private space travel writ large - is under ... Show More