Space Junk in the Trunk

In this series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss anthropomorphic personifications of death in human culture. What do they mean? Where do they come from? Why and how are they gendered? Find out…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

NASA and IBM have developed advanced AI foundation models that analyze satellite data to reveal patterns across Earth and beyond. These tools are already driving real‑world impact, from helping Kenya plan the planting of 15 billion trees to enabling the UK to track harmful algae ... Show More

In this series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss anthropomorphic personifications of death in human culture. What do they mean? Where do they come from? Why and how are they gendered? Find out…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.<br />SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 133<br />*The star-making enough dust to build an Earth-sized planet every year<br />Astronomers have discovered a Wolf-Rayet star system producing enough material to make ... Show More

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<p>Outer space is crowded. Satellites, pieces of rocket, and stuff that astronauts left behind, such as cameras and poop, are just floating around. This space junk can pose a threat to our communication systems.</p> <p>In this episode we talk with Lisa Ruth Rand, a fellow at the ... Show More

Scientists are constantly searching for asteroids that could crash into Earth. But if they find one, will they be able to do anything about it? NASA has launched a spaceship that will slam into an asteroid to find out. For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great pla ... Show More

<b>SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 85</b><b></b> <b>*A retake on the age of the universe </b><b></b> A new study suggests that the universe is actually 26.7 billion years old – that’s nearly twice as old as the 13.8-billion-year age previously believed. <b>*New image from Webb reveal ... Show More

<p>The space industry, with its fuel-burning rockets, requirements for mined metals and inevitable production of space junk, is not currently renowned for its environmental credentials. Can space exploration ever be truly environmentally friendly? Presenter Marnie Chesterton answ ... Show More

<b>SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 109</b> <b>*Have they finally found planet X?</b> Astronomers in Japan have found possible evidence of an Earth-like planet orbiting in the Kuiper Belt. <b>*XRISM space telescope launches into orbit.</b> A powerful new Xray telescope has just blaste ... Show More

We pick up with the space suits designed for the Apollo program. We learn what the Apollo astronauts had to do in order to go to the bathroom in space. Warning: it isn't pretty. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener fo ... Show More

<p>As part of a super 70s push to get Earth to a seat at the table of the Galactic Federation (in case there is, in fact, such a thing), astronomer Carl Sagan oversaw an ambitious project to launch a compilation of Earth’s greatest hits into deep space.</p><p> </p> Learn more abo ... Show More