167: SpaceX Launch, Black Mirror ‘Nosedive’

Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 31:40) NASA astronauts are heading to space, but not in a NASA spacecraft! Elon Musk’s SpaceX is sending their first crewed mission into orbit in a test of their Crew Dragon spacecraft. Check out the original article from spacenews.com: https://spacenews.com/nasa-sets-may-27-launch-date-for-spacex-commercial-crew-test-flight/ Read more…

166: Star Trek Discovery (S01E04) The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry

Star Trek Club reassembles to discuss episode 4 of Discovery’s first season, ‘The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry.’ We chat about Landry’s unfortunate encounter, Lorca’s war conducting and spores, spores, spores.

165: Telescope on the Moon, Andi’s Rise of Skywalker Review, Star Wars Club

Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:01) Andi and Jesse discuss a proposed telescope that would permanently live on the dark side of the moon, positioned with an unobstructed view of the cosmos. Read the original article from livescience.com: https://www.livescience.com/nasa-telescope-far-side-of-moon.html RISE OF SKYWALKER: (Starts at 7:22) Read more…

163: Stargazing Events, DS9 ‘Battle Lines’ and ‘The Storyteller’

This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 1:36) Alexandria and Jesse discuss several recent celestial events that can be seen from Earth. DOUG SPACE NINE: (Starts at 16:27) Doug and Jesse deep dive through two episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, ‘Battle Lines’ and ‘The Read more…

161: The Sound of Planets, Firefly #10 ‘War Stories’

This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: Jesse and Jayne listen to planet sounds created by NASA, made by recording electromagnetic variations from nearby celestial bodies. We discuss how there is no sound in the vacuum of space that the human ear can hear, and wade into the Read more…

160: Star Trek Discovery (S01E01) The Vulcan Hello

Star Trek Club embarks on a new journey with the pilot episode of Discovery, ‘The Vulcan Hello.’ We discuss the Klingon redesign, Michael’s mutiny, and how much we love Captain Georgiou. Check out our Picard season 1 wrap-up on the Space Nerds Patroncast! https://www.patreon.com/posts/36325947

159: Earth-like World, Andi’s TNG Review, Star Wars Club

This week on the Space Nerds podcast:SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 12:24) Andi and Jesse discuss a newly discovered exoplanet with remarkable similarities to Earth. Check out the article from NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/earth-size-habitable-zone-planet-found-hidden-in-early-nasa-kepler-dataSTAR TREK TNG: (Starts at 27:07) Andi just finished her first full viewing of Star Trek The Next Generation! Jesse Read more…

158: Star Trek Picard #10: Et in Arcadia Ego Part 2

The finale of Star Trek Picard season 1 is here! Our Star Trek Club shares thoughts and feelings about how the first season wrapped up, the season as a whole, and what we want from season 2. We are excited to announce that next week we will be diving into Read more…