Today’s podcast will be the final episode of Space Nerds. We want to extend a heartfelt thanks to all who have listened to this show, so we put together this massive final episode to say goodbye to Andi, Alexandria, Doug, Jayne and Jesse. SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 17:31) NASA has Read more…
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Today on the Space Nerds podcast:SPACE NEWS (Starts at 7:24): Jesse and Jayne discuss our intergalactic visitor, the comet NEOWISE currently visible with the naked eye! We discuss how to see the comet this week, as detailed in this space.com article: https://www.space.com/comet-neowise-visibility-july-2020.html FIREFLY (Starts at 21:18): We chat about the Read more…
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Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 6:13) Jayne and Jesse discuss new developments in the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, including a study claiming the most likely number of alien civilizations in our galaxy is 36, and a SETI grant focused on searching for alien technosignatures. Check Read more…
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Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 8:22) A new theory claims there may be an antimatter universe extending backwards in time from the big bang, mirroring our own universe in reverse. Read more from physicsworld.com: https://physicsworld.com/a/our-universe-has-antimatter-partner-on-the-other-side-of-the-big-bang-say-physicists/ FIREFLY: (Starts at 20:14) Jayne returns to continue our journey Read more…
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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…
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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (starts at 10:18) Jayne and Jesse recently reported on the sudden dimming of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse, and now scientists believe they can explain the phenomenon. Learn more in an article from Space.com: https://www.space.com/betelgeuse-star-dimming-just-dust.html FIREFLY: (starts at 20:55) We continue Read more…
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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: PATREON LAUNCH: The Space Nerds Patreon campaign has launched! Jesse and Alexandria break down everything you need to know.SPACE NEWS: (starts at 12:20) NASA’s protocol to keep our microbes from spreading through the solar system are woefully out of date. Jesse and Alexandria Read more…
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This week on the show:SPACE NEWS: Scientists are proposing the construction of a lunar space elevator to lower the cost of traveling from Earth to the moon. Alexandria and Jesse debate whether or not this sounds like a good idea. Check out the full article from The Observer here: https://observer.com/2019/09/moon-space-elevator-lunar-exploration-columbia-study/ Read more…
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SciFi with Jesse Mercury is relaunching as Space Nerds! Jayne, Alexandria and Doug officially join the crew as we blast off into this new podcasting adventure. This week our new Space News segment features Alexandria discussing the discovry of a strange jelly on the moon. Doug and Jesse discuss the Read more…
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Our journey through the ‘verse continues! Jayne returns to discuss the fifth episode of Firefly, “Safe.”
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