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 17:10) Scientists believe they have identified a strange substance recently discovered on the moon. Check out the original article from sciencealert.com: https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-what-that-gel-like-substance-on-the-far-side-of-the-moon-is BLACK MIRROR: Alexandria and Jesse are excited to return to Black Mirror with this trilogy of episodes. We Read more…
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Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 4:30) Recent reports have confirmed that Tom Cruise is working with Elon Musk and SpaceX to produce the first big budget Hollywood film in space onboard the International Space Station, but it turns out they won’t be the first filmmakers 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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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: We start off by discussing the Black Lives Matter movement with Jayne, Alexandria, Andi and Jesse. We talk about the fight to end systemic oppression, and ways we can all get involved. Here are links to the foundations we discussed: Campaign Zero: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/ 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: (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…
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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 9:52) Interstellar Comet 21/Borisov may have come to our solar system to die! Learn more in the article from sciencealert.com: https://www.sciencealert.com/interstellar-comet-2i-borisov-seems-to-have-come-here-only-to-die BLACK MIRROR: (Starts at 14:48) Our episode by episode journey through Black Mirror continues! This week we face Read more…
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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:25) The Finnish company Solar Foods has figured out how to convert C02, water and electricity into a carbon neutral form of flour called Solein. This groundbreaking form of protein could revolutionize the food industry both on Earth and Read more…
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