Episodes

  • New York to Paris in Under an Hour?!

    New York to Paris in Under an Hour?!
    Jul 10 2025
    Venus Aerospace successfully flew the world’s first atmospheric test of a rotating
    detonation rocket engine that could eventually lead to a 55 minute trip from NY to Paris. Why does the Moon have magnetic rocks? Scientists have a new strongest solar storm ever recorded. Scientists now know how the lights turned on at the bebinning of time.

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    38 mins
  • American Hero Brigadier General David R. Scott

    American Hero Brigadier General David R. Scott
    Jul 3 2025
    This week we honor an American hero who walked and drove a car on the moon.

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    29 mins
  • A Look Back to Our Interview with Al Worden

    A Look Back to Our Interview with Al Worden
    Jun 26 2025
    Wes and Shawn interviewed Col. Al Worden in 2011. He passed away in 2020. This week we look back to that interview.

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    40 mins
  • Studying Medicine In Space

    Studying Medicine In Space
    Jun 19 2025
    Cancer treatments and cures may come from studies done in space. Scientists are taking the mystery out of the sun's poles. Scientists have a new look at the tiny glass beads found on the Moon during the Apollo era. A new study has given us information about the Milky Way's galactic center.

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    34 mins
  • No, the Strawberry Moon Isn't Pink

    No, the Strawberry Moon Isn't Pink
    Jun 12 2025
    The Strawberry Moon's name doesn't come from it's color but from what time of year strawberries are at peak ripeness. Japan's Resilience spacecraft has slammed into the Moon. Astronomers have dicovered an object "unlike anything we've seen before". Axiom's Ax-4 has been delayed again. Axiom has partnered with NASA to study DNA of fruit flies.

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    40 mins
  • Jared Isaacman's Launch Aborted

    Jared Isaacman's Launch Aborted
    Jun 5 2025
    Jared Isaacman will not be NASA's next administrator. Active region 4100 has ended. Axiom's Ax-4 launch has been delayed to June 10. New research says the Milky Way and Andromeda won't be colliding after all.

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    42 mins
  • China and Russia Have Big Plans for the Moon

    China and Russia Have Big Plans for the Moon
    May 29 2025
    China and Russia have made a deal to build a nuclear power facility on the Moon. SpaceX has both wins and losses with its latest Starship launch. A sunspot has been visible on the Sun for 54 days and is still going strong. NASA has revived the thrusters on Voyager 1 after twenty years.

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    50 mins
  • There's Gold In This Here Episode

    There's Gold In This Here Episode
    May 22 2025
    A star has been observed exiting a galaxy... with a planet in tow. Scientists say that have discovered a new source for gold in the universe. Researchers have found a fungus that they say can metabolize gold. NASA's EZIE satellites to study auroral electrojets.

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    27 mins