SR 86: Throwing Shade on the Lightsail

Today on Space Radio:

• Sailing on light for fun and profit,

• What if we shoot lasers at lightsails?,

• Does life increase the entropy of the universe?,

• How quickly do planetary rings form?,

• Can wee detect exoplanets with long orbital periods?,

• Tips on human interaction,

• and more!

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SR 85: Goodbye Voyager 2

Today on Space Radio:

• Goodbye trusty Voyager,

• Will Jupiter ever become a star?,

• moving on,

• and more!

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SR 84: Turtles Breathe from their Butts

Today on Space Radio:

• Special guest Dr. Pamela Gay,

• Live from the AstroTours All-Stars Party,

• Exploring Titan,

• Life in the solar system,

• and more!

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SR 83: Will James Ever Make It To Space?

Today on Space Radio:

• Will James Ever Make it to Space?,

• How does redshift work?,

• What is the black hole information paradox?

• Are we alone?,

• The dangers of evidence-based policy

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SR 82: Delicious White Salmon

Today on Space Radio:

• Special edition recorded at the Intermediate School in White Salmon, Washington!

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SR 81: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Telescope

Today on Space Radio:

• We're gonna need a bigger telescope,

• What came before the big bang?,

• How do we know the shape of the universe?,

• When were the elements formed?,

• Why is science facing a brain drain?

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SR 80: The First Stars Were Weird

Today on Space Radio:

• The first stars were weird,

• Which is better, Mars or the Moon?,

• Will the SLS ever launch?,

• What’s the connection between the first stars and giant black holes?,

• Was every galaxy once a quasar?,

• Is Elon Musk a science communicator?

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SR 79: The Universe is Kind of Big, I Guess

Today on Space Radio:

• It turns out that the universe is kind of big

• If the universe is important are we immortal?

• Did life happen on Venus and Mars?

• What’s the point of life?

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SR 78: Titan is Weird

Today on Space Radio:

• Titan is just plain weird and we need to be okay with that

• What is the Great Attractor?

• What was the longest someone has been in space?

• If we were born on Mars could we return to Earth?

• Is space travel ever worth it?

• the importance of dialog

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SR 77: Who Farted on Mars?

Today on Space Radio:

• How is Mars getting all its methane?

• Why is the speed of light the speed of light?

• Does everything make gravitational waves?

• How do we know what the big bang made?

• Why are there no green stars?

• Does Europa have space whales?

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