Down to Earth with Terry Virts

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EPS 47: Thoughts on the invasion of Ukraine Mar 17, 2022

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Why disinformation is the biggest threat we face today, and how to avoid getting sucked into its trap. Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 46: What will the James Webb Space Telescope discover? Mar 15, 2022

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How are stars and galaxies made, What will the James Webb Space Telescope discover? Find out from Harvard astronomer Charles Law.

45: Thoughts on the invasion of Ukraine Feb 28, 2022

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A discussion of the implications of Putin’s war in Ukraine on space policy, and the bigger picture of the future of democracy. https://terryvirts.com/ Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 44: Was ʻOumuamua just a very bizarre asteroid, or an interstellar spacecraft? Feb 24, 2022

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Was ʻOumuamua just a very bizarre asteroid, or am I tets tell at spacecraft? Hear Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb’s take. https://terryvirts.com/ Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 43: Dr James Head, professor of planetary geosciences at Brown University (part 3) Feb 17, 2022

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Dr James Head is a professor of planetary geosciences at Brown University, who has worked on projects from training Apollo astronauts to be geologists, to robotic missions to Venus, Mars, and the outer planets. https://terryvirts.com/ Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 42: What secrets of the universe with the JWST reveal? Join Dr. Katie Mack and find out! Feb 11, 2022

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Doctor Katie Mack is a professor at North Carolina State University, she’s an Astrophysicist and author of the new book The End of Everything, talking about how the universe will end. And she’s also a pilot! https://terryvirts.com/ Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 41: A conversation with JP Ouellette and Dylan Matlock, the producers of the film Mass Feb 02, 2022

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A conversation with JP Ouellette and Dylan Matlock, the producers of the film Mass, a powerful drama about forgiveness and moving beyond tragedy. Check it out! https://terryvirts.com/ Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 40: Talking modern medicine & Einstein’s theory of relativity with Dr Ricky Flores, one of the worlds’ top paediatricians Jan 26, 2022

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Dr. Ricky Flores is the Clinical Director of the Texas Children's Cancer Center in the Woodlands, near Houston, Texas. He is also the president of the Correa Family Foundation, a non-profit set up by the Houston Astros’ shortstop Carlos Correa and his family that focuses on supporting children with cancer. https://terryvirts.com/ Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 39: New emails show top US and British scientists told Dr Fauci in early 2020 that the Coronavirus likely originated in a lab Jan 19, 2022

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Nicholas Wade is a journalist who has written for publications such as the New York Times, Nature, Science, and others. He is the author of a recent article about the “lab leak hypothesis” for the Coronavirus, published in The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. https://terryvirts.com/ Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 38: What’s it like to film a movie in space? Jan 13, 2022

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James Neihouse is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers and a long-time filmmaker, shooting over 60 movies in his career, including 8 space IMAX films. https://terryvirts.com/ Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

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