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Episode 446: First Ever Picture of a Baby Planet! Jul 04, 2018

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For the first time ever, astronomers have captured a direct image of a newly forming planet orbiting around a newly forming star. It’s a stunning photograph, not only for the science and what was observed, but what it means the future of exoplanetary astronomy.

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Episode 445: OpenSpace 12 - Live QA with Fraser Jul 02, 2018

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Live QA with just Fraser this week.

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Episode 444: 357 - Harvesting Resources From The Solar System. In Situ Resource Utilization Jun 29, 2018

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Rocket launches are expensive. Even with huge price drops from SpaceX and other New Space companies, there’s no cheap way to get stuff down here in Earth’s gravity well up to low Earth orbit. In order to really survive and thrive in space, we’ve got to learn to live off the land, to acquire the resources in space that will allow us to survive… in space. We’ve got to learn to turn those raw materials into forms we need: fuel, breathable air, water, construction materials, and eventually even finished goods like rocket parts and electronics.

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Episode 443: QA 62: Can We Build A Space Internet and More... Jun 26, 2018

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In this week's questions show, I answer if it's a good idea to build a space internet, if microbes reach Mars, will they evolve into something new, where could we go after Mars, and more.

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Episode 442: Open Space 11: Live QA with Dr. Pamela Gay Jun 24, 2018

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This week I'm joined by my Astronomy Cast co-host Dr. Pamela Gay to talk about all things astronomy, and casting.

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Episode 441: QA 61: Could Jupiter Be a Gravity Lens? and More... Jun 20, 2018

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In this week's QA, I present real pictures of the whole Earth, not some fake CGI, and wonder if Jupiter could be used as a gravitational lens for a space telescope.

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Episode 440: Open Space 10: Live QA with Fraser, Space Force and More... Jun 18, 2018

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In this week's live QA, I was solo again, answering live questions from the audience about Trump's ongoing plans to build a Space Force.

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Episode 439: QA 60: How Do We Know Where Gravitational Waves Come From? And More... Jun 14, 2018

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In this week's questions show, I explain how we now where gravitational waves are coming from, will there be planets around a white dwarf, what does it feel like where the space station is getting boosted, and if I'm an arrogant fool.

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Episode 438: 356: What Comes After James Webb and WFIRST? Four Amazing Future Space Telescopes Jun 12, 2018

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The Hubble Space Telescope has been in space for 28 years, producing some of the most beautiful and scientifically important images of the cosmos that humanity has ever taken. But let’s face it, Hubble is getting old, and it probably won’t be with us for too much longer.

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Episode 437: Open Space 9: Radio Astronomer Dr. Nicole Gugliucci Jun 11, 2018

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This week, it's a live QA with radio astronomer Dr. Nicole Gugliucci to talk about radio telescopes, and how close the movie Contact is to reality.

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