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[Space Bites] Historical Spacewalk // A Star with Insane Resolution // Iron Winds on a Planet Sep 13, 2024

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Polaris Dawn launches and completes the first private spacewalk, the surface of a giant star is resolved with incredible detail, Starliner comes home empty, and amazing new images of Mercury from BepiColumbo.

[Interview] The Interview You All Have Been Asking For. Asteroseismology Sep 11, 2024

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Stars oscillate. Even the Sun does. And we can learn a lot about them by studying those oscillations. How is it done and what can we learn? Finding out in this interview.

Guest: Dr. Marc Hon

[Q&A] Bringing Voyagers Back, Europa Clipper's Power Source, JWST Deep Field Sep 10, 2024

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What would it take to bring the Voyagers back to Earth? When will we see a true deep field by Webb? Why is Europa Clipper solar-powered? Why do black holes rotate? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.

[Space Bites] China’s Mars Sample Return Announced // Strange Sounds from Starliner // Asteroid Fireball Sep 06, 2024

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Another asteroid hit exactly where astronomers predicted, a monster asteroid rolled Ganymede over onto its side, strange sounds coming from Starliner, and China announces when it’ll try to grab a piece of Mars.

[Interview] x1,000 Resolution of JWST But x1,000 Cheaper Sep 04, 2024

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Interferometers are a great tool for getting incredible resolution without building giant mirrors. Why don't all telescopes use it? What projects should we expect and what could we get from them? What are the challenges? Finding out in this interview!

Guest: Dr. Gerard van Belle

[Overtime Q&A] Starship Satellites, Alternatives to Black Holes, The Best Lifeform Sep 03, 2024

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Could entangled electrons be used for FTL communications? Will Starship enable better satellites? Could we detect radiation on another world? Are there alternative explanations for black holes? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A.

[Space Bites] Betelgeuse's Secret Companion // Starliner Fail Confirmed // New Glenn Launch Date Aug 30, 2024

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Is Betelgeuse a binary star? Starliner is coming home empty. New Glenn is on schedule to launch NASA’s next mission to Mars. NASA’s solar sail unfurls.

[Overtime Q&A] China's Space Science, Colour of Neutron Stars, Sun's 11-Year Cycle Aug 28, 2024

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Why does the Sun have an 11-year cycle? Would I rather have a Venus mission or a Jovian moon mission? Do black holes attract other black holes? Can Chinese astronomers use Hubble/Webb? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A.

[Space Bites] Wow! Signal Solved // Consequences of DART // Blue Origin Explosion Aug 23, 2024

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The DART mission is going to create a meteor shower on Earth, an explanation for the Wow! Signal, big problems with New Glenn, and JUICE completes a flyby of both the Earth and Moon.

[Overtime Q&A] New Space Stations, Rocket Size Limit, Surviving Mass Extinction Aug 21, 2024

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Have I ever messed up a recording? Are there plans for new space stations? Is there a limit to the size of an orbital rocket? Will humanity survive the next mass extinction event? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A.

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