Dr. Jessie Christiansen from the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at IPAC/Caltech interviews the brilliant minds behind the discoveries of planets orbiting other stars.
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Pull up a chair and pour a cup. Welcome to When Aliens Come To Tea, the galaxy's most unique conversation podcast, broadcasting from the heart of Terra Nova centuries in the future. Join charming host and interstellar tea master Felix Andromeda as he sits down with guests from across the cosmos—humans, dignitaries from distant star systems, sentient flora, and beings you've only imagined—for intimate, surprising, and often hilarious discussions. Forget the usual headlines; here, the tea cere ...
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Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams is an examination of the past, present, and future of human spaceflight. Throughout the series, we'll examine the breakthroughs that revolutionized our understanding of the Universe and our place in it. We'll take a look at the brave individuals who work tirelessly to advance the frontiers of our understanding. We'll analyze the time-honored concepts that are getting closer and closer to realization. And we will talk to the esteemed people w ...
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Come get curious with NASA. As an official NASA podcast, Curious Universe brings you mind-blowing science and space adventures you won't find anywhere else. Explore the cosmos alongside astronauts, scientists, engineers, and other top NASA experts who are achieving remarkable feats in science, space exploration, and aeronautics. Learn something new about the wild and wonderful universe we share. All you need to get started is a little curiosity. NASA's Curious Universe is an official NASA po ...
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JAXA's Space Education Center provides two types of Podcast: the "Seven Wonders Series," compiled of seven one-minute interviews in multiple languages, and the "JAXA Space and Astronautical Science Podcast series," which features fun and informative long-form interviews to scientists and other key JAXA staff in English. The views and opinions expressed in this content are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of JAXA as an organization.
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Welcome to Curiosity Weekly from Discovery, hosted by Dr. Samantha Yammine. Once a week, we’ll bring you the latest and greatest in scientific discoveries and break down the details so that you don’t need a PhD to understand it. From neuroscience to climate tech to AI and genetics, no subject is off-limits. Join Sam as she interviews expert guests and investigates the research guiding some of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs affecting our world today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com ...
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Welcome to "Your Space Journey," an interview series that takes you on an exhilarating voyage through the vast realm of space exploration. In this captivating series, we bring you in-depth conversations with the leaders of space exploration, including astronauts who have ventured beyond Earth, brilliant scientists who unravel the mysteries of the cosmos, and ingenious engineers who design cutting-edge spacecraft. Join us as we delve into their awe-inspiring stories, remarkable achievements, ...
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Interviews with authors of BMSIS peer-reviewed publications
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NASA’s technical workforce put boots on the Moon, tire tracks on Mars, and the first reusable spacecraft in orbit around the Earth. Learn what’s next as they build missions that redefine the future with amazing discoveries and remarkable innovations.
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An exploration of space, the orbital economy and the people involved. A weekly podcast presented by science and technology journalist Ryan Morrison featuring a range of guests and features including Exoplanet of the Week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Join hosts Richard Garner and Teddy Wilson of Mighty Trains with some of the world’s top thinkers in science, astronomy, technology, academia and futurism to ponder some of our most popular What If videos. Subscribe to this podcast and please rate & review us. Thanks for being part of the What If community as we embark on an epic exploration of possibilities.
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Listen to exciting, non-technical talks on some of the most interesting developments in astronomy and space science. Founded in 1999, the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures are presented on six Wednesday evenings during each school year at Foothill College, in the heart of California's Silicon Valley. Speakers include a wide range of noted scientists, explaining astronomical developments in everyday language. The series is organized and moderated by Foothill's astronomy instructor emeritus An ...
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On September 17, 2025, NASA announced that the number of exoplanets, planets outside our solar system, tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. In the three decades since the groundbreaking detection of exoplanet 51 Pegasi b, the first confirmed planet orbiting a Sun-like star, astronomers have concluded that exotic worlds are everywhere.…
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Mapping Minds is the White Whale of Brain Science
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25:23Understanding exactly how the billions of neurons and trillions of connections in our brains could be one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history. And, surprisingly, we’re not as far off from that as you might think. In episode 2 of our brain series, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Forrest Collman who helped create the most d…
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Breakdown Episode 42: Why Aliens Think Consciousness is a Medical Emergency | Sleep vs. Productivity Revolution
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16:01Send us a text Ambassador Snooze McWideawake from Somnambula 12 has turned everything upside down. As workplace productivity crises mount in 2025 , this sleeping diplomat who solves galactic conflicts while unconscious might have the answer we need. Deep Dive Analysis: Our hosts unpack the philosophical revolution behind Snooze's radical approach t…
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Neuroscience is tricky… to say the least. Dedicated scientists have been exploring the organ since ancient times but there is still so much we don’t know about what goes on between our ears. In part 1 of our brain series, host Dr. Samantha Yammine speaks with neuroscientist Dr. Daniel Toker about his research on consciousness through experimenting …
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Episode 42: What Sleep Scientists Won't Tell You - Ambassador Snooze McWideAwake Reveals Why Being Conscious Is Overrated
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1:08:36Send us a text Prepare to have your entire worldview flipped upside down. What if everything we believe about consciousness, productivity, and success is completely backwards? What if the secret to peak performance isn't staying awake longer... but sleeping through your most important decisions? In this mind-bending episode of When Aliens Come to T…
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A steel vacuum chamber 50 stories deep at NASA’s Glenn Research Center lets researchers simulate near-weightlessness by letting test hardware freefall for 5.18 seconds.By National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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Webb's Exoplanet Research Sounds Like Sci-Fi—But It's Real
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23:43Some exoplanets—like a gas giant with rain made of glass and 5,000-mile-per-hour winds—sound like worlds dreamed up by a science fiction writer. But they’re real. From light-years away, scientists can uncover details about planets orbiting distant stars and even ask whether some exoplanets could support life. Néstor Espinoza, an astronomer at the S…
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Connection and Play Can Keep the Doctor Away
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22:03There’s no real replacement for traditional medicine, but what if there was an intuitive way to prevent the effects of things like depression, anxiety, and chronic pain? Social prescription is the act of being prescribed activities that center around connection with community, art, and nature. And it’s backed by science! Dr. Samantha Yammine is joi…
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Interstellar Travel | A Conversation with Les Johnson | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams
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53:29Guest | Les Johnson, Chief Technologist NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (retired) [@NASA_Marshall] On Twitter | https://x.com/LesAuthor On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesjohnson1/ On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/les.johnson2 On YouTube | http://www.youtube.com/@interstellarresearchgroup Website | https://www.lesjohnsonauthor.com…
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Journey to the Event Horizon: Black Hole Secrets Unveiled in 2025 Discoveries
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11:20Dive into the mysterious world of black holes in thisthrilling episode of Your Space Journey! From the groundbreaking Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) images of M87* and Sagittarius A* to the latest 2025 updates on supermassive black holes in the Andromeda galaxy, we explore cosmic extremes like never before. Discover what happens if you fall into a b…
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Our attention spans are… not doing so great these days. With copious amounts of technology, apps, news articles, and social media posts at our fingertips, it makes sense that a lot of people are noticing how much more difficult it is to get into a state of deep reading. On part two of our literacy series, editorial correspondent Teresa Carey speaks…
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The James Webb Space Telescope Naming Controversy | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams
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26:42Host | Matthew S Williams On ITSPmagazine 👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams ______________________ This Episode’s Sponsors Are you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel? 👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network ______________________ Episode Notes The decision to…
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From black holes to star clusters, scientists are turning space data into sound with a process called sonification. Dr. Kimberly Arcand, visual scientist with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, joins us to explore how data sonification lets more people experience the cosmos and give researchers a new way to interpret science one note …
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Literacy is murkier than we think. This episode, as a part one of our literacy series, we explore recent research related to one of the most important milestones in our academic lives: learning to read. Host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Emily Wood, a speech language pathologist who studies the methods we use for testing literacy in kids. She s…
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Breakdown Episode 41: Dr. Multigloom's Mathematical Love Revolution
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18:23Send us a text In this comprehensive breakdown of When Aliens Come to Tea's most viral episode, we analyze Dr. Zephyr Multigloom, the alien mathematical relationship counselor who believes human romance is "adorably primitive" and desperately needs fixing through advanced calculus. Episode 41 became an instant classic when Dr. Multigloom declared t…
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Reinventing SETI: Why Aliens Might Be Watching Us Now | Interview with John Gertz
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15:06Join us for an eye-opening interview with John Gertz, author of "Reinventing SETI: New Directions in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence" (Oxford University Press, 2025). As a SETI pioneer and founder of the Foundation for Investment in Research on SETI, John challenges outdated ideas like the Drake Equation and Fermi's Paradox, explains w…
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Every parent has wondered if their baby’s crying is normal at some point or another. While there is no “normal,” evidence shows that genetics might actually have a part to play in how long babies cry for. And another universal experience, harking back to “the good old days” in pop culture and our personal lives. Senior Producer, Teresa Carey, speak…
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Episode 41: Mathematical Romance Disaster - Dr. Zephyr Multigloom Calculates Your Love Life (And It's Only 28.57% Efficient)
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1:11:38Send us a text Ever wondered if your relationship needs a mathematical audit? Dr. Zephyr Multigloom, a seven-eyed Mathematical Relationship Counsellor from Septaria Prime, arrives with equations, efficiency calculations, and the firm belief that human couples are statistically doomed. Episode Highlights: The infamous 47-page love equation with foot…
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StarBurst, a satellite the size of a washing machine, aims to detect the initial blast of gamma-rays, the most powerful bursts of energy in the universe. These huge explosions can occur when dense neutron stars collide, forging metals like gold and platinum. These metals are some of the building blocks of planets — like Earth.…
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The La Brea Tar Pits Are a Climate Crime Scene!
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27:52Los Angeles is home to the only place in the world where ancient fossils are being actively excavated in the middle of the city: The La Brea Tar Pits. Today, host Dr. Samantha Yammine speaks to the deputy director and assistant curator of the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, Dr. Regan Dunn. They talk about what makes this site so fascinating and what w…
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Sixty years ago, famed physicist Freeman Dyson theorized that advanced civilizations, in their ongoing quest to find more living space and energy, would convert their solar system into a megastructure enclosing their star. This gave rise to the concept of megastructures, many of which have been theorized over the years. These hypothetical structure…
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Why Webb's Earliest Galaxies Are Blowing Scientists' Minds
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27:54With the James Webb Space Telescope, we are seeing the early universe like never before. Webb produces beautiful images and detailed scientific data that leave astronomers in awe. In this episode, Mic Bagley, a NASA scientist on the Webb team, guides us through new discoveries made possible by Webb. Mic tells the story of a remarkable galaxy discov…
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Ozempic & Prescribed Quiet with Dr. Emma Beckett
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18:09Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications are everywhere. But with so much information available about this category of drug, it can be hard to know what to trust. Today, host Dr. Samantha Yammine speaks with Dr. Emma Beckett, a food and nutrition scientist, to unpack the facts and fictions behind GLP-1s and how we talk about them. Sam also talks with a …
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Rocket Lab's Mars Telecom Orbiter & Sample Return: Red Planet Revolution! 🚀
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5:03Unlock the future of Mars exploration with Rocket Lab’s innovative Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO) and Sample Return (MSR) proposal! This deep dive covers the essential role of high-bandwidth comms for astronaut safety, the game-changing firm-fixed-price model, and how MTO enables sample returns from the Red Planet. Featuring 2025 updates: ES…
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The Hubble Space Telescope has changed humanity’s understanding of the universe. Now in orbit for 35 years, it remains a remarkable feat of engineering.By National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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Forensic DNA is supposed to be the end all be all when it comes to solving crime, so why are there so many false convictions when it comes to using DNA evidence? Today, Senior Producer Teresa Carey talks to Dr. Gregory Hampikian about forensic DNA, fingerprints, AI, and the limitations of scientific evidence in criminal investigations. Host, Dr. Sa…
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Perseid Meteor Shower 2025: Best Viewing Tips & Epic Cosmic Secrets!
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8:27Get ready for the 2025 Perseid Meteor Shower with this ultimate guide! Join us as we dive into the cosmic fireworks lighting up the night sky on August 11-13, 2025. Learn the best tips to catch 50-100 meteors per hour, uncover the fascinating history of Comet Swift-Tuttle, and discover why this summer spectacle is a must-see. From dark sky strategi…
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Sharks Ghosted South Africa and Alison Towner Has the Receipts
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29:59Sharks are vanishing from South Africa’s coast and Alison Towner knows why. One of the world’s top great white experts and a leading woman in STEM, Alison joins Dr. Samantha Yammine to break down her new Shark Week specials: Air Jaws: Return of Colossus and Great White Assassins and reveal what’s really happening to these iconic predators. Then, Sa…
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Unveiling TWA-7B: JWST’s First Direct Image of a New Exoplanet!
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6:17Dive into the cosmos with the James Webb Space Telescope’s groundbreaking discovery of TWA-7B, its first directly imaged exoplanet! This Saturn-mass gas giant, located 111 light-years away, is the lightest exoplanetever captured this way, revolutionizing our ability to spot distant worlds. Learn how JWST’s cutting-edge MIRI coronagraph unveiled thi…
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Breakdown Episode 40: Inside the Viral Phenomenon of "When Aliens Come to Tea" Episode 40 - Parental Unit Prime
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11:35Send us a text Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a podcast episode that breaks the intergalactic internet? In this special deep dive, we've gained exclusive access to the internal production reports, biohazard team notes, and viewer analytics from "When Aliens Come to Tea" Episode 40 - "Parental Unit Prime." Join us as we unpack the g…
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s First Light: A New Era
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7:40Witness the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s historic first light on June 23, 2025! Located in Chile, its massive LSST Camera is scanning the skies, capturing asteroids, dark matter, and more. Discover how this revolutionary telescope is transforming astronomy with unprecedented cosmic clarity. Subscribe to explore the universe’s mysteries unveiled!…
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Fighting wildland fires by air at night is especially hazardous. NASA’s ACERO Project aims to make firefighting safer, day or night, with drones and smarter airspace management.By National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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Shark Week Gets Toxic: Forrest Galante Tracks Alien Sharks
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31:27Shark Week returns July 20 on Discovery! This episode is the Shark Week audio companion Part 1! Dr. Samantha Yammine dives into the most surprising shark science of 2025, from sharks that make noise to the nano-scale ‘sharkitecture’ inside their skeletons. Sam also interviews Forrest Galante, wildlife biologist and featured Shark Week expert in Ali…
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Neil Blevins' artwork: http://neilblevins.com/ Centauri Dreams (Paul Glister): https://www.centauri-dreams.org/By ITSPmagazine.com
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🌟 A star exploded TWICE, and we’ve got the first-ever image! Discover the mind-blowing double-detonation supernova SNR 0509-67.5, captured by ESO’s Very Large Telescope. This cosmic breakthrough reveals a white dwarf’s two-stage explosion, challenging Type Ia supernova theories. Why it matters: these blasts measure cosmic distances and forge the ir…
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Episode 40: The Parent Who Can't Let Go of Their 40 Kids (Because They're Literally Attached)
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49:09Send us a text In this fortnightly episode of "When Aliens Come to Tea," host Felix Andromeda sits down with Fleeb Parental-Unit-Prime, a Sporonite parent who gives new meaning to "helicopter parenting" - they're raising 40 offspring who are physically attached to their body and cannot be separated. This darkly hilarious conversation explores what …
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Brightest & Fastest Visitor from Another Star System!
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5:35🌌 Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Cosmic Visitor from Another Star! 🌠 Join us as we explore the incredible 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar comet ever spotted, discovered on July 1, 2025, by NASA’s ATLAS telescope in Chile. Racing at 135,000 mph, this 12-mile-wide comet is the brightest and fastest of its kind, offering a rare glimpse into exoplanet…
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