Your weekly podcast journey into the latest news, missions, and stories shaping space exploration.
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WMFE Podcasts
Orlando Weekly editor Erin Sullivan and staff writer Billy Manes will bring the paper alive on WMFE with their unique take on the news in this weekly segment.
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Every Friday afternoon, Liz Langley shares the must-do events of the weekend. She covers events from the Arts to the Outdoors, Films, Festivals and much more. A handy guide for your weekend in Central Florida.
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In the final days of his administration, with the eyes of the world on Florida where the epic 2000 election recount was underway, President Bill Clinton quietly signed into law a plan to restore the Everglades. Twenty years and $17 billion later, the grandiose vision of reversing decades of environmental damage remains stuck in the swamp. In DRAINED, a podcast from WMFE and the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Amy Green wades into the controversy around one of the most ambitious e ...
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Celebrating holidays in space and a new telescope aims to bring a fresh perspective of our galaxy
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Astronauts find creative ways to celebrate the holidays in space. Plus, a new telescope will scan our skies for things like exoplanets and dark matter.
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The Outer Space Treaty was negotiated during the Cold War, as space suddenly became a strategic war frontier. The treaty, signed by over 100 signatories, is the backbone of current space law and polity. Ely Sandler, a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, believes the treaty doesn't keep up with the times.…
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Starship will soon be launching from Florida, bringing the giant vehicle to Cape Canaveral. Plus, the Perseverance rover accidental discovered lightning on Mars.
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Starliner’s next move and a deep dive into Gemini program
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Boeing’s Starliner could fly as early as next year, but without a crew. NASA has revised its original commercial crew contract with Boeing. Plus, the book “Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, The Untold Story,” highlights the idea that the Gemini program was crucial to bringing the Apollo moon landings to fruition.…
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“Rocket Dreams” chronicles trillion-dollar commercial space race
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Washington Post’s Christian Davenport explores how Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are shaping a new commercial space industry
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The politics of space and the latest night sky observations
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The politics behind NASA and space exploration, plus a look at what you can see in the skies this fall.
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A NASA nominee’s second shot and mimicking space environments here on Earth
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Jared Isaacman has once again been nominated to be NASA's administrator. Plus, analog missions, or environments that mimic places like the moon and mars, are helping prepare humans for future missions in space.
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Blue Origin will launch its massive rocket, New Glenn, from Florida for the second time. The mission will also take two twin spacecraft to orbit Mars and study the planet’s magnetosphere.
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The spooks of science fiction and science fact
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A critics favorite science fiction and horror films plus a look at the factual haunts of the cosmos.By Marian Summerall, Brendan Byrne
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Federal funding and the future of space science missions
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The future of the Juno mission is uncertain after the probe's extension ended on Sept. 30, right before the government shutdown. Plus, the OSIRIS-APEX mission continues on after almost being cancelled. The mission will study the asteroid Apophis as it flies close to Earth in 2029.
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Keeping space clean and developing a green thumb off planet
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With over a 100 million pieces of space junk around our planet, scientists researchers, and the public are concerned over how we treat our world and the repercussions of leaving trash in space. Plus, we can learn a lot from plants on how space impacts biological life, like people.
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The government shutdown hits NASA, and scientists find potential signs of life on Mars.
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Emily Calandrelli, also known online as The Space Gal, is encouraging kids to make their own rockets for the second annual Baking Soda Rocket Day. Plus, scientists are looking at how to grow plants off our planet.
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An exoplanet milestone and talking about space junk
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NASA has found over 6,000 exoplanets, or planets that orbit other stars. Plus, we take a look at space junk, or human made objects that are left in orbit around our planet.
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New cosmic observations and a look at space fandom
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The James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Telescope are exploring our universe, finding spiral galaxies, comets and where stars are born. Plus, a look at SpaceX’s fandom and how space enthusiasts feel about Elon Musk.
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Space Commands’ move and Artemis’ AI doctors
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The U.S. Space Command is moving to Huntsville, Alabama. The unit is tasked overseeing the nation's military operations in outer space. Plus, NASA is partnering with Google to create an AI medical assistant that can help the on-board medical officer diagnose any medical issues mid-flight.
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Starship’s success and Neptune’s peculiar tagalong
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SpaceX's Starship successfully launched, and safety landed in the Indian Ocean. Plus, scientists have found an interesting object near Neptune.By Brendan Byrne, Marian Summerall
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Finding signs of life on rocky planets and distant ocean worlds
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Scientists are on the hunt for signs of life on Mars and the icy moons of Saturn and Venus.By Marian Summerall, Brendan Byrne
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NASA policy, commercial space and nuclear power on the moon
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Under the Trump administration the space agency has been undergoing policy changes as it prepares for future missions and goals, like putting a nuclear power plant on the moon. The new budget proposed may be problematic. Plus, a new executive order lifts some launch and flight regulations for commercial space companies.…
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An astronaut answers questions from kids. Plus, a tasty space read
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Veteran NASA Astronaut Winston Scott fields questions from curious kids. Plus, a look at how food plays a crucial role in space in the book Space Bites.By Marian Summerall, Brendan Byrne
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Bridging the gap between Earth and the moon
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From making artificial moon dirt to painting with real moon dust, there are several ways that scientists and space explorers bring the moon to Earth. Plus, Firefly Aerospace is preparing to send several payloads to the moon.
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Exploring Earth's deep oceans and the state of commercial space
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Co-hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong, explore Earth's oceans in a special series running this summer from NPR’s science podcast, Short Wave: Sea Camp. Plus, a look at the commercial space company sector.
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Searching for life in the clouds of Venus and creating space for birds
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A new proposal suggests sending a spacecraft to Venus to search for gases that are often linked to biological cycles here on Earth. Plus, a look at veteran Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar's book Space for Birds: Patterns and Parallels of Beauty and Flight.
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A new NASA leader and searching for life on distant ocean worlds
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The Trump Administration named Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation, to be the interim NASA administrator. Plus, could life exist in an icy ocean on a distant moon within our solar system.By Marian Summerall, Brendan Byrne
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Space reading recommendations and moving AI off the planet
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Catching up on your summer reading list? How about adding one more -- a science fiction thriller series set in space? Plus, a new company is taking their design process off Earth and designing sneakers in space using AI designers and 3D printing.By Marian Summerall, Brendan Byrne
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