Stories From Space

Host | 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 Someday, our progeny may live may travel to the Uranus system, settle its largest moons, and create a thriving economy based on resource extraction, exploration, tourism, and lots of diamonds! With the right strategies and technologies, there could be a branch of humanity someday known as Uranians (don't laugh!). ______________________ Resources ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Guest | Dr. Slava Turyshev, Research Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory [@NASAJPL] On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/slava-g-turyshev-62b88/ On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/turyshev Host | 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 Dr. Slava Turyshev is a NASA researcher and one of the leading advocates for creating a telescope that will use our Sun as a Solar Gravitational Lens (SGL). An SGL telescope could revolutionize astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial life, allowing scientists to study exoplanets with extremely high resolution. ______________________ Resources ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | 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 Famed science fiction author Frank Herbert is renowned for creating Dune, the SF novel that taught people to "take science fiction seriously." His thoughts on society, ecology, history, and technology - in particular, the development of AI - are still highly influential today. ______________________ Resources ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | 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 Since the 1990s, Hubble has gazed upon some of the earliest galaxies Universe. This has allowed astronomers to measure cosmic distance and the Hubble Constant - how fast the cosmos is expanding. The only problem is that measurements of the local Universe vs. the earliest observable galaxies produce different distance results. This has come to be known as the "Hubble Tension," and its far from resolved. ______________________ Resources Hacking The Cosmological Distance Ladder - Fraser Cain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGYHwpsMQ1w ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Guest | Dr. Alan Stern, Associate Vice President Southwest Research Institute [@SwRI] On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-stern-0786409/ On Twitter | https://twitter.com/AlanStern On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/s.alan.stern Host | 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 Interstellar Objects have been a source of fascination since 'Oumuamua passed through our Solar System in 2017. The study of these objects could tell us a great deal about other star systems. In a recent study, Dr. Alan Stern and his colleagues detailed an Interstellar Object Explorer (IOE) mission, which could rendezvous with future ISOs as they pass through our system. ______________________ Resources A study of an interstellar object explorer (IOE) mission (Stern, et al. 2024): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003206332400014X ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Guest | Dr. Ryan Sprenger, Senior Research Scientist, Fauna Bio [@faunabio] On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-sprenger-ph-d-66720a2a9/ On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/ryan.sprenger.77 Host | 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 Dr. Ryan Sprenger and colleagues have developed the Studying Torpor in Animals for Space-health in Humans (STASH) experiment to advance hibernation technology for space exploration. Their concept was selected for Phase I development by NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which could lead to an experiment aboard the ISS. ______________________ Resources Studying Torpor in Animals for Space-health in Humans (NASA): https://www.nasa.gov/general/studying-torpor-in-animals-for-space-health-in-humans/ ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Guest | Marshall Eubanks, Chief Scientists, Space Initiatives Inc. [@AsteroidEnergy] On Twitter | https://twitter.com/tm_eubanks? On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tmeubanks/ On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/tmeubanks Host | 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 Marshall Eubanks and his team of researchers are working on a concept for sending thousands of probes to Proxima Centauri to explore the nearest exoplanet. Their concept was selected for Phase I development by NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program. ______________________ Resources Swarming Proxima Centauri: Coherent Picospacecraft Swarms Over Interstellar Distances (NASA): https://www.nasa.gov/general/swarming-proxima-centauri/ ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | 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 Russian/Soviet Konstantin Tsiolkovsky is renowned as the "father of astronautics" and is one of four people credited with the emergence of rocketry as a science. However, his work and influence went far beyond rocketry and included air travel, alleviating poverty, and cosmic philosophy. Above all else, he was a visionary who inspired countless people with his vision of humanity's future in space. ______________________ Resources Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky - New Mexico Museum of Space History: https://www.nmspacemuseum.org/inductee/konstantin-e-tsiolkovsky/ ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | 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 Plans for sending crews to Mars date back to the Space Age. However, according to recent statements from NASA, these missions are not likely to happen for another 20 years. Why does the date for this historic achievement keep slipping? Well, there are many reasons, not the least of which are shifting budgets, priorities, and a lack of consistency. ______________________ Resources NASA Moon to Mars Architecture: https://www.nasa.gov/moontomarsarchitecture/ ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Guest | Dr. Steve Vance, Deputy Manager Planetary Science Section NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory [@NASAJPL] On Twitter | https://twitter.com/Steven_D_Vance On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-vance-12780825/ On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/steve.vance1 Host | 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 NASA scientist and astrobiologist Dr. Steve Vance tells us about the Europa Clipper mission, the spacecraft that will explore Jupiter's moon Europa in the next decade in search of life beyond Earth. Scientists have been waiting for decades to get a closer look at Europa and other "Ocean Worlds" in our Solar System to see if life has made a home beneath their icy surfaces. ______________________ Resources NASA's Europa Clipper Mission: https://europa.nasa.gov/ ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | 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 Could it be that the reason we have found no evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence is that life is rarer than we think? When you consider all possible conditions that went into making Earth habitable, it's entirely possible that life isn't plentiful in our Universe, and intelligent life even less so. ______________________ Resources Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” IV: What is the Rare Earth Hypothesis?: https://www.universetoday.com/147160/beyond-fermis-paradox-iv-what-is-the-rare-earth-hypothesis/ ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | 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 What will it take for humans to live on Saturn's largest moons? With the right technology and commitment, Saturn and its system of moons could become the center of the new fusion economy! In addition, establishing settlements around Saturn could answer some of the deepest scientific questions, like how life emerged in our Solar System. ______________________ Resources How Do We Settle on Saturn’s Moons? - Universe Today: https://www.universetoday.com/132413/colonize-saturns-moons/ ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | 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 Space agencies have been contemplating a sample-return mission to Mars for decades. In the coming years, two of them - NASA and the China National Space Agency - will do just that! These samples, once returned to Earth, could finally resolve the unanswered questions we have about Mars and how life emerged in our Solar System. ______________________ Resources Mars Sample Return Mission - NASA: https://mars.nasa.gov/msr/ ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | 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 In the 1960s, scientists noticed that there is more mass in the Universe than what we can see. In the 1990s, they noticed the Universe was expanding faster and faster over time. These discoveries led to two of the biggest cosmological mysteries that are still unsolved today: Dark Matter and Dark Energy! ______________________ Resources Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics - Dark Energy and Dark Matter: https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/research/topic/dark-energy-and-dark-matter ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | 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 Perhaps the reason we haven't heard from any extraterrestrial civilizations is because of the "Aurora Effect," named in honor of the 2015 novel Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson. Essentially, the theory states that the alien nature of exoplanet environments imposes limits on interstellar settlements. ______________________ Resources Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XIV: What is the Aurora Hypothesis? -Universe Today: https://www.universetoday.com/147880/beyond-fermis-paradox-xiv-what-is-the-aurora-hypothesis/ ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | 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 Since the 1970s, scientists have speculated that Jupiter's largest moons could harbor life. And with the right technology and know-how, humans could settle these icy satellites someday. This presents some massive challenges, and precautions must be taken to protect anything already living there. ______________________ Resources How Do We Settle on Jupiter's Moons? - Universe Today: https://www.universetoday.com/130637/colonize-jupiters-moons/ ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Guest | Ruvimbo Samanga, Space policy analyst, MILO Space Science Institute [@MILOInstitute] On Twitter | https://twitter.com/RueyAstra On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruvimbo-samanga-248212135/ Website | https://ruvimbosamanga.com/ Host | 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 Ruvimbo Samanga, a space policy analyst and advocate who has worked for many international organizations, is dedicated to promoting access to space for people and nations worldwide. Formerly the national point of contact for Zimbabwe with the Space Generation Advisory Council, she is now an Ambassador at Milo Space Science Institute and the Executive Advisory Committee member at the InterAstra Retreat organized by the Charles F. Bolden Group. ______________________ Resources ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | 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 Could Earth have been visited by an advanced species of aliens in the past, and could this "paleocontact" have played a role in the cultural (or biological) evolution of our species? This is the core of Ancient Astronauts theory, which Carl Sagan urged scientists to take seriously. The idea has been explored in science fiction and even led to the "Ancient Aliens"-style pseudo-archaeological theories. ______________________ Resources The Idiocy, Fabrications and Lies of Ancient Aliens - Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-idiocy-fabrications-and-lies-of-ancient-aliens-86294030/ ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | 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 Could humanity be the first intelligent civilization to emerge in our galaxy? Could that be why, when we look up at the night sky, we are confronted with a "Great Silence"? This is the essence of the "Firstborn Hypothesis," a proposed resolution to Enrico Fermi's time-honored question ("Where is Everybody?") ______________________ Resources Beyond "Fermi's Paradox" X: The Firstborn Hypothesis: https://www.universetoday.com/147591/beyond-fermis-paradox-x-the-firstborn-hypothesis/ ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Guest | Dr. Rebecca Charbonneau, Karl Jansky Fellow, National Radio Astronomy Observatory [@TheNRAO] On Twitter | https://twitter.com/StellarHistory On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-charbonneau-31090aa1/ On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/rebeccaannecharbonneau Host | 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 ______________________ Dr. Rebecca Charbonneau is a science and SETI historian and a Karl Jansky Fellow at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. In addition, she knew Dr. Frank Drake ("the father of SETI") personally and has written and presented extensively about his legacy. ______________________ Resources ______________________ For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast