Stories From Space

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionScientists have been researching nuclear propulsion since the early Space Age. But we may finally be reaching the point where it may be realized! The technology could enable rapid transits to Mars, the Asteroid Belt, and beyond!______________________ResourcesAerojet Rocketdyne - Nuclear Propulsion: https://www.rocket.com/space/nuclear-propulsion______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionIn the outer Solar System, there are multiple icy bodies believed to have warm water interiors - entire oceans where life could exist right now. In the coming years, the first missions will arrive at these "Oceans Worlds" and begin searching them for signs of extraterrestrial life.______________________ResourcesNASA Ocean Worlds Exploration Program: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/ocean-worlds/The NASA Roadmap to Ocean Worlds: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/ast.2018.1955______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Guest | Dr. Charles A. Beichman, Executive Director of the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute [@NASA]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-beichman-23bb9616/On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/chas.beichman______________________Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionFor decades, NASA astronomer Charles A. Beichman has been at the forefront of infrared astronomy and exoplanet research, and has led several pathfinding missions! Today, he continues that great work with observatories like James Webb, observing red dwarf stars, brown dwarfs, debris disks, and (soon to come) exoplanets that could be right next door!______________________Resources______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionCan humanity establish a permanent presence on Venus, where temperatures are hot enough to melt lead, and the air pressure is enough to crush your body? The answer may surprise you!  In the short term, we could settle on top of Venus' dense clouds, while terraforming could transform the planet into an ocean paradise!______________________ResourcesColonization of Venus - Geoffrey A. Landis (2003): https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20030022668/downloads/20030022668.pdf______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionCould it be that the reason we haven't heard from an advanced extraterrestrial civilization is because the Universe (as we know it) is a giant simulation? This is the core of the Planetarium Hypothesis, where an advanced civilization has created a virtual reality simulation to keep humanity contained (either for benevolent or malevent reasons).______________________ResourcesBeyond "Fermi's Paradox" VII: What is the Planetarium Hypothesis?: https://www.universetoday.com/147547/beyond-fermis-paradox-vii-the-planetarium-hypothesis/Are you Living in a Computer Simulation? by Nick Bostrom (2003): https://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionCan humanity establish a permanent presence on Mars, extending our civilization there and giving birth to the first "Martians"? The answer is yes, assuming we're willing to commit! But there some significant challenges, and some ever bigger questions. All of these will become more significant as we get closer to the day when settling on Mars becomes possible!______________________ResourcesHow Do We Settle on Mars?: https://www.universetoday.com/14883/mars-settle-on/Ninth Annual Workshop for Achievability and Substainability of Human Exploration of Mars: https://www.exploremars.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AM-9_Upload_v-1.pdf______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionA human migration to space is expected to take place this century. The first stop on the tour will undoubtedly be the Moon, Earth's nearest celestial neighbor and the gateway to the Solar System. This presents many challenges, like the near-vacuum environment, radiation, extreme temperatures, and micrometeroids. But with the right strategies, it could be done someday (and maybe sooner than we think!)______________________ResourcesNASA's Plan for Sustained Lunar Exploration and Development: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/a_sustained_lunar_presence_nspc_report4220final.pdfInternational Lunar Research Station - Guide for Partnership: https://www.unoosa.org/documents/pdf/copuos/2021/AM_3._China_ILRS_Guide_for_Partnership_V1.0Presented_by_Ms.Hui_JIANG.pdf______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionThe Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) comes down to searching for evidence of technological activity (aka. "technosignatures"). Traditionally, SETI surveys have looked for evidence of radio signals. But in the near future, scientists will be casting a wider net and looking for more "exotic" signatures.______________________ResourcesNASA Technosignature Report: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/technosignatures2018/agenda/Technosignature-Report.pdf______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionWhen looking for life beyond Earth, astrobiologists look for the telltale signatures we associate with life and organic processes here on Earth (aka. "biosignatures"). Basically, we are looking for life "life as we know it." But what about life as "we don't know it"? How do we look for that? We won't know until we find some!______________________ResourcesExoplanet Biosignatures: A Review of Remotely Detectable Signs of Life (pdf): https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ast.2017.1729______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Guest | Caroline Piaulet, Ph.D. Student, Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) [@iExoplanets]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-piaulet/On Twitter | https://twitter.com/TSIMcGillOn Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/carolinePhy_____________________________Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionThis week, my guest was Caroline Piaulet, an exoplanet researcher with the Trottier Institute for Science and Public Policy at McGill University (Montreal). We discuss the coming era of exoplanet studies, her pioneering research with machine learning, and her education and mentorship efforts.______________________ResourcesTrottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx): https://exoplanetes.umontreal.ca/en/team-member/caroline-piaulet/Initiasciences (website): https://initiasciences.ca/en/caroline-piaulet/#______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionCould it be that the reason humanity has found no evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence is that it is being wiped out? This is the argument of the Berserker Hypothesis, a theory popularized by science fiction but based on hard science.______________________Resources"The Great Silence - the Controversy Concerning Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life" -David Brin, 1983: https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1983QJRAS..24..283B/0000283.000.htmlBeyond “Fermi’s Paradox” VI: What is the Berserker Hypothesis? -Matt Williams, Universe Today (Aug. 22, 2020): https://www.universetoday.com/147396/beyond-fermis-paradox-vi-the-berserker-hypothesis/______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Guest | James Maynard, Publisher, The Cosmic Companion [@CompanionCosmic]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-g-maynard/On YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@TheCosmicCompanionOn Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/jgmaynardHost | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionPart II of my interview with science communicator, author, and educator James Maynard. In Part II, Maynard and I discuss the humanity's future in space and how science and space are for everyone.______________________ResourcesThe Cosmic Companion: https://thecosmiccompanion.net/James Maynard (author): https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1515370.James_Maynard______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Guest | James Maynard, Publisher, The Cosmic Companion [@CompanionCosmic]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-g-maynard/On YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@TheCosmicCompanionOn Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/jgmaynardHost | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionJames Maynard is the creator of The Cosmic Companion, a multimedia news and education network dedicated to bringing space, astronomy, and science to all. He's also an author with multiple books exploring the history of science, and a NASA legacy whose parents worked for NASA during the Apollo and Space Shuttle eras!______________________ResourcesThe Cosmic Companion: https://thecosmiccompanion.net/______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionIn 1968, filmmaker Stanley Kubrick and noted science communicator Arthur C. Clarke collaborated on a film that would redefine the science fiction genre. The film, and the novelization penned by Clarke, created a legacy that still endures and could even come true someday!______________________Resources2001: A Space Odyssey (RogerEbert.com): https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-2001-a-space-odyssey-1968Kubrick Interview By Jeremy Bernstein (1966): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5_A42JHwY______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionIn 1610, using a telescope of his own design and manufacture, Galileo Galilei observed the night sky. What he observed and reported would revolutionize astronomy forever! In addition to providing the first detailed observations of the Sun, Moon, and the Milky Way, he discovered Jupiter's largest moons and proved that the heliocentric model was correct.______________________ResourcesThe Starry Messenger (pdf) https://homepages.hass.rpi.edu/ruiz/AdvancedDigitalImagingSpring2021/ReadingsADI/Galileo%20The%20Starry%20Messenger.pdfDialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems### What is the un-gated link to ?https://www.reed.edu/math/wieting/mathematics537/Dialogue1.pdf______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionIn 1543, while on his deathbed, Copernicus published his magnum opus ("On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres"), which described his theory of a heliocentric Universe. This book and the astronomical model it described would forever revolutionize humanity's understanding of the Universe and our place in it.______________________ResourcesOn the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (trans.): https://www.geo.utexas.edu/courses/302d/Fall_2011/Full%20text%20-%20Nicholas%20Copernicus,%20_De%20Revolutionibus%20(On%20the%20Revolutions),_%201.pdf______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Guest | Les JohnsonPrinciple Investigator at NASA [@NASA] Marshall Space Flight Center [@NASA_Marshall]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesjohnson1On Twitter | https://twitter.com/lesauthorOn Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/les.johnson2Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionLes Johnson is a physicist, author, NASA technologist, International Academy of Astronautics and Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America member, and an expert on interstellar travel. He is the editor of The Ross 248 Project, an upcoming anthology that examines the science (and science fiction) of terraforming planets that orbit Red Dwarf suns.______________________ResourcesLes Johnson Website: https://www.lesjohnsonauthor.com/The Ross 248 Project: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ross-248-Project/Les-Johnson/9781982192624______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionArthur C. Clarke was one of the most influential science communicators and science fiction writers in history. His predictive ability earned him the moniker "Prophet of the Space Age." But just how many of his predictions came true? Quite a few, as it turns out!______________________ResourcesThe Arthur C. Clarke Foundation: https://www.clarkefoundation.org/______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Guest | Alex ElleryProfessor Carleton University [@Carleton_U]Carleton University Profile | https://carleton.ca/mae/profile/alex-ellery/On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-ellery-b3649816/Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionSelf-replicating machines (aka. Von Neumann probes) could be imminent. If we can build them, why haven't we heard from some alien probes by now? Self-replicating machines could ensure humanity's future in space. But how can we ensure they won't grow beyond our control?______________________Resources"Curbing the fruitfulness of self-replicating machines" (study): https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/curbing-the-fruitfulness-of-selfreplicating-machines/2B67DD2951C7E20C4103DD40D87D6641______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams______________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network______________________Episode DescriptionSir Isaac Newton was one of the most influential scientists in history, establishing theories and conventions that lasted for centuries. So profound was his influence that the terms "Classical" and "Newtonian Mechanics" are often used interchangeably.______________________ResourcesUniversity of Cambridge - Newton Papers: https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/newton/1Sir Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematics: https://www.newton.ac.uk/______________________For more podcast Stories from Space with Matthew S Williams, visit: https://itspmagazine.com/stories-from-space-podcast