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Host | Matthew S Williams
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The dream of interstellar travel, of reaching another star system and setting foot on another world, has been with us for centuries. Since before the Space Age, several concepts have been proposed. As we enter a new era of space exploration, many of these concepts are being reconsidered. But which are feasible and could reach another star in our lifetimes?
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Resources
How Long Would It Take To Travel To The Nearest Star?: https://www.universetoday.com/15403/how-long-would-it-take-to-travel-to-the-nearest-star/
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Guest | Kenneth Goodis-Gordon, Ph.D candidate and Graduate Research Assistant, University of Central Florida
On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-goodis-gordon-05217a130/
On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/kenny.gordon.18
Host | Matthew S Williams
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Kenneth Goodis Gordon is a Ph.D. candidate with the University of Central Florida's Planetary Science Group. His research focuses on exoplanets and the search for life in the cosmos (astrobiology). In a recent research paper, he and his colleagues recommend how studying polarized light from exoplanets could allow future observatories like the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) to find evidence of life on other worlds!
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Resources
Polarized Signatures of the Earth Through Time: An Outlook for the Habitable Worlds Observatory: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.02194
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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In 1966, NASA and the Soviet space program focused all of their efforts on getting to the Moon first. On July 20th, 1969, Americans succeeded and landed the first astronauts on the lunar surface. By reaching the Moon, NASA effectively won the Space Race. But what followed was a new era of cooperation and long-term plans that would eventually lead back to the Moon and onto Mars...
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The Space Race - National Air and Space Museum: https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/space-race
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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The American and Soviet space programs began amid Cold War tensions, where the goal was to "get there first" and demonstrate who had technological supremacy. These efforts began with the launch of artificial satellites, followed quickly by sending crewed spacecraft to orbit. All in preparation for eventual missions to the Moon!
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Resources
What Was the Space Race? - National Air and Space Museum: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/what-was-space-race
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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From its inception in the 1960s, India's national space program - the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) - has evolved to become one of the largest in the world. Between now and 2050, they plan to send "vyomanauts" to orbit, build a space station, send crewed missions to the Moon, and create a lunar base.
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Resources
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) - Government of India: https://www.isro.gov.in/index.html
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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During the Middle Ages, Arab, Persian, and Indian astronomers made incredible contributions to the fields of astronomy and cosmology. In addition to preserving knowledge from Classical Antiquity, they introduced innovations and breakthroughs that would revolutionize the sciences and helped inspire Copernicus' heliocentric model!
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Resources
Islamic Science's India Connection - Aramco World (2017): https://www.aramcoworld.com/Articles/September-2017/Islamic-Science-s-India-Connection
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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Since the turn of the century, China has emerged as a major power in space. In the future, the country plans to establish a base on the Moon, send taikonauts to Mars, and become a direct rival to NASA. Like all space programs, its inception was tied to the Cold War and the development of nuclear weapons. However, it has since evolved to become a major player in space exploration and research.
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Resources
China: A Global Power’s Celestial Ambitions - Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada: https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/china-global-powers-celestial-ambitions
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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What if the reason we're not hearing from aliens is that everyone out there is listening, but no one is broadcasting messages? This is the essence of the "SETI Paradox" and the ongoing debate between proponents of SETI and METI - Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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Resources
Beyond Fermi's Paradox: What is the "SETI Paradox" Hypothesis?: https://www.universetoday.com/149513/beyond-fermis-paradox-xvii-what-is-the-seti-paradox-hypothesis/
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Guest | Sir Peter Beck, Founder & CEO, Rocket Lab [@RocketLab]
On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-beck-ab7b63b/
On Twitter | https://x.com/Peter_J_Beck
Host | Matthew S Williams
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Sir Peter Beck is the founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, the New Zealand-based company that is poised to challenge SpaceX's near-monopoly over the commercial space industry. Their in-house assembly, reusability, end-to-end mission design, and growing family of rockets are bringing a new wave of innovation and cost-effectiveness to the commercial space market!
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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The Aztec Empire was the dominant power in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. The astronomical and cosmological traditions they created were extremely fascinating but are still subject to prejudice. Like their peers in Eurasia and East Asia, the Aztecs watched the heavens avidly and discerned patterns that influenced their worldview, calendar systems, and even urban planning.
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Aztecs Used an Extremely Accurate Solar Observatory to Manage Their Farming - Universe Today: https://www.universetoday.com/159220/aztecs-used-an-extremely-accurate-solar-observatory-to-manage-their-farming/
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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The term "habitable zone" comes up a lot when discussing exoplanets and extraterrestrial life these days. But what exactly does it mean? Interestingly, the way we define "habitable" has changed in recent decades, thanks to the number of confirmed exoplanets and our growing knowledge of how life evolved here on Earth.
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NASA Science - The Habitable Zone: https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/habitable-zone/
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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Could it be that the reason we haven't seen or heard from any advanced civilizations is that interstellar settlement only happens in small clusters? This is the essence of the Percolation Hypothesis. Essentially, the challenges imposed by a Relativistic Universe and alien biology could prevent a "Galactic Empire" from ever emerging.
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Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XV: What is the Percolation Hypothesis?: https://www.universetoday.com/148088/beyond-fermis-paradox-xv-what-is-the-percolation-theory-hypothesis/
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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Someday, humans may live around Neptune and the Trans-Neptunian region, where they'll export terraforming gases, fuel for fusion reactors, conduct vital research, and gaze out into the Universe! With the right strategies and technologies, there could be a branch of humanity someday known as Neptunians, Plutonians (or Hadeans), and Ice Belters!
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The Science of Becoming "Interplanetary": How can humans live in the outer Solar System? (Interesting Engineering): https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/science-interplanetary-humans-live-outer-solar-system
Colonizing the Outer Solar System (Universe Today): https://www.universetoday.com/132010/colonizing-outer-solar-system/
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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Could the reason we haven't found evidence of extraterrestrial life be that water is too abundant on some worlds? This is the essence of the Waterworlds Hypothesis, which tells us that rocky planets with the right balance of continents and oceans could be rare.
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Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XII: What is the Waterworlds Hypothesis?: https://www.universetoday.com/147775/beyond-fermis-paradox-xii-what-is-the-waterworlds-hypothesis/
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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Someday, they may become the first ambassadors for humanity, encountering another civilization, or could be retrieved by future generations as the ultimate "time capsule"!
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Resources
NASA - Voyager: https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/
The Planetary Society - The Voyager Missions: https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/voyager
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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Noted astrophysicist and science fiction author Alastair Reynolds is renowned for how he combines real science and classic space opera motifs to create "hard science fiction." In addition to introducing cutting-edge and timeless concepts to millions of readers, he has also had a profound influence on this humble science communicator (aka. me!)
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Alastair Reynolds (website): https://www.alastairreynolds.com/about/
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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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!).
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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
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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.
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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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.
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Host | Matthew S Williams
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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.
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Resources
Hacking The Cosmological Distance Ladder - Fraser Cain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGYHwpsMQ1w
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