Jason and Stephen are joined by Dr. Katie Mack, a theoretical astrophysicist working at the University of Melbourne on dark matter and the potential it has to change our understanding of the universe, physics and more.
Jul 18, 2017•46 min•Ep. 51
There are a bunch of milestones to celebrate this week: Juno's been at Jupiter for a year, Stephen built his LEGO Saturn V and Pathfinder landed on Mars 20 years ago.
Jul 05, 2017•48 min•Ep. 50
This fortnight, our intrepid explorers talk about NEEMO, newly-discovered exoplanets and the Parker Solar Probe.
Jun 20, 2017•34 min•Ep. 49
Jason and Stephen discuss the 2016 film *Hidden Figures.*
Jun 06, 2017•58 min•Ep. 48
This week, Jason and Stephen talk about lunar and solar eclipses in preparation of a total solar eclipse in North America coming up in August.
May 23, 2017•53 min•Ep. 47
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen cover a possible future Pluto mission, SLS delays and the X-37B spaceplane.
May 09, 2017•32 min•Ep. 46
This fortnight we discuss Cassini's daring death dives inside Saturn's rings before the end of its mission, exciting news from our solar system's ocean moons and hints of a change in planning for future exploration of Mars.
Apr 26, 2017•44 min•Ep. 45
After visiting Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, the Voyager probes are now probing the very edges of our solar system — and beyond.
Apr 11, 2017•36 min•Ep. 44
This fortnight brings a flight-proven Falcon 9 launch, news about Enceladus' ice sheets and the return of the mighty RS-25.
Mar 28, 2017•31 min•Ep. 43
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen catch up the news coming out of Washington D.C. and Blue Origin, and then consider what the Europa Clipper mission could mean.
Mar 14, 2017•41 min•Ep. 42
This fortnight, Stephen went out for a nerdy evening, NASA announced the seven planets at TRAPPIST-1 and SpaceX is going to the moon. After the news, Jason and Stephen break down the Ice Giants of Uranus and Neptune.
Feb 28, 2017•57 min•Ep. 41
This fortnight, Proxima B breaks our hearts, SpaceX is on historic ground and a Europa lander begins to take shape.
Feb 14, 2017•30 min•Ep. 40
This fortnight, Stephen and Jason talk about how the current political climate affects science, space and technology.
Jan 31, 2017•55 min•Ep. 39
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen catch up on the news and remember Gene Cernan, the last man on the moon.
Jan 17, 2017•39 min•Ep. 38
Jason and Stephen look back at some of the biggest space stories of 2016.
Jan 02, 2017•33 min•Ep. 37
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen remember John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, and the oldest person to travel in space.
Dec 20, 2016•34 min•Ep. 36
The sixth planet out from the sun is a fascinating world of extreme atmospheric conditions, strange moons and breathtaking views.
Dec 06, 2016•32 min•Ep. 35
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen discuss NASA's $8.8 billion project: the James Webb telescope.
Nov 22, 2016•31 min•Ep. 34
This week, Jason and Stephen are joined by Glenn Fleishman to talk about the rising use of cubesats.
Nov 08, 2016•42 min•Ep. 33
This week, Stephen and Jason draft their favorite robotic spacecraft after pouring one out for Schiaparelli.
Oct 25, 2016•48 min•Ep. 32
This fortnight, Stephen and Jason talk about Elon Musk's train to Mars.
Oct 11, 2016•41 min•Ep. 31
This week, Jason interviews Natalie Batalha, NASA's Kepler mission project scientist, about the spacecraft, the K2 mission and some exoplanets found by the mission.
Sep 26, 2016•54 min•Ep. 30
OSIRIS-REx, NASA's asteroid sampling mission, recently launched. Live from the XOXO Festival, Jason and Stephen talk about the mission, its objectives and all about asteroids.
Sep 13, 2016•44 min•Ep. 29
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen talk about exoplanets: what they are, how they're found and why they are important.
Aug 30, 2016•48 min•Ep. 28
This fortnight: Mission to Mars details are forming and NASA is looking at some new potential planetary missions.
Aug 16, 2016•37 min•Ep. 27
NASA's "Journey to Mars" plan is wide-reaching but a little light on details in places. Stephen and Jason dive into it and consider what it would mean if Elon Musk beats NASA to the Red Planet.
Aug 02, 2016•35 min•Ep. 26
This fortnight, we catch up with New Horizons, Dawn and Mars 2020.
Jul 19, 2016•43 min•Ep. 25
This fortnight, Jason and Stephen dive into Juno, NASA's current mission to Jupiter.
Jul 06, 2016•38 min•Ep. 24
This fortnight: China talks to the United Nations, Blue Origin plays with parachutes and a quick trip to Mercury.
Jun 21, 2016•49 min•Ep. 23
Jason and Stephen discuss recent interviews with Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Rockets, AI, dying on Mars and more!
Jun 07, 2016•56 min•Ep. 22