Jul 13, 2015
Feature Guests: Isaac DeSouza
The distances and challenges we face in space exploration are daunting, but what if we could transcend our technological and even our human limitations? Meet the next generation virtual reality. Want to travel to far off worlds or even worlds of the past? Maybe visit the ISS or engage in a...
Jun 29, 2015
Feature Guests: Robert Kerr and Jose Molina
Nestled in the mountains of northern Puerto Rico lies an icon of
astronomy: the Arecibo Observatory, the largest radio telescope on
Earth. It has been featured in the X-Files, James Bond’s
Golden Eye and of course Carl Sagan’s Contact. To
help us understand the history...
Jun 15, 2015
Feature Guest: Lorna Jean Edmonds
As our civilization moves out into the solar system
and beyond, will we be ready to govern ourselves in a way better
than we have here on Earth? Today we're joined at The Star Spot on
location at the International Space Development Conference 2015 by
space policy thinker and Vice...
Jun 1, 2015
Feature Guest: Raymond Francis
Today’s robotic planetary explorers have little ability to make decisions for themselves. They follow orders, but often those orders take many precious minutes to arrive from Earth. Now imagine rovers that could recognize unusual features in their environment and make judgements about...
May 18, 2015
Feature Guest: Jo-Anne Brown
We all know the Earth has a magnetic field, but it might surprise you to learn that our galaxy has one too. To help us understand the origin of our galactic magnetic field and how cosmic magnetism effects the galaxies in our universe, today we're joined at The star spot by Professor Jo-Anne...