Description

Mars is named for the God of War, and many battles have been fought over whether the red planet has life. From the 1700s to today, scientists have hunted for life, though in very different ways. Will we ever find life on Mars? Should humans do science there themselves? Let’s find some answers.

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Map of Mars' south pole byHerschel, Planetary Society

https://www.planetary.org/space-images/map-of-mars-south-pole-by 

Dear Hank and John Podcast

https://hankandjohn.com/podcasts/

Link to Information Used in Session 6

William and Caroline Herschel, National Space Centre

https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/news/space-now-blog/william-and-caroline-herschel/ 

William Herschel and the Discovery of the Planet Uranus, Encyclopedia.com

https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/william-herschel-and-discovery-planet-uranus

Mars and Schiaparelli’s “canals”, Educational Evidence

https://educationalevidence.com/en/mars-and-schiaparellis-canals/

Space News Deep Dive: Life on Mars? Not Quite., Museum of Science

https://www.mos.org/article/space-news-deep-dive-life-mars-not-quite?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20944270774&gbraid=0AAAAAp4BNiqc1wD-1xJIv_L4JbH68X-b3&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzY7VBhDwARIsAFtPvBQjPLQe0575h_0xI-dAajG77ZvvfZfj58AhfAN5LQZTb79Jr33cg4QaAlCREALw_wcB 

Percival Lowell Biography, Space.com

https://www.space.com/19774-percival-lowell-biography.html 

Our best proof of life on Mars yet? A deep dive into Cheyava Falls, Planetary Society

https://www.planetary.org/articles/our-best-proof-of-life-on-mars-yet-a-deep-dive-into-cheyava-falls?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18220423822&gbraid=0AAAAADozryfoah_FjqTdQ6nxj6L5jnSbm&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzY7VBhDwARIsAFtPvBSmzFKKIraLVh2nQkWAB9Usg3ps9duyTxUZ7S7j_4SSNOr61zuPbF4aAtwrEALw_wcB

 Water, Mars Education at ASU

https://marsed.asu.edu/mep/water

Mars Exploration Science Goals, NASA

https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/programs/mars-exploration/science-goals/

Description

To understand the potential for life in the solar system, weneed to learn about the planets. We start at the Sun (not a planet, but some believe it could have life) and hopscotch through each of the eight planets. We don't find life, but we learn what makes each planet unique and what keeps it lifeless. With this knowledge, we can better assess which exoplanets may or may not have life.

Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable

Original art: Maddy Cable

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Come on in, the water is superionic, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

https://www.llnl.gov/article/48016/come-water-superionic 

Link to Information Used in Session 5

Fantastically Wrong: Why the Guy Who Discovered Uranus Thought There's Life on the Sun, Wired

https://www.wired.com/2014/08/fantastically-wrong-life-on-the-sun/

Chapter 1: The Solar System, NASA

https://science.nasa.gov/learn/basics-of-space-flight/chapter1-2/ 

The Solar Interior, NASA

https://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/interior.shtml 

All About the Sun, NASA

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-the-sun/en/ 

Heliophysics Big Idea 2.1, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/learn/heat/big-ideas/big-idea-2-1/ 

Mercury Facts, NASA

https://science.nasa.gov/mercury/facts/

BepiColombo, ESA

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo 

Venus Facts, NASA

https://science.nasa.gov/venus/venus-facts/

Venus Exploration, NASA

https://science.nasa.gov/venus/exploration/ 

Venus' atmosphere: Composition, clouds and weather, Space.com

https://www.space.com/18527-venus-atmosphere.html 

DAVINCI, NASA

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/davinci/ 

Jupiter’s Core, Universe Today

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jupiters-core 

Saturn Facts, NASA

https://science.nasa.gov/saturn/facts/

Cassini: Saturn’s Rings

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/science/rings/ 

Uranus Facts, NASA

https://science.nasa.gov/uranus/facts/ 

Who Discovered Uranus (and How Do You Pronounce It)?, Space.com

https://www.space.com/18704-who-discovered-uranus.html

Neptune Facts

https://science.nasa.gov/neptune/neptune-facts/

Description

In our search for life on other planets, we need to know whatlife looks like. Luckily, we have lots of examples on Earth. By learning how life started, we can learn how to find it on other planets. Today we take a trip to the beginning of the solar system to learn a couple of theories about the beginning of life.

Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable

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Physical conditions on the early Earth, PubMed

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1664683/ 

Link to Information Used in Session 4

Formation of the Earth, National Geographic https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/formation-earth/7th-grade/

The origin of life on Earth, Explained, The University of Chicago

https://news.uchicago.edu/explainer/origin-life-earth-explained 

Age of the Earth, USGS

https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/age.html 

How life and geology worked together to forge Earth's nutrient-rich crust, Phys.org

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-life-geology-forge-earth-nutrient.html#google_vignette

The origin of life: The conditions that sparked life on Earth, Research Outreach

https://researchoutreach.org/articles/origin-life-conditions-sparked-life-earth/

How Earth Volcanoes Offer a Window into the Evolution of Life and the Solar System, NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/how-earth-volcanoes-offer-a-window-into-the-evolution-of-life-and-the-solar-system/

Volcanoes and the origins of life, Expeditions

https://www.joinexpeditions.com/exps/1236-volcanoes-and-the-origins-of-life

Earth and Theia smashed to birth the moon, but did they first start out as close neighbors?, Space.com

https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth-and-theia-collided-to-birth-the-moon-but-did-they-first-start-out-as-close-neighbors 

The Archean Eon and the Hadean, Berkeley

https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/precambrian/archean_hadean.php 

Cyanobacteria: Fossil Record, Berkeley

https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/bacteria/cyanofr.html

Australia’s Geological History: Rocks, Life And Tectonic Forces | SLICE SCIENCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDYDe0pKvSA 

Hot Jupiter, NASA

https://science.nasa.gov/resource/hot-jupiter/ 

Panspermia, EBSCO

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biology/panspermia 

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Anaximander: And the Birth of Science by Carlo Rovelli

https://amzn.to/46tI9sN

 Meet Me in Atlantis: Across Three Continents in Search of the Legendary Sunken City by Mark Adams

https://amzn.to/4zACWNi 

Confessions of an Alien Hunter: AScientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak

https://amzn.to/45hR54f

 Nova: Australia's First 4 BillionYears, Smith, Richard, DVD

https://amzn.to/4gIUyzb

Description

There are possibly billions of exoplanets in our galaxy, butmost of them will not have any life on them because they are outside of their star’s habitable zone. What is a habitable zone? Why is it so important? Can a planet or moon outside of the habitable zone harbor life? We explore these questions in today’s session.

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Habitable Zones of Different Stars, NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/habitable-zones-of-different-stars/

Red giant stars: Facts, definition & the future of the sun, Space.com

https://www.space.com/22471-red-giant-stars.html

How Many Moons Does Each Planet Have?, NASA

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/how-many-moons/en/

Ocean Worlds: Water in the Solar System and Beyond, NASA

https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/ocean-worlds/

 Signs of life could survive on solar system moons Enceladus and Europa, Space.com

https://www.space.com/jupiter-saturn-moon-enceladus-europa-life-signs

 Scientists Investigate How Heat Rises Through Europa’s Ocean, Eos

https://eos.org/research-spotlights/scientists-investigate-how-heat-rises-through-europas-ocean

Tidal Heating in Io, GeoScienceWorld

https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/elements/article-abstract/18/6/374/621175/Tidal-Heating-in-Io?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Europa/NASA

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/europa/in-depth.amp 

Europa Clipper/NASA

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/ 

Life on Venus: Your Questions Answered, Planetary Society

https://www.planetary.org/articles/life-on-venus-your-questions-answered

Explore: Life on Mars, LPI

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/LifeOnMars/background/

Why Go to Mars?, ESA

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Exploration/Why_go_to_Mars

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Anaximander: And the Birth of Science by Carlo Rovelli

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Meet Me in Atlantis: Across Three Continents in Search of the Legendary Sunken City by Mark Adams

https://amzn.to/4zACWNi

 Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak

https://amzn.to/45hR54f

Description

Today, the hunt for extraterrestrials is part of everyday life. This has been true for more than a hundred years. Did the citizens of ancient civilizations hunt for aliens also? We’ll look back in history, meet two Greek philosophers, and see how they influenced modern astrobiology.

Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable

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CBS News poll finds most Americans believe extraterrestrial life exists – and some think it's already here, CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-believe-extraterrestrial-life-exists-opinion-poll/

Link to Information Used in Session 2

UFOs and Aliens Among Us, Library of Congress

https://www.loc.gov/collections/finding-our-place-in-the-cosmos-with-carl-sagan/articles-and-essays/life-on-other-worlds/ufos-and-aliens-among-us 

Alien Dreams: The Surprisingly Long History of Speculation About Extraterrestrials, The MIT Press Reader

https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/history-speculation-about-aliens/

History of UFOs, History

https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-ufos

7 Ancient Cultures and How They Shaped Astronomy, OAD

https://astro4dev.org/7-ancient-cultures-and-how-they-shaped-astronomy-guest-blog/

Anaximander of Miletus, The Linda Hall

https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/anaximander-of-miletus/ 

Anaximander, Britannica

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anaximander

Anaximander , IEP

https://iep.utm.edu/anaximander/

Leucippus, Britannica

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leucippus

Leucippus, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/leucippus/

Ancient Atomism, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2014/entries/atomism-ancient/ 

Plato, Biography

https://www.biography.com/scholars-educators/plato?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_bio_md_pmx_prog_mix_us_23712964728&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23722844311&gbraid=0AAAAApTwOX1wIbIWYeWvHYM5V0j5k3sjc&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-frTBhCvARIsADv4XY4mtlFnCmUZj21MhPp3_mu6JqY3aFF5eHTSpF96VzznY-zNPsSB5QEaAsvCEALw_wcB

Who Invented the Telescope?, Space

https://www.space.com/21950-who-invented-the-telescope.html

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Anaximander: And the Birth of Science by Carlo Rovelli

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Meet Me in Atlantis: Across Three Continents in Search of the Legendary Sunken City by Mark Adams

https://amzn.to/4zACWNi 

Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak

https://amzn.to/45hR54f

Description

Seth Shostak from the SETI Institute joined us for part twoof our interview. In this session, Seth gives advice on how to become an astrobiologist or radio astronomer, then we discussed more aliens (who doesn’t love talking about aliens.)

Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable

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The SETI Institute

https://www.seti.org/

Seth Shostak

https://sethshostak.com/

Big Picture Science Podcast

https://bigpicturescience.org/

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Whatever Happened to the Metric System?: How America Kept Its Feet by John Bemelmans Marciano

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Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak

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Description

Seth Shostak from the SETI Institute had the honor ofjoining us on our first interview. We broke our talk into two parts. In this session, Seth talks about his science background, what methods the SETI Institute uses to find intelligent life in the galaxy, and whether aliens have visited Earth. Join us next week for part two of his interview.

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Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable

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The SETI Institute

https://www.seti.org/

Seth Shostak

https://sethshostak.com/ 

Big Picture Science Podcast

https://bigpicturescience.org/

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Whatever Happened to the Metric System?: How America Kept Its Feet by John Bemelmans Marciano

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 Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak

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Description

Is there life out there? Jennifer and Maddy explore thefundamental question for astrobiologists: Is there life out there, and how can we find it? From SETI to the Rare Earth Hypothesis, all sides get discussed, and opinions are strong.

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Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable

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Life, Here and Beyond, NASA

https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/about/

Astrobiology at NASA, NASA

https://science.nasa.gov/astrobiology/

Among Trillions of Planets, Are We ‘Home Alone?’, NASA

https://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/among-trillions-of-planets-are-we-home-alone/

Rare Earth hypothesis: Why we might really be alone in the universe, Astronomy

https://www.astronomy.com/science/rare-earth-hypothesis-why-we-might-really-be-alone-in-the-universe/

Catalogue of Exoplanets,

https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/

How the first exoplanets were discovered, Astronomy

https://www.astronomy.com/science/how-the-first-exoplanets-were-discovered/

SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, The Planetary Society

https://www.planetary.org/sci-tech/seti

Are We Alone in the Universe? Here's What Scientists Think, Earthsky

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ugv16a3F0ak

What is life?, Jaime Gómez-Márquez, National Library of Medicine

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8376694/

Black Swan Event, Britannica

https://www.britannica.com/topic/black-swan-event 

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Whatever Happened to the Metric System?: How America Kept Its Feet by John Bemelmans Marciano

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Description

Jennifer and Maddy get personal and introduce the nextseries on A Single Light, Astrobiology.

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SETI

https://www.seti.org/

Big Picture Science Podcast

https://radio.seti.org/

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Whatever Happened to the Metric System?: How America Kept Its Feet by John Bemelmans Marciano

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Description

Jennifer, Maddy, and her mom Lizzy visited the Field Museumin Chicago, Illinois. It would take multiple episodes to thoroughly describe this remarkable museum, but in this spark, we wanted to give you a taste of what you can see if you visit this year. Jennifer loved the evolution and dinosaur hall, while Maddy was excited to visit the Pokémon Fossil Museum, a temporary exhibit at the Field Museum.

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Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable

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Field Museum

https://www.fieldmuseum.org/

T-Rex: The Story of Sue 3D

https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibition/experience/t-rex-the-story-of-sue-3d

Pokémon Fossil Museum, Field Museum

https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibition/pokemon