Moon Law

This week’s stories: Mr. Steven has Even Bigger Arms, Commercial Crew Program is behind schedule (as usual), Ice Cube and Multi Messenger Astronomy

It’s been one year of Moon Law, so Alan and Kris are returning to their favorite subject: Stolen Moon Rocks. Including updates on U.S. V Davies, A woman suing NASA over a vial of moon dust, and more.

This week we’re discussing the US immigration system, and reacting to the horrors of the current administration’s policies.

Continuing the discussion from last week, Kris explains how thermometers actually work, what absolute zero means, and how the definitions of temperature scales have changed in the past, and are once again being redefined.

Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin - these are of course the names of temperature scales, and also the names of men who made important advancements in the study of temperature.

This week we break down the differences between civil and criminal law by discussing the trial process.

The question of why the FCC has the authority to regulate satellites and their orbits has come up a couple times recently. Alan tries to explain by giving a history lesson of the FCC’s authority.

This week we’re celebrating the life and work of the late, great Douglas Adams. Topics include BBC’s Dirk Gently, the various adaptations of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and more.

It's been a big month for space news. This week we're talking about the Mars InSight mission, the surprise announcement of the Mars Helicopter, Falcon 9 Block 5, Google Duplex and more.