Stories From Space

Guest | Julia Brodsky, Founder and Lead Instructor, Art of Inquiry [@artofinquiry]

On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliabrodsky/

On YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@artofinquiry

Host | Matthew S Williams

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Julia Brodsky is an educator, NASA astronaut instructor, and the STEM Education Lead at the Blue Marble Institute of Science. With her colleagues, she recently founded Earthlings Hub.

Earthlings Hub is a non-profit education and outreach organization dedicated to bringing astronomy and STEM education to refugees and orphans in Ukraine. In the midst of war, this program inspires children to think big and have hope for the future.

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Resources

Art of Inquiry: https://www.artofinquiry.net/

Earthlings Hub: https://earthlingshub.org/

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Host | Matthew S Williams

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Mercury, the closest planet to our Sun, is a hellish place! Alternately red hot and freezing cold, airless, and exposed to tremendous amounts of radiation! And yet, humans could live there someday! 

By taking advantage of its peculiar orbital mechanics, Mercury could become a major exporter or minerals, energy, art, and ideas!

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Resources

"How Do We Settle on Mercury?" - Universe Today: https://www.universetoday.com/130109/how-do-we-colonize-mercury/

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Scientists have been researching nuclear propulsion since the early Space Age. But we may finally be reaching the point where it may be realized! The technology could enable rapid transits to Mars, the Asteroid Belt, and beyond!

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Resources

Aerojet Rocketdyne - Nuclear Propulsion: https://www.rocket.com/space/nuclear-propulsion

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In the outer Solar System, there are multiple icy bodies believed to have warm water interiors - entire oceans where life could exist right now. In the coming years, the first missions will arrive at these "Oceans Worlds" and begin searching them for signs of extraterrestrial life.

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Resources

NASA Ocean Worlds Exploration Program: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/ocean-worlds/

The NASA Roadmap to Ocean Worlds: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/ast.2018.1955

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Guest | Dr. Charles A. Beichman, Executive Director of the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute [@NASA]

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On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/chas.beichman

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Host | Matthew S Williams

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For decades, NASA astronomer Charles A. Beichman has been at the forefront of infrared astronomy and exoplanet research, and has led several pathfinding missions! Today, he continues that great work with observatories like James Webb, observing red dwarf stars, brown dwarfs, debris disks, and (soon to come) exoplanets that could be right next door!

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Resources

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Can humanity establish a permanent presence on Venus, where temperatures are hot enough to melt lead, and the air pressure is enough to crush your body? The answer may surprise you!  In the short term, we could settle on top of Venus' dense clouds, while terraforming could transform the planet into an ocean paradise!

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Resources

Colonization of Venus - Geoffrey A. Landis (2003): https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20030022668/downloads/20030022668.pdf

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Could it be that the reason we haven't heard from an advanced extraterrestrial civilization is because the Universe (as we know it) is a giant simulation? This is the core of the Planetarium Hypothesis, where an advanced civilization has created a virtual reality simulation to keep humanity contained (either for benevolent or malevent reasons).

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Resources

Beyond "Fermi's Paradox" VII: What is the Planetarium Hypothesis?: https://www.universetoday.com/147547/beyond-fermis-paradox-vii-the-planetarium-hypothesis/

Are you Living in a Computer Simulation? by Nick Bostrom (2003): https://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation

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Can humanity establish a permanent presence on Mars, extending our civilization there and giving birth to the first "Martians"? The answer is yes, assuming we're willing to commit! But there some significant challenges, and some ever bigger questions. All of these will become more significant as we get closer to the day when settling on Mars becomes possible!

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Resources

How Do We Settle on Mars?: https://www.universetoday.com/14883/mars-settle-on/

Ninth Annual Workshop for Achievability and Substainability of Human Exploration of Mars: https://www.exploremars.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AM-9_Upload_v-1.pdf

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A human migration to space is expected to take place this century. The first stop on the tour will undoubtedly be the Moon, Earth's nearest celestial neighbor and the gateway to the Solar System. This presents many challenges, like the near-vacuum environment, radiation, extreme temperatures, and micrometeroids. But with the right strategies, it could be done someday (and maybe sooner than we think!)

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Resources

NASA's Plan for Sustained Lunar Exploration and Development: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/a_sustained_lunar_presence_nspc_report4220final.pdf

International Lunar Research Station - Guide for Partnership: https://www.unoosa.org/documents/pdf/copuos/2021/AM_3._China_ILRS_Guide_for_Partnership_V1.0Presented_by_Ms.Hui_JIANG.pdf

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The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) comes down to searching for evidence of technological activity (aka. "technosignatures"). Traditionally, SETI surveys have looked for evidence of radio signals. But in the near future, scientists will be casting a wider net and looking for more "exotic" signatures.

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Resources

NASA Technosignature Report: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/technosignatures2018/agenda/Technosignature-Report.pdf

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