This week, Prue and Gen cope with their objective insignificance and existential dread by platforming all their opinions on space, from a review of Christopher Nolan's Interstellar to discussing the latest photographs released by the James Webb Space Telescope. 

We'll first dive into the genre of science-fiction before giving a basic explanation of gravitational time dilation, a discussion of how it influences the dramatic tension in the film and asking the hard-hitting questions like should we colonise other planets or try to save our own, is Christopher Nolan an eco-fascist and does love really matter when it comes to science? #factsnotfeelings #loveisthefourthdimension

Then, if you're looking for a quick background on the JWST, an explanation of the first images and what this means for future scientific discovery, listen out for the second half of the episode. What is a light-year? What are Cosmic Cliffs? We also discuss whether we'd go to space (and are very blasé about it), whether we think we're alone in the universe and the idealistic assumption that all of planet Earth would actually work together if aliens invaded.

For more on the JWST images see these resources:

Seeing the Universe Like We've Never Seen It Before - Bloomberg Quicktake: Originals (YouTube) 

Neil & NASA Explain James Webb's First Image - Star Talk (YouTube) 

'The Webb's First Four (Actually 7) Images Explained' - SciShow Space (YouTube)

Hubble Heritage  - NASA

James Webb Space Telescope - NASA 

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