Learn more about what was discussed in this Alien Crash Site episode by clicking through the links below:<ul><li><a href="https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/2437950">Lindy’s homepage</a></li><li><a href="https://psyche.asu.edu/">Psyche Mission</a></li><li>ASU's <a href="https://interplanetary.asu.edu/">InterPlanetary Initiative</a></li><li><a href="https://www.space.com/12097-vesta-asteroid-facts-solar-system.html">Vesta</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/216_Kleopatra">Kleopatra</a></li><li><a href="https://www.maxar.com/">Maxar</a></li><li><a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37286905100">Henry Stone</a> at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory</li><li>Voyager Mission - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_assist">Gravity Assist</a></li><li><a href="http://lucy.swri.edu/">Lucy</a> Mission</li><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/dart">DART</a> Mission</li><li><a href="https://psyche.asu.edu/get-involved/psyche-inspired/">Psyche Inspired</a></li></ul>

Learn more about what was discussed in this Alien Crash Site episode by clicking through the links below:Lindy’s homepagePsyche MissionASU's InterPlanetary InitiativeVestaKleopatraMaxarHenry Stone at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryVoyager Mission - Gravity AssistLucy MissionDART MissionPsyche Inspired

Learn more about what was discussed in this Alien Crash Site episode by clicking through the links below:<ul><li><a href="https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/2437950" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lindy’s homepage</a></li><li><a href="https://psyche.asu.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Psyche Mission</a></li><li>ASU's <a href="https://interplanetary.asu.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer">InterPlanetary Initiative</a></li><li><a href="https://www.space.com/12097-vesta-asteroid-facts-solar-system.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vesta</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/216_Kleopatra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kleopatra</a></li><li><a href="https://www.maxar.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Maxar</a></li><li><a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37286905100" rel="noopener noreferrer">Henry Stone</a> at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory</li><li>Voyager Mission - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_assist" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gravity Assist</a></li><li><a href="http://lucy.swri.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lucy</a> Mission</li><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/dart" rel="noopener noreferrer">DART</a> Mission</li><li><a href="https://psyche.asu.edu/get-involved/psyche-inspired/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Psyche Inspired</a></li></ul>

What can an asteroid tell us about our own Planet. #023 with Lindy Elkins-Tanton

A new InterPlanetary interview series from the Santa Fe Institute takes a page from the Strugatsky brothers' classic Soviet sci-fi novel, Roadside Picnic, to discuss a variety of transformative alien artifacts.

Thirteen years ago, an alien civilization visited our planet, and left behind myriad, mysterious materials in their crash sites. These areas, Zones, behave very strangely, but the interplanetary items they contain could change the trajectory of our technological advancement. What appears as a hoop might actually be a perpetual-motion machine.  What appears as a slime might alter space-time.

Spend too much time in the Zone and your genes might mutate, your bones might dissolve, your body might be ground into meat. If you’re lucky enough to make it out alive, you’ll likely be imprisoned. But a successful trip in and out of the Zone could alter human history. Do you dare? And for what?

Hosted by Caitlin McShea.

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A new InterPlanetary interview series from the Santa Fe Institute takes a page from the Strugatsky brothers' classic Soviet sci-fi novel, Roadside Picnic, to discuss a variety of transformative alien artifacts. Thirteen years ago, an alien civilization visited our planet, and left behind myriad, mysterious materials in their crash sites. These areas, Zones, behave very strangely, but the interplanetary items they contain could change the trajectory of our technological advancement. What appears as a hoop might actually be a perpetual-motion machine. What appears as a slime might alter space-time. Spend too much time in the Zone and your genes might mutate, your bones might dissolve, your body might be ground into meat. If you’re lucky enough to make it out alive, you’ll likely be imprisoned. But a successful trip in and out of the Zone could alter human history. Do you dare? And for what? Hosted by Caitlin McShea.

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What can an asteroid tell us about our own Planet. #023 with Lindy Elkins-Tanton