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REACHing Out are bi-weekly mini-episodes where we answer YOUR Questions. This week's question comes from Max in Illinois who asks "What Do Exoplanets Look Like?"Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith StepienWritten by: Sandy Marshall with Nate DuFort, Meredith Stepien and Brian Holden.Co-Created, Produced by: Nate DuFort and Sandy MarshallEdited by: Nate DuFortMusic composed by: Jesse CaseLogo by: Steven Lyons Special thanks to Dr. Doug Hudgins, Program Scientist for NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program at NASA Headquarters.https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/organization-and-staff/staff-bios/dr-douglas-hudginsWe'd also like to offer thanks to our friends at NASA Space Place, along with Calla Cofield and Kay Ferrari at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Alise Fisher at NASA Headquarters.NASA Space Place: What is an Exoplanet?https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-exoplanets/en/NASA: All about Exoplanetshttps://exoplanets.nasa.gov/
On Wednesday, September 1st, 2021 REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids was given the distinct honor of interviewing NASA Astronauts Megan McArthur and Mark Vande Hei onboard the International Space Station LIVE via NASA TV. We discussed what it's like to live in space, work on the ISS, and asked questions from REACH's middle-grade listeners. We are thrilled to present this conversation in its entirety on today's episode. If you like the conversation, don't forget to give it a share and drop us a review in your podcast player of choice. Special thanks to NASA Astronauts Megan McArthur and Mark Vande Hei. You can follow Megan via @Astro_Megan, and Mark at @Astro_Sabot.We'd also like to offer a special thanks to Victoria Ugalde and Rodrigo Mireles at NASA's Johnson Space Center, to Kay Ferrari and Calla Cofield at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and to everyone at NASA Space Place.Learn about NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/k-megan-mcarthurLearn about NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/mark-t-vande-heiLearn about NASA Astronauts: https://www.nasa.gov/astronautsLearn about the International Space Station: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html or follow on social media via @Space_Station.Learn about REACH in Daddy's Digesthttps://daddysdigest.com/article/interstellar-conversation-nasa-astronauts-live-from-issLearn about REACH in the Chicago Sun-Timeshttps://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/9/3/22652930/space-podcast-connects-kids-nasa-astronauts-international-space-stationWe'd also like to offer a special thanks to our ongoing partners and collaborators:The Cosmosphere International Science Center & Space Museumhttps://cosmo.org/The Adler Planetariumhttps://www.adlerplanetarium.org/The Kids Listen Communityhttps://www.kidslisten.org/Exploration Placehttps://exploration.org/NASA Space Placehttps://spaceplace.nasa.gov/You can find Madison's podcast All Things Madison at:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-madison-podcast/id1512260906and Olivia's podcast Curious Kid Podcast at:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/curious-kid-podcast/id1437708666And a very spacial thanks to:Janet Davidson-MarshallLiz AndersonJesse CaseSteven LyonsBeth KligermanJoalda MorancySuzanna StaplerKate Evans, CBC RadioThe REACH Learning CommunityAnd all of our guestsStay tuned for Season 3 coming October 2021!
REACHing Out are bi-weekly mini-episodes where we answer YOUR Questions. This week's question comes from Owen in Michigan who asks "What is a light year?" Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith StepienWritten by: Sandy Marshall with Nate DuFort, Meredith Stepien and Brian Holden.Co-Created, Produced by: Nate DuFort and Sandy MarshallEdited by: Nate DuFortMusic composed by: Jesse CaseLogo by: Steven LyonsSpecial thanks to Dr. Doug Hudgins, Program Scientist for NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program at NASA Headquarters. https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/organization-and-staff/staff-bios/dr-douglas-hudginsWe’d also like to offer thanks to our friends at NASA Space Place, along with Calla Cofield and Kay Ferrari at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.To learn more about light-years, visit NASA Space Place at https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/light-year/en/ Do you have a question for a future edition of “Reaching Out?” Just get your parents permission and give us a call at 312-248-3402 (or an email at ReachthePodast@gmail.com) and leave us a message with your first name, where you're from and your question for a chance to be featured in an upcoming episode. You can find REACH on Twitter and Instagram or at www.ReachThePodcast.com REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids is a production of Soundsington Media committed to making quality programing for young audiences and the young at heart. To find out more go to www.soundsingtonmedia.com
Part 4 of a discussion between astronomers about the video Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox. What is the likelihood we may discover an exoplanet that could sustain human life? And are scientists searching for non-human life on other worlds? Find out more about the science behind the search for a habitable exoplanet in the episode The Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox.
Part 3 of a discussion between astronomers about the video Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox. How do we learn so much about what exoplanet are like? Can astronomers today actually detect water on these distant worlds? Find out more about the science behind the search for a habitable exoplanet in the episode The Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox.
Part 1 of a discussion between astronomers about the video Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox. How can an exoplanet be at the right temperature but still not have liquid water? If we want to find an exoplanet that could host life like us, why does it matter what that planet is made of? Find out more about the science behind the search for a habitable exoplanet in the episode The Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox.
Part 2 of a discussion between astronomers about the video Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox. How is real scientific data used to help visualize exoplanets? What decisions do visual artists have to make when depicting an exoplanet? How do exoplanet researchers feel about exoplanet art? Find out more about the science behind the search for a habitable exoplanet in the episode The Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox
If you listen to the show, please leave a review in iTunes. If you've got the Podcasts App on your Apple device, just search "Space Shot" then, depending on your iOS version, scroll down until you see "Tap to Rate" :) Thanks! Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just click the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a17/) Apollo17.org (http://apollo17.org/) NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project- Harrison "Jack" Schmitt (https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/SchmittHH/SchmittHH_3-16-00.htm) Here's the article I mentioned. It's by Calla Cofield from Space.com Tuesday Will Mark SpaceX's 1st Launch from Complex 40 Since Fiery Explosion (https://www.space.com/39030-spacex-launch-pad-first-flight-since-explosion.html) One of the best pictures from the surface of the moon (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a17/AS17-134-20384HR.jpg)
Mathematician Paul Erdős had no home, no job, and no hobbies. Instead, for 60 years he wandered the world, staying with each of hundreds of collaborators just long enough to finish a project, and then moving on. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll meet the "magician of Budapest," whose restless brilliance made him the most prolific mathematician of the 20th century. We'll also ponder Japanese cannibalism in World War II and puzzle over a senseless stabbing. Intro: Elbert Hubbard published 12 blank pages in 1905. A duck spent 18 months in the U.S. 2nd Marine Division in 1943. Sources for our feature on Paul Erdős: Paul Hoffman, The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, 1999. The magisterial biography of Erdős. The first chapter is here. Bruce Schechter, My Brain Is Open, 2000. Béla Bollobás, "Paul Erdős (1913-96)," Nature, 383:6601 (Oct. 17, 1996), 584. Melvin Henriksen, "Reminiscences of Paul Erdős," Mathematical Association of America (accessed June 10, 2017). László Babai, Carl Pomerance, and Péter Vértesi, "The Mathematics of Paul Erdős," Notices of the AMS 45:1 (January 1998). László Babai and Joel Spencer, "Paul Erdős (1913–1996)," Notices of the AMS 45:1 (January 1998). Ronald L. Graham, Jaroslav Nesetril, Steve Butler, eds., The Mathematics of Paul Erdős, 2013. Rodrigo De Castro and Jerrold W. Grossman, "Famous Trails to Paul Erdős," Mathematical Intelligencer 21:3 (January 1999), 51–53. Bruce Torrence and Ron Graham, "The 100th Birthday of Paul Erdős/Remembering Erdős," Math Horizons 20:4 (April 2013), 10-12. Krishnaswami Alladi et al., "Reflections on Paul Erdős on His Birth Centenary," Parts I and II, Notices of the American Mathematical Society 62:2 and 62:3 (February and March 2015). Béla Bollobás, "To Prove and Conjecture: Paul Erdős and His Mathematics," American Mathematical Monthly 105:3 (March 1998), 209-237. "Information About Paul Erdős (1913-1996)," Oakland University (accessed June 13, 2017). Calla Cofield, "An Arbitrary Number of Years Since Mathematician Paul Erdős's Birth," Scientific American, March 26, 2013. Béla Bollobás, "Obituary: Paul Erdős," Independent, Oct. 2, 1996. N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős, Kanopy Streaming, 2014. "Paul Erdős," MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive (accessed June 10, 2017). Above: Erdős teaching 10-year-old Terence Tao in 1985. Tao is now recognized as one of the world's finest mathematicians; he received the Fields Medal in 2006. Listener mail: Wikipedia, "Chichijima Incident" (accessed June 23, 2017). Charles Laurence, "George HW Bush Narrowly Escaped Comrades' Fate of Being Killed and Eaten by Japanese Captors," Telegraph, Feb. 6, 2017. James Bradley, Flyboys, 2003. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Waldo van der Waal, who sent this corroborating link (warning -- this spoils the puzzle). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music or via the RSS feed at http://feedpress.me/futilitycloset. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- on our Patreon page you can pledge any amount per episode, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website or buy merchandise in our store. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!
Space.com writer Calla Cofield joins Justin to talk about the search for alien life (good idea?? bad idea??). Space telescopes! Microchips on lasers! Contamination! This pod's got it all.
On this episode Manny discusses the following articles: Neil Cavuto and Calla Cofield talk about the Trappist-1 planet discoveries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXOM-GBqz8M&t=600s MUFON: WASHINGTON WITNESS VIDEOTAPES LIGHTS IN TRIANGLE FORMATION [CASE-82230] https://mufon.z2systems.com/np/clients/mufon/neonPage.jsp?pageId=42& UFO sightings have reached an all-time high https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/24/ufo-sightings-have-reached-an-all-time-high/21721159/ The Show Stuff Checkout our new UFO BUSTER RADIO GOODIES!! https://shop.spreadshirt.com/UFOBusterRadio/ New Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MannyMoonraker/ Patreon: Become a patron of the show and help us gear up with technology worthy of investigating UFO sightings both historical and new. www.patreon.com/ufobusterradio UFO Buster Radio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler
On this episode Manny discusses the following articles: Neil Cavuto and Calla Cofield talk about the Trappist-1 planet discoveries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXOM-GBqz8M&t=600s MUFON: WASHINGTON WITNESS VIDEOTAPES LIGHTS IN TRIANGLE FORMATION [CASE-82230] https://mufon.z2systems.com/np/clients/mufon/neonPage.jsp?pageId=42& UFO sightings have reached an all-time high https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/24/ufo-sightings-have-reached-an-all-time-high/21721159/ The Show Stuff Checkout our new UFO BUSTER RADIO GOODIES!! https://shop.spreadshirt.com/UFOBusterRadio/ New Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MannyMoonraker/ Patreon: Become a patron of the show and help us gear up with technology worthy of investigating UFO sightings both historical and new. www.patreon.com/ufobusterradio UFO Buster Radio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler