Podcasts about kepler mission

Get ready to embark on a cosmic journey with Jason Steffen, author of Hidden in the Heavens and one of the brilliant minds behind the groundbreaking Kepler Mission. This live episode of The INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE Podcast promises to be an unmissable masterclass in exoplanet science, filled with awe-inspiring discoveries, behind-the-scenes stories, and lessons that redefine our place in the cosmos. What You'll Discover:

Jason Steffen is associate professor of physics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. A longtime science team member of NASA's Kepler mission, he has contributed to the discovery and characterization of thousands of exoplanets that orbit distant stars. In the first half, he shared insights into the journey of the Kepler mission and its groundbreaking discoveries. Launched in 2009, Kepler operated for about four years and then was repurposed in what was known as the K2 mission, providing an additional five years of data. He explained the distinctions between Kepler and the Hubble Space Telescope-- Kepler was designed to be very precise at making measurements of stars, which allowed it to identify over 2,700 new planets, while Hubble was more adept at taking stunning photos.He noted that when Kepler launched, no planets were known outside of the solar system, and its mission was to find Earth-like worlds. The data revealed an unexpected diversity of planets. "The typical planet that Kepler found is about three to five times the mass of the Earth," he reported. Among Kepler's remarkable findings were "hot Earths," planets similar in size to Earth but orbiting their stars in just one day, leading to extreme conditions. "If you were on the surface of one of those planets, the sun...would fill half the sky...[and] you'd be swimming in a sea of molten rock," he marveled.The conversation shifted to the possibility of intelligent life beyond Earth. Steffen shared insights from his colleague David Kipping, who posits that "if life formed really quickly on the Earth... then it's easy for life to get started." Recent fossil discoveries suggest life on Earth began much sooner than previously thought, making the existence of life elsewhere in the galaxy seem more plausible.

We welcomed Dr. Jason Steffen re his new book "Hidden In The Heavens" Our guest was part of the initial Kepler Mission team and his books describes that mission from the inside. We also talked about exoplanets, telescopes, searching for life and much more. Don't miss this exceptional discussion. Read the full summay of the program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Moiya gushes to Corinne about her favorite space mission: Kepler! Corinne has great budget instincts and brilliant ideas for exoplanetary presidential candidates.   Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at patreon.com/palebluepod! Listen to Join the Party every Tuesday Find Us Online Website: palebluepod.com Patreon: patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter: twitter.com/PaleBluePod Instagram: instagram.com/palebluepod Credits Host Dr. Moiya McTier. Twitter: @GoAstroMo, Website: moiyamctier.com Host Corinne Caputo. Twitter: @corintellectual, Website: corinnecaputo.com Editor Mischa Stanton. Twitter: @mischaetc, Website: mischastanton.com Cover artist Shae McMullin. Twitter: @thereshaegoes, Website: shaemcmullin.com Theme musician Evan Johnston. Website: evanjohnstonmusic.com About Us Pale Blue Pod is an astronomy podcast for people who are overwhelmed by the universe but want to be its friend. Astrophysicist Dr. Moiya McTier and comedian Corinne Caputo demystify space one topic at a time with open eyes, open arms, and open mouths (from so much laughing and jaw-dropping). By the end of each episode, the cosmos will feel a little less “ahhh too scary” and a lot more “ohhh, so cool!” New episodes every Monday. Pale Blue Pod is a member of the Multitude Collective.

A new record was set when twenty "space flight participants" were all off the Earth at the same time. Ax-2 has successfully splashed down plus Virgin Galactic has given an update on their plans after last week's successful launch. A committee assembled to investigate UAPs says that t hey need more information before drawing any conclusions. And the Kepler Mission's final data has been used to find more exoplanets.

This episode is part four of The Soul of Music—Overheard's four-part series focusing on music, exploration, and Black history. Our guest this week is Meklit Hadero, a Nat Geo Explorer and Ethio-jazz musician. Meklit is the creative force behind the transmedia storytelling project Movement, which explores the intersection of migration and music. She and fellow Explorer and music producer Jahawi Bertolli talk about migration, the ancient instruments known as rock gongs, and how their music is inspired by nature. For more information on this episode, visit natgeo.com/overheard. Want more? Learn more about Meklit Hadero and the Movement project at her website meklitmusic.com. You can follow her on Twitter or Instagram @meklitmusic.  Learn more about Jahawi Bertolli and his First Rock project on his website jahawi.com. You can follow him on Instagram @jahawibertolli.  Check out the Overheard episode “Ancient Orchestra” to learn more about Jahawi and the sound of rock gongs. And keep listening to songs featured in The Soul of Music as well as a few bonus tracks in this Spotify playlist.  Also explore:  Follow FREEK and his music on instagram @freektv.  The “star sounds” you heard were provided by Jon Jenkins, co-investigator for data analysis for the Kepler Mission. Learn more about the Kepler Mission and star sonification on their webpage.  Learn more about ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astake in this Nat Geo article.  Thinking about traveling to Ethiopia? This Nat Geo travel guide can help you plan your trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Dr. Natalie Batalha (NASA, Kepler Mission Project Scientist)NASA's Kepler Mission launched in 2009 with the objective of finding "Goldilocks planets" orbiting other stars like our Sun -- those that are not too hot, not too cold, but just right. The space telescope opened our eyes to the many terrestrial-sized planets that populate the galaxy (including several right in our neighborhood,) as well as to exotic worlds unlike anything that exists in the solar system.  Dr. Batalha gives an overview of the science legacy of the Kepler Mission and other key planet discoveries (including some results that were then only a few weeks old).  She also gives a preview of planet-finding missions to come.  Recorded Nov. 8, 2017

Multifractal charactarization as a function of timescale in the light curves with planetary signal observed by the kepler mission by F. J. S. Lima Filho et al. on Monday 12 September Astrophysical data, in the domains of time, involve a wide range of stellar variability phenomena, among them the magnetic activity of the order of a few hours until the signature of an extra-solar planet which can cover a scale of time of a few days until tens of years. Numerous instruments are being developed to detect Earth-sized exoplanets. Exoplanets with this dimension challenge scientific instrumentation and the field of research in the data processing. In this context, our study offers a powerful framework to explain dynamical properties as a function of timescale in light curves with the planetary signal. For that, we selected the stellar target Kepler-30 to test our methods and procedures. In this sense, we investigate the multifractal behavior of the Kepler-30 system composed of a sun-like star with a rotation period of ~16 days and three planets with masses between 2 Earth and 2.5 Jupiter masses. Furthermore, this system has an orbital period varying from 29 to 143 days and orbits almost coplanar. This system is highly interesting because starspots dynamics are strongly affected by the passing of a planet in front of the star. We used about 1600 days of high-precision photometry collected by the Kepler mission to investigate the quasi-periodic variation caused by the rotation of the star and the effect of spot evolution as a function of timescale. We applied indexes extract from multifractal analysis to model the flux rotational modulation induced by active regions. Our results that stellar flux variations in Kepler-30 star caused by rotational modulation can be replicated in detail with just four recent-known multifractal indexes. These indexes will greatly simplify spot modelling of current TESS and future PLATO data. arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2209.04408v1

Multifractal charactarization as a function of timescale in the light curves with planetary signal observed by the kepler mission by F. J. S. Lima Filho et al. on Monday 12 September Astrophysical data, in the domains of time, involve a wide range of stellar variability phenomena, among them the magnetic activity of the order of a few hours until the signature of an extra-solar planet which can cover a scale of time of a few days until tens of years. Numerous instruments are being developed to detect Earth-sized exoplanets. Exoplanets with this dimension challenge scientific instrumentation and the field of research in the data processing. In this context, our study offers a powerful framework to explain dynamical properties as a function of timescale in light curves with the planetary signal. For that, we selected the stellar target Kepler-30 to test our methods and procedures. In this sense, we investigate the multifractal behavior of the Kepler-30 system composed of a sun-like star with a rotation period of ~16 days and three planets with masses between 2 Earth and 2.5 Jupiter masses. Furthermore, this system has an orbital period varying from 29 to 143 days and orbits almost coplanar. This system is highly interesting because starspots dynamics are strongly affected by the passing of a planet in front of the star. We used about 1600 days of high-precision photometry collected by the Kepler mission to investigate the quasi-periodic variation caused by the rotation of the star and the effect of spot evolution as a function of timescale. We applied indexes extract from multifractal analysis to model the flux rotational modulation induced by active regions. Our results that stellar flux variations in Kepler-30 star caused by rotational modulation can be replicated in detail with just four recent-known multifractal indexes. These indexes will greatly simplify spot modelling of current TESS and future PLATO data. arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2209.04408v1

Multifractal charactarization as a function of timescale in the light curves with planetary signal observed by the kepler mission by F. J. S. Lima Filho et al. on Monday 12 September Astrophysical data, in the domains of time, involve a wide range of stellar variability phenomena, among them the magnetic activity of the order of a few hours until the signature of an extra-solar planet which can cover a scale of time of a few days until tens of years. Numerous instruments are being developed to detect Earth-sized exoplanets. Exoplanets with this dimension challenge scientific instrumentation and the field of research in the data processing. In this context, our study offers a powerful framework to explain dynamical properties as a function of timescale in light curves with the planetary signal. For that, we selected the stellar target Kepler-30 to test our methods and procedures. In this sense, we investigate the multifractal behavior of the Kepler-30 system composed of a sun-like star with a rotation period of ~16 days and three planets with masses between 2 Earth and 2.5 Jupiter masses. Furthermore, this system has an orbital period varying from 29 to 143 days and orbits almost coplanar. This system is highly interesting because starspots dynamics are strongly affected by the passing of a planet in front of the star. We used about 1600 days of high-precision photometry collected by the Kepler mission to investigate the quasi-periodic variation caused by the rotation of the star and the effect of spot evolution as a function of timescale. We applied indexes extract from multifractal analysis to model the flux rotational modulation induced by active regions. Our results that stellar flux variations in Kepler-30 star caused by rotational modulation can be replicated in detail with just four recent-known multifractal indexes. These indexes will greatly simplify spot modelling of current TESS and future PLATO data. arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2209.04408v1

Multifractal charactarization as a function of timescale in the light curves with planetary signal observed by the kepler mission by F. J. S. Lima Filho et al. on Monday 12 September Astrophysical data, in the domains of time, involve a wide range of stellar variability phenomena, among them the magnetic activity of the order of a few hours until the signature of an extra-solar planet which can cover a scale of time of a few days until tens of years. Numerous instruments are being developed to detect Earth-sized exoplanets. Exoplanets with this dimension challenge scientific instrumentation and the field of research in the data processing. In this context, our study offers a powerful framework to explain dynamical properties as a function of timescale in light curves with the planetary signal. For that, we selected the stellar target Kepler-30 to test our methods and procedures. In this sense, we investigate the multifractal behavior of the Kepler-30 system composed of a sun-like star with a rotation period of ~16 days and three planets with masses between 2 Earth and 2.5 Jupiter masses. Furthermore, this system has an orbital period varying from 29 to 143 days and orbits almost coplanar. This system is highly interesting because starspots dynamics are strongly affected by the passing of a planet in front of the star. We used about 1600 days of high-precision photometry collected by the Kepler mission to investigate the quasi-periodic variation caused by the rotation of the star and the effect of spot evolution as a function of timescale. We applied indexes extract from multifractal analysis to model the flux rotational modulation induced by active regions. Our results that stellar flux variations in Kepler-30 star caused by rotational modulation can be replicated in detail with just four recent-known multifractal indexes. These indexes will greatly simplify spot modelling of current TESS and future PLATO data. arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2209.04408v1

Geoff Marcy has been pioneer in the search for extra-solar system planets since the first discovery of an exoplanet surround a main sequence star was made in 1995 by Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz. Within months, Marcy and his team had not only confirmed this result but detected numerous other exoplanets. Seventy of the first one hundred exoplanets were discovered by Marcy’s team, including the firs exoplanet located as far away from its star as Jupiter is to the Sun, and the first exoplanet discovered by observing its transit of its host star, a technique that will be used by JWST to explore the atmosphere of exoplanets to search for bio signatures. Marcy was then a Co-PI on the Kepler Mission, which discovered over 4000 exoplanets. For their pioneering work in the creation of this new field Marcy and Mayor shared the international Shaw Prize in 2005. More recently Marcy has turned his attention to methods to probe for intelligent life in the Universe, first as a PI on the Breakthrough Listen Project, and more recently exploring novel methods, including optical techniques to probe for possible signals of intelligence elsewhere. We discussed all of these exciting topics, as well as Geoff’s own origins as a scientist in a thoughtful and fascinating discussion. He has become well known not just as a world renown scientist, but as one of the best communicators of astronomy there is. Our discussion will give a whole new dimension to your thinking about that age-old question: Are we alone in the Universe?As always, an ad-free video version of this podcast is also available to paid Critical Mass subscribers . Your subscriptions support the non-profit Origins Project Foundation, which produces the podcast. The audio version is available free on the Critical Mass site and on all podcast sites, and the video version will also be available on the Origins Project YouTube channel as well. Get full access to Critical Mass at lawrencekrauss.substack.com/subscribe

Today, I'm joined by Bill Diamond, President and CEO of the SETI Institute, which is America's only organization wholly dedicated to searching for life in the universe. Bill and I actually met on an Antarctic expedition cruise to chase a total solar eclipse last year. I was immediately drawn to how Bill explained the work going on at the SETI Institute and his perspective on astrobiology, and knew I wanted to have him on the show to take the conversation a step further. We discuss the considerations for interstellar travel and some of the challenges of sending biology over extraordinary distances. Bill stresses the importance of the discoveries made on The Kepler Mission and explains why statistically, there is a very small chance that we're alone in our galaxy. Bill highlights one of the most technologically advanced and complex systems humans have ever built, the James Webb telescope, and the design process behind the equipment. We also get into the intersection of astrobiology and climate change. There's no denying that the ‘new normal' is becoming more severe, extreme, and dangerous every year. Bill shares some of the initiatives at SETI to study the impact of climate change on biodiversity, habitable conditions, and life forms. Tune in to learn more about the fascinating advancements happening at the SETI Institute and beyond. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platform. Topics Covered: The daunting timescale of space travel What to consider when it comes to UFO phenomena One of the most stunning discoveries in recent history What astrobiology is The four different directorates at NASA and what they're responsible for The mission behind the James Webb telescope How the study of life beyond Earth help us save this planet Resources Mentioned: seti.org Listen to Big Picture Science SETI Institute YouTube Guest Info Email Bill: bdiamond@seti.org Learn More and Connect: Instagram: @theoramoench Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/relationshipdojo Relationship Dojo: truly-chosen.mykajabi.com/relationship-dojo Website: trulychosen.com Email Us: hello@trulychosen.com

The NASA Kepler mission revealed that our Galaxy is teeming with planetary systems and that Earth-sized planets are common.  However, most of the planets detected by Kepler orbit stars too faint to permit detailed study. The NASA Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS,) launched in 2018, is finding hundreds of small planets orbiting stars that are much closer and brighter.  Dr. Dressing (Assistant Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley) describes the TESS mission and explain how analyses of the TESS planets allows us to probe the composition of small planets, investigate the formation of planetary systems, and set the stage for the next phase of exoplanet exploration: the quest for the signatures of life in the atmospheres of strange new worlds.

Using a new deep neural network called ExoMiner, scientists have added 301 new exoplanets to the Kepler mission's already enormous total of 4,569 confirmed planets. Plus, another gravitational lens, updates on Hubble and JWST, how InSight mapped Mars' inner structure, an ultrahot Jupiter, and rockets. Yup. Rockets.

Do you ever wonder if there is life on other planets? Do you love Sci Fi movies about extra terrestrials? In this episode, Dr. Jeff Coughlin, of the SETI Institute and Kepler Mission at NASA, talks to us about exoplanets and the search for life on other planets. He will answer all of your questions about exoplanets, including, "what is an exoplanet? Where is the closest exoplanet?" and of course the important question "how do you look for life on other planets?" So grab your telescopes and get ready to explore outer space! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

WanderLearn promises to explore travel and technology. So let's travel through our solar system with a NASA astrophysicist!   About six months ago, Underknown's What If channel hired me to interview two prominent NASA astrophysicists. They wanted to find out what would happen if Earth became one of Jupiter's moons. I'm unsure why they wanted to know that since Underknown had already produced a video that answered that topic, but I adore astronomy, so I was happy to visit my old stomping ground: the NASA Ames Research Center. Underknown said that this was urgent, so I did everything I could to interview two top astrophysicists with almost no warning.  Unfortunately, six months later, they still haven't released the video I shot. I knew they would only use a snippet of what I filmed, but still. Nada.  And it's not because I shot a crappy video. Underknown hired me a couple of months later for another project, so I couldn't have screwed things up too badly the first time. I feel terrible that these two astrophysicists complied with my last second request and I haven't had anything to show them.  Five months ago, I shared the audio and video podcast with my Patrons. It's an exclusive group, so I figured that Underknown wouldn't notice or care. I never planned to share it on the WanderLearn podcast.  However, now that Underknown has done nothing with the content for 6 months, I think it's time that the general public enjoys this conversation. I'm doing this as a public service. I'm not taking any ads for this episode.  My voice wasn't supposed to appear in the final cut, so that's why my voice rarely appears, and, when it does, it's distant.  This episode features Jack Lissauer.  Dr. Lissauer is a Space Scientist who has worked at NASA Ames for 30 years. Currently, he is in the Planetary Systems Branch, Space Science and Astrobiology Division, NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA. He was a Co-Investigator on the Kepler Mission and the TESS Mission.  He's won a dozen awards. I asked him to describe what would happen if our planet orbited Jupiter. Specifically: Can you explain what extreme tidal forces in space are? How would extreme tidal forces affect Earth? Can they cause earthquakes and tsunamis? What is the weather like on Jupiter’s moon Io? How long are days on Io? If Earth were hypothetically a moon of Jupiter, how would it be affected? Questions about Venus What is the surface and atmosphere of Venus like? How are Earth and Venus similar? Would it be possible to terraform a planet in our solar system? Which planet (or moon) would be the most viable? What would it take to terraform Venus? More info You can post comments, ask questions, and sign up for my newsletter at http://wanderlearn.com. If you like this podcast, subscribe and share!  On social media, my username is always ftapon. Follow me on: https://facebook.com/ftapon https://twitter.com/ftapon https://instagram.com/ftapon https://youtube.com/user/ftapon https://pinterest.com/ftapon https://tumblr.com/ftapon My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon Rewards start at just $2/month! The best reward is the $25 reward, which entitles you to $300 of gifts for the holidays! It's the best win-win reward out there! If you prefer to do a one-time contribution, you can send it to my PayPal at FT@FrancisTapon.com If you prefer giving me Bitcoin, then please send BTC to my tip jar: 3EiSBC2bv2bYtYEXAKTkgqZohjF27DGjnV

Anima is the Orion Spacecraft Simulations Lab Manager & xEMU Spacesuit Engineer at the NASA Johnson Space Center.  Anima recently moved to Texas after 20 years in California to pursue her dream to become a NASA astronaut. Her journey has been a long one, but always determined, driven, sometimes sacrificing, and never wavering. Her steadfast and unyielding approach has finally come to fruition with a formal astronaut application when NASA opened the applications and invited candidates to apply for a 30 day window in March.     Since she was a young child, Anima wanted to be an astronaut. Growing up in India, a clear path toward achieving her dream was just not available. So she moved, and made her own path towards the stars…  Anima came to the US as a software engineer in 2000. Becoming a U.S. Citizen was a 12 year endeavor. She just finished her 3rd Masters Degree.  Anima explains her MANY NASA adventures and endeavors, including looking for life on other planets (exoplanets), how Kepler worked, and Anima believes there is life in the universe and we are capable of finding it.    “I don’t want to die thinking, ‘what if I tried?’ I want to die with the satisfaction knowing I tried!. If I get selected (to be a NASA astronaut), I would be the happiest person on this Earth. It will be like my life has come full circle. All my life I’ve worked towards this goal, and it would be all worth it!”-Anima from Casual Space Podcast  Advice for young students and want-to-be astronauts: “I don’t know how far I will get, but I am enjoying the journey! Have a career you see yourself doing every day and enjoy it!”  About Anima:  Anima Patil-Sabale is an Aerospace, Software and Human Factors Engineer, currently working at NASA’s Johnson Space Center for Jacobs as Orion Spacecraft Simulations Lab Manager and xEMU Spacesuit Engineer. Prior to this she has worked on NASA’s Kepler Mission and in NASA’s Intelligence Systems Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center. She worked in the software industry for 14 years before coming to work for NASA.  Anima has a Master’s in Aerospace Engineering, Master’s in Space Studies - Human Factors, Master’s in Computer Applications and a BS in Physics.  While Anima aspires to be a NASA Astronaut and is preparing herself for the same, she is also a Scientist-Astronaut Candidate for commercial spaceflight research projects during her off-work hours. After selection and training, Anima has been participating in upper-atmospheric and bioastronautics research as a Scientist-Astronaut Candidate for Project PoSSUM. She has trained in the topics of Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Environment, Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing and Aerospace Cinematography, Spaceflight Simulation and Operations, Hypoxia Awareness and Mitigation, Spacesuit Operations, High-G Analog and Mitigation Methods, Introduction to Aerospace Physiology and Life Support Systems, and Celestial Navigation and Atmospheric Scattering. She has flown several parabolas aboard a Falcon 20 aircraft while participating in the testing of a commercial spacesuit in zero-G. She has also flown a high-altitude mission in a Mooney aircraft to study noctilucent clouds.    She has been in a 6-inch head-down tilt position for a NASA Simulated Microgravity Fluid Loading study.    She has spun in a centrifuge and experienced up to 6-G's as she contributed to a Federal Aviation Administration study.    Anima has been a Commander for NASA’s HERA VII in 2015, an analog mission to an asteroid.  In April 2018 she has been a Commander for a Martian Analog Mission at the Mars Desert Research Station. She has also been a First Tier Support Engineer for the Hi-SEAS Analog and Simulation missions since 2014. She has been participating and contributing towards the research required for long-duration space missions.   She is a certified scuba diver, and a student pilot (105 hours logged).   She has also completed the following trainings: Land and Sea Survival, Spacecraft Emergency Egress, Hypoxia Awareness and Mitigation, Spacesuit Operations, High-G Analog and Mitigation Method in addition to several others.    Anima loves working with the younger generation the most, to provide them the guidance she missed out on growing up. She is an Assistant Scout Master and a STEM-NOVA mentor for the BoyScouts of America. She is a NASA Girls Mentor and a NASA Speakers Bureau member. She’s also been a First Lego Robotics team coach. She has delivered several talks in the US and in India including a TEDx talk while she pursues her motto to Inspire, Guide and Motivate the younger generation.  Her work has been recognized and appreciated by people everywhere. She has received the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Women of Influence 2017 award and is a “Forty Woman Over Forty To Watch Out For” honoree. Rocket-women.com, Silicon Valley Business Journal, TriValley Journal are just a few of the several publications that have published a feature on Anima’s journey to share her story to inspire and motivate young and old, alike. Here is the rocket-women.com feature: https://rocket-women.com/2016/05/meet-a-rocket-woman-anima-patil-sabale-nasa/   She’s also a choreographer, dancer, singer, poet artist, and a model. But above all she is a Mom to her two handsome boys.    Learn More About Anima!   http://www.facebook.com/animpatilsabale http://www.animapatilsabale.com  Watch Anima’s Ted Talk!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZv9TBPrKp0  

Sadly, I have lost the script for my top ten space movies episode, so I'm going to do an abbreviated episode just counting down my favorites. Sorry about that. :( Let me know if you have any questions, email me at john@thespaceshot.com. You can also call 720-772-7988 if you'd like to ask a question for the show. Send questions, ideas, or comments, and I will be sure to respond to you! Thanks for reaching out! Do me a favor and leave a review for the podcast if you enjoy listening each day. Screenshot your review and send it to @johnmulnix or john@thespaceshot.com and I will send you a Space Shot sticker and a thank you! You can send me questions and connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, by clicking one of the links below. Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/thespaceshot/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/johnmulnix/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/johnmulnix) Episode Links: *#10 STS-135 The end of the Shuttle Era * STS-135 Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/main/index.html) STS-135: The Final Voyage (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/launch/sts-135_mission-overview.html) *#9 Exoplanets and Kepler * Kepler's Legacy (https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/keplerscience/) "Super-Puffs" 'Cotton Candy' Planet Mysteries Unravel in New Hubble Observations (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/cotton-candy-planet-mysteries-unravel-in-new-hubble-observations) *#8 Cassini * Cassini- Mission Overview (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/overview/) Cassini- The Grand Finale (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/mission/grand-finale/overview/) Huygens Lander (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/huygens/in-depth/) *#7 Dragon * SpaceX COTS Demonstration Flight 1 (https://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/09/cots-demonstration-flight-1) SpaceX First Dragon Reflight (https://www.spacex.com/news/2017/06/03/first-dragon-reflight) COTS- NASA page (https://www.nasa.gov/content/cots-commercial-partners) *#6 International Spaceflight * China's Chang'e 4 Mission (https://www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/space-missions/change-4.html) ESA Rosetta Mission (https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Rosetta) India's Mars Orbiter Mission- Mangalyaan (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/mars-orbiter-mission/in-depth/) *#5 Mars Exploration Rovers * NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers (https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/) Mars Exploration Rovers- Planetary.org (https://www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/space-missions/mer.html) Historical Log- Mars Missions- NASA.gov (https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/historical-log/) *#4 New Horizons * New Horizons Mission Page (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html) Pluto's Heart (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/scientists-probe-mystery-of-pluto-s-icy-heart) *#3 Commercial Spaceflight and Shotwell's Decade * "This may be a transcendent year for SpaceX" Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/this-may-be-a-transcendent-year-for-spacex/) Gwynne Shotwell- CNN Profile (https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/10/tech/spacex-coo-gwynne-shotwell-profile/index.html) "William Gerstenmaier joins SpaceX, and that's a really big deal" Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/spacex-has-hired-a-key-nasa-official-to-help-with-human-spaceflight/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social) 2 Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and the Rise of Reusable Launch Vehicles SpaceX Falcon 9 Page (https://www.spacex.com/falcon9) SpaceX Falcon Heavy Page (https://www.spacex.com/falcon-heavy) See the Evolution of SpaceX's Rockets in Pictures- Space.com (https://www.space.com/40547-spacex-rocket-evolution.html) NASA COTS (https://www.nasa.gov/content/cots-commercial-partners) I found this SpaceX 10 years in review page after recording the decade in review episode. The difference in capabilities and scale of rocket production is astonishing. https://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/09/spacex-10-years-review 1 NASA's Astronaut Corps NASA Astronauts (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts) *The 2020s * Artemis (https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/) Rise of the Super Heavies SpaceX Starship (https://www.spacex.com/starship) NASA's SLS (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html) New Armstrong is still years out, but here's some information on Blue Origin's next rocket, New Glenn. Blue Origin- New Glenn (https://www.blueorigin.com/new-glenn/) JWST (https://www.jwst.nasa.gov) Europa Clipper (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/europa-clipper/)

Jason Steffen, professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas joins The Matt Bubala Show to discuss all things airplanes, updates on the Kepler Mission and future projects. Tune in to the full conversation here. For more information on Steffen’s work, check out his work from this link.  

Astronomer Natalie Batalha embodies a planetary sense of what “love” is and means. She says her experience searching the universe for exoplanets — earth-like bodies beyond our solar system that could harbor liquid water and life — fundamentally shifted how she thinks about the human experience on this planet. “You see the expanse of the cosmos, and you realize how small we are and how connected we are,” she says. “And that what’s good for you has to be good for me.” Natalie Batalha is a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California at Santa Cruz. She served as the project scientist for NASA’s Kepler mission from 2011 to 2017. Find the transcript at onbeing.org.

Originally aired on February 27, 2009, a conversation on the Kepler Mission with Principal Investigator William Borucki, Deputy Principal Investigator David Koch, and Kepler Science Council Member Alan Boss from the Carnegie Institute of Washington.

Dr. Natalie Batalha’s STEM-Talk interview was so contagious that Dawn Kernagis said it made her dream of returning to school to get a second graduate degree in astronomy. “Hearing Natalie talk about her research had all of us in the STEM-Talk studio buzzing,” said Dawn, the podcast’s co-host. Natalie is an astrophysicist and the project scientist for NASA’s Kepler Mission, a space observatory launched by NASA to discover Earth-sized planets orbiting other stars. She sat down with Dawn and veteran astronaut and IHMC senior research scientist Tom Jones for episode 33 of STEM-Talk. As one of the original co-investigators of the Kepler Mission, Natalie has been a leader in using the telescope to discover exoplanets, which are planets that orbit stars other than our own sun. Natalie has been involved in the Kepler Mission since the proposal stage and has helped identify more than 150,000 stars that are monitored by the telescope. She holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from The University of California Berkeley, and a doctoral degree in astrophysics from UC Santa Cruz. She taught physics and astronomy for 10 years at San Jose State University before joining the Space Sciences Division of the NASA Ames Research Center, which is located in California’s Silicon Valley. In 2011, Natalie received a NASA Public Service Medal for her vision in communicating Kepler’s science to the public, and also for her outstanding leadership in coordinating the Kepler science team. That same year Natalie also headed up the analysis that led to the discovery of Kepler 10b, the first confirmed rocky planet outside our solar system. She joined the leadership team of a new NASA initiative in 2015, which is dedicated to the search for evidence of life beyond our solar system. Called the Nexus for Exoplanet System Science, the program brings together teams from multiple disciplines to understand the diversity of worlds, and which of those exoplanets are most likely to harbor life. As if Dawn and the STEM-Talk gang weren't excited enough after talking to Natalie about the search for life beyond our solar system, NASA announced about a month after our interview with Natalie that its Spitzer Space Telescope had revealed the first known system of seven Earth-sized planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to have liquid water. According to a NASA press release in February, the discovery sets a new record for greatest number of habitable-zone planets found around a single star outside our solar system. All of these seven planets could have liquid water – key to life as we know it – under the right atmospheric conditions, but the chances are highest with the three in the habitable zone. 0:30: Dawn welcomes Ken Ford, IHMC founder and director as well as the chairman of the Double Secret Selection Committee that chooses guests who appear on STEM-Talk. Dawn and Ken then talk about Natalie’s background as an astrophysicist. 4:35: Dawn welcomes her co-host for this episode of STEM-Talk, Tom Jones, and they begin the interview by asking Natalie how she became interested in astronomy. 8:03: Natalie talks about how as an undergrad at Berkeley she met a post-doctoral researcher from Brazil who later became her husband. As a result, she ended up doing her post-doctoral work in Rio de Janeiro. 15:47: Dawn asks Natalie to describe the history of the Kepler mission. 19:00: Tom asks Natalie to describe the difficulty of trying to detect a distant planet. 21:34: Natalie describes how long the Kepler telescope has been in space and provides a summary of its findings. 25:30: Natalie talks about lava worlds, which have oceans larger than the Pacific Ocean, but they’re made of lava, which is why scientists call them lava worlds. 27:30: Dawn asks Natalie about the discovery of Kepler 10b,

Part Two reveals what happened when one, and then two (!!) of the Kepler Spacecraft reaction wheels went to lunch, how the news almost drove Dr Karl to whiskey, and how the engineers found a brilliant solution and continued on with Kepler Mission 2. A jaw-dropping discussion about the discoveries made, including potentially habitable earth-sized planets, the inconstancy of stars, and the probability of finding evidence of life beyond planet Earth.

Dr Karl looks to the stars to kick off his new podcast with NASA Ames research astrophysicist Dr Natalie Batalha, the Kepler Mission Scientist. From 2009 to 2013, the Kepler Space telescope looked for exoplanets – planets outside our solar system. It stared unblinkingly at a patch of sky which Dr Batalha had selected hoping to find not just exoplanets, but exoplanets in the Goldilocks zone. Find out what happened, what can go wrong and how Dr Karl’s mind was blown to astronomical proportions.

"Not too hot, not too cold" reads the prescription for a world that's just right for life as we know it. Finding evidence of life beyond Earth is one of the primary goals of science agencies around the world. The goal looms closer as a result of discoveries made by NASA's Kepler Mission. Find out more from Dr Natalie Batalha, NASA Ames Research Center and the Mission Scientist for NASA's Kepler Mission, as she describes the latest discoveries and the possibilities for finding inhabited environments in the not-so-distant future. This lecture took place at the University of Sydney as part of the 2016 Professor Walter Stibbs Lecture, an annual lecture by a distinguished astronomer of international standing. A Sydney Ideas co-presentation http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2016/dr_natalie_batalha.shtml

We all like to read, but we all gravitate toward different things, so starting with this reads we each brought something to share. Kellie shared her love for all things Harley Quinn, Kevin discussed The Killing Joke, Katy went into way too much detail about The Star Maker (and Freeman Dyson, Dyson Sphere, Kepler Mission…way… Continue reading Wekk Reads – Ep 53 – Harley Quinn, Killing Joke, Star Maker, Civil Eats

The 8th Hintze Lecture by Professor David Charbonneau looking at investigating habitable exoplanets. The investigation of planets orbiting other stars has moved from the study of gas giants to the hunt for smaller planets that are predominantly rock and ice in composition. When such Planets are discovered in edge-on orbits, such that the planet and star undergo mutual eclipses, scientists granted the opportunity to determine directly the planetary masses and sizes. Most interestingly, we can study starlight filtered through the planetary atmosphere to deduce its chemical composition, and perhaps even search for biosignatures. The speaker will summarize the most recent results from the NASA Kepler Mission and describe two surveys intended to find the closest habitable exoplanet.

The 8th Hintze Lecture by Professor David Charbonneau looking at investigating habitable exoplanets. The investigation of planets orbiting other stars has moved from the study of gas giants to the hunt for smaller planets that are predominantly rock and ice in composition. When such Planets are discovered in edge-on orbits, such that the planet and star undergo mutual eclipses, scientists granted the opportunity to determine directly the planetary masses and sizes. Most interestingly, we can study starlight filtered through the planetary atmosphere to deduce its chemical composition, and perhaps even search for biosignatures. The speaker will summarize the most recent results from the NASA Kepler Mission and describe two surveys intended to find the closest habitable exoplanet.

Welcome to Access Utah. The Utah State University Science Unwrapped series this winter and spring focuses on "SuperPower Scientists." Today on the program, Sheri Quinn talks to tonight's featured speaker astro-physicist Lucianne Walkowicz about NASA's Kepler Mission and the search for planets.

Gary talks about a winter visitor the Snowy Owl. Gordon found some liverworts. Joann reviews the Kepler Mission to find planets. This leads to a discussion of the Drake equation about the potential for extraterrestrial civilizations.

Natalie Batalha is a research astronomer at NASA Ames Research Center and a mission scientist with the Kepler Space Telescope. Krista Tippett spoke with her on December 13, 2012 via ISDN. This interview is included in our show “On Exoplanets and Love: Natalie Batalha on Science That Connects Us to One Another.” Download the mp3 of the produced show at onbeing.org.

A mission scientist with NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, Natalie Batalha hunts for exoplanets — Earth-sized planets beyond our solar system that might harbor life. She speaks about unexpected connections between things like love and dark energy, science and gratitude, and how “exploring the heavens” brings the beauty of the cosmos and the exuberance of scientific discovery closer to us all.

You may be unique, but is your home planet? NASA's Kepler spacecraft has uncovered thousands of planetary candidates, far far beyond our solar system. Some may be habitable and possibly even Earth-like. But now a failure in its steering apparatus may bring an abrupt end to this pioneering telescope's search for new worlds. But Kepler has a massive legacy of data still to be studied. Many new worlds will undoubtedly be found in these data. Hear why the astronomer who has discovered the greatest number of exoplanets is hopeful about the hunt for alien life, and meet the next generation of planet-hunting instruments. Also, “Weird worlds? That was our idea!” Sci-fi writers lay claim to the first musings on exotic planetary locales. And a biographer of Magellan and Columbus describes the dangerous hunt for new worlds five centuries ago. Guests: Charlie Sobeck – Engineer, deputy project manager, Kepler Mission, NASA Ames Research Center Geoff Marcy – Astronomer, University of California, Berkeley Dan Clery – Deputy news editor, European office of Science Laurence Bergreen – author of Voyage to Mars, Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1492-1504, Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (P.S.) Robert J. Sawyer – Hugo Award-winning author; most recently of Red Planet Blues Descripción en español Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may be unique, but is your home planet? NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has uncovered thousands of planetary candidates, far far beyond our solar system. Some may be habitable and possibly even Earth-like. But now a failure in its steering apparatus may bring an abrupt end to this pioneering telescope’s search for new worlds. But Kepler has a massive legacy of data still to be studied. Many new worlds will undoubtedly be found in these data. Hear why the astronomer who has discovered the greatest number of exoplanets is hopeful about the hunt for alien life, and meet the next generation of planet-hunting instruments. Also, “Weird worlds? That was our idea!” Sci-fi writers lay claim to the first musings on exotic planetary locales. And a biographer of Magellan and Columbus describes the dangerous hunt for new worlds five centuries ago. Guests: Charlie Sobeck – Engineer, deputy project manager, Kepler Mission, NASA Ames Research Center Geoff Marcy – Astronomer, University of California, Berkeley Dan Clery – Deputy news editor, European office of Science Laurence Bergreen – author of Voyage to Mars, Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1492-1504, Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (P.S.) Robert J. Sawyer – Hugo Award-winning author; most recently of Red Planet Blues Descripción en español

Dr. Richard Poss talk about the "Plurality of Worlds: From Lucretius to the Kepler Mission." Plurality of worlds doesn't denote science, but is does include speculation. As time goes on, the ideas change as well and we start to create a better idea of our world and the universe as well.

We're talking about the science of searching for exoplanets with a couple of scientists from the Kepler mission. Host: Dr. Kiki Sanford Guests: Jon Jenkins and Eugene Chiang Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/shows/dr-kikis-science-hour. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsor: Netflix

We're talking about the science of searching for exoplanets with a couple of scientists from the Kepler mission. Host: Dr. Kiki Sanford Guests: Jon Jenkins and Eugene Chiang Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/dr-kikis-science-hour. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsor: Netflix

On June 5, our sister planet Venus will slowly slide across the face of the sun. This will be the last transit of Venus until 2117, so there's no subsequent chance to observe this celestial spectacular for anyone alive today. Join us for a special episode devoted to this rare event. Two centuries ago, nations were locked in a race to be the first to measure the Venus transit. From the first observation by the “father” of British astronomy to Captain Cook's Tahitian expedition in the 18th century, meet the pioneers who were trying to nail down the scale of the cosmos Plus, tips for observing the 2012 transit … how the Kepler spacecraft uses transits to detect Earth-like worlds … and could there be life floating in Venusian clouds? Guests: Jay Pasachoff - Astronomer, Williams College Peter Aughton - Astronomer and author of The Transit of Venus: The Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks, Father of British Astronomy Nick Lomb - Former Curator of Astronomy, Sydney Observatory, and author of Transit of Venus: 1631 to the Present Andrea Wulf - Author of Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens David Grinspoon - Curator of Astrobiology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science Jon Jenkins - Lead analyst with the Kepler Mission and senior scientist with the SETI Institute Descripción en español Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On June 5, our sister planet Venus will slowly slide across the face of the sun. This will be the last transit of Venus until 2117, so there’s no subsequent chance to observe this celestial spectacular for anyone alive today. Join us for a special episode devoted to this rare event. Two centuries ago, nations were locked in a race to be the first to measure the Venus transit. From the first observation by the “father” of British astronomy to Captain Cook’s Tahitian expedition in the 18th century, meet the pioneers who were trying to nail down the scale of the cosmos Plus, tips for observing the 2012 transit … how the Kepler spacecraft uses transits to detect Earth-like worlds … and could there be life floating in Venusian clouds? Guests: Jay Pasachoff - Astronomer, Williams College Peter Aughton - Astronomer and author of The Transit of Venus: The Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks, Father of British Astronomy Nick Lomb - Former Curator of Astronomy, Sydney Observatory, and author of Transit of Venus: 1631 to the Present Andrea Wulf - Author of Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens David Grinspoon - Curator of Astrobiology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science Jon Jenkins - Lead analyst with the Kepler Mission and senior scientist with the SETI Institute Descripción en español

NASA’s Kepler Mission has discovered the first super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a star similar to the Sun. A team of researchers, including Carnegie’s Alan Boss, has discovered what could be a large, rocky planet with a surface temperature of about 72 degrees Fahrenheit, comparable to a comfortable spring day on Earth.

Author and astronomer Ray Jayawardhana discusses Alien Planets and his latest book Strange New Worlds. The lecture focuses on techniques for detecting planets orbiting distant stars.

Author and astronomer Ray Jayawardhana discusses Alien Planets and his latest book Strange New Worlds. The lecture focuses on techniques for detecting planets orbiting distant stars.

Author and astronomer Ray Jayawardhana discusses Alien Planets and his latest book Strange New Worlds. The lecture focuses on techniques for detecting planets orbiting distant stars.

NASA's Kepler mission's principal investigator, Bill Borucki, talks about the search for exoplanets that might be habitable. Part 2 of 2. John Matson reports

NASA's Kepler mission's principal investigator, Bill Borucki, talks about the search for exoplanets that might be in habitable zones around their stars. John Matson reports

Earth may not be rare after all. New data from NASA’s Kepler mission suggests that the universe is chock-a-block with planets. More than a thousand new possible planets have just been found, and more than fifty of these might be suitable for life. Ready for cosmic company? We discuss the results of the Kepler mission in a roundtable with some of its top scientists. Meanwhile, the Voyager spacecraft continues to be humanity’s point man in the race to interstellar space. Poised to leave our solar system, we reflect on the mission – including its on-board messages for aliens. Plus, out-of-this world science. From lab coats to warp speed: does Hollywood get it right? Does it matter? Guests: •   Jon Jenkins – Co-principal investigator for the Kepler Mission •   Doug Caldwell – Co-investigator and instrument scientist for the Kepler Mission •   Jessie Christiansen – Data scientist working on the Kepler mission •   Ed Stone – Professor of physics at the California Institute of Technology, and former Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jennifer Ouellette – Writer and former director, National Academy of Sciences’ Science and Entertainment Exchange   

AstronomyCast 190: The Kepler Mission

Dr. Jeffrey Van Cleve, Ball Aerospace & Technologies CorpThe Kepler Mission http://www.kepler.arc.nasa.gov is designed to detect transits of Earth-size planets orbiting in the "habitable zone" (HZ) around main-sequence stars of apparent visual magnitude 9 through 14, of F through M spectral type, by means of differential photometry of ~100,000 stars in the constellation Cygnus. Jeff will discuss the box in temperature-diameter space ("The Corral") that Kepler was designed to search, and show the population of extrasolar planets known from ground-based radial velocity and gravitational lensing observations. He will present a calculation of the distance between Earth and the nearest transiting planet likely to be discovered by Kepler, and compare it to results of an all-sky planetary transit survey mission similar to TESS (The TESS PI has commented that "...when starships transporting colonists first depart the solar system, they may well be headed toward a TESS-discovered planet as their new home"). He will end with some speculation on why the end of the nominal Kepler mission coincides with the end of the Mayan calendar (and possibly the end of the world as we know it) on Dec. 21, 2012.Watch video