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This soft-spoken bedtime story is a journey to the discovery of exoplanets. We will visit some of them, like Proxima Centauri B, OTS 44 and Kepler 438b. I will also tell you about the different types of planets and stars, including stars that no longer shine like old white dwarfs or neutron stars; methods to discover planets that are invisible from Earth, like Transit Photometry or Doppler Spectroscopy; and astrobiology: the field of research that studies the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Timestamps00:00 Introduction05:31 The Search for Exoplanets  Departure to Proxima Centauri B08:45 Transit Photometry11:27 Radial Velocity and Doppler Spectroscopy18:06 Other Exoplanets Search Methods20:53 Proxima Centauri B Visit and Stellar Wind25:20 Habitable Zone29:51 Departure to OTS44 and  Typology of Planets38:58 Occurrence of the most common elements in the universe42:33 OTS 44 and  Typology of Stars42:33 The Death of Stars, White Dwarfs, Supernovas, and  Typology of Stars57:10 Kepler 438b, Astrobiology, and Panspermia1:08:03 Conclusion Welcome to Lights Out LibraryJoin me for a sleepy adventure tonight. Sit back, relax, and fall asleep to documentary-style stories read in a calming voice. Learn something new while you enjoy a restful night of sleep.Listen ad free and get access to bonus content on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LightsOutLibrary621⁠⁠⁠Listen on Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LightsOutLibraryov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ¿Quieres escuchar en Español? Echa un vistazo a La Biblioteca de los Sueños!En Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1t522alsv5RxFsAf9AmYfg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠En Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/la-biblioteca-de-los-sue%C3%B1os-documentarios-para-dormir/id1715193755⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠En Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LaBibliotecadelosSuenosov⁠⁠⁠

From September 6, 2023. Hosted by Tony Darnell. Astronomers have recently concluded an observation study of the closest exoplanet to Earth, Proxima Centauri b and found that the planet does not transit its star.  These observations settle a question that astronomers have been asking since the exoplanet's discovery in 2016 using the radial velocity method.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

Embark on an extraordinary journey to the edge of the known universe, where a distant world holds the promise of discovery and hope. Explore breathtaking alien landscapes, marvel at dazzling cosmic phenomena, and witness the relentless spirit of human curiosity reaching for the stars. This is a tale of innovation, exploration, and the limitless potential of what lies beyond. I used Copilot, Meta.ai, ChatGPT, ZOOM, and ScreenPal to put this together. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/norbert-gostischa/support

In this headbanger of an episode, Joeba, Ripley, and Zero stumble upon the cosmic version of Warped Tour on Proxima Centauri B, where they discover the universe's greatest interdimensional rock festival. After an epic adventure filled with bizarre alien bands, the crew navigates the chaotic mosh pits and hilarious mishaps that follow. Alongside their usual Hyperspace Headlines, the team dives into the revival of Warped Tour and shares their best concert memories. Plus, a special UAP News Update keeps you on the edge of your seat! Buckle up, and stay slurred! Today's Hyperspace Headlines: https://apnews.com/article/wife-carrying-contest-maine-finland-cee06d37164e1c3dd7f4f9787500085b https://apnews.com/article/greece-court-smelling-shoes-conviction-thessaloniki-ec071292e0c413f7adc4b848642e1f5c Banter Beacon Warped Tour Is BACK!: Best Concert Memories Discussion https://loudwire.com/vans-warped-tour-first-three-dates-2025-return/ Celestial Small Talk UAP News Update!  Source: ChatGPT Interstellar Index (Social links) IG - https://instagram.com/theslurredkind X - https://x.com/theslurredkind?s=21 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Theslurredkind?mibextid=LQQJ4d Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1435506800329193/ Email - closeencountersslurredkind@gmail.com Podcast Outro By: Stop.Drop.Rewind - “Space Force Theme Song” Edits & Post Production By: Brent Hand (Hysteria 51 Productions) The Black Swirl's Warp Core is Powered By…

If you enjoy the show, please leave a 5 star review..!!To see the VIDEO of this episode, click or copy link - http://youtu.be/aWIvvYVhQkE❤️ EXCLUSIVE FREE MERCH INCLUDED & BEHIND-THE-SCENES ONLY FOR MY SUPPORTERS ON PATREON ➔ https://www.patreon.com/paradigm_shifts/membershipA lot of fascinating speculation and rumors are circulating about our nearest neighboring star system of Proxima Centauri. The star system has several worlds but of most interest is Proxima Centauri B. From potential signals coming from the planet to the possibility that the James Webb Space Telescope has imaged artificial lights on the night side of the Super Earth, are we finally going to get 'Disclosure' via the discovery of intelligent life on that planet..? These things we will cover in today's show.Visit my website with Articles, Videos, and Podcast direct links - https://strangeparadigms.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-and-unexplained--5235662/support.

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Many people feel that it's very important for humanity's long term survival that we become a multiplanet species.  Traveling to and possibly even inhabiting other planets in our solar system is not only possible with our current levels of technology, but compared to going to the stars, it's downright easy.   But what about traveling to exoplanets?  Can we reach the stars?   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

Descoberto há apenas 8 anos, Próxima Centauri b é um planeta próximo da Terra, porém, seu sistema estelar desalinhado dificulta a análise detalhada de sua atmosfera. Estudos indicam que é rochoso e possui atmosfera semelhante à Terra. Em 2019, um radiotelescópio australiano detectou misteriosas ondas de rádio, levantando especulações sobre uma possível civilização. A origem permanece investigada, suscitando teorias de sua conexão com o planeta. Será este o indício de vida além da Terra, ou há uma explicação astronômica intrigante por trás dessas ondas?

We know surprisingly little about Proxima Centauri b, but astronomers have just confirmed that it is not a transiting exoplanet. Show Notes Available at https://exoplanetradio.com/discoveries/proxima-centauri-b-not-transiting-exoplanet/.

Many people feel that it's very important for humanity's long term survival that we become a multiplanet species. Traveling to and possibly even inhabiting other planets in our solar system is not only possible with our current levels of technology, but compared to going to the stars, it's downright easy. But what about traveling to exoplanets? Can we reach the stars? Show Notes Available at https://exoplanetradio.com/science/how-long-to-proxima-b/.

Proxima Centauri-b is only 4.5 light years away and may be a good candidate for life. Show Notes Available at https://exoplanetradio.com/exoplanets/Proxima-Centauri-b/.

Revisiting the space weather environment of Proxima Centauri b by Cecilia Garraffo et al. on Wednesday 30 November Close-in planets orbiting around low-mass stars are exposed to intense energetic photon and particle radiation and harsh space weather. We have modeled such conditions for Proxima Centauri b (Garraffo et al. 2016b), a rocky planet orbiting in the habitable-zone of our closest neighboring star, finding a stellar wind pressure three orders of magnitude higher than the solar wind pressure on Earth. At that time, no Zeeman-Doppler observations of the surface magnetic field distribution of Proxima Cen were available and a proxy from a star with similar Rossby number to Proxima was used to drive the MHD model. Recently, the first ZDI observation of Proxima Cen became available (Klein et al. 2021). We have modeled Proxima b's space weather using this map and compared it with the results from the proxy magnetogram. We also computed models for a high-resolution synthetic magnetogram for Proxima b generated by a state-of-the-art dynamo model. The resulting space weather conditions for these three scenarios are similar with only small differences found between the models based on the ZDI observed magnetogram and the proxy. We conclude that our proxy magnetogram prescription based on Rossby number is valid, and provides a simple way to estimate stellar magnetic flux distributions when no direct observations are available. Comparison with models based on the synthetic magnetogram show that the exact magnetogram details are not important for predicting global space weather conditions of planets, reinforcing earlier conclusions that the large-scale (low-order) field dominates, and that the small-scale field does not have much influence on the ambient stellar wind. arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2211.15697v1

Revisiting the space weather environment of Proxima Centauri b by Cecilia Garraffo et al. on Tuesday 29 November Close-in planets orbiting around low-mass stars are exposed to intense energetic photon and particle radiation and harsh space weather. We have modeled such conditions for Proxima Centauri b (Garraffo et al. 2016b), a rocky planet orbiting in the habitable-zone of our closest neighboring star, finding a stellar wind pressure three orders of magnitude higher than the solar wind pressure on Earth. At that time, no Zeeman-Doppler observations of the surface magnetic field distribution of Proxima Cen were available and a proxy from a star with similar Rossby number to Proxima was used to drive the MHD model. Recently, the first ZDI observation of Proxima Cen became available (Klein et al. 2021). We have modeled Proxima b's space weather using this map and compared it with the results from the proxy magnetogram. We also computed models for a high-resolution synthetic magnetogram for Proxima b generated by a state-of-the-art dynamo model. The resulting space weather conditions for these three scenarios are similar with only small differences found between the models based on the ZDI observed magnetogram and the proxy. We conclude that our proxy magnetogram prescription based on Rossby number is valid, and provides a simple way to estimate stellar magnetic flux distributions when no direct observations are available. Comparison with models based on the synthetic magnetogram show that the exact magnetogram details are not important for predicting global space weather conditions of planets, reinforcing earlier conclusions that the large-scale (low-order) field dominates, and that the small-scale field does not have much influence on the ambient stellar wind. arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2211.15697v1

These exoplanets could be perfect homes for some of our most terrifying Halloween monsters.

 Lots to cover this week.  We're going to the moon!...again.  We discuss the Artemis missions along with the recent extrasolar planetary findings.  Then, we resolve the student loan relief debate.  Del has an accident in his pants, Spike Lee cosplays as the Cookie Crisp Burglar, and so much more.With No Due Respect S04E11 (Lunar expeditions, extrasolar planets & student loans)SHOW NOTES:The GOAT: Serena Williams at the U.S. Open 2022Spike Lee at the US Open 2022Cookie Crisp BurglarMegan RapinoeBillie Jean King at the US Open 2022Artemis 1"Moonraker"  077George LazenbyDiana Rigg in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"KuatoStartrek Ship YardJames Webb Exoplanet Images    Super Mario GalaxyHubble image of stars Proxima Centauri A&BProxima Centauri B soundshttps://youtu.be/qUq2d6vgAxsLuvoir telescope

Hello true believers! Episode 199 has a special treat for you today in legendary Sci-Fi author, Kevin Dilmore! Get comfy and listen in as Kevin takes us on a journey throughout his career including his early beginnings, connecting with Dayton Ward, his many many writing endeavors, and so much more!  Kevin Dilmore on Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter Baen Books website Dayton Ward website Scrivener (use coupon CHAPTER for 20% off!) Writers Block Coffee (use coupon SampleChapter for 10% off!) Pop Goes the Culture Network Contact the show via email at samplechapterpodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail by calling 1-660-851-1146.

In the aftermath of the explosion at the food shipment station, Astra has to do her best to throw off Tommy, who is convinced that there is a mole in the Agency. Meanwhile, Hilda's crew occupy their time on the long journey to Proxima Centauri B. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It's an eclectic mix of stories for this weeks Talkin' Science. Not only do astronomers think Mars had rings, but they've discovered fast radio bursts aren't coming from supermassive blackholes like they thought and we have the second confirmation of Proxima Centauri B, the closest exoplanet to Earth! The post Mars' Lost Rings as Fast Radio Bursts Pique Curiosity : Talkin' Science appeared first on Trekzone.

This episode Kyle is back!! We discuss plans to send weed into space in order to study the effects of space on the plant, as we stay on the space ship we get into the idea of a 1,000 year space journey to Proxima Centauri B. We finish with a couple ghost stories of Christmas past.  Sources: Space Weed 1000 Year Space Journey Christmas Ghosts

Populating the outermost reaches of our solar system may not be that far-fetched, if you ask us! Actually, it's not even that hard! We'll have it done in a week.In this first episode of our third season, we're trying out a new format, where the entire episode will be in context of a single theme. This week, Robin's come up with the very concise theme of space! And the guys are running with it!Hear, how we'll be populating the vicinity of Proxima Centauri b, how Elon Musk wants to rid the Earth of space trash, and how UFOs are not, and have never been, a thing.Check out our merchandise bit.ly/spækshopRate us on iTunes! bit.ly/spækitunesSend us water-hilarious science (it's an inside joke) or ask a question on facebook, twitter, or to spaekbraettet@gmail.comIt's our own music now, baby!Citations:Earth Observation Portal Directory - Satellite Missions: RemoveDebrishttps://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/r/removedebrisAccessed 07-05-2019Boffey PM (1969) UFO Study: Condon Group Finds No Evidence of Visits from Outer Space.Heiman M. (1967) UFO's: Ideal Space Inhabitants.Spanos NP (1993) Close encounters: an examination of UFO experiences.Support the show (https://spaekbraettet.10er.app/)

I denne episoden snakker vi om deep space, Proxima Centauri B og ulike fremdiftsteknologier. Vi er også innom noen av satellittene vi bruker til utforsking av verdensrommet, og fascinasjonen vi har for store raketter som Saturn V. Linker: Hubble Deep Field Image: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0611b/ Feil på det kosmiske kartet i Voyager: https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/08/17/voyagers-cosmic-map-of-earths-location-is-hopelessly-wrong/#44a3c80369d5 Hall Effect Thrusters: https://www.space.com/38444-mars-thruster-design-breaks-records.html... The post #3: Deep Space og Proxima Centauri B appeared first on Nerdepodden.

Our feature interview is with Kathryn Neugent, who is PhD Astronomy student researching massive stars at the University of Washington in Seattle, research associate at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, discoverer of an amazing runaway Yellow Supergiant in the Small Magellanic Cloud, Photographer, Backpacker, and animal lover pretty much anywhere and everywhere! Follow @KathrynNeugent on Twitter and her blog at http://kathrynneugent.com Find out about massive Wolf-Rayet stars and Kathryn's team's discovery of a new class of WR Stars, and a new mystery for astronomers to grapple with. This is a wonderful example of how great science, while answering one question, will point to new avenues of discovery.  For observers and astrophotographers Dr Ian Musgrave gives us ‘What’s Up Doc’ and he tells us what to look for in our morning and evening skies, what planets, galaxies and nebula to look for and what occultations are happening. In Ian's Tangent, we look at a solar flare likely to eliminate  the possibility of life (as we know it) on exoplanets orbiting our nearest neighbour, Proxima Centauri B. In the news; *ICRAR - Interstellar visitor found in MWA data *Hubble produces image of a star 9 billion light years away, using a combination of gravitational lensing and microlensing.

Hannah Devlin explores the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative, which aims to use lasers to propel spherical sails to Alpha Centauri - our closest star system - over four light years away

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Last month, China successfully launched a new space station, the Tiāngōng 2 which means "Heavenly Palace 2". It's 47 feet long and 14 feet wide, designed for a crew of 2, with life support for 30 days.  It's a prototype, part of the People's Republic of China's goal to create a third generation space station similar to the Russian Mir space station.  The Soviet Union built Mir in space over 10 years between 1986 and 1996. Mir was de-orbited in a controlled manner.  This space station is iteration 2 of Tiāngōng 1. Unlike the Mir, this baby coming back down to Earth out of control.  That's right, a year from now the weather prediction somewhere on Earth will be chance of rain of steel. Make sure to dress properly.  Yeah, the odds of hitting a populated area is low.   If you are going to launch something into space, you should probably consider, and maybe even plan for where your junk is going to go.  As of July 2013, there are over 170 million objects orbiting the earth that are under a centimeter in size, 670,00 in the 1 to 10 cm and 29,000 being larger than that. Look up at the night sky, and you will inevitably see 1 of 1419 satellites go by.  Look, going anywhere into space is not easy.  With everything going for it, SpaceX has had it's own disasters.  5 days before China's successful Tiāngōng 2 launch, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blew up on the launch pad.  Nobody got hurt, but it was a loss of over a quarter billion dollars.  The explosion took the AMOS-6 satellite with it. This was a Facebook project to provide 14 African countries with free Internet access.  The root cause at this point appears to be the a large breach in the cryogenic helium system.  Some are suspecting sabotage, with an image of an unidentified object near the rocket just before the explosion.  Conspiracy theorists have been liking this one. There is now a video on YouTube showing an unidentified flying object flying past the rocket at the same time as the explosion took place.  Although there was a lot of fire, it really wasn't an explosion, more like a flame that started at the top, rapidly moving down, engulfing the entire rocket.  The YouTube video is called UFO Destroys SpaceX Rocket On Launch Pad. If the object is actually flying over the rocket, It would be just a few feet across in size.  Let's assume that it is for arguments sake.  This thing is really moving, showing up in only seven frames of the video. The explosion takes place just prior to the UFO flying directly over the Falcon 9. This could be explained if the object had fired something at the rocket, right before the fly by.  Let's also assume that the object is not being flown by tiny aliens. This leaves very few possibilities, as to what it can be, other than a drone.  You may think that drones can't go that fast right? Well, considering that some commercial drones can move at over a hundred miles an hour, a custom built one, may very well be able to go much faster.  Again, this is assuming the video isn't a fake.  The implication here is of course sabotage. Yes, it's a leap, but what the hell. Let's see where this takes us.  If it's sabotage, then how, why, who?  Lets start with the why. That one is easy, money. If this is corporate sabotage, thus it's likely about money. Yes, we are taking all kinds of leaps today.  So then who. Who would benefit the most from this hit? Not Facebook. They lost their satellite. In the words of Mark Zuckerberg, "As I'm here in Africa, I'm deeply disappointed to hear that SpaceX's launch failure destroyed our satellite that would have provided so much connectivity to so many entrepreneurs and everyone else across the continent."  The alleged drone looks like it fired something at the rocket, so that would mean it was an armed drone.  So, the scenario now is that a pilot remotely controlled the armed drone and fired something at it while moving at high speed, at precisely the moment when the rocket was vulnerable, and at exactly the right spot to blow it up.  Sounds pretty fantastic doesn't it?  There are excellent drone pilots out there. Just google drone racing, and you will see drone pilots conduct some radical maneuvers at high speed through hoops, obstacle courses, and parking garages.  There are now drone racing leagues cropping up all over the place. It's about to get telivision coverage.  Their drones however are not armed and dangerous.  That would require someone who has both the skills to fly a drone super fast, and simultaneously be able to fire a weapon, targeting a very specific target, at precisely the right time.  An armed drone that can fire something with precision while moving at high speed, sounds like military level expertise.  Or, the drone could be programmed with an AI with one mission in mind. Sounds pretty advanced.  //-What if it's a kid, thinking he or she is playing a video game. Whoa, that opens up a lot more leaps. Enders Game.  Who has military drone capabilities? Countries, like Iran, China, Russia could do it, but why? They want to slow down the American space program, at the risk of looking like wimps for taking the route of sabotage if found out? The motive just isn't there.  Does SpaceX have competitors? Yes, one in particular stands out, United Launch Alliance (ULA).  ULA is a joint venture between Lockhead Martin Space Systems and Boing Defense, Space and Security. Sounds military doesn't it. Military in Space even.  Could we be witnessing corporate star wars? Or maybe it's a military control mindset. We can't have this Elon Musk take over the Universe and hold the world hostage for 1 million dollars.  Let's see, ULA held a monopoly over military launches for over a decade, until SpaceX was awarded a GPS satellite contract to SpaceX earlier this year.  That's right, on April 27th, The US Air Force awarded SpaceX an 83 million dollar contract to launch a GPS satellite. This contract effectively broke ULA's monopoly that Lockhead Martin and Boeing held for over a decade.  If SpaceX rockets keep blowing up, then they would be in a great position to remonopolize, if that's even a word.  By the way, the military GPS contract SpaceX won, won't be launched until May, 2018.  ULA didn't even compete to win the contract. Their Atlas Rocket uses Russian-made engines. This has been an issue since Russia's annexation of Crimea.  SpaceX successfully lobbied to ban the Russian engines.  This opened up a huge market for them.  By banning the Russian engines, ULA would have to use their Delta rockets. These would be 35% more expensive to launch than SpaceX rockets.  The stage is set. ULA vs. SpaceX.  Some think rivalry is healthy, and competition is good. Launching a drone to kill your competition however, would be lame, thus not likely.  SpaceX may now have to mitigate a new risk for future launches. Sabotage from the competition, real or not.  Drone defenses do exist. SkyDroner is a camera that can detect an approaching drone, and can hijack it mid flight, and land it.  Of course, nobody is accusing anyone. This is just a story. It's an awesome story though...  OK, so there is motive, money.  How about Opportunity?  ULA roof is line of sight... OK, enough about ULA, other than to say they've done a great job in supporting the US in space for 50 years. They have a strong code of ethics that would prevent them from engaging in anything like this.  Besides, if it were sabotage, there are other suspects conspiracy theorists are pointing the finger at.  Johny Depp, out of jealousy. Peter Thiel, from a grudge back in the Paypal days. Thanks for the leads Clair McNear.  Jeff Besos could be a suspect. He recently exposed his rocket to prove his is bigger than Elon Musks. Jeff isn't keen on going to Mars. He thinks it's just another gravity well like earth. Getting into space is difficult enough without having to recreate the problem. He would rather see people live on space stations and mine asteroids.  Anyways, it's interesting to speculate. The only thing we know for sure is that a new space race is brewing.  China's space program is about to take advantage of an opportunity. The International Space Station is scheduled to retire in 2024. This would leave China with the only space station in orbit.  Even though their first space station is about to rain down back to Earth, they plan to send more, with the goal of having a fully functional space station in 2024, right when the ISS retires.  China's space station will be the combination of several modules, with several docking ports. They are planning to have a 20 tone module in orbit by 2022. If they succeed they will be the second nation since Russia, to have an orbiting station.  Unlike the International Space Station, China isn't sharing much about the project.  Whatever, the real stars are in the private sector anyways.  Boeing's CEO said earlier this month that he plans on going toe to toe with newcomers such as billionaire Elon Musk in the next era of space exploration and commerce.  He envisions a Jetson-Like future where space-travel happens between continents on Earth in under 2 hours. He also wants to go to Mars first. The race to space is on people. It's a safe bet that we are about to become a multi-planetary species.  This race will open up space like never before. The solar system is going to become our new backyard.  And, while the race is on to own the solar system, others are working on getting us to planets outside our solar system.  Yuri Milner, a Billionaire Russian entrepreneur, venture capitalist and physicist, dropped a $100 million dollars to fund Breakthrough Starshot. The goal is to send a bunch of micro drones to our neighbor star system, Alpha Centauri to hunt for Alien life.  Using solar sails, they would be traveling at 20% the speed of light. This would allow the tiny drones to reach an exoplanet located there called Proxima Centauri B.  This planet is orbiting it's sun in the habitable zone. And, a recent study from the University of Marseilles and the Carl Sagan Institute suggest it may be up to 50% water.  Although the planet is similar to earth in size, it's much closer to it's sun. A solar year is 11 days. Imagine having a birthday every 11 days?  It's sun is a red dwarf which is way smaller than our sun. It may appear in the sky as a permanent red sunset. It's unclear yet if it is rotating fast enough not to always have the same side facing it, but liquid water sounds possible. This also means that alien life could also possible exist on this water world.  The only way to know for sure is to send our very own deep space drones. 

Late last month, news broke of the exoplanet Proxima Centauri b. Orbiting the closest star to our Solar System, there’s a lot to love about Proxima b since it shares a few key traits with our own home planet. But before we start making intergalactic vacation plans, let’s pump the space-brakes: half the planet is locked in darkness, it’s pelted by radiation from close proximity to its sun, and the rock is 25 trillion miles away. Our current best option for sending a probe there involves a laser-propelled space-sail, which would reduce travel time from tens of thousands of years to 20. Which is to say, while potentially astonishing, even the best case scenario seems like a long-shot for our lifetime. To explain Proxima Centauri b, I invited my friend and colleague Loren Grush onto the show. This is, I think, the first episode in which we don’t talk about the Nic Cage film Knowing, so just keep that in mind. Subscribe to What's Tech on iTunes, listen on Spotify, or subscribe via RSS. And be sure to follow us on Twitter. You can also find the entire collection of What's Tech stories right here on the The Verge Dot Com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all return to start Season Three of Boosters and Spacetape. We are excited to add some changes to the Podcast which we hope the listeners will find fun. We start by discussing these changes before moving onto our usual segment: Mission Control. Mator has been out of the loop as he recovers from a real-life disaster, Digi has an announcement for an upcoming event, Read continues to take things seriously and Aki is happy to be back into a streaming schedule. We talk about the changes expected in KSP 1.2 as well as Kerbalism from the modding community. In Real Space Stuff we talk about Juno's first close-pass of Jupiter and also the potential planet around Proxima Centauri B. Time Stamps: 0:03:01 - Season Three changes 0:10:02 - Mission Control 0:21:10 - R&D 0:53:20 - Space Stuff 1:07:10 - Listener mail 1:13:52 - Digi's announcement 1:18:23 - Plugs and waves  

Este programa es un monográfico sobre el reciente descubrimiento del planeta extrasolar Próxima Centauri b, en la estrella más cercana al Sol. ¿Qué sabemos sobre la estrella Próxima Centauri? ¿Cómo se descubrió el planeta extrasolar? ¿Es habitable? ¿Se podría enviar una sonda a Proxima Centauri en pocas décadas? ¿Qué implicaciones tendrá el descubrimiento? Víctor Manchado (Pirulo Cósmico), Daniel Marín (Eureka), Kavy Pazos (Mola Saber) y Víctor R. Ruiz (Infoastro) debatimos sobre éstas y otras cuestiones. Y al final, la sección de recomendaciones. ¡Acompáñanos! Agradecemos de todo corazón la colaboración de Natalia Ruiz Zelmanovitch (@bynzelman), que ha prestado su voz para la promo de Radio Skylab.

Este programa es un monográfico sobre el reciente descubrimiento del planeta extrasolar Próxima Centauri b, en la estrella más cercana al Sol. ¿Qué sabemos sobre la estrella Próxima Centauri? ¿Cómo se descubrió el planeta extrasolar? ¿Es habitable? ¿Se podría enviar una sonda a Proxima Centauri en pocas décadas? ¿Qué implicaciones tendrá el descubrimiento? Víctor Manchado (Pirulo Cósmico), Daniel Marín (Eureka), Kavy Pazos (Mola Saber) y Víctor R. Ruiz (Infoastro) debatimos sobre éstas y otras cuestiones. Y al final, la sección de recomendaciones. ¡Acompáñanos! Agradecemos de todo corazón la colaboración de Natalia Ruiz Zelmanovitch (@bynzelman), que ha prestado su voz para la promo de Radio Skylab.

Grey and Brady discuss: an exclusive episode of Hello Internet that will be difficult to listen to, the superiority of vinyl, Grey goes to America and complains about tipping yet again, a toothbrush update, a listener photo, airship crash corner, the first self-driving cars on the road, the discovery of exoplanet Proxima Centauri B, and the frightening Fermi paradox. Brought to You By Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. @fractureme and #petsofhi for contest Squarespace: Use code HELLO for 10% off your website Listeners like YOU on Patreon Show Notes Discuss this episode on the reddit HI on Vinyl HI album cover artwork Music streaming boosts sales of vinyl Star Wars LaserDisc What a LaserDisc is Brady's original artwork Pocket full of Kryptonite Kokomo Flag of Wyoming Brady's wooden toothbrush Classic American Cars Listener photo from Mike Plane Crash Investigator: Deadly Silence Airship crash, Airlander 10 Hybrid Air Vehicles HAV 304 Airlander 10 Front promotion shot Airship Kardashian The World's First Self-Driving Taxis Debut in Singapore Proxima Centauri B The Fermi Paradox