Carleton University biologists Jennifer Bruin and Myriam Hoyeck discuss new research finding persistent environmental pollutants in the human pancreas and explore how these chemicals may affect insulin secretion and metabolic health.

Join me as we speak with Jet Propulsion Engineer Eric Rice. Eric is the Mission Operations Manager (MOM) on NASA's SPHEREx Mission. SPHEREx stands for:Spectro-Photometer for  the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer That's a mouth-full!SPHEREx is an infrared space telescope that will collect data on more than 450 million galaxies along with more than 100 million stars in the Milky Way in order to explore the origins of the Universe.Eric explains how this unique

On our 300th epiosde, a startup company is preparing to launch the first ever fully autonomous space mission to mine an asteroid. Forecasting weather on alien worlds outside out solar system is now a thing. An asteroid has now officially been named after Weird Al. Astronomers may have discovered the first moon outside our solar system. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/made-of-stars--4746260/support.

Mars’ south pole is revealing surprising purple, pink, and red landscapes shaped by volcanic minerals, dust, and seasonal carbon dioxide ice. Giant cliffs like Thyles Rupes also reveal how Mars’ cooling crust evolved without Earth-like plate tectonics.Thank you for listening to Bedtime Astronomy — your guide to the cosmos. New episodes on space exploration, NASA missions & the latest astronomy breakthroughs.This episode includes AI-generated content.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.The creepiest folklore tales from Japan brought to you by Tarotski.This is the first in a series of folk tales from around the world that can help us with our own communication.

Shockwaves are a familiar phenomenon here on Earth. In astrophysics, they play a role in some of the most powerful events in the universe, from exploding stars to gamma ray bursts. Shockwaves can transform enormous amounts of energy and carry information about events that are otherwise impossible to observe directly. Dr. Chris Irwin studies how these shocks form and evolve, and how we can use them to learn about cosmic explosions.

BONUS PART STARTS AT 43:25Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/izP3FsO9u8oPBS Spacetime video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OM0zTfdsPo Professor David Kipping's channel:  @CoolWorldsLab  We've done a lot of searching for extraterrestrial life over the years. But how good was it? Did we look hard enough or deep enough? Is it too early for conclusions? Could do a better job? If so, how? Figuring out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Ben Zuckerman 📜 Broadband Searches for

Discover what causes meteors and meteor showers, and see the night sky with fresh wonder. Read the article now—your next stargazing night awaits!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/eureka-moments-with-freeastroscience--6055267/support.

Did the universe twist its oldest light as it traveled across billions of years? Scientists have developed a new calibration method to test cosmic birefringence and separate genuine cosmic signals from telescope errors.Using Planck data, the technique strengthens the case for a mysterious rotation that could point to new physics or dark matter.Thank you for listening to Bedtime Astronomy — your guide to the cosmos. New episodes on space exploration, NASA missions & the latest astronomy

Former British military intelligence officer Franc S. Milburn joins Martin Willis to discuss military accounts of an alleged UFO retrieval in northern England and RAF encounters, distinguishing what his sources told him from what he can verify. He also explores the Nimitz Tic Tac incident, his exchanges with Eric Davis, and his family’s reported experiences. Milburn then presents his case for Russian drone operations behind incidents at UK airbases and around the Baltic Sea, emphasizing the

Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky in October 2026, including Mars and Jupiter’s close encounter, the Moon and deep-sky objects.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Could something alive on Earth survive in the ocean beneath an alien moon’s ice? Researchers tested that question by recreating some of the conditions thought to exist on Enceladus, a small moon of Saturn. The archaea they introduced survived and multiplied under some of those simulated conditions. I wanted to understand how you even design that experiment when the ocean you’re studying is buried beneath ice. We talk through Cassini’s encounters with Enceladus’s plumes, how tidal heating keep...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:56Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cdHAMQf1FnkWhen will we see the surfaces of exoplanets? What non-western telescopes should we expect? Where are all the big promised results from Vera Rubin? And in Q&A+, how to get in space journalism and is it worth it now?00:00 Intro 00:33 [@theindianking3000] Will Roman see exoplanets better than JWST? 03:13 [@fwd79] Which non-western space telescopes are coming? 05:55 [@paulwilson1529] How

The James Webb Space Telescope has found evidence that early galaxies were already producing and spreading heavy elements just 500 million years after the Big Bang.Carbon and oxygen detected in distant galaxies suggest the young universe became chemically enriched much faster than expected, challenging the idea of a pristine early cosmos. The discovery also narrows the window for finding the universe’s first stars and reveals how rapidly the earliest galaxies evolved.Thank you for listening to

Mike Mongo has spent nearly two decades telling young people something he wishes someone had told him growing up: you have permission to imagine an extraordinary future.Today on A Heart for Space, Dr. Eiman Jahangir welcomes author and self-described “Astronaut Teacher” Mike Mongo for an energetic conversation about childhood dreams, unconventional careers, and inspiring the next generation to see themselves as part of humanity's future in space. Mike shares how watching the Moon landing

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong and Beijing Normal University have developed a new way to investigate dark matter by simulating its behavior as a wave.Their 3D models of “fuzzy” dark matter reproduced the gravitational lensing of a distant quasar more accurately than previous approaches, revealing interference patterns that could help distinguish wave-like dark matter from conventional models. The work offers a new way to probe what may make up most of the universe’s matter.Thank you

How does an observatory thrive amidst urban lights?Charting the CourseExplore the challenges and triumphs of the University of New Mexico Observatory, nestled in the heart of Albuquerque. Observatory Director Jessica Dowell and her husband, Jayce Dowell discuss the observatory's history, outreach efforts, and the quest for a darker sky site."The goal is to give them the experience I had as an undergrad, which inspired me to be an astronomer." - Jessica DowellWaypoints00:02:53 - The

Astronomers using the XRISM X-ray observatory have captured rare details of a neutron star feeding on the powerful stellar wind of a massive blue hypergiant 13,000 light-years away.The observations reveal plasma racing toward the neutron star at about 335,000 mph, creating intense X-ray flares and a turbulent accretion disk. The discovery offers an unprecedented look at how matter behaves under extreme gravity and how some of the universe’s mostThank you for listening to Bedtime Astronomy — your

In this week's episode, Michelle and NEWLY MINTED PhD, Dr Nicole, discuss papers including predictions for 10-metre plus asteroid impact rates on Earth and other planets, the abundance of life-critical Phosphorus in Galactic stars, age dating giants with the carbon-to-Nitrogen ratio and whether quasi-stars can explain the properties of little red dots! Tune in below, or on Spotify and Apple.Check out this weeks papers belowStellar ages from [C/N] in giant stars: applicability and limitations - Giada

Ancient records from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Guatemala, and South Asia repeatedly connect divine beings with the heavens. For ancient-astronaut theorists, that recurrence may preserve fractured memories of contact with advanced visitors who arrived from the sky, shaped humanity, and were later remembered as gods.This investigation follows the surviving evidence itself: Old Kingdom Pyramid Texts carved into Egyptian royal tombs at Saqqara; Mesopotamian accounts involving the Anunna, Enki, and the