Nuclear physicist and Vice on HBO correspondent Taylor Wilson joins Steve to discuss where we might find extraterrestrial life and how we’ll get there.

Questions include: Is humanity alone in the universe? Will finding extraterrestrial life be dangerous? Is there life in our own solar system? Do water worlds host life? What are some upcoming NASA missions that might find extraterrestrial life? Will spacecraft travel close to the speed of light? How will we reach exoplanets? What is the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion? How will nuclear and other alternative forms of energy impact space travel? Are we still looking to find life on Mars?

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I Need My Space is an Inverse production hosted by Rae Paoletta and Steve Ward, produced by Sam Riddell, and executive produced by Hannah Margaret Allen. Our intro and outro music was created by Andrew Olivares.

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Other Topics Discussed Include: black smokers, hydrothermal vents, Europa, Enceladus, Cassini, the ELF Mission (Enceladus Life Finder), the Breakthrough Starshot Mission, transient methane on Mars.