Why is that moon spewing? - We finish up with the planet Saturn with a look at her moon, Enceladus. It is spewing forth giant guizers of water and other chemicals, hinting at its subsurface salty ocea

Saturn’s invisible ring, and two faced moon - The largest ring in the solar system is nearly impossible to see. Not even the Cassini mission, which spent 13 years orbiting Saturn, was able to see it.

Saturn’s strangest moon is such a gas - The second largest moon is arguably the strangest. From lakes of liquid natural gas, to its thick atmosphere, to magic islands that come and go, join us for a l

Saturn’s rings and things - You can’t look at Saturn without noticing the rings. So, we take a closer look at Saturn’s rings. The episode ended up a bit longer than usual as the closer you look at the

Saturn spins me right round baby, right round - We get started with the second largest planet in the solar system with a look at strangely spinning strange things. Here are a couple of sites about Sat

Jupiter’s turn - In previous episodes, we talked of Jupiter’s rings, moons, and magnetic field. This time, we finally talk about the actual planet. Here’s a video that goes into detail about Jupiter’s

It’s just like the ocean, under the moon - We’ve save the best of Jupiter’s moons for last. Europa, which has a subsurface ocean that could hold twice the water as all of Earth’s oceans combined. What

The exploding, electrified moon - This time we spend time with IO—the most volcanically active body in the solar system; and how it interacts with Jupiter’s magnetic field. Here’s a video on how a gra

Hit and miss missions to Mars - Most of the early missions to Mars failed, but by the mid-70s, orbiters circled the red planet, and some landers sat safely on its surface. We also have a look at a few

Of time and tides and Mercury - The smallest planet in our solar system is also the fastest and closest to our sun. In fact, on occasion, the sun will reverse direction in Mercury’s skies. Join us for