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

The Venus bot trap - Humans have never been to Venus, and a good thing too. Judging by the wreckage of failed automated missions, the Goddess of love, loves to eat robots. Here’s a link to our first e

Robots orbiting the Earth - We’re combining and continuing our episodes on robots, automation, space and space travel with a look at what robots have been up to while orbiting our planet. Here’s a lin

Robots, saving lives and curing cancer - With a side trip to the largest robots in the world, we talk about robots used for search and rescue, and some very small robots being developed to fight illne

The robot apocalypse is nigh - In honor of Halloween, we get just a little bit spooky this week. With more and more robots in the world, and with said robots becoming smarter over time, what happens i

Should robots think for themselves? - We get to robot brains today, including an early neural network, made from analog circuits, instead of digital. Once again, for background you can checkout our se