Astrobiology

26/11/2022

The exoplanet, which orbits a relatively benign red dwarf star, is "the best candidate for habitability that we know right now."

24/11/2022

First time in 50 years! Go NASA

NASA's Artemis I mission launched last week, and its Orion spacecraft has now flown within 100 miles of the moon. Here's what's next for the lunar mission.

24/11/2022

I'm busy working on my next podcast about the Kardashev Scale and how we rank alien civilizations. It will be released Tuesday, November 29th!

23/11/2022

Neil deGrasse Tyson already knows how the Earth is going to end. What keeps him awake at night is much, much bigger.

22/11/2022

My latest episode on how genes work is now available!

Do you have mutant super powers like eating ice cream without it hurting your stomach? How can diet and exercise slow down aging? Does what happen to you affect your children? How do we make more proteins than we have protein-coding genes for? La...

20/11/2022

Coming this Tuesday, a new podcast on how genes work. I'll talk about aging, mutant humans, and how what happens to you can be passed to your kids and grandkids. Oh yeah, I'll also talk about calico cats and black labs!

20/11/2022

Latest photo from the James Webb Telescope, this one of the cartwheel galaxy. Look closely at all the galaxies in the background.

NASA has released images of the Cartwheel Galaxy and Jupiter.

20/11/2022

Very interesting? A type III (K3) civilization lurking in our universe?

A team of astronomers are searching for Type III alien civilization among the galaxies, the most advanced type of extraterrestrial life.

16/11/2022

I've been making some changes with Tom's SciCast, the most noticeable is the new logo! Beyond new logo and new description of the podcast, I'm also going to be putting out new episodes each week. I had a big gap this summer, but I will be much more consistent as I work to grow my podcast. I hope you enjoy!

04/11/2022

When searching for alien life, the mantra is "follow the liquid water". Now we have excellent evidence that several lakes might exist under the Mars polar caps. On Earth, lakes under the Antarctic ice caps are teaming with life. Perhaps these lakes could be an oasis of life on Mars, an otherwise dead or dying planet

An international team of researchers has revealed new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars.

25/10/2022

in 1975 Carl Sagan Speculated about life in the atmosphere of Jupiter. Today, most of our attention is focused on Europa. My upcoming podcast will focus on life in the outer solar system, including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

22/10/2022

For hundreds of years, we have wondered if life is on Mars. I take a close look at the evidence from nearly 50 years of orbiters, landers, rovers, and even Marian rocks found on Earth to answer this question. The evidence is compelling!

22/10/2022

Check out my latest podcast looking at the evidence for life on Mars

For hundreds of years, we have wondered if life is on Mars. I take a close look at the evidence from nearly 50 years of orbiters, landers, rovers, and even Marian rocks found on Earth to answer this question. The evidence is compelling!

30/09/2022

Would life look like us or something very different? From simple life to intelligent beings, I explore what alien life might look like.

07/03/2022

How long do you think humans will exist as a species? Here are my thoughts, I'd love to hear yours!

28/02/2022

20/02/2022

Check out my latest podcast where I explore what it means to be living and how that helps us learn how life got started.

19/11/2021

The latest image of Ganymede from the Juno probe. Ganymede is the largest moon of Jupiter and the entire solar system. It may have a liquid ocean hundreds of miles below a thick layer of ice and that means there's a potential for life!

13/11/2021

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