Guide to Space
Is There Life on Mars?
You know what would be exciting? Finding life on Mars. What is the best evidence we’ve seen for life on…
Messier 27 – The Dumbbell Nebula
Located approximately 1,360 light years from Earth in the direction of the Vulpecula constellation, the Dumbbell Nebula is a beautiful…
How Bad is the Radiation on Mars?
Due to the lack of a magnetosphere and its very thin atmosphere, the surface of Mars is exposed to a…
Colonizing the Outer Solar System
This episode continues our team up with Fraser Cain to look at Colonizing the Solar System, we move from the…
What is Moon Mining?
The idea of Moon mining has been around for decades, and is becoming more attractive thanks to the NewSpace industry…
What Is The Interplanetary Transport Network?
Sure, if you've got lots of energy, you can zip around the Solar System. But if you’ve got time and…
What is the Death Ray?
First proposed in the early 20th century, and a staple of science fiction for over a century, the concept of…
What are Active Galactic Nuclei?
The center of large galaxies are active places, where supermassive black holes pump out an incredible amount of light and…
What are Magellanic Clouds?
Beyond the Milky Way Galaxy lies the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, two bundles of stars and dust that orbit…
Messier 26 – The NGC 6694 Open Star Cluster
Located in the direction of the Scutum Constellation, about 5,000 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known…