Podcast

Are We There Yet?

From 90.7 WMFE Science

Your weekly podcast journey into the latest news, missions, and stories shaping space exploration.

Episodes
202
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
28 min
On air since
2022
Latest episode
1 week ago

Episodes

202 episodes, newest first

  1. Spooky Sci-Fi’s and UAPs

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    A critics favorite science fiction and horror films plus a look at UAPs.

    28 min
  2. A mission to control space debris and capturing the launch of a new telescope

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    The company AstroScale is working on a spacecraft that will grab a piece of rocket debris in obit and remove it. Then, for the third installment of Space on Tap, a special “Are We There Yet?’ live event series, we talked about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

    28 min
  3. Science on the space station and Maragret Hamilton’s legacy

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    A resupply mission is on its way to the International Space Station after launching Tuesday. What science is in store for the crew? Plus, a look at Margaret Hamilton’s career at NASA, a woman whose contributions helped land the first astronauts on the moon.

    28 min
  4. Understanding the galaxy’s evolution and how and Earth amoeba is helping in the search for life elsewhere

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    Scientists will soon be using NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to study galaxies, and how the universe became the way it is. Plus, a new discovery could help NASA better understand how life could exist on other planets in extreme environments.

    28 min
  5. Starship makes it into orbit and searching for habitable worlds

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    : SpaceX’s massive Starship vehicle went into orbit for the first time. Plus, scientists are on the search for habitable worlds.

    28 min
  6. Weapons in space and a new podcast on the search for life in the universe, and what happens next

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    For the first time, the U.S. military has confirmed it has deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit. Plus, “When We Find Them” is a new podcast series with Central Florida Public media that explores people have searched for life in our universe.

    28 min
  7. Tracking El Niño from space and Chandra’s interesting X-ray finding

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    NASA and the EU’s Sentinel-6 satellites track ocean temperatures and can help predict how storms move and intensify. Plus, a team of researchers have made some recent discoveries from X-ray tails from the Chandra X-Ray observatory.

    28 min
  8. Summer space news roundup

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    It’s been a busy summer for space with things like SpaceX's new plans in Louisiana, Blue Origin is repairing its launch pad after an explosion earlier this year, the announcement of a space academy and more.

    28 min
  9. SpaceX’s expands to Louisiana and NASA tests next moon-suits

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    SpaceX is looking to expand into Louisiana to build a new launch facility with multiple launch pads for its Starship spacecraft. Then, to walk on the moon, NASA needs new suits. So how do you test them?

    28 min
  10. Astronaut Mike Fincke retires. Space healthcare readies for next big mission

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    We hear from NASA astronaut Mike Fincke who is retiring after 30 years. Plus, we’ll speak with UCF’s Dr. Manny Urquieta about the efforts to solve medical problems in space, from low-Earth orbit, the moon and Mars.

    28 min
  11. A Martian rover’s ‘land-a-versary’ and the ethics of human space exploration

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    Scientists and engineers are celebrating Curiosity’s 14th landing anniversary on Mars. Plus, we’ll look at the ethics behind human space exploration and how NASA, space agencies and the public view morals and ethics when it comes to human missions to space.

    28 min
  12. What’s happening in our skies and how NASA will study space mysteries with a new telescope

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    From meteors streaming across the night sky to a solar eclipse, there’s a lot happening in our skies this week. Plus, a look at how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope hopes to study cosmic mysteries like dark matter and dark energy.

    28 min
  13. Rescuing a rescue mission

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    A mission to save a falling spacecraft is now in need of its own rescue. Katalyst Space’s LINK satellite launched to raise the Swift observatory’s altitude, but now the spacecraft is out of control.

    28 min
  14. Designing the next moon suit and controversy over SpaceX land

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    When NASA astronauts return to the moon, they’ll be wearing a new spacesuit from Axiom Space. Plus, SpaceX and the U.S. are facing concerns after a land swap deal in Texas brings up environmental concerns.

    28 min
  15. NASA chief’s pledge to STEM education and how VR is bringing people to the cosmos

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    NASA Administrator Jared Issacman is donating $500,000 of his own money to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping STEM college students. Plus, one public exhibit brings space down to Earth.

    28 min
  16. Life on Mars and the final Space Shuttle mission

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    For the second installment of Space on Tap, a special “Are We There Yet?” live event series, we asked what scientists and their robotic coworkers are really looking for on Mars. Plus, the crew of the final shuttle mission, STS-135, reunited for the mission’s 15th anniversary.

    28 min
  17. Starliner’s delay and Rocket Lab’s big buy. The latest on commercial space.

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    A recent NASA audit says Boeing's Starliner is once again delayed from being certified. Plus, after acquiring the satellite company Iridium, Rocket Lab has its own constellation: 66 satellites and 14 spares.

    28 min
  18. Arctic upgrades on the ISS and human missions to Mars

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    NASA’s Quantum Lab is about the size of a mini fridge, but it allows NASA and international partners to study some of the biggest physics principles. By studying these atoms at these freezing temperatures, scientists can better understand how subatomic particles work and behave throughout the universe. Plus, human missions to the Mars could soon be a reality.

    28 min
  19. Moving data to space and rescuing a falling spacecraft

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    Data, it runs the world, and now one company is creating data centers in space. Plus, a rescue mission to save the falling Swift Observatory is launching later this month.

    28 min
  20. SpaceX goes public and a Mars mission goes offline

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    SpaceX’s launched its initial public offering. It’s a big move for SpaceX, not only to continue to develop some of its current projects like Starship, but it also brings a new wave of people hoping to invest in the company’s future. Plus, NASA lost contact with Maven, a satellite studying Mars. After efforts to contact Maven failed, the space agency officially declared the mission unrecoverable.

    28 min