Humanity's Quest for Planetary Exploration
Listen now
Description
Join Paul on a look into the past, present and future of humanity's efforts to reach and explore the other planets in the solar system besides our homeworld! Mars, Venus and even far off icy worlds like Jupiter and its moons. Where will it lead us? Are we ready to become an interplanetary species? If you're in Munich and would like to learn more, don't miss the chance to hear Paul's excellent talks about the topic at the Volkssternwarte München! On November 8th you can enjoy his talk in English on planetary exploration (Tickets here) and on November 29th you can join the same talk in German (Tickets here). Links mentioned by Paul in the podcast: https://www.planetary.org/space-images/current-and-planned-missions   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Solar_System_exploration   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artificial_objects_leaving_the_Solar_System   https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/planetary-fleet-spiral-06052023-jpg.webp   Happy learning!   Host: Paul Salazar Music: royalty-free by incompetech.com
More Episodes
Published 10/30/24
Vor gut zwei Jahren feierte die DART Mission einen vollen Erfolg: sie versetzte die Bahn des kleinen Asteroiden Dimorphos durch einen Einschlag und zeigte so, dass wir Menschen in der Lage sein könnten, die Erde vor einem gefährlichen Asteroideneinschlag zu schützen. Das war aber natürlich nur...
Published 10/16/24
It's October! Which means, time for spookiness!  Astronomy can be pretty eerie. From skulls in the sky to aliens and asteroid impacts. On top of that,  everything is played out on the vast stage of darkness. here Paul takes you along on a journey through the mysterious and scary parts of...
Published 10/02/24