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#029 Where Can Extraterrestrial Life Be Found in the Solar System?

2024-06-1723:15

Join with me today as we travel through the solar system and see where the most likely places to find life could be.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and everything I’ve come to love about space.If you lik...

#028 Why this Solution to the Fermi Paradox Is Terrifying

2024-05-2921:10

Join with me today as we see what we should do when approaching the search for alien life. Because depending on the answer to this question, we have some vitally significant choices ahead of us as a species. And seeing as this is a question that scientists and political leaders are not yet considering seriously, let’s have a go at it on this platform.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of th...

#027 The Most Dangerous Part of the Moons Orbit Is Coming in the 2030s

2024-05-2120:20

Join with me today as we learn about the innocently named Lunar Nodal Cycle and why we need to start developing a much better understanding of the fluctuating behaviour of our Moon if we are to protect ourselves against its dangers.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I ...

#026 What Will the Solar Maximum do to Earth in 2025?

2024-05-1520:37

Join with me today as we dive into Sun cycles. In particular, I intend to tell you exactly how the cycles of the Sun are already influencing the course of your life.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and ev...

#025 What the Polar Vortex Will Do to Earth this Decade

2024-04-3020:30

Join with me today as we learn more about this climate-shattering phenomenon, and what happens whenever the Polar Night Jet breaks down and the polar vortex is unleashed.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, a...

#024 We Will Be the Last Civilization on Earth

2024-03-2824:09

Join with me today as we will explore the rise of our technologically advanced society, and learn what materials you need to build what we now have. And then we will discover how much of those vital ingredients are left.What did it do over the course of its nearly 26-day journey? The answer to that gains us a fascinating insight into how close we are to having a human on the moon once more.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while...

#023 Artemis 1's Attempt to Reclaim The Moon Blew Us Away

2024-03-1924:35

Join with me today as we look at the recent successful splashdown of the first crew-able spacecraft to travel to the Moon and back in nearly 50 years. This mission will open the doorway to distant planets. What did it do over the course of its nearly 26-day journey? The answer to that gains us a fascinating insight into how close we are to having a human on the moon once more.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you lear...

#022 The Sun Sounds Even Worse Than You Would Expect | Parker Solar Probe

2024-03-1220:111

Join with me today as we listen to several different sounds made by the Sun, recreated through clever science. Because it turns out that these sounds may allow scientists to solve two of the Sun’s greatest mysteries.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about i...

#021 Why Black Hole Environments Are a Lot More Complicated Than We Thought

2024-03-0501:05:35

Join with me today as we explore one of the strangest, most terrifying objects in our entire universe, Black Holes. What are black holes? What do we know about them? And what do they teach us about our existence? You're about to find out.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen...

#020 What the Upcoming Geomagnetic Reversal Will Do to Earth

2024-02-2715:251

Join with me today as we explore the science behind geomagnetic reversals, and find out whether the next one will be an apocalyptic scenario, or whether it’ll lead to nothing more than a few lost birds. What truly happens when things go South?Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and l...

#019 The Largest Observatory Ever Made Just Detected Something, And It Blew Our Minds

2024-02-2014:481

Join with me today as we learn about the secrets of gargantuan gravitational waves, and the ingenious new method astronomers have used to detect them.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and everything I’ve c...

#018 We've Been Receiving a Radio Signal Every 22-Minutes for 35 Years, And Astronomers Are Baffled

2024-02-1215:23

Join with me today as we grapple with the mystery that lies behind this signal, which will challenge our understanding of some of the most awe -inspiring objects in our cosmos.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discover...

#017 At Last! NASA Found What it Was Looking For on Mars | InSight Probe Supercut

2024-02-0535:15

Join with me today as we discover how Insight did what it did, as well as exactly what it learned. In this supercut, we will explore the mission of Insight, as it happened.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries,...

#016 Where Have All the Quasars Gone? | Black Holes Part 4

2024-01-1507:24

Join with me today as we explore the curious explanations behind this cosmic mystery.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and everything I’ve come to love about space.If you like what you're listening to, be ...

#015 The Disturbing Conclusion Black Holes Imply About Your Reality | Black Holes Part 3

2024-01-0812:42

Join with me today as we explore the strange relationship between mass and space curvature, and how when it comes to black holes, something very strange is going on with reality.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discov...

#014 The Only Reason the Voyager Probes are Still Working Today

2024-01-0212:55

Join with me today as we explore the technology of the Voyager probes and learn how a series of shrewd engineering choices paved the way for the most ambitious and stunningly successful mission in the history of space exploration.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I te...

#013 What El Niño Will do to Earth in 2024

2023-12-1313:311

Join with me today as we dive into the fascinating climate cycle that became the stuff of legend centuries before we had the science to explain it.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and everything I’ve come...

#012 The Signal NASA Didn't Want to Receive from the LUCY Probe

2023-12-0414:16

Join with me today as we explore the nail biting journey of Lucy as it flies through the first phase of the most difficult complicated tour of our solar system to date.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and...

#011 95% of the Universe is MISSING | ESA Euclid

2023-11-2714:34

Join with me today as we uncover what we know of dark energy, and explore some of the ways scientists are trying to understand it.Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come and listen as I tell you about incredible missions, fascinating discoveries, and everything I’ve come to love about sp...

#010 Voyager 1 and 2 Detected Something Beyond the Edge of Our Solar System

2023-11-2012:13

Join with me today as we explore Voyager 1 & 2 – the probes that have travelled farther than any other mission. What have they learned, when they pushed the boundaries of space exploration like never before? And why are scientists so surprised?Welcome to the Astrum Sleep Space podcast; the perfect place to come and wind down for the evening while you learn more about the grandeur of the universe. I’m Alex McColgan, the founder of the Astrum brand, and your host on this podcast. Come ...

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