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Where's My... New Planetary Home?

Where's My... New Planetary Home?

FromWhere's My Jetpack?


Where's My... New Planetary Home?

FromWhere's My Jetpack?

ratings:
Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Apr 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sarah and Luke return for the final episode of the series, as we search for a home beyond Earth.Life on other planets has been a staple of science fiction lore for decades, but overcoming the astronomical barriers involved might prevent it ever becoming science fact. So, what does the future of our species look like? Thanks to MIT's Ariel Ekblaw, space scientist Bill Borucki and New Horizons’ Dr. Alan Stern for joining us, and thanks to everyone who’s listened across this series! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Apr 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (11)

Will humans really colonise Mars one day? Will I ever ride my own hoverboard like Marty McFly? How long will it be until we can book holidays in space? Where's my jetpack?Back in the 1980s, TV and films promised us everything from jetpacks to flying cars and holidays in space - so what happened to those Space Age dreams? Every week, join space journalist and author, Sarah Cruddas and broadcaster Luke Moore for Where's My Jetpack? Each episode, we look into a different piece of retrofuturistic technology that never was, to find out if these brilliant inventions are still just science fiction or, by looking in the right places, may be just around the corner.New episodes released every Thursday. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.