Nukes in Space!

Deep Sage Nine Starcast Episode 049

What’s that Strange Light in the Sky? In this episode of the StarCast, Jay Shaffer and Mike Lewinski wrap up season one by exploring the strange and often misunderstood atmospheric lights that casual observers report in the night sky, from Starlink satellite flares and rocket launch plumes to natural phenomena like persistent meteor ion trains, red sprites, and STEVE.

Deep Sage Nine Starcast Episode 048

In this episode of the StarCast, Jay Shaffer and Mike Lewinski discuss the arrival of the “Golden Nights”—the prime window for astronomical observation—while exploring recent space news including the first direct study of an exoplanet surface and the release of declassified Pentagon UAP files. Episode Links https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/how-do-exoplanets-get-their-names Surface-details-on-a-nearby-super-earth https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/lhs-3844-b/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPtvJrzxTrk

Deep Sage Nine Starcast Episode 047

In this episode of the Deep Sage Nine StarCast, Jay Shaffer and Mike Lewinski explore the “golden age” of distributed astronomy, discussing how interconnected camera arrays and crowdsourced data from amateur observers are revolutionizing the way we track meteors and visualize the deep universe. https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-next-generation-very-large-array-would-be-263-radio-telescopes-spread-across-north-america

Deep Sage Nine Starcast Episode 046

The Right to the Stars In this special International Dark Sky Week episode, Jay Shaffer and Mike Lewinski explore the latest lunar discoveries from Artemis 2 and ShadowCam before discussing the urgent need to protect our ancestral night skies from light pollution and emerging orbital threats. Episode Links:

Nukes in Space!

Deep space exploration meets a nuclear renaissance this week as Jay and Mike track the historic Artemis 2 mission and a sungrazing comet, before a deep dive into NASA’s fast-tracked Fission Surface Power and the future of nuclear propulsion in the cosmos! Episode Links: