Over the Moon

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the amazing social power of urine, especially as it relates to urine-based communication in the animal world. (part 2 of 3) (originally published 5/20/2025)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati ...  Show more

In this classic omnibus edition of The Monstrefact, join Robert for all five episodes of his recent look at the werewolf of myth, legend and media – from prehistoric wolf interactions and the ancient world to modern media incarnations of lycanthropy. Draw blood… (originally publi ...  Show more

Astronauts left over a hundred items on the moon's surface. But are today's telescopes powerful enough to see what's there?

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When the Apollo missions reached the surface of the moon, astronauts used lunar rovers to navigate the terrain -- after all, you can only get so far moon walking. Listen in as Scott and Ben explore the design of the lunar rover in this podcast.

Fifty years ago, the first humans stepped onto the moon. After going back a few more times, humanity lost its taste for moon travel. But it’s being revived again. NASA is planning to send humans back to the moon by 2024 and build a moon base by 2028. 

What physical processes have shaped the Moon? In this lecture, I describe the surface features of the Moon (the Maria and Highlands), how crater density tells us the relative ages of terrains, and what we have learned about Moon rocks returned by astronauts and robotic probes. I ...  Show more