What If the Sun Dimmed Down? - Guest: Emily C...

Let NetSuite show you how they’ll benefit your business with a FREE Product Tour at www.netsuite.com/WHATIF We've explored a lot on this planet, but how deeply have we truly gone? The Earth's core is over 6000km deep...and the deepest we've drilled is roughly 12km! Not even 1%, a ...  Show more

Go to the Great Courses Plus and receive the first month for FREE: thegreatcoursesplus.com/whatif Normally the idea of gorging yourself exclusively with sugar for 30 days would be a hypothetical, but over the holidays, it might not be. Peter and Richard and joined by the author o ...  Show more

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That's right, the Northern Lights aren't just cool CGI after all. They're real, but what are they? Why do they occur? And how are they chemistry? Let's find out!

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The European Space Agency says its ExoMars mission to the red planet is back on with a launch window opening in October 2028. *Extremely rare Coronal Mass Ejection event A blast which scientists are calling an extremely rare bright Coronal Mass Extinction event has just ro ...  Show more

SpaceTime Series 25 Episode 130
*Are the Sun’s solar cycles getting weaker
New computer modelling suggests the Sun’s 11 year solar cycle is getting weaker, and scientists aren’t sure how that will affect the Earth.
*New NASA climate change mission ready to launch  Show more

Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the most recognizable faces of science in the world, and for good reason. He has thought a lot about how to engage people in the wonder and joy of science, something that is also near and dear to my own heart, and to the spirit of many of my own acti ...  Show more