by Tardigrade | Nov 19, 2018 | Hostile Worlds, Stars, The Inner Solar System
In the last episode, we left a doomed Sarah, David and Dr. Cellarius as they plunged helplessly into the sun. But their inevitable deaths will not be in vain. We’ll still have some time on this episode to learn about the structure of our main star before they...
by Tardigrade | Jun 7, 2018 | Hostile Worlds, Stars, The Inner Solar System
Our lives literally revolve around it. That big yellow ball in the sky – The Sun. But what do we really know about El Sol? Is it just a big ball of gas and flame? Or is there more to it than that? On this episode, Sarah and David venture into the Sun’s...
by Tardigrade | Apr 4, 2018 | Hostile Worlds, Stars
The Brown Dwarf. Is it a star? Is it a planet? Is it a tabletop war gaming miniature? Is it an obscure Red Dwarf fan fiction series? We need speculate no more, as observational astronomer Dr. Aleks Scholz of St. Andrews Observatory returns to the...
by Tardigrade | Feb 20, 2018 | Hostile Worlds, The Inner Solar System
Welcome to Venus, the second planet from the sun and the closest other planet to Earth. So, why do we always think of Mars as the closest and likeliest candidate for off-world exploration and habitation? On this episode, Sarah and David head to the only planet named...
by Tardigrade | Jan 19, 2018 | Hostile Worlds, Stars
As the crew of The Tardigrade prepare to land on Venus, Matthew heads back down to Earth to get some supplies. Whilst back on the home planet, he pays a visit to St. Andrews Observatory to have a look at the James Gregory Telescope – the biggest telescope in...
by Tardigrade | Dec 27, 2017 | Deep Space, Hostile Worlds
The solar system is a big place, and while Colin’s testing the shuttle, Sarah and Matthew have a visitor. David drops by to explain a bit about relativity and distance within the solar system and the universe in general. And watch out for mighty Zordon of the...
