176: Moon Jelly Update, Black Mirror ‘Playtest,’ ‘Shut Up and Dance’ and ‘San Junipero’

Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 17:10) Scientists believe they have identified a strange substance recently discovered on the moon. Check out the original article from sciencealert.com: https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-what-that-gel-like-substance-on-the-far-side-of-the-moon-is BLACK MIRROR: Alexandria and Jesse are excited to return to Black Mirror with this trilogy of episodes. We start by living through video game horror in ‘Playtest’ (starts at 23:03), then contemplate hacking for blackmail with ‘Shut up and Dance’ (stats at 35:53), but the main event is ‘San Junipero,’ (starts at 49:19) an incredible love story seen through futuristic technology. Check out the latest episode of Mercury Rising, featuring UFO videos and quantum realities! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=326hgjalTN0&t=52s Connect with the Space Nerds on Twitter or Instagram: Jesse: https://twitter.com/spacenerdjesse Alexandria: https://instagram.com/MissAJHenderson Doug: https://twitter.com/DouglasWFail Jayne: https://www.instagram.com/jayneinseattle Star Trek Club: Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/saraha_cha_cha Andi: https://www.instagram.com/andialhadeff Star Wars Club: Be: https://www.instagram.com/be_russell755/ Jennie: https://www.instagram.com/jenniemariestudio/ The modern Star Trek renaissance is happening on CBS All Access! To sign up and support this podcast at the same time, click this link: https://cbsallaccess.qflm.net/XjMYG YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/jessemercuryscifi PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/spacenerdspodcast DISCORD: https://discord.gg/H94mQWZ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/jessemercuryscifi CONTACT: [email protected] WEBSITE: https://www.jessemercury.com

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