Ep 034 | Earth, Europa, the Cosmos and Beyond

Ben Burress, Astronomer from Chabot Space And Science Center Drakes Jolly Rodger Imperial Red Ale: http://bit.ly/2D2oy6Y Intro Current role at Chabot Space and Science Center Involved with exhibits and shows, media Beer Drakes Jolly Rodger Live near Drakes Brewery Getting Started Always had an interest in space, Apollo Landings very influential Growing up near the old Chabot Space and Science Center Went to Sonoma State, Did time in the Peace Corps in Cameroon after Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) with NASA Telescope built into a Starlifter C-131 Cargo Plane Flies at 41,000 feet Airborne vs ground based telescopes Hubble Telescope- future and replacement James Webb Telescope Earth Satellites First images of black holes Gravity ripples Big Bang Afterglows Chabot Space and Science Center Features 3 telescopes: Leah, Nellie and Rachel Leah is the oldest, 8 inch lense Nellie built in 2003, 60 inch mirror lens, short for Cornelia Rachel 20 inch lens Public viewings Friday and Saturdays Possible second moon around Earth? Exhibits 3 main halls- Destination Universe, Beyond Blat-off and Pieces of the Moon All interactive Experience Space Capsules, real moon rocks Observatory Deck Solar Eclipse viewing had cloud cover Past exhibits- Dragon Skies (Chinese Astronomy) Moon formation theories Europa Missions- Oceans under the ice? Jupiter's gravitational effect on Europa Liquid water on Europa Other projects Cassini Missions Mars, manned missions, colonization Kepler planetary discoveries, Trappist 1 Planets Aliens Is there life out there Most likely forms of life SETI looking for signals from intelligent life Faster than light travel Star Trek vs. Star Wars More interest in Star Trek early on Science Fiction vs. Reality Teleportation Kessel Run Science Chabot Space and Science Info/ Wrap up