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  • Where are the Aliens?

    Where are the Aliens?
    2026/10/15

    Description

    Many problems remain in finding and/or communicating withintelligent life beyond Earth. What language should we use? How different would their civilization be? Do we need to find Dyson Spheres around a star to guarantee intelligent life on nearby exoplanets? What if we don’t ever find evidence of intelligent life? Is it worth the hunt, or will the alien blind boxprobably be empty and thus pointless? In this session, we will explore these big questions.

    Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable

    Original art: Maddy Cable

    Research: Jennifer Vandenberg

    Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable

    Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg

    Editing software: Canva

    Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad

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    Link to Information Used in Session 9

    Astrobiology at NASA, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/astrobiology/

    Science Fiction is Dying. Long Live Post Sci-Fi?, Typebar Magazine

    https://www.typebarmagazine.com/science-fiction-is-dying-long-live-post-sci-fi/

    Is Intelligent Life Inevitable?, Universe Today

    https://www.universetoday.com/articles/is-intelligent-life-inevitable

    The Kardashev scale: Classifying alien civilizations, Space.com

    https://www.space.com/kardashev-scale

    Kardashev scale, Brittanica

    https://www.britannica.com/science/Kardashev-scale

    Have We Really Detected Dyson Spheres?, SETI

    https://www.seti.org/news/have-we-really-detected-dyson-spheres/

    Dyson Spheres Explained, BBC

    https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/dyson-sphere

    Project Hephaistos – II. Dyson sphere candidates from Gaia DR3, 2MASS, and WISE, Oxford Academic

    https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/531/1/695/7665761
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    14 分
  • A Star Way to Exoplanets

    A Star Way to Exoplanets
    2026/10/07

    Description

    Exoplanets are fascinating, but how do we discover them—and could any harbor life? Only time will tell, but as technology advances, our chances of finding answers improve. Even if we never detect life, exoplanets are still worth exploring. Let’s find out why!

    Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable

    Original art: Maddy Cable

    Research: Jennifer Vandenberg

    Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable

    Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg

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    Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad

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    Highlight Links of the Session

    NASA Exoplanet Archive, ipac, CalTech

    https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/

    We Finally Have a Shortlist for Finding Life Beyond Earth, SETI

    https://www.seti.org/news/we-finally-have-a-shortlist-for-finding-life-beyond-earth/

    Link to Information Used in Session 8

    Why astronomy is considered the oldest science, Astronomy

    https://www.astronomy.com/science/why-astronomy-is-considered-the-oldest-science/

    History of Discovery, LCO

    https://lco.global/spacebook/galaxies/history-discovery/

    Exoplanet, ESA

    https://esahubble.org/wordbank/exoplanet/

    Exoplanet Catalog, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/exoplanet-catalog/

    How We Find and Classify Exoplanets, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/how-we-find-and-characterize/

    Observing Exoplanets: What Can WeReally See?, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/observing-exoplanets-what-can-we-really-see/

    Types of Stars, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/universe/stars/types/

    The study of exoplanets and protoplanetary discs, ESA

    https://esahubble.org/science/protoplanetary_extrasolar/

    Webb’s Impact on Exoplanet Research, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/science-overview/science-explainers/webbs-impact-on-exoplanet-research/

    How a Spectrograph Works, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble/how-a-spectrograph-works/

    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/

    Why We Search, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/why-we-search/

    https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/why-we-search/
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    17 分
  • A Big Pizza Pie

    A Big Pizza Pie
    2026/09/30
    DescriptionOver 400 moons orbit six planets in our solar system. Canlife survive on any of them? We take a tour of the solar system’s moons, from tiny, captured asteroids to a few larger than Mercury. Scientists have sent missions to moons in the past, and many more are planned for the future. Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy CableOriginal art: Maddy CableResearch: Jennifer VandenbergScript: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy CableEditing: Jennifer VandenbergEditing software: CanvaMusic: Remember This Moment by Patrick RundbladComment below (with kindness) Email us at asinglelight1110@gmail.comAnd if you want…Subscribe and like!!!Highlight Link of the SessionIngredients for Life, NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/why-europa-ingredients-for-life/ Link to Information Used in Session 7How Many Moons Does Each Planet Have?, NASAhttps://spaceplace.nasa.gov/how-many-moons/en/ What do you call a moon that escapes its planet? A ‘ploonet’, Science News Exploreshttps://www.snexplores.org/article/moon-escapes-from-planet-is-ploonet Ploonets: When a planet’s moon goes rogue, Astronomyhttps://www.astronomy.com/science/ploonets-when-a-planets-moon-goes-rogue/ 10 fascinating facts about the moon, Space.comhttps://www.space.com/19619-top-10-moon-facts.html The Case for a Habitable Moon, Earthskyhttps://earthsky.org/space/new-study-shows-how-the-moon-may-have-been-habitable-early-in-its-history/ Moons of Mars, NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/mars/moons/ Jupiter Moons, NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter-moons/ Io Facts, NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter-moons/io/facts/ Ganymede Facts, NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter-moons/ganymede/facts/ Callisto Facts, NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter-moons/callisto/facts/ Europa Facts, NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter-moons/europa/europa-facts/ Saturn Moon Facts/NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/saturn/moons/facts/ Enceladus. NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/saturn/moons/enceladus/ Uranus Moons, NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/uranus/moons/ Neptune Moons, NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/neptune/moons/ The Moon that Could Support Life: What Cassini Discovered Beneath the Ice of Enceladus, SETIhttps://www.seti.org/news/the-moon-that-could-support-life/ New Findings Support Prospect of Life on Jupiter’s Moon Europa, NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/new-findings-support-prospect-of-life-on-jupiters-moon-europa/ Ingredients for Life, NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/why-europa-ingredients-for-life/ Uranus Orbiter and Probe, National Academieshttps://www.nationalacademies.org/read/27209/chapter/8 Dragonfly, NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/mission/dragonfly/
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    15 分
  • The God of War Plays Chess

    The God of War Plays Chess
    2026/09/23

    Description

    Mars is named for the God of War, and many battles have been fought over whether the red planet has life. From the 1700s to today, scientists have hunted for life, though in very different ways. Will we ever find life on Mars? Should humans do science there themselves? Let’s find some answers.

    Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable

    Original art: Maddy Cable

    Research: Jennifer Vandenberg

    Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable

    Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg

    Editing software: Canva

    Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad

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    Highlight Link of the Session

    Map of Mars' south pole byHerschel, Planetary Society

    https://www.planetary.org/space-images/map-of-mars-south-pole-by

    Dear Hank and John Podcast

    https://hankandjohn.com/podcasts/

    Link to Information Used in Session 6

    William and Caroline Herschel, National Space Centre

    https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/news/space-now-blog/william-and-caroline-herschel/

    William Herschel and the Discovery of the Planet Uranus, Encyclopedia.com

    https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/william-herschel-and-discovery-planet-uranus

    Mars and Schiaparelli’s “canals”, Educational Evidence

    https://educationalevidence.com/en/mars-and-schiaparellis-canals/

    Space News Deep Dive: Life on Mars? Not Quite., Museum of Science

    https://www.mos.org/article/space-news-deep-dive-life-mars-not-quite?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20944270774&gbraid=0AAAAAp4BNiqc1wD-1xJIv_L4JbH68X-b3&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzY7VBhDwARIsAFtPvBQjPLQe0575h_0xI-dAajG77ZvvfZfj58AhfAN5LQZTb79Jr33cg4QaAlCREALw_wcB

    Percival Lowell Biography, Space.com

    https://www.space.com/19774-percival-lowell-biography.html

    Our best proof of life on Mars yet? A deep dive into Cheyava Falls, Planetary Society

    https://www.planetary.org/articles/our-best-proof-of-life-on-mars-yet-a-deep-dive-into-cheyava-falls?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18220423822&gbraid=0AAAAADozryfoah_FjqTdQ6nxj6L5jnSbm&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzY7VBhDwARIsAFtPvBSmzFKKIraLVh2nQkWAB9Usg3ps9duyTxUZ7S7j_4SSNOr61zuPbF4aAtwrEALw_wcB

    Water, Mars Education at ASU

    https://marsed.asu.edu/mep/water

    Mars Exploration Science Goals, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/programs/mars-exploration/science-goals/
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    17 分
  • Planet Hopscotch

    Planet Hopscotch
    2026/09/17

    Description

    To understand the potential for life in the solar system, weneed to learn about the planets. We start at the Sun (not a planet, but some believe it could have life) and hopscotch through each of the eight planets. We don't find life, but we learn what makes each planet unique and what keeps it lifeless. With this knowledge, we can better assess which exoplanets may or may not have life.

    Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable

    Original art: Maddy Cable

    Research: Jennifer Vandenberg

    Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable

    Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg

    Editing software: Canva

    Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad

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    Highlight Link of the Session

    Come on in, the water is superionic, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    https://www.llnl.gov/article/48016/come-water-superionic

    Link to Information Used in Session 5

    Fantastically Wrong: Why the Guy Who Discovered Uranus Thought There's Life on the Sun, Wired

    https://www.wired.com/2014/08/fantastically-wrong-life-on-the-sun/

    Chapter 1: The Solar System, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/learn/basics-of-space-flight/chapter1-2/

    The Solar Interior, NASA

    https://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/interior.shtml

    All About the Sun, NASA

    https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-the-sun/en/

    Heliophysics Big Idea 2.1, NASA
    https://science.nasa.gov/learn/heat/big-ideas/big-idea-2-1/

    Mercury Facts, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/mercury/facts/

    BepiColombo, ESA

    https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo

    Venus Facts, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/venus/venus-facts/

    Venus Exploration, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/venus/exploration/

    Venus' atmosphere: Composition, clouds and weather, Space.com

    https://www.space.com/18527-venus-atmosphere.html

    DAVINCI, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/mission/davinci/

    Jupiter’s Core, Universe Today

    https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jupiters-core

    Saturn Facts, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/saturn/facts/

    Cassini: Saturn’s Rings

    https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/science/rings/

    Uranus Facts, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/uranus/facts/

    Who Discovered Uranus (and How Do You Pronounce It)?, Space.com

    https://www.space.com/18704-who-discovered-uranus.html

    Neptune Facts

    https://science.nasa.gov/neptune/neptune-facts/
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    16 分
  • Me, You, and the Rest of the Zoo

    Me, You, and the Rest of the Zoo
    2026/09/09
    DescriptionIn our search for life on other planets, we need to know whatlife looks like. Luckily, we have lots of examples on Earth. By learning how life started, we can learn how to find it on other planets. Today we take a trip to the beginning of the solar system to learn a couple of theories about the beginning of life.Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy CableOriginal art: Maddy CableResearch: Jennifer VandenbergScript: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy CableEditing: Jennifer VandenbergEditing software: CanvaMusic: Remember This Moment by Patrick RundbladComment below (with kindness) Email us at asinglelight1110@gmail.comAnd if you want…Subscribe and like!!!Highlight Link of the SessionPhysical conditions on the early Earth, PubMedhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1664683/ Link to Information Used in Session 4Formation of the Earth, National Geographic https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/formation-earth/7th-grade/ The origin of life on Earth, Explained, The University of Chicagohttps://news.uchicago.edu/explainer/origin-life-earth-explained Age of the Earth, USGShttps://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/age.html How life and geology worked together to forge Earth's nutrient-rich crust, Phys.orghttps://phys.org/news/2023-05-life-geology-forge-earth-nutrient.html#google_vignetteThe origin of life: The conditions that sparked life on Earth, Research Outreachhttps://researchoutreach.org/articles/origin-life-conditions-sparked-life-earth/ How Earth Volcanoes Offer a Window into the Evolution of Life and the Solar System, NASAhttps://www.nasa.gov/missions/how-earth-volcanoes-offer-a-window-into-the-evolution-of-life-and-the-solar-system/ Volcanoes and the origins of life, Expeditionshttps://www.joinexpeditions.com/exps/1236-volcanoes-and-the-origins-of-life Earth and Theia smashed to birth the moon, but did they first start out as close neighbors?, Space.comhttps://www.space.com/astronomy/earth-and-theia-collided-to-birth-the-moon-but-did-they-first-start-out-as-close-neighbors The Archean Eon and the Hadean, Berkeleyhttps://ucmp.berkeley.edu/precambrian/archean_hadean.php Cyanobacteria: Fossil Record, Berkeleyhttps://ucmp.berkeley.edu/bacteria/cyanofr.htmlAustralia’s Geological History: Rocks, Life And Tectonic Forces | SLICE SCIENCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDYDe0pKvSA Hot Jupiter, NASAhttps://science.nasa.gov/resource/hot-jupiter/ Panspermia, EBSCOhttps://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biology/panspermia Amazon StorePlease note: As an Amazon Associate, MooseEel Media, LLC (Jennifer and Maddy) earns from qualifying purchases. This means that if you click on certain links and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.Anaximander: And the Birth of Science by Carlo Rovelli https://amzn.to/46tI9sN Meet Me in Atlantis: Across Three Continents in Search of the Legendary Sunken City by Mark Adamshttps://amzn.to/4zACWNi Confessions of an Alien Hunter: AScientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak https://amzn.to/45hR54f Nova: Australia's First 4 BillionYears, Smith, Richard, DVDhttps://amzn.to/4gIUyzb
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    18 分
  • Earth, Gravity, and Water, Oh My

    Earth, Gravity, and Water, Oh My
    2026/09/02

    Description

    There are possibly billions of exoplanets in our galaxy, butmost of them will not have any life on them because they are outside of their star’s habitable zone. What is a habitable zone? Why is it so important? Can a planet or moon outside of the habitable zone harbor life? We explore these questions in today’s session.

    Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable

    Original art: Maddy Cable

    Research: Jennifer Vandenberg

    Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable

    Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg

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    Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad

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    Link to Information Used in Session 3

    Habitable Zones of Different Stars, NASA

    https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/habitable-zones-of-different-stars/

    Red giant stars: Facts, definition & the future of the sun, Space.com

    https://www.space.com/22471-red-giant-stars.html

    How Many Moons Does Each Planet Have?, NASA

    https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/how-many-moons/en/

    Ocean Worlds: Water in the Solar System and Beyond, NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/ocean-worlds/

    Signs of life could survive on solar system moons Enceladus and Europa, Space.com

    https://www.space.com/jupiter-saturn-moon-enceladus-europa-life-signs

    Scientists Investigate How Heat Rises Through Europa’s Ocean, Eos

    https://eos.org/research-spotlights/scientists-investigate-how-heat-rises-through-europas-ocean

    Tidal Heating in Io, GeoScienceWorld

    https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/elements/article-abstract/18/6/374/621175/Tidal-Heating-in-Io?redirectedFrom=fulltext

    Europa/NASA

    https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/europa/in-depth.amp

    Europa Clipper/NASA

    https://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/

    Life on Venus: Your Questions Answered, Planetary Society

    https://www.planetary.org/articles/life-on-venus-your-questions-answered

    Explore: Life on Mars, LPI

    https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/LifeOnMars/background/

    Why Go to Mars?, ESA

    https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Exploration/Why_go_to_Mars

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    Anaximander: And the Birth of Science by Carlo Rovelli

    https://amzn.to/46tI9sN

    Meet Me in Atlantis: Across Three Continents in Search of the Legendary Sunken City by Mark Adams

    https://amzn.to/4zACWNi

    Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak

    https://amzn.to/45hR54f
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    17 分
  • Where Were the Alien Hunters?

    Where Were the Alien Hunters?
    2026/08/26
    DescriptionToday, the hunt for extraterrestrials is part of everyday life. This has been true for more than a hundred years. Did the citizens of ancient civilizations hunt for aliens also? We’ll look back in history, meet two Greek philosophers, and see how they influenced modern astrobiology. Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy CableOriginal art: Maddy CableResearch: Jennifer VandenbergScript: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy CableEditing: Jennifer VandenbergEditing software: CanvaMusic: Remember This Moment by Patrick RundbladComment below (with kindness) Email us at asinglelight1110@gmail.comAnd if you want…Subscribe and like!!!Highlight Link of the SessionCBS News poll finds most Americans believe extraterrestrial life exists – and some think it's already here, CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-believe-extraterrestrial-life-exists-opinion-poll/Link to Information Used in Session 2UFOs and Aliens Among Us, Library of Congresshttps://www.loc.gov/collections/finding-our-place-in-the-cosmos-with-carl-sagan/articles-and-essays/life-on-other-worlds/ufos-and-aliens-among-us Alien Dreams: The Surprisingly Long History of Speculation About Extraterrestrials, The MIT Press Readerhttps://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/history-speculation-about-aliens/ History of UFOs, Historyhttps://www.history.com/articles/history-of-ufos 7 Ancient Cultures and How They Shaped Astronomy, OADhttps://astro4dev.org/7-ancient-cultures-and-how-they-shaped-astronomy-guest-blog/Anaximander of Miletus, The Linda Hallhttps://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/anaximander-of-miletus/ Anaximander, Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Anaximander Anaximander , IEPhttps://iep.utm.edu/anaximander/ Leucippus, Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Leucippus Leucippus, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophyhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/leucippus/ Ancient Atomism, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophyhttps://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2014/entries/atomism-ancient/ Plato, Biographyhttps://www.biography.com/scholars-educators/plato?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_bio_md_pmx_prog_mix_us_23712964728&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23722844311&gbraid=0AAAAApTwOX1wIbIWYeWvHYM5V0j5k3sjc&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-frTBhCvARIsADv4XY4mtlFnCmUZj21MhPp3_mu6JqY3aFF5eHTSpF96VzznY-zNPsSB5QEaAsvCEALw_wcB Who Invented the Telescope?, Spacehttps://www.space.com/21950-who-invented-the-telescope.html Amazon StorePlease note: As an Amazon Associate, MooseEel Media, LLC (Jennifer and Maddy) earns from qualifying purchases. This means that if you click on certain links and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.Anaximander: And the Birth of Science by Carlo Rovelli https://amzn.to/46tI9sN Meet Me in Atlantis: Across Three Continents in Search of the Legendary Sunken City by Mark Adamshttps://amzn.to/4zACWNi Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak https://amzn.to/45hR54f
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    17 分