Made of Stars
Made of Stars is a look at everything in space exploration from programs and vehicles on Earth to discoveries made just out of our atmosphere and into deep space. Space enthusiast Wes Carroll interviews executive director of CSU's Coca-Cola Space Science center Dr. Shawn Cruzen each week with new episodes published Thursday mornings.
Georgia Association of Broadcasters winner for Best Podcast Series at the 2022 Gabby Awards
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Voice Over: Joe Earl Williams
Original Music: Graham Hobson
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 244
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Is the Morning Star Not Really a Star?
Astronomers are using the JWST to determine if the morning star us even a star. Blue Origin is set to launch their 2nd New Glenn rocket as soon as the end of the month. New research from JWST says th…
00:25:47 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
Your Friendly Neighborhood Rocket Scientist Les Johnson
Wes and Shawn are joined by Chief Technologist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and author Les Johnson to talk about the symbiotic relationship of science and science fiction and his upcoming a…
00:37:40 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
X-37B Set to Launch Tonight... Weather Permitting
SpaceX is set to launch the X-37B tonight if the weather allows. A fireball exploded above Japan this week lighting up the night sky. Arctic aurora season has begun. Comet 3I/ATLAS has a backward tai…
00:34:50 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
The Passing of a NASA Legend
NASA astronaut Jim Lovell passed away at the age of 97 and his story is more than just Apollo 13. Artemis 2 is doing more preparation for a February to April launch next year. The meteorite that cras…
00:39:03 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
Hey Now, Hey Now
It's a crowded house aboard the ISS with 11 crew members on board. Crew-10 is preparing to leave and make things a little less crowded. Bitch Wilmore has decided to retire from NASA after 25 years. A…
00:26:39 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
Skyfall on Mars?
NASA's Crew 11 scheduled to launch today. NASA and JPL have announced their plans for a sequel to the Ingenuity helicopter. The recently discovered interstellar comet is massive. An asteroid that has…
00:39:53 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
Half of the Planet Will Go Dark? It Happens Every Night
NASA's Crew-10 will hold a press conference to update their mission and talk about their return home. Scientists have discovered a new giant molecular cloud in the center of the Milky Way. A 3rd inte…
00:42:07 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
When You See the Southern Cross for the First Time
Wes recaps stargazing in Australia before talking about the Bogong Moths that use the stars to navigate their migration patterns. Plus, Ax-4's crew is now back on Earth after making history for three…
00:43:48 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
New York to Paris in Under an Hour?!
Venus Aerospace successfully flew the world’s first atmospheric test of a rotating
detonation rocket engine that could eventually lead to a 55 minute trip from NY to Paris. Why does the Moon have magn…
detonation rocket engine that could eventually lead to a 55 minute trip from NY to Paris. Why does the Moon have magn…
00:38:01 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
American Hero Brigadier General David R. Scott
This week we honor an American hero who walked and drove a car on the moon.
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00:29:24 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
A Look Back to Our Interview with Al Worden
Wes and Shawn interviewed Col. Al Worden in 2011. He passed away in 2020. This week we look back to that interview.
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00:39:58 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Studying Medicine In Space
Cancer treatments and cures may come from studies done in space. Scientists are taking the mystery out of the sun's poles. Scientists have a new look at the tiny glass beads found on the Moon during …
00:33:36 |
Thu 19 Jun 2025
No, the Strawberry Moon Isn't Pink
The Strawberry Moon's name doesn't come from it's color but from what time of year strawberries are at peak ripeness. Japan's Resilience spacecraft has slammed into the Moon. Astronomers have dicover…
00:39:32 |
Thu 12 Jun 2025
Jared Isaacman's Launch Aborted
Jared Isaacman will not be NASA's next administrator. Active region 4100 has ended. Axiom's Ax-4 launch has been delayed to June 10. New research says the Milky Way and Andromeda won't be colliding a…
00:42:00 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
China and Russia Have Big Plans for the Moon
China and Russia have made a deal to build a nuclear power facility on the Moon. SpaceX has both wins and losses with its latest Starship launch. A sunspot has been visible on the Sun for 54 days and…
00:50:12 |
Thu 29 May 2025
There's Gold In This Here Episode
A star has been observed exiting a galaxy... with a planet in tow. Scientists say that have discovered a new source for gold in the universe. Researchers have found a fungus that they say can metabol…
00:26:46 |
Thu 22 May 2025
The Universe Is Doomed! (Pardon the Clickbait)
Scientists say the universe's expiration date us much sooner than they had expected... but we still have a really, really long time left. Soviet zombie satellite spashed down on Earth over the weeken…
00:33:38 |
Thu 15 May 2025
SpaceX Starship Gets Approval for 25 Launches Per Year
The USSR Zombie probe will likely make landfall this weekend. NASA is ready to explore Titan witha very large drone. Japan's Resilence lunar lander has entered the Moon's orbit. SLS has stacked the s…
00:36:35 |
Thu 08 May 2025
Isaacman Is a Step Closer to Leading NASA
Jared Isaacman awaits the final Senate vote to conform him as the new administrator of NASA. A 50 year-old Russian spacecraft is heading for Earth. What are mush balls on Jupiter? Don Pettit's recent…
00:41:31 |
Thu 01 May 2025
Life on Exoplanet K2-18 b? Seems Fishy
New data from exoplanet K2-18 b suggests that there COULD be life on the ocean world, but there's a lot more science to be done. NASA's Lucy spacecraft has captured images of a peanut-shaped asteroid…
00:32:51 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
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