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
An Exoplanet 48 Light Years Away Is Checking Boxes
An exoplanet discovered 48 light years away is in the habitable zone and likely has liquid water on it. Comet Tsuchinshan may be about to fall apart. ESA has a new Ariane 6 rocket. Plus NASA's Hubble…
00:44:43 |
Thu 11 Jul 2024
Space Bloopers and LEGO Moon Bricks
We hope you had a great Asteroid Day! Chinese space company Space Pioneer accidentally launched a rocket during a static-fire test. SpaceX accidentally dropped some debris on a camp site in North Car…
00:46:41 |
Wed 03 Jul 2024
Starliner Astronauts Are (Not) Stranded!
No, the Starliner astronauts are not stranded at the ISS, in spite of what you may have heard. China has returned samples from the far side of the moon. A new star may be in the sky by the time you h…
00:33:00 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
NASA Is Watching Two Asteroids
NASA has an eye on several asteroids but there are two of them they are watching a little more closely than the rest. A new star could be coming to our sky soon. Astronomers have discovered the slow…
00:37:27 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
Starliner Mission Should Be Completed In Spite of Five Helium Leaks
Starliner now has five helium leaks but there's plenty of helium for the mission to be completed in spite of the leaks. SpaceX has a very good week after Starship completes its test successfully. A N…
00:34:40 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
Starliner Is On Its Way to the ISS!
Bloeing has finally gotten its big win with a successful launch of Starliner that is on its way to the ISS. SpaceX congratulated Boeing while planning a Thursday launch of their own massive rocket. C…
00:48:04 |
Thu 06 Jun 2024
I have Been and Always Shall Be... Not a Real Planet?
This week's show sounds a little familiar... Starliner planning to launch, SpaceX is crushing it with launches and AR3664 is back! Also, Venus likely has volcanoes and the planet Vulcan wasn't really…
00:37:33 |
Thu 30 May 2024
It Took 60 Years But He Finally Went to Space
Starliner delays launch again but hopes for a June 2 launch now. SpaceX is continues to launch successfully with the latest launch for the NRO. Ed Dwight wasn't given a chance to go to space 60 years…
00:36:33 |
Thu 23 May 2024
Incredible and Historic Aurora Show
The aurora present in the earth's northern and southern hemispheres rank as one of the best in the last 500 years. A sunspot like the one that caused the aurora could be a major problem for our elect…
00:44:49 |
Thu 16 May 2024
Starliner Delays Launch After Non-Cicada Related Buzzing Sound
Starliner was forced to delay launch because of a buzzing sound coming from a rocket valve. A massive sunspot could cause problems with communication on Earth. 41,000 years ago Earth's magnetic shiel…
00:39:14 |
Thu 09 May 2024
JWST Catches a Glimpse of Jar Jar Binks
The James Webb Space Telescope has given us a glimpse of the Horse Head Nebula and the galaxies behind it. Starliner is preparing for a Monday launch. No, those aren't giant spiders on Mars. Resident…
00:36:06 |
Thu 02 May 2024
Just a Drop of Water In an Endless Sea
There's a lot of dust talk this week as a Moon mission is in the works with dust guards ready to deal with dust on the Moon. Plus NASA is planning ahead for Artemis missions with large cargo crates t…
00:35:49 |
Thu 25 Apr 2024
Chicken Little Was Right!
NASA has learned the hard way that not everything burns up on rentry. Starliner is a step closer to a test launch in early May. A nova and the "devil comet" are both in the night time sky for viewing…
00:34:48 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Recapping the Eclipse and Watch Out for China
Amateur astronomers learned a few new terms from the "Sheldons" of atronomy. NASA has entered into a partnership with JAXA that will put Japanese boots on the Moon. China's space program seems to hav…
00:37:48 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
It's Almost Eclipse Time!
This week we talk about the eclipse and everying you need to know.. plus an update on Starliner and a potentially massive discovery on Mars.
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00:41:41 |
Fri 05 Apr 2024
Deep Space Alcohol and Blue Milk... Shaken, Not Stirred
JWST has discovered deep space alcohol and other life chemicals near a protostar. Roscosmos has successfully launched after last week's last second scrub. Boeing's Starliner may launch soon but not b…
00:43:52 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Twenty Seconds to ISS
A Soyuz launch scheduled to travel to the ISS was scrubbed twenty seconds before liftoff. SpaceX plans to launch later today with cargo for the ISS. SpaceX has also announced that they could be launc…
00:35:32 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship Into Space
SpaceX celebrated its founding anniversary with a successful launch of Starship into space. Japan's first attempt at launching a commerical rocket into space explosed seconds after launch. 35 years a…
00:32:53 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
There's a Newly Discovered Moon Near Uranus
SpaceX continues to make things look easy after launching and docking the Crew 8 to the ISS while prepping the 3rd test for the Starship. The Curiosity Rover is climbing through time on the surface o…
00:31:46 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
Maybe It's Just Rocket Lag
ILM's Odysseus is going to sleep but sunlight could still wake it up. SpaceX was forced to cancel a launch due to weather but decided to launch a different rocket instead. A glancing blow CME could g…
00:31:35 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
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