Past Program - Our Island Universe
Summary: Our Island Universe is a 90 second look at new discoveries in our understanding of what lies beyond the horizon and what it means to us here on earth. Our Island Universe is a partnership between WMRA and James Madison University's John C. Wells Planetarium.
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Podcasts:
On this episode of Our Island Universe : The promise of exoplanet Ross 128 b.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : What we already know about our recent interstellar visitor, Oumaumau.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : Some thoughts on mankind's relationship with the stars and the urge to find meaning in their movement.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : How SETI is changing the way we search for intelligent life in the Universe.
On this episode of Our Island Universe: If there is a high probability of life in the universe, why haven't we ever been contacted by another form of life?
On this episode of Our Island Universe : What do we know about the origins of life on Earth?
On this episode of Our Island Universe : NASA is preparing to launch a solar probe designed to learn more about the temperature zones of our sun.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : Taking steps to protect alien life as we explore the galaxy.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : Why did we crash Cassini into Saturn at the end of it's mission?
On this episode of Our Island Universe : The promise and potential of space exploration and how it's driving our species forward.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : While our reasons for going to the moon the first time may have been political, our achievement led to much more than bragging rights.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : The roots of our need to explore and discover started with our migration out of Africa and our search for new resources.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : Evidence that since we arrived on the scene, Homo sapiens have been exploring the world.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : The discovery of the TRAPPIST-1 System may lead to identifying another planet that can sustain life.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : Scientist may have observed the first evidence of a failed supernova.
