From our narrow vantage point on Earth, how can we see what's out there, beyond our skies? We look to how scientists and scholars have studied eclipses, dark matter, deep-space transmissions from intelligent life and more, all in the hopes of painting a clearer picture of a vast and invisible universe.
Original Air Date: August 19, 2017
Interviews In This Hour:
How Eclipse Chasing Inspires Generations of Scientists )— How Do We Investigate The Invisible Parts of the Universe?) — Search For Life In All The Wrong Places) — What Can You Hear In Space?) — The Universe Is Under No Obligation To Make Sense To Us)
Guests:
David Baron), Priya Natarajan), Seth Shostak), Don Gurnett), Neil deGrasse Tyson)
Further Reading:
NASA: 2024 Eclipse Explorer)
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