EVSN: Escape Velocity Space News

EVSN: Escape Velocity Space News

Dr. Pamela Gay, Erik Madaus, Ally Pelphrey

Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 33m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.4 (90)
Since Sep 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Get your weekly dose of all that's new in space and astronomy with Escape Velocity Space News. The sky is not the limit, as we bring you the latest scientific discoveries and rocket launches. EVSN is brought to you by the team behind CosmoQuest at the Planetary Science Institute and features hosts Dr. Pamela L. Gay and Erik Madaus, with audio engineering by Ally Pelphrey. EVSN is supported through Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/CosmoQuestX.

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Recent Episodes

S4E20 Tails SpaceX Fails, Heads We Lose the Earth

Jun 11, 2026 27m

In this episode, we look at the SpaceX SEC initial filing and put its facts and figures in context and ask, can they do it? And can the Earth survive if they succeed?

S4E19 Chasing Chemistry: Missions measure comet & planet atmospheres

Jun 04, 2026 14m

In this episode, we're going to look at Psyche's success at Mars, the cool 3I-ATLAS science coming from Europa Clipper and JUICE en route to the Jupiter system:, and we also look at JWST's efforts to…

S4 After Hours: Crowdsourcing Innovation with Trisha Epp

May 28, 2026 48m Bonus

Trisha Epp joins us to talking about NASA's collaboration with Freelancer, and how Innovation is now getting crowdsourced. Join in to learn how to launch your own Moonshot! Guest Trisha Epp is a…

S4E18 Astronomers: Improbability Finders

May 21, 2026 16m

Pamela is on the road in this episode as we look at how (and why) astronomers keep finding the improbable, follow the evidence to possible sources of little red dots, study the power of big star…

S4E17 Uncommon Stars

May 14, 2026 18m

In today's episode, we look at the Voyager mission's exploration beyond our solar system, the organics Mars Curiosity Rover has discovered, the distribution of planets uncovered by the TESS mission,…

S4E16 The One With the Dark Matter

May 07, 2026 18m

In this episode, we're going to be looking back in time at how Dark Matter may have influenced the formation of Supermassive Blackholes, newly catalogued remnants of left over hydrogen, an ancient…

S4 After Hours: Launching the small(er) things with Exolaunch CEO Robert Sproles

Apr 30, 2026 48m Bonus

As commercial space becomes a more and more mature industry, we're seeing new needs emerge. Front and the center is the need for someone - or some company - to make it easy for folks in need of a…

S4E15 To Artemis, With Love

Apr 23, 2026 27m

This is EVSN's love letter to the Artemis II mission.

S4E14 Supervolcanoes: Erupt, Refill, Repeat

Apr 16, 2026 13m

This week, in the first of our new shorter and more frequent episodes, we are going to take a look at the interplay of plate tectonics, geology, climate, and life. Specifically, we're looking at the…

S4E13 Science in Pairs & Moon Plans Redux

Apr 02, 2026 25m

Once again, we're going to attempt to get you up to date with what is going down at NASA. In addition to NASA updates, we have stories of science that comes in twos. From 2 planets forming in a disk…

On Background - Comets, the basics

Mar 26, 2026 14m

In this special episode, funded by the National Science Foundation, we're taking a break from the headlines to share the background story of comets. Today, we'll focus on the origin of comets and…

S4E12 Pretty Pictures & Ugly Artemis News

Mar 19, 2026 33m

This episode went through a lot of rewrites as breaking news kept breaking our hearts. Artemis is still on, but there are delays and cancellations. Before we face that, let's look at some pretty…

S4E11 Glaciers: Going, Going…Gone

Feb 26, 2026 26m

The glaciers are melting, the volcanoes are erupting, and earthquakes are shaking things up. Let's discuss.

S4E10 The sky is falling! Space Junk 411

Feb 13, 2026 27m

In this episode, we take a closer look at how the increasing number of rockets and satellites going up mean there is also an unfortunate increase in the space junk coming down. We also cover dramatic…

S4E9 JWST Makes Sense of the Early Universe

Jan 29, 2026 30m

In this episode we look at highlights from the latest American Astronomical Society Meeting. An accidental theme came out: with each new telescope and each improved instrument we can look more…

S4E8 Astronomy Answers: What's that light?

Jan 08, 2026 31m

In this episode, we're pleased to say we get to focus on science, as we bring you hot Jupiters, a tear-drop shaped Jupiter massed… something…? - and news of objects getting torn apart and other…

S4E7 When Science Results Rhyme: Exoplanets, Supernovae, and Relativity

Dec 25, 2025 28m

In this week's episode, we look at planets younger than fossils, celebrate relativity repeatedly working as expected, and peer at previously only theorized 1st generation stars using JWST. We…

S4E6 Never trust a volcano & other geology tales

Dec 04, 2025 31m

The world we live on today has undergone dramatic change since it first formed, and time hasn't necessarily been kind. Earth has gained some weight (and a Moon) after a chance collision. A leaky gut…

S4E5 Climate Change Follows the Water

Nov 20, 2025 25m

We live on an ever-changing world, and by studying the past, we can better understand our potential futures. In this episode, we follow the water and look at how past periods of glacial melt changed…

S4E4 JWST's picture album of Baby stars, planets, moons and more

Nov 06, 2025 27m

In this episode, we look at some of our latest discoveries about the formation of star systems, including planets and moons, and the growth of black holes. We also take a closer look at our…

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