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From blanket fairs to night kings, curfews to crime, At Day's Close is an intriguing and captivating investigation into the night. Until now, this rich and complex universe in which we spend nearly half of our lives was a world long-lost to historians. Here, Ekirch explores how the night was lived in the past, through travel accounts, memoirs, letters, folklore, poems, court records and coroner's reports. More than this, it is a passionate argument in the case for less artificial light in an increasingly bright world.

You've got questions and astrophysicist Paul M. Sutter has answers - every episode you will come closer to complete knowledge of time and space!

For decades, books, movies, television shows, and conspiracy theories have speculated about the existence of life on other planets. But how possible is it that we are alone in the universe? How likely is it we’ll find a habitable, Earth-like planet? How come we have not already seen signs of extraterrestrial life? Join astrophysicist Sarah Rugheimer to reveal what we know about detecting life on other planets.

Britain’s most famous mathematician takes us to the edge of knowledge to show us what we cannot know. Is the universe infinite? Do we know what happened before the Big Bang? Where is human consciousness located in the brain? And are there more undiscovered particles out there, beyond the Higgs...

There was a time when “universe” meant all there is. Everything. Yet, in recent years discoveries in physics and cosmology have led a number of scientists to conclude that our universe may be one among many. With crystal-clear prose and inspired use of analogy, Brian Greene shows how a range...

Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years when rockets blew up and the United States seemed to fall further behind the Soviet Union in the space race.

In Calculating the Cosmos, Ian Stewart presents an exhilarating guide to the cosmos, from our solar system to the entire universe. He describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it's all going to end. He considers parallel universes, the fine-tuning of the cosmos for life, what forms extraterrestrial life might take, and the likelihood of life on Earth being snuffed out by an asteroid.

Are you curious about the quantum world but overwhelmed by tough words and complex equations? Make this your first book on quantum—your guide to understanding the universe’s most mysterious topics, from waves and light to space, nature, and even consciousness!

Light of the Stars is science at the grandest of scales, and it tells a radically new story about what we are: one world in a universe awash in planets. Building on his widely discussed scientific papers and New York Times op-eds, astrophysicist Adam Frank shows that not only is it likely that alien civilizations have existed many times before, but also that many of them have driven their own worlds into dangerous eras of change.

The Top Ten Bestseller Black holes. DNA. The Large Hadron Collider. Ever had that sneaking feeling that you are missing out on some truly spectacular science? You do? Well, fear not, for help is at hand. Ben Miller was working on his Physics PhD at Cambridge when he accidentally became a...

Given the fact that there are perhaps 400 billion stars in our galaxy alone and perhaps 400 billion galaxies in the universe, it stands to reason that somewhere out there, in the 14-billion-year-old cosmos, there is or once was a civilization at least as advanced as our own. The sheer enormity of the numbers almost demands that we accept the truth of this hypothesis. Why, then, have we encountered no evidence, no messages, no artifacts of these extraterrestrials?

Emprende un inspirador e informativo viaje para conocer los planetas, las estrellas, el Bing Bang, el Sistema Solar, los avances científicos y mucho más.

April 13, 1970. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert are hurtling towards the moon in the Apollo 13 spacecraft, when an explosion rocks the ship. The cockpit grows dim, the air grows thin, and the instrument lights wink out. Moments later, the astronauts are forced to abandon the...

The question "what came first?" has shaped human thought since its earliest stirrings, from theological first principles to the search for base reality in simulation theory. This demand for ultimate origins appears so natural that it goes unnoticed, like air supporting breath without announcing itself. But what if this demand contains a hidden error? Boris Kriger's groundbreaking work argues that for certain closed hierarchical structures, the question of primary foundation is not merely unanswered—it is unanswerable.

When Earth's atmosphere turns spacecraft into 2,700-degree fireballs at Mach 25, coming home from space becomes humanity's deadliest gauntlet. Cosmo Ray chronicles catastrophic failures, white-knuckle survivals, and thirteen-minute infernos proving reentry is barely controlled chaos where astronauts bet their lives on physics and luck. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Join Cosmo Ray as he celebrates trailblazing astronauts of color who shattered barriers and soared beyond Earth's atmosphere. From Guion Bluford and Mae Jemison to Victor Glover's lunar mission, discover pioneers who proved the cosmos belongs to everyone. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Ever wonder what it actually takes to become a NASA astronaut? Join Cosmo Ray as he unpacks the decade-long grind, brutal training, and selection odds that turn space dreams into reality. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Four astronauts screamed around the Moon at Mach 33, survived a 3,000-degree inferno, and splashed down in the Pacific—humanity's first lunar voyage in over fifty years. Cosmo Ray celebrates the wild physics, fearless crew, and struggle that made Artemis II's triumphant return possible. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Cosmo Ray celebrates trailblazing women who conquered space against impossible odds—from NASA's hidden mathematicians to record-breaking astronauts. Each episode unpacks jaw-dropping stories of brilliant pioneers who shattered barriers while defying gravity and expectations. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

This is my first podcast as a 13 year old (want to be astronaut) creator. This podcast explores the universe as an unimaginable vacuum that contains everything we know and don’t know:I want to teach peopleI also want to learn a lot myself from my listenersI hope you like my content.If you have any questions, want to fact check me, tell me something new or anything else please get in touch.Ps: I do the cover drawings myself and would appreciate if you didn’t copy them for marketing purposes.