chris impey

Explore " chris impey" with insightful episodes like "From UFO to UAP: How the hunt for flying saucers made it to US Congress", "Chris Impey on the New Space Race and Exoplanet Habitation", "The Future of Space Exploration -- Up Next: Perspectives on the Future of Everything" and "The Future of Space Exploration -- Up Next: Perspectives on the Future of Everything" from podcasts like ""Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today", "At a Distance", "Astronomy (Audio)" and "Astronomy (Video)"" and more!

Episodes (4)

From UFO to UAP: How the hunt for flying saucers made it to US Congress

Since former intelligence official David Grusch made his explosive claims about the US government possessing ânon-humanâ crashed craft, the world has been gripped by another bout of UFO fever. In this Rear Vision, we track our modern obsession with this phenomenon, from the âflying saucersâ of the 1940âs to the âUAPsâ of today.

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today

enJanuary 21, 2024

Chris Impey on the New Space Race and Exoplanet Habitation

Astronomer Chris Impey, author of the new book “Worlds Without End: Exoplanets, Habitability, and the Future of Humanity” and a professor at the University of Arizona, discusses the vast possibilities of extraterrestrial human habitation, why imagination is an important form of scientific speculation, and why humans’ initial move to space will likely mirror the lawlessness of the Wild West.

At a Distance

enJune 05, 2023

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The Future of Space Exploration -- Up Next: Perspectives on the Future of Everything

Chris Impey is a distinguished professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona whose work has been supported by $20 million in grants from both NASA and the National Science Foundation. His research interests include observational cosmology, gravitational lensing, and the evolution of galaxies. He's also the author of six critically acclaimed books, the most recent of which is called: "Beyond: Our Future in Space." In this edition of Up Next, Professor Impey discusses the prospects for space tourism, colonies on Mars, and new rocket technologies that could take us to the moon in less than four hours. Series: "Up Next: Perspectives on the Future of Everything" [Science] [Show ID: 30316]

Astronomy (Audio)

en-usDecember 07, 2015