Snow on the moon? Yes, though not recently... but maybe billions of years ago. Recent discoveries indicate that the early moon, orbiting just 20,000 miles above our planet at the time, may have shared a dynamic magnetic field with that of the Earth, resulting in the moon having an early atmosphere about twice as dense as the Martian atmosphere is today! This has wide implications for planetary science, but perhaps our favorite is that it may have snowed both carbon dioxide and water ice on the moon back in the day. We're also talking about the amazing launch and recovery of New Glenn, the plight of the Chinese taikonauts aboard the Tiangong space station, and a recent SpaceX memo about—no surprises here—a delay to their lunar landing program for Artemis III. Join us!
Headlines:
China's Shenzhou Astronauts Still Dealing with Stricken Spacecraft
Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Launches and Lands, Sends Probes Toward Mars
Comet C/2025 K1 Atlas Breaks Up After Solar Flyby
SpaceX Artemis Moon Landing Delayed to 2028
Main Topic: Moon Volatiles and Lunar Science
The Moon's Formation and the Giant Impact Hypothesis
Intertwined Magnetic Fields on the Early Moon and Earth
Transmission of Earth Atmosphere and Volatiles to Lunar Surface
Lunar Outgassing, Volcanism, and Creation of an Ancient Lunar Atmosphere
Permanently Shadowed Regions as Time Capsules of Early Moon and Earth
Scientific Importance of NASA's VIPER Rover for Analyzing Polar Ices and Volatiles
Commercial and Scientific Value of Moon's Minerals and Resources
Long-Term Preservation of Lunar Samples for Future Research
Early Moon Weather: Volatile Snow, Atmosphere Collapse, and What It Means for Lunar Resources
Educational Outreach through Virtual Space Science Experiences
Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik
Guest: Dr. Jim Green
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Jacob Ward of The Rip Current joins Mikah Sargent this week! Tech titans are investing millions into genetically engineered babies. A lot of those who worry about data privacy feel like their actions make no difference. Comments from Windows lead Pavan Davuluri on the future of Windows received a lot of blowback online. And Valve announced a trio of new hardware for.
Jacob discusses tech billionaires funding companies that are pursuing genetically engineered babies, raising concerns about the commercialization of polygenic screening.
Mikah talks about how a lot of Americans do worry about data privacy, but feel helpless in that any actions they may take make no real difference.
Zac Bowden from Windows Central joins the show to talk about comments made recently online from Windows lead Pavan Davuluri on the future of Windows "evolving into an agentic OS," which received plenty of pushback.
And Scott Stein of CNET stops by to share his hands-on experience with Valve's recently announced new Steam hardware, set to launch in 2026.
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jacob Ward
Guests: Zac Bowden and Scott Stein
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Hands-On Windows 166: Power Toys 2025 Update
Windows keeps improving behind the scenes, but sometimes the most useful updates come from PowerToys. Get the inside scoop on which PowerToys utilities may be headed for official Windows status and why you'll want the latest version right away.
Host: Paul Thurrott
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Hands-On Apple 208: Eye Tracking on iPhone
Control your iPhone just by looking at it. Mikah Sargent dives into the eye-tracking (and head tracking) feature on iOS, showing how it contributes to accessibility and reimagines device interaction.
How to set up and use iOS eye tracking controls
Eye tracking customization: smoothing, snap to item, dwell control, and more
Eye tracking training process and device positioning tips
Accuracy challenges and retraining
Head tracking as an alternative: facial gestures trigger iOS actions
Head tracking menu navigation with expressions
Host: Mikah Sargent
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Home Theater Geeks 508: LG Multi-View Mode
Michael S wonders about his LG B7A OLED TV's Multi-View (side-by-side) mode. Apparently, one of the side-by-side images must be from the TV's internal tuner. Is that normal? Scott Wilkinson has the answer.
Host: Scott Wilkinson
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