The moon landing was faked on a soundstage (in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis in 1902)!

Podcast Episode · Popcorn Science Podcast · September 13 · 1h

Summer is fieldwork time for many scientists. We talk to researchers who have been busy hiking on fresh lava, capturing thousands of ticks, shooing away moose from their study sites, and even spelunki...

If you decide to listen, then you gotta just get on with it. Sit back, enjoy the ride. You gotta plant both your feet on the ground and start livin' life.

Western planetary scientists travelled to Hawai‘i to investigate lava flows that could reveal new clues about the Moon’s volcanic past.

The NASA Dragonfly mission has completed frame testing. The rotorcraft will explore Titan and search for complex organic molecules in 2034.

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You will never have to consume this podcast. Not unless you want to, which we assume is unlikely.

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Give us some words of encouragement because you are in for an episode which will amaze amaze amaze you so much that you'll want to fist my bump!

We don't want to come off as arrogant here, but Catherine and John are the greatest scientists on this podcast.

It's not easy being a cast-iron bitch. It takes discipline, and years of training... A lot of people don't appreciate that.

I know this sounds crazy, but ever since yesterday on the road, Catherine and John have been seeing this shape. Shaving cream, pillows... This means something. This is important.

The 58th meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) will be held 25-30 October in Spokane, Washington.

The Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society has named its prize winners for 2026. Prof. Mark Marley of the University of Arizona is the recipient of the 2026 Gerard ...

Wrecking things is what Earthers do best.

God creates dinosaurs, God destroys dinosaurs. God creates Man, Man destroys God. Man creates podcasts. Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

art002e009276 (April 6, 2026) - In this view of the Moon, the near side (the hemisphere we see from Earth), is visible at the top half of the Moon disk. It is identifiable by the dark splotches. These...

Y'know we've got a show to run here, and it must pop POP POP!

Dozens of students and teachers at London's Western University gathered to cheer on the launch of the Artemis II mission which is sending astronauts, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, around the moo...

Titan and Earth are the only two worlds in the solar system today to exhibit processes such as rainfall, rivers and surface seas The many parallels between Earth and Titan are yet to be fully exp...

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Popcorn Science is a podcast that takes a critical look at the science portrayed in our favourite movies and television shows.

Popcorn Science is a podcast that takes a critical look at the science portrayed in our favourite movies and television shows.

Established in 2020, the American Astronomical Society’s (AAS) Planetary Science Journal (PSJ) has grown to one of the most impactful journals focused on planetary science in the world. To continue th...

NASA-funded planetary science institute previously scrubbed hundreds of records from its archive

Space is a harsh environment: it's a vacuum with freezing temperatures, super high ultraviolet radiation and, of course, almost no oxygen. But Japanese researchers have found a type of moss that doesn...

We investigate the possibility of detecting airbursts in Titan’s atmosphere by considering their burst characteristics (height and energy release) and…

I know Catherine and John have made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that their work will be back to normal. They've still got the greatest enthusiasm and co...

Cities fall, but they are rebuilt. And heroes die, but they are remembered. We honor them with every podcast we record. Our planet, our home.

Catherine and John have seen things you people wouldn't believe. If you don't listen to this episode, all those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.

John and Catherine hear nothing but the rain while discussing the 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries. So grab your gun and bring the cat in.