Mister Science Fair

01/16/2026

In April 2026, Artemis II will send four astronauts farther from Earth than anyone has gone in over 50 years - testing the systems that will take us back to the Moon and on to Mars. New podcast episode: Artemis is just getting started. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e-5PX449hI

12/20/2025

What if the future of data storage isn’t on Earth at all? This week’s Space Notes explores space data centers - orbiting facilities designed to store and process the world’s growing digital information. From energy savings to faster climate and disaster analysis, the potential benefits are enormous - along with big challenges. Tune in to hear how the cloud might soon become truly cosmic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKPjShruwrs

11/26/2025

11/21/2025

6,000 New Worlds — and We’ve Only Just Begun.
Astronomers have officially confirmed more than 6,000 exoplanets — planets orbiting stars far beyond our Sun. 🌟✨
From scorching gas giants with years that last only days…to rocky worlds that might have the right conditions for life… these discoveries are reshaping how we see our place in the universe.
In our latest podcast episode, we explore:
🔭 What exactly an exoplanet is
🚀 How telescopes like Kepler, TESS, and the James Webb Space Telescope find them
🪐 Why some of these worlds lie in the “Goldilocks zone”
🌍 And what 6,000+ confirmed planets tells us about life beyond Earth
Every new planet is a clue — one more piece of a cosmic puzzle that’s getting bigger, stranger, and more exciting every day.
🎧 Listen now and take a journey across the Milky Way. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLlrsCjeMrchZU_0lWNIaHus8xIgoSO_M

11/02/2025

Think of every grain of sand on every beach on Earth.
Now multiply that — a lot. There may be more stars in the universe than grains of sand on our planet. 🌠
Each one could have its own planets… and maybe even life. 👀
✨ Dive into more cosmic wonders in our latest episode! https://www.youtube.com/

10/18/2025

Hope you'll join us this Wednesday at the Brockton Public Library. https://forms.gle/s1EVo5YtrDbatVgh7

09/28/2025

Beneath the frozen surface of Jupiter’s Moon Europa, lies more water than all of Earth’s oceans combined. And where there’s water… there could be life. 👽 In this episode, explore how NASA’s Europa Clipper will uncover secrets beneath the ice. Watch now : https://www.youtube.com/

09/15/2025

Meet Perseverance: NASA’s most advanced Mars explorer. Since 2021, it’s been rolling across the Red Planet—drilling, scanning, and searching for signs of ancient life. But with a 5–20 minute communication delay from Earth, how can it explore so effectively?

The answer: Artificial Intelligence. From navigating Martian terrain to deciding which rocks deserve a closer look, AI is transforming Perseverance into more than a rover—it’s becoming a robotic field geologist.

This week’s Space Notes podcast dives into how NASA is teaching machines to think on other worlds. Watch now: https://lnkd.in/e4zJwgGC

08/14/2025

🚀☄️ A 7-mile-wide comet from another star system is speeding through our solar system — and it’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Some scientists think it’s just a natural wanderer… but one famous Harvard astronomer has a wilder idea. Could it be alien tech?
🎙 Hear the full story in this week’s episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLlrsCjeMrchZU_0lWNIaHus8xIgoSO_M

07/29/2025

It’s time for the Perseids Meteor Shower. Check out our weekly Space Notes podcast to learn more about how you can see this spectacular annual occurrence. https://www.youtube.com/

07/24/2025

Millions of Americans - and YOU! - will have a chance to see the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday night (7/24/25) as it passes over MA around 9:25pm. The ISS orbits Earth and houses astronauts and a research laboratory for experiments in microgravity.