The Evan Bray Show - Aaron Boley - July 2nd, 2024
With Guest Host: Brent Loucks
Two Boeing astronauts have spent the better part of a month in space at the International Space Station after their eight-day mission was extended because of issue with their spacecraft, the Starliner. Aaron Boley, associate professor in the Department of Physics an...
The new space race
Maybe you’ve looked at the sky on a clear night and spotted the International Space Station, a tiny white dot gliding through the stars. Maybe it felt special, a rare glimpse of a human-made satellite in space.
But what if you were to look up at the sky and see more visible satellites than stars...
NHPR’s Outside/In: The New Space Race on Imperfect Paradise
This week, Imperfect Paradise brings you New Hampshire Public Radio's Outside/In. In this episode, host Nate Hegyi and producer Justine Paradis explore the new space race and how it could impact our views of the Big Dipper. What if you were to look up at the sky and see more visible satellites t...
Who owns Outer Space?
More than half of working satellites are now owned by a single company, Elon Musk's Space X company. Astrophysicist Aaron Boley says Space X satellites are built for rapid development and obsolescence. He discusses the impact of this on humanity and astronomy and asks how we can be better steward...
Will an asteroid really hit Earth in 2032?!
Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.3% chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032.
The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates a 99% likelihood that it will pass safely, but a collision cannot yet be ruled out. Measuring between 40m and 90m in size, YR4 could cau...
How concerned should we be about falling space junk?
More than 15,000 satellites are currently in orbit around our planet, with this number growing every year. For UBC’s Dr. Aaron Boley, this raises some red flags about the problem of space junk. An expert in the field of space sustainability, Boley chats with Carol and Jeevan about the practical r...
Who Owns Outer Space?
Space is no longer the untouched frontier we once imagined. Crowded with satellites, threatened by debris, and on the verge of a new era of extraction, outer space faces a crisis of governance.
On International Moon Day, Voice of Commons host Giulia Foscari speaks with Michael Byers — Co-Director...
SpaceX's 1 million satellite plan could change the night sky
Scientists say a proposal to launch a million satellites into Earth's orbit is short-sighted, and highlights the need for more regulations as companies look to capitalize on space. We hear from Aaron Boley, Co-director at the Outer Space Institute and professor at UBC, about how having so many s...
Elon Musk Is Leading a Space Gold Rush. Be Afraid 'Weird space stuff' Billionaires Don't Control Us Elon Musk's SpaceX controls orbit Copycat megaconstellations Solar energy from space The environmental costs For all humankind An innovation challenge
From 'sunlight on demand' to orbiting data centres, US businesses have ramped up 'weird space stuff.' … Article written by Samantha Lawler and Aaron Boley.
A giant mirror to create "sunlight on demand" was just approved by the United States Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, despite oppos...
Space Junk
This month's episode takes us out of Alberta bounds and into space. Astronomers Samantha Lawler and Aaron Boley, and political philosopher Daniel Munro, discuss the impacts of satellite debris and satellite congestion.
To learn more about Senator Paula Simons' satellite inquiry in the Senate, se...
