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Science fiction allows us to go places we can only dream of seeing - other worlds, distant stars, entirely different galaxies. While not every story is concerned with the hard science behind space travel and other futuristic ventures, fiction can give us amazing insight into what we could be capable of and what we dream of doing. In these 10 lectures, Professor Erin Macdonald interweaves real science and the achievements of the imagination to reveal the truth that underlies our favorite stories and sheds light on what the future may hold.

A century ago very few people dreamed of space travel. Today it is the most daring and technologically sophisticated quest ever undertaken, being driven not just by government agencies such as NASA and ESA, but also by visionaries such as Richard Branson (Virgin Galactic), Elon Musk (SpaceX) and Jeff Bezos (Blue Origin). To mark the 50th anniversary of the 1969 moon landing, this major drama-documentary series charts the definitive story of the past, present and future of humankind’s exploration of space. The Space Race is narrated by Kate Mulgrew and features a full cast.

Every year, 200 experts across machine learning, automation, robotics, and space arrive in Palm Springs for MARS to share new ideas about how these four fields will shape our future. TV host and maker of things Adam Savage (MythBusters) takes listeners deep inside the MARS conference. In interviews with more than a dozen leading scientists and thinkers, Savage explores the mind-blowing and often misunderstood ways in which science and innovation are transforming the way we live, work, and play.

Technologically there's never been a better time to search for a new earth beyond our solar system.

Are we on the brink of discovering the first ever evidence that aliens exist? Join astronomer Professor Alan Duffy on his search to answer this question, as he speaks to a new generation of alien hunters embarking on the greatest hunt for extraterrestrials that’s ever been undertaken.

For decades, books, movies, television shows, and conspiracy theories have speculated about the existence of life on other planets. But how possible is it that we are alone in the universe? How likely is it we’ll find a habitable, Earth-like planet? How come we have not already seen signs of extraterrestrial life? Join astrophysicist Sarah Rugheimer to reveal what we know about detecting life on other planets.

Children's author and science communicator Lucy Hawking, daughter of Professor Stephen Hawking, invites listeners to the launch of a new space age. Fuelled by commercial finance and looking for new horizons, this is a revolutionary change from the old era in which superpowers competed for supremacy in space. Lucy is accompanied by Peter Diamandis, founder of the XPRIZE, which kickstarted the privatised space, and Kellie Gerardi, a spaceflight industry professional and trainee astronaut, as well as visionaries at the forefront of this new age of space travel.

La ciencia ficción nos permite visitar lugares que sólo podemos soñar ver: otros mundos, estrellas lejanas, galaxias enteramente nuevas. No todos los relatos se ocupan de la ciencia real que hay detrás de los viajes espaciales y otras empresas futuristas, pero la ficción puede ofrecer una perspectiva asombrosa de hasta dónde podrían llegar nuestras capacidades y de lo que soñamos con hacer.

Quando andiamo al cinema solitamente lo facciamo per svagarci e trascorrere qualche ora a rilassarci, meravigliarci, divertirci, sognare, emozionarci e talvolta riflettere. O, almeno, è così che dovrebbe andare. Se però il film tocca argomenti a noi noti, magari con pretese di realismo, può capitare che la nostra mente non sospenda l’incredulità e analizzi l’opera, finendo con apprezzarla od odiarla a prescindere dalla sua bellezza. C’è una categoria particolarmente fastidiosa, sotto questo aspetto, che si aggira nel buio delle sale cinematografiche: gli astrocosi.

L'astronauta Paolo Nespoli da Houston racconta le sue esperienze nello spazio al coach Claudio Belotti a Milano. Le sue oltre 40.000 ore di addestramento e i suoi 313 giorni nello spazio raccontati in modo avvincente, emozionante e coinvolgente, diventano una metafora per esprimere e trasmettere insegnamenti e fornire spunti che possano essere facilmente applicati anche sulla terra, per la vita di tutti i giorni, grazie alle analisi e alle considerazioni del coach trainer. Attraverso i racconti di Paolo si scoprono dettagli straordinari sulle missioni spaziali a cui ha partecipato.

Adrian e Luca ci guidano con ironia alla scoperta di fatti e curiosità sui balzi scientifici e tecnologici compiuti dall'umanità: dal terreno verso l'alta atmosfera, dall'orbita terrestre a quella lunare, fino a giungere sulla superficie del nostro satellite. Dalle missioni del passato a quelle del presente, per poi concludere con uno sguardo sul futuro, un incontro per scoprire insieme quanto questo lungo viaggio abbia cambiato non solo la nostra Storia, ma anche la nostra vita quotidiana.