The Lab With Brad

The Brothers Barton, talking armchair science from their armchairs. No politics, no guilt trips—it’s science!

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Ep 334: Saturn spins me right round baby, right round

Posted March 17, 202200:15:41

Saturn spins me right round baby, right round We get started with the second largest planet in the solar system with a look at strangely spinning strange...

Ep 333: Jupiter’s turn

Posted March 10, 202200:18:07

Jupiter’s turn In previous episodes, we talked of Jupiter’s rings, moons, and magnetic field. This time, we finally talk about the actual planet. Here’s...

Ep 332: It’s just like the ocean, under the moon

Posted March 3, 202200:20:57

It’s just like the ocean, under the moon We’ve save the best of Jupiter’s moons for last. Europa, which has a subsurface ocean that could hold...

Ep 331: The exploding, electrified moon

Posted February 17, 202200:17:41

The exploding, electrified moon This time we spend time with IO—the most volcanically active body in the solar system; and how it interacts with Jupiter’s...

Ep 326: Hit and miss missions to Mars

Posted January 13, 202200:17:55

Hit and miss missions to Mars Most of the early missions to Mars failed, but by the mid-70s, orbiters circled the red planet, and some landers sat safely...