The Infinite Monkey Cage

Exploring our solar system

Nov 19, 2022

42:40

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Episode guests

Conan O'Brien

Kevin Hand

Katie Stack Morgan

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How Do You Tell a Rover to Drive on Mars?

01:35

Is There a Way to Rejuvenate a Rover?

01:48

The Most Daring Thing That JPL Has Ever Doed

01:44

Introduction

3min

The Most Daring Thing That JPL Has Ever Doed

2min

Perseverance, March 2020

2min

How Do You Tell a Rover to Drive on Mars?

2min

Are You Looking for Signs of Ancient Life on Mars?

2min

Are You Thinking of Subsurface Life on Mars?

2min

Are We Hungry for a Real ET and Alien?

2min

Space Alien - What's the One You Think Americans Are Looking For?

2min

What's More Scary Than a Single Cell?

2min

10.

The Perseverance River Sample Return Mission

2min

11.

The First Sample of Extraterrestrial Rocks Since Apollo Missions?

2min

12.

I Think It's Huge. It's Massive.

3min

13.

Are You a Human Being?

3min

14.

Perseverance Land - I'm Not an Emotional Person

2min

15.

Is There a Way to Rejuvenate a Rover?

2min

16.

Europa Clipper Spacecraft - I'm Going to Die on This Process

2min

17.

Enceladus Plumes - Are They Coming to the Surface?

2min

18.

Are There Other Worlds Out There?

2min

19.

The Overlook Effect, Isn't It?

2min

20.

Clippers on Europa, What's the Length of Time for That Message?

2min

21.

Is Doctor Who Season Three, Episode Two?

2min

22.

The Desert Island Discs Archive

2min

The Infinite Monkey Cage teleports to California for this special episode recorded at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. They are joined by comedian and talk-show host Conan O'Brien, alongside JPL's Dr Katie Stack Morgan and Dr Kevin Hand, and discuss the incredible missions that are hunting for signs of life within our own solar system. From the iconic Mars Rovers currently exploring the martian surface, to amazing future missions to Jupiter's icy moon Europa, the panel discuss the tantalising prospect of finding signs of life this close to home, and the incredible engineering and ingenuity that goes into planning these missions.

Producer: Alexandra Feachem

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The Infinite Monkey Cage

Exploring our solar system

Episode guests

How Do You Tell a Rover to Drive on Mars?

Is There a Way to Rejuvenate a Rover?

The Most Daring Thing That JPL Has Ever Doed

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