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Climate change has entered the chat! This week, we follow the water to see how warming temperatures can change our planet.

This new EVSN is live & ad free for $1/month & up Patrons on Patreon.com/CosmoQuestX Join us Wed at 9pm for our YouTube Premier.

#ClimateChange 🧪🔭
It is time for After Hours! Join @starstryder.space as she talks with author @alexwhite.bsky.social about they use science to improve world-building.

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After Hours with Alex White
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November 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We're live and mapping lunar melt. Come check our sister citizen science projects (all programmed by our own @starstryder.space )

Map: mappers.psi.edu
Watch: twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
We are still live, but now we're looking for scientifically interesting places to go explore.
Map: Mappers.psi.edu
Watch: Twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
NEW IMAGES ALERT!

With the gov't reopened, NASA can release their images they've captured of intersteller comet 3I/ATLAS (it's not aliens). Come watch with us!

The stream is live and counting down.

Twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX
November 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Climate change has entered the chat! This week, we follow the water to see how warming temperatures can change our planet.

This new EVSN is live & ad free for $1/month & up Patrons on Patreon.com/CosmoQuestX Join us Wed at 9pm for our YouTube Premier.

#ClimateChange 🧪🔭
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Moonfall is a 2022 sci fi disaster flick where the true victim is physics. Come learn what happens when attempts are made to combine conspiracy theories, technology, and plot, without adding a dash of "but here is how the science would work." https://youtube.com/live/LDtj9t-beuA?feature=share
Calling out "Moonfall"
Some movies are so bad you can watch them just to feel smart. Moonfall is a 2022 sci fi disaster flick where the true victim is physics. Come learn what happ...
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November 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We're super excited about today's After Hours (UTC+0 edition). We're going to be joined by Alex White to talk about leaning on science facts to build better fictions. Starts 2pm Eastern!
https://youtube.com/live/Z427Ly_fOow?feature=share
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Got Rocket? New Glenn is take flight for only the 2nd time after every possible abort / hold reason over the past couple days.
Boat? ✅
Solar Storm? ✅
Weather? ✅✅✅

Come watch on Twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Surprise! We're live with a watch party for the Blue Origin New Glenn 2 launch of ESCAPADE

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November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is a script writing/recording week for Escape Velocity Space News, & the pile of news waiting to be written had one hell of a moisture problem. Our world is a planet, planets are space science, and this makes Climate Change our beat.

Are you ready to watch the world melt?
November 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Must stream.

Can't stop streaming.

MUST CONTINUE THE STREAM.

@starstryder.space is back with Jason Batt to participate in #ExtraLife. Join the CosmoQuest Team (#72692) or support us on Twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
It's time for a Watch Party! Today Blue Origin is going to attempt the second ever launch of their New Glenn rocket with the ESCAPADE mission to Mars on board. Come hang out with @starstryder.space on Twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX
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November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We're super pleased to share that we are now orbiting among the amazing creatives in the Patreon Creator Ambassadors program! If you haven't checked out our page lately, you're missing out on a ton of free content. Visit patreon.com/CosmoQuestX. Like what you see? Join as a patron as you are able.
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
We're getting ready to go live mapping the Moon (as one does). Watch Pamela and team scientist Kirby Runyon map Lunar Melt on twtich.tv/CosmoQuestX and then do your own mapping at mappers.psi.edu
November 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We are ~20 minutes away from @inaneenglish.bsky.social & @starstryder.space going live to callout 9-1-1's bad space science. youtube.com/live/ON5WM4t...
Calling out 9-1-1 with Pamela and Ally, ep 3
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November 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Spooky season is upon us!

In tomorrow's CosmoQuest After Hours, we welcome on author & science communicator @mwatzke.bsky.social to talk about the Spooky Images telescopes capture of our actual skies. Tune in for paradolia, science, & more at 2pm E / 11am P / 4pm UTC

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Spooky Images with Megan Watzke
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October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Spooky season is upon us!

In tomorrow's CosmoQuest After Hours, we welcome on author & science communicator @mwatzke.bsky.social to talk about the Spooky Images telescopes capture of our actual skies. Tune in for paradolia, science, & more at 2pm E / 11am P / 4pm UTC

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Spooky Images with Megan Watzke
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October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We're live with Dr Kirby Runyon looking at our sister project World Mappers: Lunar Melt. Please come join: Twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX
October 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Our director just wrote a thread on where we are financially & how you can help.

We postponed our major fundraiser to December because of the gov't shutdown. We have plans to grow, but... we need money now to survive long enough to build that future.

Make a 1x donation at cqx-fy26.org
October 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This week's episode of 9-1-1 has science so bad we need to laugh with it, at it, and away from it.

Join Pamela & Ally for hilarity

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Calling out 9-1-1 with Pamela & Ally, ep 1
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October 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Happy Podcast Day, everyone!

Our latest episode of Escape Velocity Space News goes live tonight at 9pm Boston / 6pm Vancouver on YouTube and Twitch.

(Patrons, you already have this show because you are awesome and joined our community at Patreon.com/CosmoQuestX )

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October 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Starting in 1 hour - CosmoQuest After Hours (UTC-0000 edition)

This week, we're talking about conning for science with guest Jenny Larson.

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Conning Science with Jenny Larson
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October 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Tomorrow is a double feature! First up, Dr Jenny Larson to talk joins us to talk about using science fiction to teach science fact, then @starstryder.space & @inaneenglish.bsky.social are calling out 9-1-1 for its science that looks so bad it's not even wrong (because it's not even science).
October 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Hey, we're live on twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX While looking up info on Starship 11, we came across this awesome paper model. Pamela and R.Instro will build this on air on Monday! Check it out axmpaperspacescalemodels.com/index.php/up...
Starship SN-11 – AXM Paper Space Scale Models.com
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October 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It's stream time! Join Pamela for the Daily Grind: Twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX
October 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM