Our Island Universe
Aired on WMRA from 2015 - 2017
Our Island Universe was a 90 second look at new discoveries in our understanding of what lies beyond the horizon and what it means to us here on earth. It aired on WMRA from 2015 to 2017.
Our Island Universe was produced in partnership between WMRA and James Madison University's John C. Wells Planetarium.
Our Island Universe was hosted by Shanil Virani, who at the time was Director of the state-of-the-art, hybrid John C. Wells Planetarium and a faculty member in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at James Madison University.
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On this episode of Our Island Universe: The promise of exoplanet Ross 128 b.Read more about Ross 128 b -
On this episode of Our Island Universe: What we already know about our recent interstellar visitor, Oumaumau. Learn more about OumaumauShanil Virani,… -
On this episode of Our Island Universe: Some thoughts on mankind's relationship with the stars and the urge to find meaning in their movement.Shanil… -
On this episode of Our Island Universe: How SETI is changing the way we search for intelligent life in the Universe.Read more about Optical SETI Shanil… -
On this episode of Our Island Universe: If there is a high probability of life in the universe, why haven't we ever been contacted by another form of… -
On this episode of Our Island Universe: What do we know about the origins of life on Earth?Shanil Virani, Director of the John C. Wells Planetarium,… -
On this episode of Our Island Universe: NASA is preparing to launch a solar probe designed to learn more about the temperature zones of our sun.Learn more… -
On this episode of Our Island Universe: Taking steps to protect alien life as we explore the galaxy.Shanil Virani, Director of the John C. Wells… -
On this episode of Our Island Universe: Why did we crash Cassini into Saturn at the end of it's mission?Shanil Virani, Director of the John C. Wells… -
On this episode of Our Island Universe: The promise and potential of space exploration and how it's driving our species forward.Shanil Virani, Director of…
