All Entries Tagged With: "life beyond earth"

KAKU ON NASA’S RETURN TO VENUS

NASA has selected two new missions aimed at understanding how the planet Venus became an inferno-like world when it has so many other Earth-like characteristics.

Bestselling author and theoretical physicist, Dr. Michio Kaku appeared on FOX Business to explain how the wealth of information hidden on Venus might help us better understand life here on Earth. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON MARS INGENUITY HELICOPTER

NASA made history on April 19, 2021 with the flight of Ingenuity, a small robotic helicopter transported to Mars a month prior. Ingenuity successfully completed the first powered controlled flight using atmospheric lift on another planet.

Physicist/Futurist, Dr. Michio Kaku, author of the new bestselling book, THE GOD EQUATION: The Quest for a Theory of Everything called the successful flight NASA‘s “Wright Brothers Moment on Mars.” He appeared on CNN‘s Early Start to discuss the groundbreaking achievement and its historic significance for human advancement. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON MARS ROVER TOUCHDOWN

NASA‘s largest and most sophisticated science rover, Perseverance, has touched down on Mars at Jezero Crater — an ancient river delta on the red planet believed to have once-harbored microbial life. Professor and theoretical physicist, Dr. Michio Kaku appeared on-air on FOX News to discuss this milestone moment in space exploration.WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON WHAT IF: TYPE II CIVILIZATIONS

Will We Become A Type II Civilization?

How cool would it be if we could one day regulate our atmosphere, control the climate and maybe even blast threatening asteroids into stardust? Well, to do those things would require A LOT of energy.

Essentially, we’d have to be able to harness all the power from the Sun. According to the Kardashev scale that ranks planets according to their ability to harness the energy from their star and even their galaxy, that would make Earth a Type II civilization. What does that mean and how far away are we from achieving that level of uber energy capacity? You’ll have to tune in to find out as What If: Discussed welcomes back Dr. Michio Kaku, physicist and science communicator extraordinaire, to help us better understand “What If we became a type II civilization?”

KAKU ON SEARCH FOR EARTHLIKE PLANETS

Just days from launch, NASA‘s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) will embark on a two-year all-sky transit survey of our solar neighborhood and monitor over 200,000 bright stars in search of exoplanets. The endeavor is expected to reveal and identify thousands of previously unknown worlds, some of which may be Earth-like and therefore capable of supporting intelligent life. The ramifications of what we may find are simply staggering and stand to challenge our entire understanding of our place in the universe. CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku joins ‘CBS This Morning: Saturday’ to discuss the TESS mission and other recent findings that seem to suggest we’re not alone. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON DREAM THE FUTURE

CuriosityStream, the award-winning, on demand streaming service for documentary films & series, asked famed physicist and futurist, Dr. Michio Kaku his Dream for the Future in a social video for their new original series, Dream The Future, hosted by sci-fi legend, Sigourney Weaver. Kaku was happy to share his dream with the world and invites you to post your own on Twitter and Facebook. Get a 14-day FREE trial to CuriosityStream. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY, the newest New York Times Bestseller from famed Physicist and Futurist Dr. Michio Kaku continues to garner public attention and media accolades. Kaku‘s landmark work begins with this provocative pronouncement: "Either we must leave the Earth or we will perish."

National Geographic invited Dr. Kaku to take part in a telephonic interview with Simon Worrall for his column, BOOK TALK to discuss the new book’s key themes. READ ARTICLE NOW!

KAKU ON MACH: THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY

Physicist and Futurist Dr. Michio Kaku‘s new book, THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY is now officially released and already a New York Times Bestseller. NBC News MACH, invited Dr. Kaku for a one-on-one interview to talk about the book and explore some of its bold ideas. MACH is a digital news source from NBC NEWS that charts the future, bringing you the scientific discoveries and technological innovations that are transforming our lives. READ ARTICLE NOW!

KAKU ON THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY

CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku‘s new book, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth is officially released and available for purchase. CBS This Morning invited Kaku to talk about his bold assertions on the future fate of humankind. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON WSJ: TO THE MOON, MARS AND BEYOND

With the imminent release of Dr. Michio Kaku‘s new book, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth and historic launch of SpaceX‘s reusable Falcon Heavy rocket, the Wall Street Journal invited Dr. Kaku to share his insights as a physicist, futurist, and bestselling author with WSJ subscribers in an essay entitled "To the Moon, Mars and Beyond: A new spirit of exploration, fueled by tech entrepreneurs, big plans at NASA and worries about the fate of the Earth." The article is out now. READ ARTICLE NOW!

KAKU ON BILLIONAIRE SPACE RACE

Which billionaire will get there first? SpaceX and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk versus Blue Origin and Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos? Both are engaged in what many are calling a new kind of space race. Famed futurist and theoretical physicist, Dr. Michio Kaku, visits with Kennedy on FOX Business to discuss the so-called "billionaire space race" that’s behind the United States of America’s recently renewed prowess in space with their daring and visionary endeavors. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON THE MARS GENERATION MOVIE

"The Mars Generation" is a documentary film that follows the science, politics, and philosophy of humankind’s future journey to Mars. Young trainees at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center prepare to become astronauts and astrophysicists training on everything from spaceship technology to running through worst-case simulations, and testing out anti-gravity equipment. Featuring scientific luminaries Elon Musk, Dr. Michio Kaku, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Bill Nye, "The Mars Generation" debuts May 5th, 2017 only on NETFLIX. WATCH THE TRAILER!

KAKU ON DISCOVERY OF 7 EXOPLANETS

NASA announced the discovery of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting "TRAPPIST-1," a faint star about 39 light years away in the "Aquarius" constellation. Three of them fall into the habitable or so-called "Goldilocks" zone, considered capable of supporting life as we know it. CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku joins ‘CBS This Morning’ to provide insights on this landmark find. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON SPACE EXPLORATION WISH LIST

President Trump has announced plans to privatize ‘low Earth orbit’ in order to devote NASA to ‘deep space exploration.’ Where will NASA go in the age of Trump? There are many advocates for a return mission to the Moon. Others push for a manned mission to Mars. Famed futurist and theoretical physicist, Dr. Michio Kaku, chats with Kennedy on FOX Business to discuss these developments and share his own space exploration wish list. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON NASA TWINS STUDY

What are the long term effects of space travel on the human body? With an eye on Mars, that’s what NASA set out to reveal in it’s "Twins Study" Human Research Program. Four categories of research were split into ten investigations to study and evaluate identical twin astronauts, Scott and Mark Kelly — two individuals who share the same genetics but were subjected to different environments over a period of one year. The preliminary results packed a few surprises. Famed futurist and theoretical physicist, Dr. Michio Kaku, talks with Kennedy on FOX Business about the study’s most remarkable findings. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON FUTURE SPACE TOURISM

The new age of space tourism is fast approaching, thanks to disruptive innovations in propulsion and craft reuse. These factors are driving costs down and demand up. Theoretical physicist, Dr. Michio Kaku, returns to Kennedy on FOX Business to discuss the realities of private space exploration. How long before it becomes a viable travel option and how much will it cost average consumers to take to the stars? WATCH NOW!