The Planetary Society goes to TwitchCon.

This week on Planetary Radio.

I'm Sarah Al-Ahmed of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

We're headed into the world of live streaming to explore how science communication is evolving on Twitch.

A platform that's best known for game streaming, but has become an unexpected hub for space outreach and education.

We'll start with my conversation with Moo Hoodles, one of the first space science streamers on Twitch,

and my co-host for our live panel at TwitchCon 2025. Then we'll share highlights from the panel

itself, including a special message from our CEO, Bill Nye, and a discussion about the future

of space exploration and public engagement. Later, you'll hear from two amazing science communicators I met at the Science and Technology

Meetup, Shark Geek, who combines 360-degree shark videos, educational games, and even metal

music to inspire shark conservation, and paleontologizing, who livestreams real fossil excavations.

He'll tell us a little bit more about how exploring the study of Earth's ancient past can help us understand our place in the cosmos. After that, Jack Corelli, our Director of Government Relations, joins me for a space policy update about the renomination of Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator,

and why his commercial vision for the agency has sparked a lot of debate.

And we'll wrap up, as always, with What's Up with Bruce Betts, our chief scientist.

We'll celebrate the third anniversary of the end of our Light Sail 2 mission,

the Planetary Society's mission that helped inspire many of the science

streamers that I met at TwitchCon. If you love Planetaria Radio, I want to stay informed about the

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Twitch is a live streaming platform that started as a place where gamers shared their

playthroughs, but over the last decade, it's evolved into a home for all sorts of creators,

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