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In our ongoing quest to develop a moon base, could we possibly utilize the area beneath the surface of the moon in order to make the moon habitable? In this episode of This Week in Space, Tariq Malik and guest host Mike Wall of Space.com talk with Than Putzig of the Planetary Science Institute about a NASA-backed payload bound for the Marius Hills Pit, a roughly 50-meter-wide opening that may lead into a lunar lava tube to gather more data about these formations on the Moon and the possibility of these lunar caves becoming the Moon's first living habitats for humans. Putzig explains how geophysical instruments on a rover could detect hidden voids beneath the surface and measure the size of these lava tubes. We also ask Than how these lava tubes form, what a follow-up robotic explorer could reveal, and how this research fits alongside NASA's Artemis plans for a south polar moon base. Join us!



Headlines:

Clear Images Emerge of China's Secretive Shenzhou Space Plane

Virgin Galactic Unveils New Delta Class Spaceplane for Tourism

Remembering Star Trek Legends Walter Koenig and Sir Patrick Stewart

Main Topic: Exploring Lunar Caves and the Gimli Mission

Introduction to Lunar Caves, Pits, and the Quest for Lava Tubes

NASA's Gimli Mission and Selection to Explore Marius Hills Pit

Science Goals: Detecting and Mapping Lunar Lava Tubes for Potential Habitats

Details on Geophysical Instruments and Survey Techniques

Potential Benefits of Lava Tubes for Lunar Habitat Planning

Technical and Logistical Challenges for Accessing and Using Lunar Lava Tubes

Parallels with Lava Tubes on Mars and Planetary Science Collaboration

Building Teams and Proposals at the Planetary Science Institute

Future Steps for the Gimli Mission and Outreach Efforts

Host: Tariq Malik

Co-Host: Mike Wall

Guest: Than Putzig

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Amazon unveiled a new Echo device lineup. Proton's AI manifesto. Understanding the PHP2Shell flaws, and Apple unveiled its first-ever touchscreen MacBook Pro!

Mikah looks at Amazon's new Echo lineup the company unveiled earlier this week, including the Echo Show 16, Echo Studio, and Amazon's first digital photo frame.

404 Media's Joseph Cox joins the show to discuss his reporting on Proton's aggressive AI push, including employee re-interviews about AI use and a CEO who called pen-testing concerns "loser thinking."

TechCrunch's Zack Whittaker talks about the recent PHP2Shell critical vulnerability that was discovered last week and how the coordinated patch rollout largely held, why a mass-hacking wave seems to have been avoided, and why millions of sites may still be vulnerable.

And D. Griffin Jones breaks down Apple's announcements of new hardware this past week, including the first touchscreen MacBook Pro and a new iPad mini.

Host: Mikah Sargent

Guests: Joseph Cox, Zack Whittaker, and D. Griffin Jones

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Microsoft's AutoSR tech is no longer just for ARM: find out how automatic super resolution is leveling up game graphics and performance on Intel's latest Core Ultra Series 3 laptops.

Host: Paul Thurrott

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Ask a chatbot the same thing twice, and you might expect two different answers. Mikah Sargent runs one everyday request through ChatGPT five times and gets back the same basic text, two of them word for word. He explains where differences come from, what research says about why tuned chatbots can narrow the range of their answers, and why these replies left out what only he knew. Then he fills in the blanks and adds examples to show what prompt engineering really means, with four habits for getting answers you'd actually use.

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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Are you drowning in notifications before you even finish your morning coffee? This episode explores clever Focus tweaks and next-level notification controls that can reclaim your sanity and protect your attention.

• Managing device distractions: Do Not Disturb and Focus basics

• Apple Watch and iPhone notification mirroring explained

• Customizing Focus modes for work, sleep, and driving

• Sharing Focus status and syncing settings across devices

• Letting important contacts break through Focus barriers

• When to create custom Focus modes beyond Apple's defaults

• Vacation Focus workaround to silence Microsoft Teams notifications

• Experiences and pros/cons with Apple Intelligence Reduce Interruptions

• Tiered approach to notifications across iPhone, Apple Watch, and Notification Center

• How to triage and silence notifications for sanity

• Screen Time insights for adjusting Focus and habits

• News: Focus features boost automation and Siri Shortcut integration

• iOS 27 gesture changes—Siri AI vs Notification Center in Control Center

• App Caps: Apple's Invites app and Brick device for strong app blocking

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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