Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
SPOILER ALERT!
Communications specialist Beth Johnson and planetary astronomer Franck Marchis are back to over-analyze the science of Star Trek! This episode examines Strange New Worlds, season two, episode six. Beth and Franck chat about deuterium, star-forming nebula, and lessons in communicating with new species.
From startrek.com: "In "Lost in Translation," Uhura seems to be the only one who can hear a strange sound. When the noise triggers terrifying hallucinations, she enlists an unlikely assistant to help her track down the source."
All show/movie images courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
Hydrogen isotope diagram: International Atomic Energy Agency
Tarantula Nebula: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds streams exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, South Korea, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In addition, the series airs on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streams on Crave in Canada and on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Central and Eastern Europe. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
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SPOILER ALERT!
Communications specialist Beth Johnson and planetary astronomer Franck Marchis are back to over-analyze the science of Star Trek! This episode examines Strange New Worlds, season two, episode six. Beth and Franck chat about deuterium, star-forming nebula, and lessons in communicating with new species.
From startrek.com: "In "Lost in Translation," Uhura seems to be the only one who can hear a strange sound. When the noise triggers terrifying hallucinations, she enlists an unlikely assistant to help her track down the source."
All show/movie images courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
Hydrogen isotope diagram: International Atomic Energy Agency
Tarantula Nebula: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds streams exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, South Korea, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In addition, the series airs on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streams on Crave in Canada and on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Central and Eastern Europe. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
#startrekstrangenewworlds #startrek #science #sciencefiction
If you like science, support the SETI Institute! We're a non-profit research institution whose focus is understanding the nature and origins of life in the universe. Donate here: seti.org/donate
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- Watch our streams over on Twitch at twitch.tv/setiinstitute
- Listen to our podcast, Big Picture Science bigpicturescience.org
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