# When the Universe Attacks

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Podcast: [EVSN: Escape Velocity Space News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/evsn-escape-velocity-space-news-444293)
Published: 2025-06-19T01:10:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Fermi Paradox by looking at a bunch of science capable of preventing and destroying civilizations. We also review our latest not-so-great attempts to land on the moon and launch a rocket that (if it worked) could carry us to Mars.

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