{"podcast":{"title":"TED-Ed","slug":"ted-ed-7859430","podcast_index_feed_id":7859430,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ted-ed","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b7403760-4a33-11f1-9f4d-0b7f17190ea0/image/74cc63dc47cf18e2bcec0e2d83f0aaf9.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"TED-Ed","episode_count":1210,"summary":"TED-Ed’s mission is to create lessons worth sharing. Feed and expand your curiosity with our award-winning animated shorts - published on YouTube and available with supplemental learning materials on ed.ted.com. Want to suggest an idea for a TED-Ed animation, nominate an educator or animator? Visit our website at: http://ed.ted.com/get_involved. Consider backing us on Patreon. By doing so, you directly support our nonprofit mission to create free, high-quality educational content: https://www.patreon.com/teded For more information on using TED-Ed content for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film, or in an online course), please submit a Media Request using this link: https://media-requests.ted.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T10:18:01.246496+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430"},"episode":{"title":"Why is everyone battling over these minuscule spots of space? - Fabio Pacucci","slug":"why-is-everyone-battling-over-these-minuscule-spots-of-space-fabio-pacucci","published_at":"2026-06-15T01:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430/why-is-everyone-battling-over-these-minuscule-spots-of-space-fabio-pacucci","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG5007394019.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG5007394019.mp3","summary":"Download a free audiobook version of “Project Hail Mary\" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Since the 1950s, governments, companies, and researchers have been planting flags among the stars. But while it might seem like there’s plenty of room in space, some pieces of celestial real estate are more valuable than others. As far as human space exploration is concerned, Lagrange points may be the most important places in our solar system. So what exactly are they? Fabio Pacucci explains.Lesson by Fabio Pacucci, directed by Tim Rauch.This video made possible in collaboration with AudibleLearn more about how TED-Ed partnerships work: https://bit.ly/TEDEdPartnersSupport Our Non-Profit Mission----------------------------------------------Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreonCheck out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop----------------------------------------------Connect With Us----------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletterFollow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebookFind us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitterPeep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram----------------------------------------------Keep Learning----------------------------------------------View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/whoever-builds-something-here-will-be-rich-beyond-measure-fabio-pacucciDig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/whoever-builds-something-here-will-be-rich-beyond-measure-fabio-pacucci#digdeeper Check out our full book recommendation: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/project-hail-maryAnimator's website: https://www.instagram.com/tim_rauch----------------------------------------------Thank you so much to…","meta_description":"Download a free audiobook version of “Project Hail Mary\" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Since the 1950s, governme…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":408,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ted-ed-7859430/episodes/why-is-everyone-battling-over-these-minuscule-spots-of-space-fabio-pacucci/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430/why-is-everyone-battling-over-these-minuscule-spots-of-space-fabio-pacucci.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}