In the conclusion of Season 2 of the Space 3D podcast, co-moderator Eleanor O’Rangers interviews one of her other co-moderators, Tom Hill--- who has been keen to discuss the science behind The Expanse, a science fiction television series based on The Expanse novels by James S. A. Corey.

The series is set in the future where humanity has colonized the Solar System, including Mars and the asteroid belt.

It received a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and three Saturn Award nominations for Best Science Fiction Television Series.

It aired for three seasons on Syfy, which canceled the series in May 2018 because of restrictive distribution arrangements.

Fans protested the cancellation, gathering over 100,000 signatures for an online petition. They lobbied Amazon Studios and Netflix to pick the series up; a crowdfunding c ...