Universe Today Podcast

By Fraser Cain

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Lars
 Feb 25, 2023
my favourite short podcast for news in astronomy also Fraser is one of the best science commincators I know of keep it on!

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 Jun 22, 2019
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Space news, interviews, Q&As, and exclusive content from Universe Today. Audio versions of Fraser Cain YouTube channel.

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[Space Bites] iSpace At The Moon, 3D-Printer Rocket, Life Near Rogue Planets
18:13
iSpace reaches the Moon, Relativity Space’s 3D printed rocket fails to reach orbit, a mission will search for habitable worlds at Alpha Centauri. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday β˜„οΈ EARLY ACCESS: Searching for Habitable Planets at Alpha Centauri with the TOLIMAN Mission https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/811359865 πŸ‘‰ NIAC 2023 Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmmM_Ft5DzAbrwzXHB8ED0rf πŸ‘‰ More interviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmnK1xmCRad_8bn0uOcmLiIE 00:00 Intro 00:14 iSpace at Moon Orbit. Landing Comes Next https://www.ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=4460 02:27 Relativity Space Terran-1 Launch 05:18 More Science from DART https://www.universetoday.com/160683/another-look-at-the-aftermath-of-darts-impact-into-dimorphos/ 07:02 Looking For Habitable Planets in Alpha Centauri https://www.universetoday.com/160625/a-new-mission-will-search-for-habitable-planets-at-alpha-centauri/ 09:36 1,179 Previously Unknown Star Clusters https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10380 11:21 Interviews 12:27 Moons Orbiting Rogue Planets Could be Habitable https://www.mpe.mpg.de/7938315/news20230320 15:42 Mars Sunset by Ingenuity https://www.universetoday.com/160621/nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-sees-a-beautiful-sunset-on-mars/ 17:08 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/ZmDk2XxDh4g πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 24, 2023
[NIAC 2023] Revolutionary 100-Kilometer Space Telescope
42:57
There are radio wavelengths that we can't see from Earth. And to observe them from space, we need a truly huge telescope. Mary Knapp and her team proposed a project that can allow us to build such a telescope and they just recently got a NIAC grant for it. πŸ‘‰ More about the NIAC award: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2023/GreatObservatoryforLongWavelengths/ πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:20 Haystack Observatory 02:48 NIAC proposal for 100-km telescope 14:23 What Science Can the Telescope Do 30:36 New Approach to Space Telescopes 39:21 What's Next 41:55 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/l8NZDimTlwM πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 23, 2023
[Interview] New Research Suggests Building Moon Infrastructure with Potato Starch
39:01
Scientists came up with a method to produce concrete on the Moon and Mars using potato starch. In this interview, I'm talking with Dr Aled Roberts, who is the Principle Investigator of this research. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:06 Building materials from biomaterials 07:06 Challenges of building on the Moon and Mars 10:20 From human blood to potato starch 19:02 How to implement the tech 26:46 DNA manipulation 32:36 Alternative applications 38:00 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/xC7jFJYodIY πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 22, 2023
[Q&A] Space Railgun, JWST's Plans, Claiming The Moon
38:41
Can we build star-tram-like launch facilities in space? What will JWST see next? Can red or brown dwarfs be the source of dark matter? Should SpaceX just be the only launch service for the USA so they can save money? πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 01:51 [Tatooine] Can we build star-tram-like launch facilities in space? 09:34 [Coruscant] Can red or brown dwarfs be the source of dark matter? 13:09 [Hoth] Can we see an Earth-sized planet orbiting a Sun-like star? 19:12 [Naboo] How to know JWST's plans? 21:37 [Kamino] How much more energy does it take to launch something in Nova Scotia versus the equator? 24:08 [Bespin] Will China own the Moon? 29:45 [Mustafar] Should SpaceX just be the only launch service for the USA? 31:39 [Alderaan] What would you ask to an alien if you meet one as a science reporter? 33:34 [Dagobah] Could a balloon on Venus use the temperature differences in the atmosphere for power? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/H0Ww_T2u94c πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 21, 2023
[Interview] JWST Found Six "Impossible" Galaxies. Here's What The Researchers Have To Say
27:59
James Webb recently found six examples of galaxies that are too big too early. This discovery can significantly change our understanding of the early Universe. In this interview, I'm talking with Dr Joel Leja, who is a part of the team behind the research. πŸ‘‰ More about the discovery: https://www.universetoday.com/160243/six-galaxies-that-are-too-big-too-early/ πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:35 What it's like using JWST 02:40 Universe-Breaking Galaxies 07:02 If true, how does it change Cosmology 13:52 How the research can be wrong 18:18 Community response 22:00 "Rewriting" Astronomy 27:09 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/xPK9kF2tqfk πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 20, 2023
[Space Bites] Venus Breakthrough, $1B to Deorbit The ISS, Strange Moon Spacesuit Reveal
20:51
Venus has active volcanoes, we get a glimpse of NASA’s new lunar exploration suits, and scientists build a completely flat telescope lens. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:13 Active Volcano Found On Venus https://www.universetoday.com/160579/potentially-active-volcanoes-have-been-found-on-venus/ 02:56 Vulcan Is No More https://www.universetoday.com/160579/potentially-active-volcanoes-have-been-found-on-venus/ 04:09 $1B to Deorbit the ISS https://www.nasa.gov/news/budget/index.html 06:40 New Axiom spacesuits for the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/160553/nasa-and-axiom-space-do-a-partial-reveal-of-the-spacesuit-that-will-be-worn-on-the-moon/ 09:39 Malapert Massif http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/1294 10:38 What time is it on the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/160453/what-time-is-it-on-the-moon-it-may-get-its-own-timezone/ 12:03 Amazon Project Kuiper terminals revealed https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/heres-your-first-look-at-project-kuipers-low-cost-customer-terminals 13:28 DART. Spinning asteroids throw rocks into space https://www.universetoday.com/160574/didymos-is-spinning-so-quickly-that-rocks-are-detaching-at-its-equator-and-going-into-orbit/ 14:49 More science results from New Horizons https://www.universetoday.com/160547/new-horizons-pluto-team-updates-science/ 16:01 Q&A Show 16:55 Flat Lens Telescope https://www.universetoday.com/160510/researchers-build-a-telescope-with-a-flat-lens/ 18:16 Violent Red Dwarfs https://www.universetoday.com/160508/even-the-calmest-red-dwarfs-are-wilder-than-the-sun/ 19:48 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/wUHr_zvYacw πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 17, 2023
[NIAC 2023] Infrared Earth-like Planet Hunter Telescope
48:53
In this interview, I'm talking with Heidi Newberg. Her team won a NIAC grant that will investigate building a telescope that will be hunting for Earth-like worlds. The project is called DICER, which stands for Diffractive Interfero Coronagraph Exoplanet Resolver. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 🌌 Milky Way @ home: https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/ πŸ‘‰ More about the NIAC project: https://www.universetoday.com/160089/if-an-earthlike-planet-is-within-30-light-years-this-space-telescope-will-find-it/ 00:00 Intro 01:22 How hard it is to observe the Milky Way 05:28 Mindset shift in Astronomy 07:56 NIAC idea: Telescope Design 16:00 Fancy Physics 22:50 Targets for the telescope 39:10 Next steps 42:38 Milky Way @ home 47:35 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/VLsWeMYh7fQ πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 16, 2023
[Q&A] Milky Way from ISS, Jupiter Catching Fire, Best Sci-Fi Novel
37:01
How does Venus hold its atmosphere without a magnetosphere? Is the Sun moving to the Milky Way's centre? What happens when the space elevator cable snaps? Can we solve the Hubble Tension? All this and more in this week's Q&A! πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:47 [Tatooine] How does Venus hold its atmosphere without a magnetosphere? 03:58 [Coruscant] Which is the best target for the Solar Gravitational Lens telescope? 06:40 [Hoth] Why aren't there more launch complexes near the equator? 10:00 [Naboo] Should you use 'microgravity' instead of 'zero gravity'? 11:37 [Kamino] How does the Milky Way look from the ISS? 13:03 [Bespin] Why doesn't Jupiter catch fire if it's flammable gas? 15:28 [Mustafar] Will I ever go to space? 18:33 [Alderaan] Is the Sun moving to the Milky Way's centre? 20:55 [Dagobah] What happens when the space elevator cable snaps? 22:58 [Yavin] How does time dilation change interstellar flights? 25:18 [Mandalore] Why don't we make space probes more definitive? 29:43 [Geonosis] What is my favourite recent Sci-Fi novel? 31:30 [Corellia] Have I ever seen a UFO? 32:23 [Crait] Can we solve the Hubble Tension? 34:39 [Endor] How weight changes on top of Mount Everest? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/iZVuydCw5qc πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 14, 2023
[Interview] Habitable Planets Near Red Dwarfs
28:25
Can there be habitable planets orbiting around red dwarfs? My guest, Mariano Battistuzzi, performed experiments to check it! So, can life survive in the conditions created by red dwarf stars? Let's find out in this interview. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:55 How bad are red dwarfs for life 04:20 Experiments to test habitability 13:10 Potential ecosystems near red dwarfs 18:57 Biosignatures to look for 21:20 Other extreme places 24:10 What's next πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/p8X_qrtxPm8 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 14, 2023
[Space Bites] China’s Giant Rocket, Dark Big Bang, Next Bright Comet
20:09
The official verdict on Artemis 1. Canadian kids discovered something NASA didn’t know. Was there a Dark Big Bang? The next bright comet for 2024. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:11 SLS Good For Humans. Artemis 2 in 2024 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/analysis-confirms-successful-artemis-i-moon-mission-reviews-continue 02:23 Canadian Kids Discover Things About Space NASA Didn’t Know 03:58 Dark Big Bang https://www.universetoday.com/160285/the-universe-may-have-started-with-a-dark-big-bang/ 07:05 China’s Huge 10-meter Fuel Tank https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ANBmxXUY74JlmhFDmc5cwQ 08:45 Japan’s H3 Failure 09:59 Space Balloons https://www.universetoday.com/160415/want-to-soar-to-the-stratosphere-japan-joins-the-balloon-tourism-race/ 11:03 Mysterious Blob https://www.universetoday.com/160318/a-mysterious-blob-near-the-milky-ways-supermassive-black-hole-might-finally-have-an-explanation/ 12:20 Support us on Patreon 13:14 Hubble Drops Below Starlink https://www.universetoday.com/160405/hubbles-orbit-has-dropped-so-far-that-starlink-satellites-are-photobombing-its-images/ 15:01 Hubble VS Roman https://www.universetoday.com/160387/it-would-take-hubble-85-years-to-match-what-nancy-grace-roman-will-see-in-63-days/ 16:43 Juno’s Flyby of Io https://www.universetoday.com/160400/just-dropped-new-close-up-images-of-io-from-juno-with-more-to-come/ 17:44 A Bright Comet for 2024 https://www.universetoday.com/160400/just-dropped-new-close-up-images-of-io-from-juno-with-more-to-come/ 19:08 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/4_u2xxfZ8Vs πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 10, 2023
[NIAC 2023] Growing Mars Habitats with Bioreactors
22:59
Making habitats from available materials will be a big part of Mars missions. One of the 2023 NIAC awards explored the possibility of growing structures on Mars with the help of fungi and bacteria. We're discussing this project with Dr Congrui Jin. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ‘‰ More about the NIAC award: https://www.universetoday.com/159635/instead-of-building-structures-on-mars-we-could-grow-them-with-the-help-of-bacteria/ 00:00 Intro 01:21 Growing Structures on Mars 08:37 Self-healing materials 10:40 Using this tech on Earth 12:36 Next steps 17:44 When can we expect it 22:02 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/roSoBS0qo1g πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 09, 2023
[Interview] Developing Tech That Can Last On Venus
44:40
How long can a modern spacecraft last on Venus? How to develop electronics, batteries and other things that can survive these harsh conditions? What could the lifespan of such a mission be? We discuss all that with Dr Tibor Kremic from NASA Glenn Research Center. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:17 How bad Venus really is 03:27 What it takes to last on Venus 06:40 Chips that can survive on Venus 13:59 Batteries for Venus 18:45 Time-based measurements of Venus 23:03 Moving on the surface of Venus 26:32 Clockwork rovers 30:30 High-temperature solar cells 33:00 Advantages of Venus 42:29 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/iVtquFgZ2pQ πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 08, 2023
[Q&A] True Color of Sunspots, Saving the Earth, Identifying Interstellar Objects
36:53
How many stars did our radio signals reach? How to visualize the expansion of the Universe? Can we save the Earth from the Sun's red giant phase? How can we tell that an object has interstellar origin? All this and more in this week's Q&A! πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 01:02 [Tatooine] If the Sun is white, are sunspots really black? 05:19 [Coruscant] How many stars did our radio signals reach? 08:51 [Hoth] How do gravitational assists work? 11:43 [Naboo] How to visualize the expansion of the Universe? 13:35 [Kamino] How will the Mars sample return mission find all the dropped tubes? 16:27 [Bespin] Can Earth survive the Red Giant phase of the Sun? 20:16 [Mustafar] What effect will a supernova have on nearby stars? 21:51 [Alderaan] Should the US continue to explore space? 24:16 [Dagobah] Can we time travel with a wormhole? 26:59 [Yavin] What killed the Chinese Mars rover? 29:32 [Mandalore] How does light pollution work? 33:04 [Geonosis] How can we tell that an object is interstellar? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/izgLlgeJH-0 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 07, 2023
[Interview] A Realistic Way to Intercept An Interstellar Visitor
1:09:12
How do you plan a trip through the Solar System? What are the orbital mechanics tools that can be used for that? How can all that be used to intercept an interstellar visitor like Oumuamua? πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:15 Orbital mechanics 00:08:50 Planning missions to outer planets 00:11:15 Special orbits 00:14:40 Gravitational assists 00:20:45 Going to the Sun 00:24:40 Lowest energy highways 00:27:44 Going to asteroids 00:34:10 Intercepting interstellar objects 00:41:07 Propulsion systems 00:52:40 What would a realistic mission look like 01:00:30 Interstellar sample return 01:03:14 Galactic orbits 01:07:37 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/PxYecl2QvT0 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 07, 2023
[Space Bites] Moon's Dirty Problem, JWST's Gravitational Lens, Starlink V2 Mini
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Hubble shows us exactly what happened after DART’s impact, a new way to clean off lunar regolith, seeing the same supernova at three different times in a gravitational lens, and a new version of Starlink launches. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:15 Hubble's View of DART https://www.universetoday.com/160346/remember-the-dart-impact-hubble-made-a-movie-of-the-debris/ 01:54 Fixing Moon's Dust Problem https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2023/02/28/liquid-nitrogen-spray-could-clean-up-stubborn-moon-dust/ 04:39 Astronomers Saw an Exoplanet Exactly Where Expected https://www.universetoday.com/160247/astronomers-suspected-there-should-be-a-planet-here-and-then-they-took-a-picture-of-it/ 06:23 JWST and the Epoch of Reionization https://www.universetoday.com/160288/the-james-webb-is-getting-closer-to-finding-what-ionized-the-universe/ 08:34 Webb's Triple Gravitational Lens https://www.universetoday.com/160353/jwst-sees-the-same-supernova-three-times-in-an-epic-gravitational-lens/ 09:58 The Planet That Shouldn’t Exist https://www.universetoday.com/160278/the-planet-that-shouldnt-exist/ 11:44 NIAC Month on the Channel 12:44 Starlink V2 Mini 13:55 Crew-6 Launch 14:55 Replacement Soyuz Reaches ISS https://www.universetoday.com/160292/a-replacement-soyuz-arrives-safely-at-the-international-space-station/ 16:23 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/mRs7Xh1mDqU πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 03, 2023
[Interview] How Inflatable Space Habitats Will Change Space Exploration
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In this interview, I'm talking with Shawn Buckley who is the Senior Director of Engineering at Sierra Space. We talk about the development of their LIFE module, discuss how inflatable habitats can change space exploration and what part they play in humanity's space future. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:32 Burst tests 02:50 What is the LIFE Module 08:00 Working with NASA 09:11 Risks of inflatable habitats 15:33 Inside the module 18:39 Deployment in space 25:14 Project timeframe 27:20 Future applications 39:29 Humanity in space 41:06 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/C3bd4fdY3DY πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 02, 2023
[Q&A] Starship Price Revolution, Space VS Mass Media, Galaxy Collisions
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Could black holes collapse directly in the early Universe? How do two galaxies become one after they collide? How would you communicate time units to aliens? How much will Starship change the prices of space launches? All this and more in this week's Q&A! πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:50 [Tatooine] How do direct collapse black holes work? 06:20 [Coruscant] How can two galaxies form one? 08:34 [Hoth] How to communicate time units to aliens? 11:07 [Naboo] What Astronomy research areas don't get to the news? 16:15 [Kamino] How do I come up with questions for interviews? 21:42 [Bespin] How can we claim exoplanets non-habitable? 25:19 [Mustafar] Does humanity have a chance at all? 27:56 [Alderaan] How much cheaper will space travel be after Starship? 31:35 [Dagobah] Why do science communicators not emphasize the impossibility of faster-than-light travel? 35:34 [Yavin] Best places for stargazing? 37:32 [Mandalore] How do we know black holes are spinning? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION #TODO_LINK πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Feb 28, 2023
[Interview] The Future of Venus Exploration
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Dr Michael Way explains how we can explore Venus, study its atmosphere and understand what hides underneath. It's also a crucial part of astrobiology and studying exoplanets. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ‘‰ Dr Michael Way on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Hag4ZAIAAAAJ 00:00 Intro 01:32 Venus. Earth gone wrong 04:20 Exploring Venus with future missions 23:23 Surviving on Venus for longer 28:22 Pushing the limits with Venus 34:20 Venus as an exoplanet 37:25 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/ZBaWdbIE5UU πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Feb 27, 2023
[Space Bites] Universe-Breaking Galaxies, Source of Dark Energy, Mars Anniversary
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Perseverance has been on Mars for two years, are black holes the source of dark energy?, Universe-breaking galaxies found, and an early warning system for asteroids. ⚫ Breakthrough In Dark Energy? Here's What The Researchers Have To Say: https://youtu.be/-8CIUzPkigQ πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:15 Mars Anniversary https://www.universetoday.com/160201/follow-perseverance-on-its-mars-journey-with-this-two-year-timelapse/ 03:42 Too Big Too Early https://www.universetoday.com/160243/six-galaxies-that-are-too-big-too-early/ 05:51Source of Dark Energy https://www.universetoday.com/160139/are-black-holes-the-source-of-dark-energy/ 08:20 Moon’s permanently shadowed craters https://www.universetoday.com/160038/new-spacecraft-can-see-into-the-permanently-shadowed-craters-on-the-moon/ 09:50 Lunar Flashlight problems 10:40 Support Us on Patreon 11:34 Europe’s Early Warning System for Asteroids https://www.universetoday.com/160181/esa-is-building-an-early-warning-system-for-dangerous-asteroids/ 13:20 500-meter long asteroid https://www.universetoday.com/160212/a-500-meter-long-asteroid-flew-past-earth-and-astronomers-were-watching/ 15:08 Mercury Transit from Solar Orbiter https://www.esa.int/ScienceExploration/SpaceScience/SolarOrbiter/MercurysblackdischelpssharpenSolarOrbitersview 15:56 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/3Ll5WGrY-uU πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Feb 24, 2023
[Q&A] Rogue Gas Giant, Fish In Space, Detecting Primordial Black Holes
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What effect would a rogue gas giant have if it flew through the Solar System? Can fish survive in microgravity and go to space? Do hypervelocity stars leave a wake we could detect? How much do we actually know about Proxima Centauri? All this and more in the week's Q&A! πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 01:08 [Tatooine] Can life exist on an Earth-sized moon of a gas giant? 06:42 [Coruscant] Do hypervelocity stars leave a wake we could detect? 10:50 [Hoth] What's the thickness of the event horizon of a black hole? 13:16 [Naboo] What is the speed of gravity? 18:34 [Kamino] What would be the consequences of a rouge Jupiter? 21:44 [Bespin] Can fish go to space? 23:34 [Mustafar] What are the temperatures of black holes? 25:53 [Alderaan] How much do we actually know about Proxima Centauri? 27:29 [Dagobah] Can rogue planets have an atmosphere? 31:44 [Yavin] How to track possible primordial black holes? 35:44 [Mandalore] Does red/blue shift include all frequencies? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/gLGx7l_Q4yk πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Feb 22, 2023
[Interview] Breakthrough In Dark Energy? Here's What The Researchers Have To Say
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A recent research paper suggests that supermassive black holes can be the source of dark energy. It's a big potential breakthrough in Astronomy. So, here's what the co-author of the study, Dr Chris Pearson from STFC RAL Space, has to say about it. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ‘‰ More about the research: https://www.universetoday.com/160139/are-black-holes-the-source-of-dark-energy/ 00:00 Intro 01:36 How did the paper come together 03:36 Connection between Dark Energy and Black Holes 06:48 Observations behind the research 14:37 Causation or just correlation? 21:20 Redefining what black holes are 25:27 Dark Energy core of a black hole 27:53 Nature of dark energy 35:35 Will Dark Energy tear the Universe apart? 38:30 What's next 40:11 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/-8CIUzPkigQ πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Feb 21, 2023
[Space Bites] Asteroid Explodes Over English Channel, Moon Breakthrough, Dark Matter Galaxy
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Blue Origin wants to build solar panels on the Moon, out of the Moon, SpaceX sold its floating landing pads, and another asteroid hits Earth exactly where and when astronomers predicted. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ”΄ Mars Mission Interview with Rick Davis: https://youtu.be/tujL0xrQ2Os 🟑 JWST Interview with Lee Feinberg: https://youtu.be/eXchT7mtEao πŸ”΅ Interstellar Travel Interview with Andrew Higgins: https://youtu.be/SkGRVvA23qI 🟣 Interview Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmnK1xmCRad_8bn0uOcmLiIE 00:00 Intro 00:15 Blue Origin's Blue Alchemist https://www.blueorigin.com/news/blue-alchemist-powers-our-lunar-future/ 02:01 SpaceX Sold Phobos and Deimos 03:36 Asteroid Hits Over English Channel https://www.universetoday.com/160098/another-meteoroid-discovered-right-before-it-hits-the-atmosphere/ 05:58 A Galaxy Almost Entirely Made Of Dark Matter https://www.universetoday.com/160105/a-galaxy-has-been-found-thats-almost-entirely-dark-matter/ 08:28 Russia Causes Yet Another Problem in Orbit https://www.universetoday.com/160126/another-russian-spacecraft-is-leaking-coolant/ 10:12 Interviews 12:26 Rogue Supermassive Black Hole https://www.universetoday.com/160072/astronomers-spot-a-rogue-supermassive-black-hole-hurtling-through-space-leaving-star-formation-in-its-wake/ 14:27 Mass Migration of Stars in Andromeda https://www.universetoday.com/159995/astronomers-uncover-mass-migration-of-stars-into-andromeda/ 15:58 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/co4ylLWvVtQ πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Feb 17, 2023
[Q&A] Combining All Telescopes On Earth, Cooling Down Venus, Replacing ISS Modules
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Why don't we just combine all telescopes into a single one that will have a crazy resolution? Can we simply replace old ISS modules with new ones? How long will it take to cool down Venus? How much mass can the Earth afford to lose? Why blue shift exists if the Universe is expanding? All this and more in this week's Q&A πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 01:04 [Tatooine] How much mass can the Earth lose? 04:23 [Coruscant] Can a Dyson sphere be stable? 08:36 [Hoth] How long till we cool Venus down? 14:34 [Naboo] How many atoms are there in the Universe? 15:46 [Kamino] Can you combine all Earth telescopes into one? 22:47 [Bespin] Will we ever see self-replicating probes? 25:51 [Mustafar] Wen LUVOIR? 28:22 [Adleraan] Can we save Hubble? 30:09 [Dagobah] Why blue shift exists if the Universe is expanding? 32:16 [Yavin] Why not just replace old modules of the ISS? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/7nVVlC-jBkg πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Feb 15, 2023
[Bonus] Covering the Cosmos with Wiser Tomorrow Podcast
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This is an interview with me that we did with the Wiser Tomorrow Podcast. We talked about covering space news at Universe Today, how I run the company and what's my perception of some stories I cover. Enjoy! πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ‘‰ Wiser Tomorrow Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2011629 πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/dzvT7YRPa1s πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Feb 13, 2023
[Space Bites] AI's Costly JWST Mistake, 33-Engine Super Heavy Test, Problems in Orbit
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SpaceX tests all 33 engines on super heavy, the worst-case scenario for space debris actually happened, a kilonova is coming, and a new map of all the matter and dark matter in the Universe. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ“° Email Newsletter: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 00:00 Intro 00:15 SpaceX Conducts 33-engine test of Super Heavy https://www.universetoday.com/160008/spacex-sets-new-record-with-successful-test-firing-of-31-raptor-engines/ 01:28 Bad things happened in orbit https://www.universetoday.com/159997/a-russian-satellite-has-broken-into-pieces-littering-debris-in-space/ 03:59 Ion beam sheparding https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576523000553 07:24 Google's AI costly mistake about James Webb https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-ai-chatbot-bard-offers-inaccurate-information-company-ad-2023-02-08/ 09:35 A kilonova is coming https://www.universetoday.com/159910/this-binary-system-is-destined-to-become-a-kilonova/ 12:20 Email newsletter 13:20 A massive black hole in a very young Universe https://www.universetoday.com/159914/hungry-black-hole-was-already-feasting-800-million-years-after-the-big-bang/ 15:42 A new map of the Universe https://www.universetoday.com/159982/astronomers-make-a-new-map-of-all-the-matter-and-dark-matter-in-the-universe/ 18:05 More destruction tests from Sierra Space https://www.universetoday.com/159968/sierra-space-tests-another-inflatable-space-station-module-to-destruction/ 20:16 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION #TODO_LINK πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Feb 10, 2023
[Interview] Exploring Space Lava Tubes: How To Prepare For It
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Lava tubes can be a solution to a lot of our space problems. They can provide habitat space on Moon, Mars and even beyond. But how do we prepare to explore them? That's what we're discussing with Professor Francesco Sauro. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ‘‰ Prof. Francesco Sauro: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/francesco.sauro2/en πŸ‘‰ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cescosauro πŸ‘‰ La Venta Association: https://laventa.it/ 00:00 Intro 01:16 Getting into caves 02:32 Why lava tubes are interesting 04:00 Challenges associated with caves 08:10 How to train astronauts for lava tubes 15:15 What can we find in lava tubes on Moon and Mars 20:32 Lava tubes as habitats 27:57 Ice caves on Europa, Enceladus and Mars 32:15 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/-iJ2ui2-BFU πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Feb 08, 2023
[Q&A] Stuck in a Space Station, Black Holes' Habitable Zones, Human-Rated Starship
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Is there a habitable zone around a black hole? Can you get stuck in the middle of a big space station? How will Starship get human-rated? Why is the Fermi Paradox even a paradox? All this in this week's Q&A! πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 01:03 [Tatooine] Can you get stuck in a space station? 06:07 [Coruscant] How is Fermi Paradox even a paradox? 09:33 [Hoth] Is there a habitable zone around a black hole? 14:46 [Naboo] What are the highest velocities stars have been recorded travelling? 16:55 [Kamino] Will galaxies fall apart? 20:34 [Bespin] Why is there a Crisis in Cosmology? 23:06 [Mustafar] Is Starship good for humans? 26:41 [Alderaan] What will investment in space look like in the future? 30:07 [Dagobah] How to observe dark matter? 32:56 [Yavin] What's the origin of our Solar System? 36:44 [Mandalore] How long till the sports on other planets? 38:52 [Geonosis] Is there oil on Mars? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/plsdJVOyw0I πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Feb 08, 2023
[Space Bites] Rolls-Royce Space Reactor, Close Call in Orbit, James Webb's Back
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Webb is fully operational again, Rolls-Royce is building a nuclear reactor for the Moon, and the space debris worst-case scenario almost happened. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:14 James Webb is fully operational again https://www.universetoday.com/159897/good-news-webb-is-fully-operational-again/ 01:46 Rolls-Royce Nuclear Reactor for Space https://www.universetoday.com/159859/rolls-royce-reveals-a-nuclear-reactor-that-could-provide-power-on-the-moon/ 03:46 Very Nasty Space Collision Almost Happened https://twitter.com/LeoLabs_Space/status/1619057013992071168 07:09 Drag Sail Success https://www.universetoday.com/159903/drag-sail-success-this-satellite-wont-turn-into-space-junk/ 08:47 Destroying Rubble Pile Asteroids https://www.universetoday.com/159766/dont-bother-trying-to-destroy-rubble-pile-asteroids/ 11:10 Q&A with Fraser 12:11 Extremely Heavy Early Stars https://www.universetoday.com/159800/the-first-stars-may-have-weighed-more-than-100000-suns/ 14:46 12-Year Exoplanets Timelapse https://www.universetoday.com/159875/watch-this-12-year-timelapse-of-exoplanets-orbiting-their-star/ 18:33 Measuring the Mass Of A Dead Star With Microlensing https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/light-bending-around-star 21:48 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/ZBbumv6-kLA πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Feb 04, 2023
[Interview] How A Realistic Mars Mission Will Play Out
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How will a human Mars mission play out? Where exactly should it go? What unexpected challenges will we face? We're discussing all these aspects with Rick Davis. He is the Assistant Director for Science and Exploration, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 🐦 Rick Davis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/redplanetrick πŸ‘‰ NASA Blog Article on choosing the landing site on Mars: https://blogs.nasa.gov/redplanetdispatch/2022/12/13/criteria-for-landing-site-selection/ 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:29 Training for Mars on Earth 00:07:11 Choosing a landing site 00:20:37 Unexpected challenges of Mars 00:52:38 Planetary protection 00:56:51 Exploring lava tubes 00:59:49 What's next? 01:09:24 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/tujL0xrQ2Os πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Feb 01, 2023
[Q&A] Protecting from Solar Flares, Tiny Rockets, Oldest Possible Ice
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Can you maintain a stable orbit with just a solar sail? Will a Dyson sphere or swarm kill all life inside of it? Can you protect yourself from a solar flare? What's the oldest ice in the Universe? All this and more in this week's Q&A! πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:48 [Tatooine] Can you maintain orbit with just a solar sail? 06:44 [Coruscant] Does a Dyson sphere kill all life inside of it? 11:04 [Hoth] Can a Faraday cage protect from a solar flare? 13:52 [Naboo] Can there be a stable irregular-shaped planet? 17:45 [Kamino] How small can a rocket be? 19:35 [Bespin] Can we detect artificial light on Proxima b? 22:54 [Mustafar] How old was the Universe when first ice was able to form? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/YfiyXH6vqDQ πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jan 31, 2023
[Space Bites] Nuclear Rocket In 2027, New JWST Problems, Starship WDR
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Starship completes its wet-dress rehearsal, another problem for Webb, a nuclear rocket test is coming, and more cool NIAC grants. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ‘‰ First NIAC Interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/growing-mars-77829316 00:00 Intro 00:14 Starship Wet Dress Rehersal 03:18 JWST's NIRISS problems https://www.universetoday.com/159790/webb-niriss-instrument-has-gone-offline/ 04:57 Webb's first occultation 07:46 Extremely Close Asteroid Flyby https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-system-predicts-small-asteroid-to-pass-close-by-earth-this-week 09:37 DARPA Nuclear Rocket Test by 2027 https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-darpa-will-test-nuclear-engine-for-future-mars-missions 12:05 How to Miniaturize Nuclear Batteries https://www.universetoday.com/159692/exploring-the-outer-solar-system-takes-power-heres-a-way-to-miniaturize-nuclear-batteries-for-deep-space/ 14:26 Tiny tiny tractor beam https://www.universetoday.com/159695/scientists-build-a-teeny-tiny-tractor-beam/ 15:56 Support us on Patreon 16:44 Growing Structures on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/159635/instead-of-building-structures-on-mars-we-could-grow-them-with-the-help-of-bacteria/ 18:30 Light Pollution Is Getting Worse https://www.universetoday.com/159704/light-pollution-is-obscuring-the-night-sky-rip-stargazing/ 21:27 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/QUmep9cZwkw πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jan 27, 2023
[Q&A] Children In Space, Dark Forest, Mars Lava Tubes
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What if two black holes with opposing spin merge? Can we use the Moon's L2 Lagrange point? How habitable are Mars's lava tubes? Can Starships compensate for satellite light pollution? All this and more in this week's episode Q&A with Fraser Cain. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 01:09 [Tatooine] What if two black holes with opposing spin merge? 06:16 [Coruscant] When will the first person be born in space? 10:24 [Hoth] Can we use the Moon's L2 Lagrange point? 15:39 [Naboo] Can a captured planet lurk in the Oort cloud? 18:51 [Kamino] What about the dark forest hypothesis? 23:06 [Bespin] How habitable are Mars lava tubes? 27:15 [Mustafar] Can we use radars to identify asteroids? 29:36 [Alderaan] Can Starships compensate for satellite light pollution? 34:28 [Dagobah] Why does NASA never show us the spacecraft travelling in space? 38:18 [Yavin] Where would I time travel? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/cSDQa4GCIic πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jan 25, 2023
[Space Bites] Titan's Dragonfly Test, New Nuclear Rocket, Shadow Universe
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The Titan Dragonfly is coming together, NASA is considering a new kind of nuclear rocket, getting more warning for solar flares, and pinpointing carbon emissions from space. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:15 Titan Helicopter Starts to Come Together https://www.universetoday.com/159611/nasa-is-continuing-to-build-the-titan-dragonfly-helicopter-here-are-its-rotors/ 02:38 New NIAC Nuclear Rocket Design https://www.universetoday.com/159599/new-nuclear-rocket-design-to-send-missions-to-mars-in-just-45-days/ 05:57 Lunar Flashlight Has Propulsion System Problems 07:25 Solar Flashes and Flares 09:36 CO2 from Space https://www.universetoday.com/159580/nasa-satellites-can-pinpoint-the-exact-locations-of-excessive-co2-emissions/ 11:21 Support us on Patreon 12:40 Orphaned Protostar https://www.universetoday.com/159539/astronomers-spot-an-orphaned-protostar/ 14:27 Measuring the Universe with Shadows https://www.universetoday.com/159543/using-the-shadows-of-clusters-to-measure-the-universe/ 16:26 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/FneksoJUCh0 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jan 20, 2023
[Q&A] Dark Curvature, Navigating the Oort Cloud, Future of Space Toilets
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Should we change "Dark Matter" to "Dark Curvature"? How do you navigate through dense asteroid fields? What's the future of space toilets? Do aliens block their outgoing signals? All these and more in this week's Q&A with Fraser Cain. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:58 [Tatooine] How do you navigate through dense asteroid fields? 04:02 [Coruscant] Should we change "Dark Matter" to "Dark Curvature"? 07:57 [Hoth] How far can we communicate? 10:49 [Naboo] How can we solve the Fermi paradox? 17:35 [Kamino] What's the future of space toilets? 19:51 [Bespin] Can we avoid the great filter? 22:53 [Mustafar] Why the CMB doesn't go away? 25:35 [Alderaan] Do aliens block their outgoing signals? 27:33 [Dagobah] Can we create a magnetic shield for our spaceships? 30:39 [Yavin] Can aliens detect Earth as a habitable world? 31:44 [Mandalore] Does gravity extend forever? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/5RIXRVr3Dg8 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jan 17, 2023
[Space Bites] Another Rover's Dead, Green Comet Incoming, JWST’s First Exoplanet
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Keep your eyes on the sky for a comet, another Mars rover has died, the leaky Soyuz is going to be replaced, JWST dominates the American Astronomical Society meeting, and is Starship just around the corner? πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:17 A Good Comet is Coming https://www.universetoday.com/159454/comet-e3-ztf-brightens-as-the-first-good-comet-of-2023/ 02:47 Another One Bites The Martian Dust https://www.universetoday.com/159553/china-unable-to-reestablish-contact-with-its-zhurong-mars-rover/ 06:36 The Leaky Soyuz Needs to Be Replaced 08:36 James Webb Finds Its First Exoplanet https://www.universetoday.com/159581/the-webb-has-confirmed-its-first-exoplanet-and-its-the-same-size-as-earth/ 10:57 Star Disk from JWST 12:49 Early Galaxies from James Webb https://www.universetoday.com/159567/the-james-webb-links-modern-oddball-galaxies-to-ancient-galaxies-in-the-cosmic-dawn/ 14:55 Support us on Patreon 15:55 NIAC Awards 18:03 Starship Gets Closer to First Orbital Test 19:29 Build your own ELT https://universetoday.com/159565/need-a-project-you-can-build-a-paper-model-of-the-extremely-large-telescope/ 20:41 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/Ca6FHZDu5v0 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jan 13, 2023
[Interview] Avoiding Kessler Syndrome
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Mapping out all the space objects and understanding their orbits is the key to avoiding problems in orbit. What are the technical challenges and what's the current state of affairs? We're discussing it with Dr. Moriba Jah. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:28 Current state of the orbit 07:04 Kessler Syndrome 14:57 Risks on Different Altitudes 17:41 Access to the Night Skies 22:33 An Ideal Solution 31:57 Future of Humanity 34:30 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/dft7-yNSabc πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jan 12, 2023
[Q&A] Rings Around Stars, Laser Space Propulsion, Life on Cold Moons
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How do we determine the velocities of objects in distant space? Can we use a laser a space engine on a spaceship? Can we find stars with rings? Is it possible to see the same star at different stages of its life? All this and more in this week's Q&A. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 02:21 [Tatooine] Can stars have rings? 07:59 [Coruscant] Can we see stars at different life stages with gravitational lensing? 11:29 [Hoth] Why not launch payloads from orbit? 14:30 [Naboo] What would happen if time stopped? 16:20 [Kamino] Does Elon/Twitter impact spaceflight confidence? 18:28 [Bespin] How can there be life on cold moons? 22:49 [Mustafar] What if a meteor hits the Moon while astronauts are there? 25:58 [Alderaan] Shouldn't ETs be benevolent like Vulcans and not malevolent like Klingons? 27:51 [Dagobah] How do we determine the speeds of objects in space? 30:06 [Yavin] Why go back to the Moon? 32:08 [Mandalore] Do you ever get tired of speculating and not lending your intellect to progress? 34:14 [Geonosis] Wen JWST Deep Field? 35:20 [Corellia] Why is Sag A disk not aligned with the galaxy? 37:23 [Crait] Will there be a Mars colony this century? 39:43 [Endor] Could we use a laser as an engine on a spaceship? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/DM4pfPHS_R0 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jan 11, 2023
[Space Bites] Eruption on Io, Moon Navigation, Space-Based Power Test
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NASA is looking for dangerous asteroids, Io is blasting lava into space, the solar wind could be creating water on the Moon, space power is finally getting a test. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:15 NASA Makes Asteroid Defence a Priority https://www.universetoday.com/159395/nasa-makes-asteroid-defense-a-priority-moving-its-neo-surveyor-mission-into-the-development-phase/ 02:49 Io Is Having a Major Vulcanic Outburst https://www.universetoday.com/159466/io-is-having-a-major-volcanic-outburst/ 04:57 Solar Wind Might Create Water on the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/159420/the-solar-wind-is-creating-water-on-the-surface-of-the-moon/ 07:04 Structures on the Moon Could Be Build With Microwaves https://www.universetoday.com/159427/want-to-build-structures-on-the-moon-just-blast-the-regolith-with-microwaves/ 09:14 How to Navigate on the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/159409/navigation-could-be-done-on-the-moon-just-by-looking-at-nearby-landmarks/ 11:00 South Korea’s Lunar Photos https://phys.org/news/2023-01-south-korea-lunar-orbiter-photos.html 11:55 Support us on Patreon 13:07 China’s Considering Where to Build Lunar Station https://www.universetoday.com/159429/china-is-considering-where-to-build-a-lunar-research-station/ 15:07 Space-Based Power Test 16:57 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/4l7XS18pHHw πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jan 06, 2023
[Bonus] Are We Alone in The Universe? John Michael Godier's Event Horizon
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This is part 2 of an interview I did with John Michael Godier on his show called Event Horizon. We talked about the Fermi Paradox and possible solutions to it. ⚫ Event Horizon Show https://www.youtube.com/@EventHorizonShow πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/_Cr9TSRe71E πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jan 05, 2023
[Interview] A Realistic Way to Make Space Habitats From Asteroids
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We can build space habitats from asteroids by spinning them fast enough. That's what Professor Adam Frank suggests in a recent paper he co-wrote. In this interview, we discussed the idea, how realistic it is and what technology will be needed to achieve it, what applications it can have and when we can expect something like that. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:35 Meet Professor Adam Frank 02:27 Building space habitats from asteroids 13:16 Materials required to achieve that 18:00 Generation ships 24:52 Asteroid mining 27:29 Exponential technological progress 34:45 Great Realistic SciFi 35:56 Outro Professor Adam Frank on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamFrank4 Habitat Bennu: Design Concepts for Spinning Habitats Constructed From Rubble Pile Near-Earth Asteroids https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2021.645363/full The Fermi Paradox and the Aurora Effect: Exo-civilization Settlement, Expansion, and Steady States https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ab31a3/meta πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/Z-hH3-z56cg πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jan 05, 2023
[Space Bites] 2022. Best Space Year Ever?
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2022 has definitely been one of the best space years ever. James Webb, SLS, DART and many other major successes. So, let's turn around and remember what did 2022 bring us. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:52 James Webb 04:27 Artemis 1 07:15 Milky Way's black hole by EHT 08:39 DART 10:53 Decadal Survey 12:43 China's progress 14:58 InSight mission ended 16:47 SOFIA telescope discontinued 18:30 Things that didn't happen 19:16 ExoMars delay 20:00 Universe owes us 20:43 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/N-KZicegrh0 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 30, 2022
[Q&A] Milky Way From Space, Terraforming the Moon, Visiting Mars Rovers
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How can we know whether the Universe is infinite or not? Can something hide behind the Sun in Earth's L3 Lagrange point? Should we start with terraforming the Moon before Mars? Will humans ever visit a lander on Mars? πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:47 [Tatooine] Can we terraform the Moon 05:36 [Coruscant] How long current science will stand? 09:01 [Hoth] How can we know if the Universe is infinite or finite? 12:54 [Naboo] Can something hide in Earth's L3 Lagrange point? 14:24 [Kamino] What if Jupiter falls into the Sun? 18:34 [Bespin] Does Milky Way look different from space? 20:37 [Mustafar] How long is a Universe year? 21:23 [Alderaan] Why doesn't Mercury fall into the Sun? 23:40 [Dagobah] Will we ever visit a Mars lander? 25:23 [Yavin] How will Mars colonization happen? 27:30 [Mandalore] Why there are no ups and downs in space? 30:16 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/uoMA5_3bNNU πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 28, 2022
[Interview] Interstellar Travel Without Breaking Physics with Andrew Higgins
1:20:08
Interstellar travel can be real. And you don't need to break the laws of Physics to do it. In this interview, I discuss a realistic way we can send missions to nearby stars in our lifetimes. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:06 How hard is interstellar travel 00:13:19 Ride solar wind like a bird 00:23:15 How a realistic mission can look like 00:40:20 Exploring the Solar System 00:46:50 Fastest gun in the world 00:55:39 Best way to get off planet Earth 01:01:08 Interstellar Symposium 01:04:00 First interstellar mission. When? 01:13:53 How to become an interstellar engineer 01:19:17 Outro Interstellar Symposium https://irg.space/irg-2023/ Andrew Higgins' group web page: https://interstellarflight.space/ Twitter https://twitter.com/McGill_AdAstra Jeff Greason’s idea for a β€œReaction Drive powered by External Pressure” (the so-called q-drive). https://tauzero.aero/wp-content/uploads/JBIS-May-2019-Greason.pdf New paper on Dynamic Soaring https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.1017442/full RC gliders reaching nearly 900 km/hour by performing dynamic soaring on wind shear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nyYaL0dGAA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eFD_Wj6dhk&t=0s πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/SkGRVvA23qI πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 26, 2022
[Space Bites] InSight Officially Dead // Detecting Warp Drives // New SLS Engine
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It’s official, InSight is gone. Perseverance is putting samples onto the surface of Mars. More scientific results from James Webb, and using gravitational wave observatories to detect warp drives. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:17 InSight Mission is over https://www.universetoday.com/159339/this-will-probably-be-insights-last-picture-before-it-runs-out-of-power-forever/ 01:52 Percy Deposits First Sample on Mars’ Surface https://www.universetoday.com/159365/perseverance-places-its-first-sample-on-the-surface-of-mars-one-day-this-will-be-in-the-hands-of-scientists-on-earth/ 03:48 The Aftermath of the Soyuz Leak Last Week 05:19 DART Science Results https://www.universetoday.com/159314/what-kind-of-an-impact-did-dart-have-on-dimorphos-the-science-results-are-here/ 07:58 Exoplanet is Falling onto a Star https://www.universetoday.com/159312/giant-exoplanet-is-spiraling-inward-to-its-doom/ 10:26 Support us on Patreon 11:17 JWST Sees Star Formation https://www.universetoday.com/159282/jwst-sees-furious-star-formation-in-a-stellar-nursery/ 13:23 New Engine for Future Moon Missions https://www.universetoday.com/159315/nasa-just-tested-a-new-engine-that-will-launch-artemis-v-and-beyond/ 16:07 Detecting Warp Drives https://www.universetoday.com/159218/gravitational-wave-observatories-could-search-for-warp-drive-signatures/ 18:34 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION #TODO_LINK πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 23, 2022
[Q&A] Dark Antimatter, Human Missions to Asteroids, Rockets and Global Warming
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Does the Black Knight satellite really exist? Can JWST explore the Oort cloud? Did we hopelessly contaminate Mars with life? Would I fly on the dearMoon mission without the abort system? Should we do crewed missions to near-earth asteroids? Answers to all these questions and more in this week's Q&A with Fraser Cain! πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:46 [Tatooine] Does the Black Knight satellite really exist? 04:00 [Coruscant] Should we do crewed missions to near-earth asteroids? 06:41 [Hoth] Can we put a really good camera around the Moon? 07:39 [Naboo] Patreon announcements 09:31 [Kamino] Can JWST explore the Oort cloud? 11:48 [Bespin] Can there be Dark Antimatter? 12:36 [Mustafar] Did we hopelessly contaminate Mars with life? 16:13 [Alderaan] How do we track the movements of distant galaxies? 20:05 [Dagobah] Is there a specific direction to look at the Big Bang? 21:10 [Yavin] Does propellant contribute to Kessler Syndrome? 22:06 [Mandalore] Should we use different fuel to propel rockets? 24:37 [Geonosis] Can JWST detect Population 3 stars? 27:30 [Corellia] What size is the observable universe? 28:41 [Crait] Would I fly on the dearMoon mission without the abort system? 30:24 [Endor] Do rockets cause global warming? 32:20 [Exegol] Is it ethical to terraform Mars? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/AsNnbGxgIOU πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 21, 2022
[Interview] Mental Health in Space with Logan Smith
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Space madness is a common concept in science fiction. But how it works in reality? How dangerous are mental health breakdowns and what can we do to prevent them? πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ‘‰ Logan Smith on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vmcyhr4AAAAJ&hl=en 00:00 Intro 01:13 What is space madness 05:25 How does space compare to other activities 13:01 Monitoring and treatment for mental health in space 19:30 How private missions will differ 21:32 Can "mental toughness" harm mental health 24:00 Problems we will face in the future 29:28 The upside of space travel for mental health 37:21 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/1yiTQVonsTY πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 21, 2022
[Breaking News] What FUSION IGNITION Really Means for The Future of Energy Production
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This week we got an announcement that a historical milestone was achieved. Fusion Ignition. But what it really means for the future of energy production, what most stories don't say and should you be excited after all? πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:41 The IGNITION announcement 02:21 How fusion works on Earth 04:24 How the breakthrough was made 06:05 Problems with NIF's approach to fusion 08:38 Fusion applications in space 10:52 Should you be excited? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/HIkYzfk8BvM πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 17, 2022
[Space Bites] Accident on the ISS, JWST Deep Field, Space Habitat Goes BANG!
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Splashdown! Artemis I has returned home. Webb has made its first Deep Field survey. Listen to the sound of a dust devil on Mars. Space journalist is going to the Moon. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸŒ• Artemis 1 Overview video: https://youtu.be/u5wNXtlZH_Q 00:00 Intro 00:16 Orion splashdown https://www.universetoday.com/159146/orion-splashes-down-in-the-pacific-ocean-completing-the-artemis-i-mission/ 02:54 Hakuto-R and Lunar Flashlight launch 05:21 Accident on the ISS. Soyuz coolant leak https://www.universetoday.com/159240/a-soyuz-capsule-on-iss-is-leaking-coolant-into-space/ 07:18 JWST's first proper deep field https://www.universetoday.com/159149/webb-completes-its-first-deep-field-with-nine-days-of-observing-time-what-did-it-find/ 10:07 Percy heard a dust devil on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/159193/perseverance-heard-a-dust-devil-on-mars-and-now-you-can-too/ 11:57 Support us on Patreon 13:01 BANG! Sierra Space inflatable module test https://www.universetoday.com/159222/sierra-space-inflated-a-habitat-to-destruction-testing-its-limits-before-going-to-orbit/ 14:27 Asteroid as a space habitat https://www.universetoday.com/159224/rubble-pile-asteroids-might-be-the-best-places-to-build-space-habitats/ 16:14 Everyday Astronaut is going to the Moon! https://www.universetoday.com/159099/japanese-billionaire-reveals-his-round-the-moon-crew/ 18:17 Breakthrough in fusion https://www.universetoday.com/159166/fusion-ignition-breakthrough-raises-hopes-questions/ 18:42 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/yVcPzz5arb8 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 16, 2022
[Bonus] Full Overview of Artemis 1
20:54
It’s been 50 years since humans set foot on the Moon. Entire generations were born after this historic accomplishment. But humanity has kept its eyes on the sky and vowed to return. This week marks the end of the beginning of that journey, the completion of Artemis I, sending a human-rated capsule around the Moon and back again. With Orion safely back on Earth, let’s look back at this amazing accomplishment and ponder what comes next. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:07 Constellation Program 03:47 Artemis Program Begins 05:50 SLS first flight. Artemis 1 07:15 To the Moon and back again 11:59 Orion returns to Earth 14:00 Ups and downs of Artemis 1 16:06 What's next? Artemis 2 and beyond 18:48 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/u5wNXtlZH_Q πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 14, 2022
[Q&A] Should You Get a Degree, Straight Line Space Travel, Astronomy in 100 Years
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How far away do constellations start to change? What if The Big Bang was more energetic? Which textbooks are good to learn astronomy? Is a university degree worth it? Why don't we travel through the solar system in straight lines? All this and more in this week's Q&A with Fraser Cain. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 01:35 [Tatooine] How far away do constellations begin to change? 04:36 [Coruscant] Can we see beyond the observable Universe? 10:37 [Hoth] What if the Big Bang was more energetic? 13:22 [Naboo] What will Vera Rubin observatory see? 16:58 [Kamino] Why not release JWST data immediately? 20:51 [Bespin] How far out can we see that is in the present-ish? 23:35 [Mustafar] Is a University degree worth it? And which books are good to start learning astronomy? 26:37 [Alderaan] Can rockets with reusable rocket fuel exist? 30:16 [Dagobah] Is straight-line travel possible in the solar system? 32:11 [Yavin] Is Astronomy as exciting as it used to be? 35:22 [Mandalore] What will Astronomy look like in 100 years? 38:30 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/a7Y93r6A8WA πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 13, 2022
[Bonus] John Michael Godier's Event Horizon. Can We Go Back to the Moon?
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This is an interview I did with John Michael Godier on his show called Event Horizon. We talked about bringing people back to the Moon. With also discussed the latest space missions, such as JWST and DART, and looked back at how well did 2022 go for NASA. ⚫ Event Horizon Show https://www.youtube.com/@EventHorizonShow πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/_Cr9TSRe71E πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 12, 2022
[Space Bites] Iconic Earthrise By Artemis 1, Rule-Breaking GRB, SpaceX Launches Starshield
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Construction Begins on the Square Kilometer Array. Artemis I’s iconic crescent Earthrise picture. A gamma-ray burst that breaks all the rules. SpaceX launches a new service. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:14 Square Kilometer Array Telescope begins construction https://www.universetoday.com/159011/construction-begins-on-the-square-kilometer-array/ 04:38 Iconic Earthrise image from Artemis 1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/52548807997/ 06:49 SpaceX launches Starshield https://www.universetoday.com/159051/spacex-launches-starshield-a-quiet-announcement-with-a-huge-potential/ 08:42 Blue Origin and Dynetics bid for new lunar landing contracts https://www.blueorigin.com/blue-moon/sld-national-team/ https://www.dynetics.com/newsroom/news/2022/leidos-dynetics-team-and-northrop-grumman-to-collaborate-on-nasa-human-landing-system-bid 10:13 Support us on Patreon 11:09 GRB that broke Astronomy https://www.universetoday.com/159057/colliding-neutron-stars-can-generate-long-gamma-ray-bursts/ 13:39 Evidence of a mega-tsunami on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/159035/evidence-of-a-megatsunami-on-mars/ 15:42 Launch an asteroid wherever you want https://neal.fun/asteroid-launcher/ 17:11 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/chD-vHeYpI4 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 09, 2022
[Q&A] Artificial Lights on Exoplanets, Sun's Black Dwarf Stage, Iron Asteroids | Q&A 202
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Can there be habitable worlds around black holes? Where did Mars get its perchlorates from? How are iron meteorites formed? How will the Sun die? Will China succeed with their Moon landing? All this and more in this week's Q&A with Fraser Cain. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 01:10 Book Club: Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson 03:21 [Tatooine] What happens during Sun's black dwarf stage? 07:26 [Coruscant] Is climate engineering a good idea? 11:24 [Hoth] Can we see city lights of exoplanets? 15:42 [Naboo] Can there be habitable worlds around black holes? 21:01 [Kamino] How are iron meteorites formed? 24:27 [Bespin] How did Mars get its perchlorates? 26:03 [Mustafar] How do we measure sea level when there are constant waves? 28:45 [Alderaan] Will SSTOs ever become a thing? 33:54 [Dagobah] Is China landing on the Moon in five more launches? 38:05 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/EiBjG477zRE πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 07, 2022
[Space Bites] Scientists Simulate a Quantum Wormhole, Black Hole Consumes a Star, More Moon Visitors
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The best images from Artemis so far. More spacecraft are going to the Moon. Researchers have simulated a wormhole. China now has six people on board its space station πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:15 Artemis 1 Images https://www.universetoday.com/158874/nasa-releases-a-stunning-new-supercut-of-the-artemis-i-launch/ https://www.universetoday.com/158945/nasa-releases-another-supercut-of-the-artemis-i-mission-showing-the-launch-and-flight-past-the-moon/ 03:37 More flights to the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/158746/tiny-cubesat-will-shine-an-infrared-flashlight-into-the-moons-shadowed-craters-searching-for-water-ice/ 05:51 Moon infrastructure 07:10 Quantum Wormhole Simulation https://www.universetoday.com/158896/scientists-send-quantum-data-through-a-simulated-wormhole/ 09:55 More JWST images https://www.universetoday.com/158820/gaze-slack-jawed-at-the-haunting-beauty-of-galaxy-ngc-1566-captured-by-jwst-processed-by-judy-schmidt/ https://www.universetoday.com/158941/new-images-of-titan-from-jwst-and-keck-telescopes-reveal-a-rare-observation/ 12:41 Support us on Patreon 13:33 Black Hole Consumes a Star https://www.universetoday.com/158919/a-black-hole-consumed-a-star-and-released-the-light-of-a-trillion-suns/ 16:17 China's continuous space presence 17:45 Another SpaceX SuperHeavy test https://www.universetoday.com/158905/spacexs-super-heavy-fires-11-of-its-engines-in-a-long-duration-test/ 18:46 Q&A 200 https://youtu.be/vNGEXWZsTmY 19:37 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/ew9n4um5K8k πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Dec 02, 2022
[Q&A] Black Holes VS Brown Dwarfs, Moon Telescopes, Galaxy Collision
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Which ones are more invisible: black holes of brown dwarfs? Which cheap telescope should you get? Will the Artemis program start a new era in astronomy? What will happen when Andromeda crashes into the Milky Way? All this and more in this week's Q&A with Fraser Cain. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 01:21 [Tatooine] Will Andromeda stars get younger as it approaches us? 03:54 [Coruscant] How far apart are the stars? 06:53 [Hoth] Can we see the death of a black hole? 11:09 [Naboo] Is it more difficult to find a black hole or a brown dwarf? 17:56 [Kamino] Which cheap telescope to get? 21:34 [Bespin] What happens during the Andromeda collision? 26:14 [Mustafar] When we'll see data from Earendel? 30:53 [Alderaan] Will Artemis bring lunar-based astronomy? 34:29 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/xe_GZwScafU πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Nov 30, 2022
[Q&A] Space Questions Special
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This time it's different. As always, it's your space questions, but not my answers. I invited my fellow space YouTubers to give their answers to help me with the Q&A. Enjoy! πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday Thanks to everyone for joining. Here are all the links to their channels: Scott Manley https://www.youtube.com/c/szyzyg Marcus House https://www.youtube.com/@MarcusHouse Launchpad Astronomy https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristianReady Sabine Hossenfelder https://www.youtube.com/c/SabineHossenfelder Joe Scott https://www.youtube.com/c/joescott Space Mog https://www.youtube.com/c/SpaceMog Dylan O'Donnell https://www.youtube.com/c/DylanODonnell Isaac Arthur https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g John Michael Godier https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnMichaelGodier 00:00 Start 01:21 [Scott Manley ] Can Starship save fuel by aero-braking on Mars? 06:28 [Marcus House] Will we see nuclear spaceships? 08:26 [Launchpad Astronomy] Will supermassive black holes collide as galaxies come together? 12:21 [Sabine Hossenfelder] How quantum entanglement works? 15:04 [Joe Scott] What weird things is the Universe still hiding? 21:05 [Space Mog] Is dark matter just hidden ordinary matter? 24:10 [Dylan O'Donnell] How to democratize astronomy? 26:51 [Isaac Arthur] Is building space colonies the way to go? 29:16 [John Michael Godier ] What's the most low-tech techno-signature we can hope to find? 31:49 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/vNGEXWZsTmY πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Nov 28, 2022
[Space Bites] Asteroid Explodes Over Canada, Artemis I Updates, Very Large Telescope Improvements
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Updates on Artemis I. Predicting an asteroid strike with stunning accuracy. Webb’s view of Titan. New adaptive optics for the Very Large Telescope. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:14 Artemis I updates https://www.universetoday.com/158739/artemis-i-has-completed-its-first-flyby-of-the-moon/ 03:29 NASA predicted an asteroid hit https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-program-predicted-impact-of-small-asteroid-over-ontario-canada 06:55 Webb sees Titan https://www.universetoday.com/158722/with-jwst-fully-operational-again-we-get-images-like-this-saturns-moon-titan/ 09:07 Europe’s Mars rover to fly with NASA 11:11 More details on WASP-39 https://www.universetoday.com/158761/jwst-detects-signs-of-active-chemistry-and-clouds-in-the-atmosphere-of-exoplanet-wasp-39-b/ 14:21 Support us on Patreon 15:13 Very Large Telescope improvements https://www.universetoday.com/158765/a-new-instrument-gives-the-very-large-telescope-an-even-sharper-view-of-the-cosmos/ 17:19 Map of the entire Universe https://www.universetoday.com/158735/scroll-through-the-universe-with-this-cool-interactive-map/ 19:58 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/SC9g6WPcm54 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Nov 26, 2022
[Interview] Chance for Life After The Sun Dies with Dr Andrew Vanderburg
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Is there a chance for life to continue after the Sun eventually explodes? Can we find evidence of potentially habitable planets near white dwarfs, remnants of dead stars? How can future telescopes helo with that? πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 🐦 Dr Andrew Vanderburg on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/amvanderburg πŸ•ΈοΈ Dr Andrew Vanderburg's Website: https://avanderburg.github.io/ 00:00 Intro 01:30 Exoplanets around white dwarfs 10:06 Dynamics of planetary systems as their star dies 12:51 Habitable zone around white dwarfs 15:28 Search for exoplanets 26:05 A perfect telescope for the task 30:28 Biosignatures 34:37 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/w8guDh1M25g πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Nov 24, 2022
[Space Bites] Artemis 1 Launch, Secret Space Plane Returns, James Webb Protection Plan
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SLS finally launches to the Moon. SpaceX get another contract from NASA. James Webb gets a protection plan from micrometeoroids. China continues to trash the orbit. Secret space plane returns. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:35 NASA’s plan to protect JWST https://www.universetoday.com/158663/nasa-has-a-plan-to-minimize-future-micrometeoroid-impacts-on-jwst/ 03:06 Firey Hourglass by James Webb https://www.universetoday.com/158673/the-latest-jwst-image-shows-a-star-in-the-earliest-stage-of-formation/ 04:39 Artemis 1 Launch https://www.universetoday.com/158654/artemis-i-is-on-its-way-to-the-moon/ 09:48 CAPSTONE arrives at Moon orbit 10:22 More Lunar Starships for NASA https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-spacex-second-contract-option-for-artemis-moon-landing-0/ 12:15 14-Raptor test of SuperHeavy 13:04 Support us on Patreon 13:47 China continues to trash orbit 14:58 Brightest Satellite Deployed https://www.space.com/bluewalker-3-satellite-deploys-largest-commercial-array 16:25 The X-37B is Back After 908 Days in Orbit https://www.universetoday.com/158647/the-x-37b-is-back-after-908-days-in-orbit-what-was-it-doing-up-there-thats-classified/ 18:01 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/9mFUZcn_aqg πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Nov 18, 2022
[Interview] The Existential Threat of Solar Storms with Dr Benjamin Pope
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How trees can tell us a story of previous solar storms? What are the chances of having another Carrington-scale event and what would it mean? How can we understand solar storms better? πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 🐦 Dr Benjamin Pope on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fringetracker 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:49 Meet Dr Benjamin Pope 00:02:53 Tree rings and solar storms 00:20:28 What other ways can we study solar storms 00:24:48 Can lunar samples give an answer 00:26:48 Our place in the Universe 00:35:44 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/5xPBonKpHIM πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Nov 16, 2022
[Q&A] Harvesting Dark Energy, Making Own Telescope, Escaping Gravity Wells
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How hard is it to escape the gravity wells of massive planets for other civilizations? How hard is it to make your own telescopes? How do gas clouds become stars? Can we harvest dark energy after the Heat Death? πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ“– Book Club Group: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 02:43 [Tatooine] Can we use dark energy after heat death? 07:37 [Coruscant] How close are the stars in the Pillars of Creation? 09:39 [Hoth] How long does light from star cores take to get out? 13:22 [Naboo] Did NASA solve the solar panels problem with the Lucy mission? 15:32 [Kamino] Does matter expand as spacetime expands? 18:32 [Bespin] Do you subscribe to the Big Bang Theory? 23:13 [Mustafar] Can you escape the gravity wells of massive planets? 25:57 [Alderaan] How to make your own telescope? 29:18 [Dagobah] What is the Great Attractor? 33:11 [Yavin] How stable is Jupiter's L1 Lagrange point? 36:30 [Mandalore] How gas becomes a star? 39:43 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/8-Yl27UHKCU πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Nov 16, 2022
[Space Bites] SLS In Trouble, James Webb Fixed, Strange Quark Star
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JWST’s MIRI is fully operational again, have astronomers found the first strange star?, the first test of an inflatable heat shield, and SLS just got hit by a Hurricane. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ‘‰ Anton Petrov's channel https://www.youtube.com/c/whatdamath πŸ“– Book Club Group: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:10 JWST is fixed https://www.universetoday.com/158588/woohoo-jwsts-mid-infrared-instrument-is-fully-operational-again/ 03:34 First strange star found? https://www.universetoday.com/158331/the-smallest-lightest-neutron-star-ever-seen-could-be-a-strange-star/ 06:56 NASA and ULA test an inflatable heat shield test 10:49 Artemis I delayed again 13:23 InSight's last image https://www.universetoday.com/158553/this-is-probably-the-last-picture-well-see-from-insight-on-mars/ 15:06 Support us on Patreon 15:53 China's space station is complete https://www.universetoday.com/158540/china-launches-mengtian-the-last-major-module-to-its-space-station/ 17:18 Black hole's jets https://www.universetoday.com/158513/a-black-holes-jets-are-coming-from-a-region-2000-km-away-from-the-singularity-itself/ 19:53 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/KyRvKxu8Mf0 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Nov 11, 2022
[Bonus] Dr Brian Keating interviews Fraser Cain
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This in an interview with Dr Brian Keating that happened on his YouTube channel. We talk about how Universe Today runs, what do I want to achieve with it, how science journalism works in general and much more. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION and Dr Brian Keating's channel https://youtu.be/YKdBJlw60vQ πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Nov 09, 2022
[Q&A] Quantum Computers for Astronomy, Catching Interstellar Guests, The Book Club
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Can we catch the next interstellar visitor? Why do black holes' accretion disks glow? Can we make spaceships out of asteroids? How do we know that dark matter and dark energy actually exist? All that in this week's episode of Q&A with Fraser Cain. And we've started the Book Club! πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ“– Book Club Group: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 01:39 [Tatooine] Why do accretion disks glow? 06:19 [Coruscant] Can redshift create a light trail? 10:13 [Hoth] Can we turn asteroids into spaceships? 13:45 [Naboo] Book Club: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 18:03 [Kamino] What's the current state of quantum computers? 22:54 [Bespin] Can we catch the next Oumuamua-type object? 27:53 [Mustafar] How do we know dark matter and dark energy exist? 34:12 [Alderaan] How can there be something beyond the observable universe? 36:51 [Dagobah] How will AI affect astronomy? 39:26 [Yavin] Would I freeze myself to see the future? 41:24 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/WSt1AqPYdkM πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Nov 08, 2022
[Space Bites] Worrying Solar Storm Data, Falcon Heavy is Back, Total Lunar Eclipse
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Historical data about solar storms carved in trees, and it's a bit worrying. Falcon Heavy's back after 40 months of absence. There's a meteor shower and a total lunar eclipse in the coming days. And JWST gave us yet another version of Pillars of Creation. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:33 Even more Pillars of Creation by Webb https://www.universetoday.com/158384/another-version-of-the-pillars-of-creation-from-webb/ 03:20 Meteor shower and Total Lunar Eclipse https://www.universetoday.com/158356/possible-taurid-meteor-outburst-for-2022/ https://www.universetoday.com/158196/our-guide-to-tuesdays-total-lunar-eclipse/ 06:38 Star Storms in Tree Rings https://www.universetoday.com/158351/the-most-devastating-solar-storms-in-history-are-scoured-into-tree-rings/ 09:30 Heavy Elements from Neutron Stars Merger https://www.universetoday.com/158379/not-just-gold-colliding-neutron-stars-forge-strontium-lanthanum-and-cerium/ 11:23 Support us on Patreon 12:18 InSight Felt a Meteor Strike on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/158390/insight-felt-the-ground-shake-from-a-meteorite-impact-on-mars/ 14:09 Falcon Heavy flies again https://www.universetoday.com/158447/falcon-heavy-launches-for-the-first-time-in-over-three-years-carrying-military-satellites-to-orbit/ 15:12 Psyche mission is back on track https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-continues-psyche-asteroid-mission/ 16:32 Channel updates 18:12 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/l95ADb_Jx2c πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Nov 05, 2022
[Interview] James Webb, LUVOIR and Mindblowing Future Projects
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What's the current state of James Webb? What were the main technical difficulties and what does the future look like? What comes after JWST and LUVOIR? Will it be possible to ever build a quantum telescope? πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ’― 100 Days of Webb: https://youtu.be/lpJ5x4rcH-k 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:36 Current state of JWST science 00:08:42 JWST data release mechanisms 00:16:34 Evolution of the Periodic table 00:19:03 Technical challenges of JWST 00:24:06 Expectations VS reality of operating Webb 00:31:52 Damage and current health of JWST 00:45:14 Architecture for the next telescopes 00:59:37 Non-conventional concepts of future telescopes 01:03:47 Quantum telescopes 01:17:16 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/eXchT7mtEao πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Nov 01, 2022
[Q&A] DART Successor, Fixing Space Debris, Viking Missions Controversy
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If Moon was created with a big collision, where's the crater? Can we fix the space trash problem? Is doing Astronomy just a waste of money that can be better spent elsewhere? What will come after DART? All this and more in this week's Q&A. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 02:01 [Tatooine] Is Astronomy just a waste of money? 07:17 [Coruscant] How do scientists react to being wrong? 09:25 [Hoth] Where's Theia's crater? 11:22 [Naboo] If no Big Rip, what's left? 14:52 [Kamino] What about returning to the Moon? 17:22 [Bespin] Is life everywhere? 20:34 [Mustafar] Will there be DART successors? 24:23 [Alderaan] How to fix space debris? 28:53 [Dagobah] EHT but in space? 34:26 [Yavin] Dark energy after heat death? 37:29 [Mandalore] Viking missions controversy? 42:39 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/gLlzt0Vwn1A πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Nov 01, 2022
[Interview] Bacteria That Can Survive on Mars for Millions of Years with Dr Michael Daly
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How do we know that certain organisms can survive for millions of years in the conditions of Mars? What do we know about them? And where should we be looking for them on Mars? πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:36 What is Deinococcus radiodurans 07:54 How can it live for hundreds of millions of years 15:41 Mars contamination 18:52 Where should we look on Mars 25:45 Panspermia from Mars 29:00 What’s next 32:03 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/SVjydQEKbEA πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 30, 2022
[Space Bites] Closest Black Hole Ever Discovered, Starlink as GPS, Early Life Killed Mars
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There’s a monster black hole in our backyard (astronomically speaking). Life could survive underground on Mars for hundreds of millions of years. Starlink was hacked to work as GPS. Bad news for Arecibo. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:39 The closed black hole ever discovered https://www.universetoday.com/158176/a-monster-black-hole-has-been-found-right-in-our-backyard-astronomically-speaking/ 03:28 Life can hide deep within Mars https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/10/ancient-bacteria-might-lurk-beneath-mars-surface/?fj=1 06:24 Life could have killed Mars in the past https://www.universetoday.com/158167/early-life-on-mars-might-have-wiped-out-life-on-mars/ 09:50 Starlink got β€œhacked” and can be used as GPS alternative 11:38 Support us on Patreon https://patreon.com/universetoday 12:19 Lucy gets a portrait of the Earth and the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/158323/lucy-took-this-picture-of-earth-as-it-was-making-its-gravity-assist-maneuver/ 14:13 Star blasts away the atmosphere from a planet https://www.universetoday.com/158217/a-nearby-star-has-completely-blasted-away-the-atmosphere-from-its-planet/ 16:38 Arecibo won’t be rebuilt https://www.universetoday.com/158125/arecibo-wont-be-rebuilt/ 19:01 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/lgfd8kX6M πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 28, 2022
[Interview] Processing Astronomical Images with Judy Schmidt
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All the nice space images you see on the web are processed. It's a complex process that takes the raw data from the instruments and turns them into a picture. Judy Schmidt is one of the best in this, so I talked to her about how she does it. Enjoy! πŸ‘‰ Judy's Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/geckzilla/ πŸ‘‰ Judy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/spacegeck πŸ‘‰ Judy's Tutorial: https://youtu.be/8kGPGhbefhI πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 02:44 How did Judy get into space image processing 10:47 Pipeline for astronomical images 14:34 Astronomers and processed images 19:45 What is the image processing pipeline 25:43 Working with raw data 40:22 Scientific discoveries made while processing images 48:49 How to get into image processing 53:32 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/iiXzfeE5EjI πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 27, 2022
[Q&A] Spaceships Made of Ice, Best Space Pet, Astronomy and Photoshop
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How do you clean up astronomy images and what part does Photoshop play in it? Can you make spaceships out of ice found in space? When will SpaceX carry people to Mars? What pet will be the best companion for a long space trip? And even more questions in this week's Q&A with Fraser Cain. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:41 [Tatooine] How do you "clean up" astronomical images? 06:41 [Coruscant] Why Moon spin is synced with Earth? 09:31 [Hoth] How many habitable worlds are out there? 13:35 [Naboo] Wen hop? 18:57 [Kamino] Best space pet? 20:46 [Bespin] Can a planet pierce through an accretion disk? 22:56 [Mustafar] Remote telescopes? 27:12 [Alderaan] Mars mission by 2029? 30:20 [Dagobah] Spaceships made of ice? 33:08 [Yavin] Why do they sit on data? 36:47 [Mandalore] How Q&As are made? 39:34 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/gVRKuZKjk9g πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 25, 2022
[Interview] Understanding Dark Energy With Most Detailed Supernovae Survey | Dr Dillon Brout
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Dark Energy will determine how the Universe will die. With the help of Pantheon+, the most detailed survey of Type 1A supernovae, astronomers can understand more details about Dark Energy and the expansion of spacetime. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:50 What is Pantheon+ 13:47 Can we predict Type 1A supernovae 17:07 How to use Type 1A supernovae 23:33 Dark Energy and the Big Rip 27:35 Crisis in Cosmology 42:01 What comes next 45:05 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION #TODO_LINK πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 24, 2022
[Meet the Team] Matt Williams, Writer
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We continue to introduce the team behind Universe Today. In this episode meet Matt Williams. Fraser and Matt discussed long format writing, stories about the future of space exploration, science fiction novels Matt has written, how not to be too cynical and how to write fast and write good. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 03:33 - Writing science fiction novels inspired by Universe Today 09:12 - Future exploration of the Solar System 12:44 - Fighting cynicism 19:15 - Writing fast. And writing good 28:08 - Writing routines 30:55 - Matt's podcast and website: https://storiesbywilliams.com/ 34:16 - Outro πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 23, 2022
[Space Bites] The Big Rip Averted, Pillars of Creation by JWST, Faster Than Light Jet
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The Pillars of Creation revealed by JWST. It seems like Big Rip isn't happening after all. Black holes twisting spacetime into knots. Jets that seem to be going faster than the speed of light. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 00:38 Pillars of Creation by Webb https://www.universetoday.com/158161/heres-webbs-view-of-the-pillars-of-creation/ 03:41 Big Rip? Maybe Not! https://pweb.cfa.harvard.edu/news/most-precise-accounting-yet-dark-energy-and-dark-matter 08:56 Black Holes Tie Spacetime into knots https://www.universetoday.com/158086/shortly-before-they-collided-two-black-holes-tangled-spacetime-up-into-knots/ 11:35 Most Powerful Gamma Ray Burst Ever Recorded https://www.universetoday.com/158132/astronomers-just-saw-the-most-powerful-gamma-ray-burst-ever-recorded/ 13:26 Support us on Patreon 14:17 Jet faster than the speed of light from a 2017 Kilonova https://www.universetoday.com/158119/hubble-examines-the-wreckage-from-the-2017-kilonova/ 16:14 A warning sign for supernovae https://www.universetoday.com/158116/astronomers-think-they-have-a-warning-sign-for-when-massive-stars-are-about-to-explode-as-supernovae/ 19:21 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/hNTZ6Cvil0Y πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 21, 2022
[The Big Q] What James Webb Discovered in Its First 100 Days
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It has been exactly 100 days since we got the first images from JWST. Here's an overview of all the most important discoveries that the James Webb Space Telescope did since then. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:07 Science objectives for JWST 02:01 Galaxy formation and star evolution 09:15 Exoplanets 13:13 Solar system observations 17:10 Nebulae 19:54 Problems with JWST 22:02 What's next for James Webb 24:13 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/lpJ5x4rcH-k πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 20, 2022
[Meet the Team] Andy Tomaswick, Writer
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We continue to introduce the team behind Universe Today. In this episode meet Andy Tomaswick. Fraser and Andy talked about Carl Sagan’s β€˜Pale Blue Dot’, interest in Astronomy and how to deal with haters and trolls. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 03:50 - What kind of stories Andy prefers and why 12:47 - How UT the stories are made 16:47 - What started Andy's interest in Astronomy 19:47 - What's next 24:34 - Advice for future writers 25:46 - Dealing with haters 29:17 - Outro πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 16, 2022
[Space Bites] Huge Success with DART, JWST Sees Weird Rings, Moon's True Origin
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DART’s results are in, it hammered Dimorphos, the Moon might just be a big chunk of the Earth, Webb sees bizarre rings around a star, and SLS gets a new launch date… at night. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - NASA’s huge mistake on DART results https://www.universetoday.com/158049/success-dart-impact-shortened-asteroids-orbit-time-by-32-minutes/ 02:34 - How did the Moon form https://www.universetoday.com/157958/the-moon-might-be-one-large-chunk-that-was-blasted-off-the-earth-billions-of-years-ago/ 06:32 - Not an optical illusion https://www.universetoday.com/157385/these-bizarre-concentric-rings-in-space-are-real-not-an-optical-illusion-new-data-from-jwst-explains-whats-happening/ 09:16 - SLS got a new launch date https://www.universetoday.com/158081/a-new-launch-date-for-artemis-1-november-14th-at-night/ 10:35 - Starship got fully stacked again https://www.universetoday.com/158075/starship-and-super-heavy-are-stacked-up-again-how-long-until-they-fly/ 12:01 - Support us on Patreon https://patreon.com/universetoday 12:55 - CAPSTONE is back https://www.universetoday.com/158025/phew-nasas-capstone-is-no-longer-tumbling-in-space/ 14:25 - SpinLaunch performs its 10th test https://www.universetoday.com/158014/spinlaunch-completes-its-10th-test-hurling-payloads-for-nasa-and-other-companies-into-the-air/ 16:24 - If Europa has lakes, we will find them https://www.universetoday.com/158053/if-there-are-shallow-lakes-under-the-ice-on-europa-clipper-will-find-them/ 18:46 - Channel updates 20:26 - Outro Interviews * Colin Stuart https://youtu.be/H8EtjYANPjY * Dr. Lucie Leboulleux https://youtu.be/sLK1W0EGu8A πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/SYdmszEG-Og πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 14, 2022
[Interview] How Understanding The Sun Changes Entire Astronomy with Colin Stuart
1:00:20
How understanding the Sun can change our view of all the other stars in the Universe. What will current instruments and future mission will bring. And what are the mysteries that are waiting to be solved in this field. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Meet Colin Stuart 04:00 - Modern studies of the Sun 17:03 - How new solar telescopes will change our understanding of the Sun 25:40 - Biggest mysteries of the Sun 33:01 - Public reaction to science achievements 44:39 - Detective work in Astronomy 53:53 - Science communication 58:30 - Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/H8EtjYANPjY πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 13, 2022
[Q&A] JWST Worth the Hype? How to Build a Wormhole? How to Pass Van Allen Belts?
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Are there alternatives to CMB? Will we ever build a space elevator? How can we see radiation coming from a black hole when nothing can escape it? Can you heat something with gravitational waves? Why JWST can look lame to the laymen? All this and more in this week's Q&A with Fraser Cain. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:32 [Tatooine] Neutrino Background Radiation and CMB alternatives 08:56 [Coruscant] Can gravitational waves heat a planet? 10:39 [Hoth] Why do stars seem to change colour? 13:00 [Naboo] How can radiation escape black holes? 16:18 [Kamino] How to pass through the Van Allen belts? 20:07 [Bespin] How do wormholes work? 22:55 [Mustafar] Is JWST really worth its $10B? 28:15 [Alderaan] Misconseptions about telescopes 31:49 [Dagobah] Will we ever build a space elevator? 36:34 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/z49OlAynODM πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 11, 2022
[Interview] The Future of Telescopes. Coronagraphs with Dr. Lucie Leboulleux
1:00:31
Coronographs will soon be in every major telescope. They can block the light from the star and reveal things around it, like exoplanets. There's so much amazing science behind them. Like, did you know coronographs can be adaptive? We dive into all that with Dr Lucie Leboulleux. Enjoy the interview! πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 01:58 - Meet Dr Lucie Leboulleux 02:59 - What is a coronagraph and how it works 24:41 - Adaptive coronographs 39:28 - Coronographs in future telescopes 48:23 - What would a perfect telescope look like 59:23 - Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/sLK1W0EGu8A πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 10, 2022
[Space Bites] Ads Taking Over Night Sky, DART Aftermath, Best JWST Image
20:29
Dimorphos grows a tail. More Europa pictures from Juno. The horrifying possibility of ads in night sky. Why Jupiter’s atmosphere is surprisingly hot. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Didimoon’s new tail https://www.universetoday.com/157939/after-getting-slammed-by-dart-asteroid-dimorphos-has-grown-a-tail/ 02:50 - More of Europa’s flyby of Jupiter https://www.universetoday.com/157961/here-are-the-high-resolution-images-of-europa-captured-by-juno-during-its-recent-flyby 05:16 - Horrifying idea of ads in space https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/10/russian-space-scientists-have-the-worst-idea-ever-space-based-advertising 08:13 - Crew-5 goes to the ISS https://www.universetoday.com/157968/while-sls-is-delayed-crew-5-zips-in-and-launches-to-the-international-space-station 10:38 - Why Jupiter is surprisingly hot https://www.universetoday.com/157817/jupiters-atmosphere-is-surprisingly-hot 12:36 - Support us on Patreon 13:36 - More Debris on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/157925/a-small-piece-of-foreign-object-debris-fell-off-ingenuitys-leg-during-its-33rd-flight 15:27 - World Largest Steerable Telescope Construction https://www.universetoday.com/157909/construction-begins-on-the-worlds-largest-steerable-radio-telescope 17:40 - Best JWST image and other channel updates https://youtu.be/EdwiNnWIuKo 19:30 - Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/PNyR0K_5GGY πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 07, 2022
[Interview] True Nature of Science and Skepticism with Professor Peter Vickers
1:07:06
In this interview, Professor Peter Vickers and I talk about the scientific method, its true nature and its place in modern society. We talk about the philosophy of science, how scientific consensus works and how it can be made better. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:10 - Meet Peter Vickers 00:03:35 - Philosophy of Science. What is it and how it's done 00:06:04 - End of Science 00:08:10 - Demarcation between good and bad science 00:16:33 - "I don't know" as a valid answer 00:12:37 - Facts VS Theories 00:31:03 - Scientific consensus 00:40:33 - Skepticism 01:00:38 - Can we make scientific consensus better 01:05:32 - Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/EdwiNnWIuKo πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 06, 2022
[Q&A] Can JWST See Oumuamua, Why Go to The Moon, DART Images | Q&A 194
36:28
In this week's questions and answers show, I explain why a crewed mission to Venus or the Moon makes sense, if there's debris in the Lagrange Points, and why the photos from DART look so familiar. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 01:16 [Tatooine] Does it make sense to send a crewed mission to Venus? 05:31 [Coruscant] Why send humans to the Moon? 08:54 [Hoth] Is there debris in the Lagrange Points? 11:28 [Naboo] Do the DART photos look familiar? 14:04 [Kamino] Could Webb see Oumuamua? 18:02 [Bespin] What astronomical event would I like to see? 19:58 [Mustafar] What is the most influential image from space? 23:03 [Alderaan] Would Vera Rubin work in space? 26:32 [Dagobah] Could you use the Sun as a gravity assist? 29:24 [Yavin] Could the Sun be blocking Planet 9? 30:55 [Mandalore] Where will be in the next 50 years? 33:35 [Geonosis] What if the Milky Way's black hole disappeared? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/rv9rUH6BXns πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 04, 2022
[Meet The Team] Evan Gough, Writer
30:03
We continue to introduce the team behind Universe Today. In this episode meet Evan Gough, who is the author of more than 1400 articles on the website. Fraser and Evan talked about the way that stories for UT are born, which traps can a writer fall into, and whether to take a university degree or not. Enjoy! πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - How did Evan become a part of Universe Today 05:49 - What kind of stories are the most interesting 08:30 - Degree VS No Degree 10:38 - How a story on UT is made 14:57 - Traps for space writers and how to avoid them 19:05 - Balance of mainstream and 'underground' 22:19 - What are the growth paths 28:27 - Outro πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 02, 2022
[Space Bites] SpaceX To Boost Hubble, NASA Smashes Asteroid, Exciting Enceladus Discoveries
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Humanity moved an asteroid on purpose for the first time in history. Juno flies past Jupiter. A possible mission to boost Hubble, and a mysterious blob is orbiting Milky Way’s supermassive black hole. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - DART successfully smashed into asteroid Dimorphos https://www.universetoday.com/157794/this-is-the-last-thing-dart-saw-as-it-smashed-into-its-asteroid-target/ 05:05 - SpaceX wants to boost Hubble's orbit https://www.universetoday.com/157844/nasa-spacex-hubble-reboost/ 06:30 - SLS launch delayed. Again https://www.universetoday.com/157806/as-hurricane-ian-bears-down-on-florida-nasa-decides-to-roll-artemis-1-back-to-the-assembly-building/ 08:38 - Mysterious blob orbiting Milky Way's black hole https://www.universetoday.com/157730/theres-a-blob-of-gas-orbiting-around-the-milky-ways-supermassive-black-hole/ 11:11 - Webb Sees Sand in Brown Dwarf’s Atmosphere https://www.universetoday.com/157617/webb-scans-a-nearby-brown-dwarf-and-finds-it-has-clouds-made-of-sand/ 12:43 - Support us on Patreon 13:28 - Zhurong Looks Beneath Utopia Basin https://english.cas.cn/research/highlight/astronomy/202209/t20220926_320768.shtml 15:24 - Enceladus Is Even More Habitable Than Expected https://www.universetoday.com/157703/it-appears-that-enceladus-is-even-more-habitable-than-we-thought/ 16:46 - Juno’s Flyby of Europa https://www.universetoday.com/157855/europa-extreme-closeup-nasa-juno/ 18:01 - Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/TASLAfXhP18 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Oct 01, 2022
[Bonus] Alternatives to Dark Matter by Paul Sutter
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This is a bonus from my friend Paul Sutter. It is an episode from his podcast ''Ask A Spaceman'. He explains possible alternatives to Dark Matter, which is a very popular question in my Q&A episodes. Enjoy! 🎧 Ask A Spaceman on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-a-spaceman/id958825741) πŸ“Ί Paul Sutter on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/PaulMSutter) πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sep 28, 2022
[Q&A] Antimatter Black Holes, Wen Hop, Life Around Brown Dwarfs
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In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain what would happen when an antimatter black hole collides with a regular black hole, I try to estimate when Starship is going to make an orbital launch, and wonder if there could be life around brown dwarf stars. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain what would happen when an antimatter black hole collides with a regular black hole, I try to estimate when Starship is going to make an orbital launch, and wonder if there could be life around brown dwarf stars. 00:00 Start 00:44 What will happen with New Horizons now? 04:20 What lies beyond the Cosmic Microwave Background? 08:12 When will we see an actual picture of an exoplanet? 10:59 Could there be life around a brown dwarf? 13:47 When will the SpaceX orbital test happen? 15:28 Will we find gravitational waves in the CMB? 19:49 How could we know if the Universe collided with another universe? 22:04 Is Titan moving away from Saturn? 24:09 Could there be antimatter black holes? 26:04 Could we fly into Jupiter? 28:20 Will gas giants die? 30:45 Is there an edge to the Universe? 31:55 When will the CMB no longer be detectable? 33:26 How will we block radiation on the Lunar Gateway? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/i_HhYPIezeI πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sep 27, 2022
[Meet The Team] Nancy Atkinson, Senior Editor
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This week's behind the scenes interview is with Universe Today's senior editor, Nancy Atkinson. Nancy has been writing for Universe Today since the early days and has contributed thousands of articles. She's also a mentor to newer writers on the team. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:04 - Meet Nancy Atkinson 00:06:29 - How space writing changes one's life 00:09:00 - Writing books 00:13:28 - Favourite people to interview 00:20:54 - Drawing a line between being factual and casual 00:24:59 - Advice for future journalists 00:28:46 - Outro πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sep 25, 2022
[Space Bites] JWST Problems, Newborn Quasar, Detecting Exoplanets with Lagrange Points
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James Webb has a problem with one of its most important instruments, SLS completes a crucial test before the next launch attempt, Europe wants to rival Crew Dragon and Starliner, and a new quasar is about to be born. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - SLS Passes Important Tanking Test https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022/09/21/artemis-cryogenic-demonstration-test-concludes-all-objectives-met 02:37 - Starship Updates. Booster 7 Hot Fire with 7 Engines 03:50 - James Webb Has Problems with MIRI https://www.universetoday.com/157695/jwst-partially-stops-observations-after-suffering-instrument-problem/ 05:19 - JWST looks at Neptune and its rings https://www.universetoday.com/157709/neptune-and-its-rings-glow-in-webb-telescopes-portrait/ 06:17 - Webb also looks at Mars https://www.universetoday.com/157675/webb-turns-its-infrared-gaze-on-mars/ 07:54 - SUSIE. Europe's take on crewed capsules https://www.universetoday.com/157666/is-europe-building-its-own-starship-not-exactly/ 09:23 - A quasar about to be born https://www.universetoday.com/157596/a-galaxy-with-ten-times-the-mass-of-the-milky-way-is-preparing-to-become-a-quasar/ 10:40 - Sun-like star orbiting a black hole https://www.universetoday.com/157655/astronomers-find-a-sun-like-star-orbiting-a-nearby-black-hole/ 11:53 - Detecting exoplanets with Lagrange points https://www.universetoday.com/157651/a-new-way-to-discover-planets-astronomers-detect-an-exoplanet-by-seeing-its-trojan-belts/ 13:20 - Get ready for DART impact https://www.universetoday.com/157509/dart-sees-asteroid-didymos-for-the-first-time-in-two-weeks-itll-crash-into-the-moon/ 15:01 - Channel updates 16:32 - Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/BY1bmmezlJw Interviews: * Dr Brian Keating https://youtu.be/NpopOD2DcX8 * Lee McIntyre https://youtu.be/DrlsuLMnQ2I * Les Johnson https://youtu.be/vZhDbzdqAWQ πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sep 23, 2022
[Interview] Solar Sail Propulsion: Reality VS Fiction with Les Johnson
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Les Johnson is the Principle Investigator with NASA's upcoming Near-Earth Asteroid Scout mission that will fly on the SLS and test solar sail navigation. But at the same time, he's a science fiction author. So, in this interview, we discussed both these sides of his life. πŸ“– Les Johnson's Books: https://www.lesjohnsonauthor.com/ πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Meet Les Johnson 02:19 - Working at NASA and being a science fiction writer at the same time 06:50 - Solar sails proplusion 10:29 - Flying towards the Sun with solar sails 14:32 - Near-Earth Asteroid Scout mission flying on the SLS 21:07 - Why so few solar sails are used now 27:07 - What's the future of solar sails 39:07 - Methods of interstellar exploration 53:02 - Role of science fiction in modern space exploration 01:00:10 - Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/vZhDbzdqAWQ πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sep 23, 2022
[Interview] Proving the Big Bang Happened with Dr Brian Keating
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This week I'm joined by Dr. Brian Keating, a cosmologist who studies cosmic microwave background radiation and leads the BICEP, POLARBEAR2, and Simons Array experiments. He also has a successful YouTube channel and podcast. We'll be discussing the evidence for the Big Bang and the impact of James Webb on our current understanding of the Universe. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/NpopOD2DcX8 πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sep 21, 2022
[Q&A] True Edge of the Universe, Nuclear Rockets Adoption, Lunar Poles Exploration | Q&A 192
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In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain the difference between the observable universe and the Hubble sphere, how satellite megaconstellations will affect smartphones and other consumer devices, and what impact Jupiter's radiation might have for life on Europa. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:36 What's the difference between the observable universe and the Hubble sphere? 03:57 Will smartphones get satellite access? 08:07 Could Jupiter's radiation impact Europa's life? 11:02 Information about the lunar poles? 13:19 What do I think about Starlink? 22:09 Are asteroids or comets more dangerous? 23:43 How will climate change affect the space industry? 26:17 Should we build a lunar gateway or moon base? 30:00 Will we see nuclear rockets soon? 32:56 Why do conspiracy theorists point at NASA? 38:02 Will NASA run out of shuttle engines for SLS? 39:47 Can regular people do SETI? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/Q_55JfVctUo πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sep 21, 2022
[Interview] Immune System for Your Mind Against Disinformation with Lee McIntyre
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Today I'm talking to Lee McIntyre, philosopher of science and the author of a recently released book 'How to Talk to a Science Denier'. We talked about the problems with science communication in modern society, the challenges that misinformation poses, and how we can possibly fight it. πŸ“– Lee McIntyre Books: https://leemcintyrebooks.com/ πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro. Meet Lee McIntyre 00:47 - Where does science denialism come from 09:12 - Climate change, Moon Landing, Shape of the Earth 13:28 - How to fight it 18:41 - Double standard of reasoning 20:22 - The only thing that will work 26:58 - Changing your mind: weakness or strength? 32:56 - Uncertainty in science 40:12 - How to do it better 44:26 - Immune system for the mind 59:53 - Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/DrlsuLMnQ2I πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sep 20, 2022
[Space Bites] Blue Origin Explosion, CAPSTONE Problems, Space Diamonds
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Uh oh, NASA’s CAPSTONE mission is having problems, A New Shepard Flight fails, Betelgeuse was recently yellow, and of course, another amazing new image from Webb. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - CAPSTONE Missions Has More Problems https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022/09/12/capstone-teams-continue-work-to-resolve-spacecraft-issue/ 02:17 - Blue Origin Had an Anomaly in Flight https://www.blueorigin.com/news/ns-23-mission-updates/ 04:20 - Betelgeuse Was Yellow, Not Red, Just 2000 Years Ago https://www.universetoday.com/157533/just-2000-years-ago-betelgeuse-was-yellow-not-red/ 07:28 - Raining Space Diamonds. But In A Lab https://www.universetoday.com/157527/its-thought-to-rain-diamonds-on-uranus-and-neptune-and-now-scientists-duplicated-it-in-the-lab/ 09:25 - Solar Orbiter Hit By a Coronal Mass Ejection https://www.universetoday.com/157574/solar-orbiter-was-hit-by-a-coronal-mass-ejection-as-it-was-about-to-make-a-flyby-of-venus/ 11:40 - Wow! Super-Detailed Images of the Sun https://www.universetoday.com/157516/insanely-high-resolution-images-of-the-sun-show-its-chromosphere-in-vivid-detail/ 14:05 - Traditional Webb Treat for Desert https://www.universetoday.com/157576/the-webb-image-youve-been-waiting-for-the-orion-nebula/ 17:47 - Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/G-7N7-HbHsw πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sep 16, 2022
[Q&A] SpaceX VS NASA, AI for Space Science, Black Hole Crushing Itself | Q&A 191
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We're back from hiatus! In this week's Questions and Answers show, I talk about what will happen when the expansion of the Universe reaches the speed of light, how I feel about SLS delays, what's happening with James Webb, and more... πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:41 What happens when the expansion of the Universe reaches the speed of light? 03:27 Thoughts on SLS delays? 05:38 What's new with JWST? 08:44 Will NASA stick with the Gateway? 11:44 Could we build an engine to catch particles in space? 14:35 Why is the private sector more efficient than government? 19:43 Will SpaceX have humans on Mars before Artemis gets to the Moon? 21:14 Can a black hole eat itself? 22:08 How can we know the age of the Universe? 24:51 Will politics break the space industry? 26:30 Should we explore other places than the Moon, Mars and Venus? 29:37 How is AI being used for space science? 31:53 Could returning astronauts be put into simulated Mars gravity? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlKIoPtOgdE πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sep 14, 2022
[Space Bites] AMAZING New JWST Image, iPhone 14 Satellite Connection, Green Sand on Mars
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How iPhone 14 will connect to satellites. Why SLS didn’t launch and when it might. Growing rice in space. And a new incredible image from James Webb. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - Amazing Tarantula nebula by JWST https://www.universetoday.com/157463/wow-heres-webbs-view-of-the-tarantula-nebula/ 02:07 - Another SLS delay but hopes for a September launch https://www.universetoday.com/157503/theres-still-hope-for-sls-to-launch-in-september/ 05:16 - iPhone 14 will have satellite connection. How it will work https://www.universetoday.com/157474/iphone-14-will-have-satellite-connectivity-how-exactly-it-will-work/ 07:49 - China grows rice in space https://www.universetoday.com/157453/chinese-astronauts-successfully-grow-rice-in-space/ 09:54 - Green sand on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/157449/some-sand-on-mars-is-green-showing-that-it-was-once-wet/ 11:52 - Rocket Lab reuses a returned engine from Electron https://www.universetoday.com/157444/rocketlab-sent-this-engine-to-space-and-then-retrieved-it-a-new-test-shows-its-still-working-fine/ 13:02 - Axiom wins a contract for Moon spacesuits https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-taps-axiom-space-for-first-artemis-moonwalking-spacesuits/ 14:38 - Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/Ns_vEaoJfEw πŸŽ™οΈ OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/bRxr4JTNqh πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sep 09, 2022
[Meet The Team] Nancy Graziano, Producer of Weekly Space Hangout
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I often say that it's not just me doing Universe Today. This series is here to introduce you to the Team behind the project. Show you all the work that we're doing and meet all the great people that make Universe Today possible. Nancy Graziano, the producer of the Weekly Space Hangout and many of the other projects we're working on. Hear how she fell into the Universe Today gravity well, and her future plans to train the next generation of science communicators. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) 00:00 - Intro 02:03 - Meet Nancy Graziano 10:45 - Getting into Universe Today 19:58 - Changing The Weekly Space Hangout 23:33 - Getting more people into science communication 26:46 - Outro πŸ‘‰ Weekly Space Hangout (https://www.wshcrew.space/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sep 06, 2022
[Space Bites] JWST Sees An Exoplanet, Another SLS Delay, Cosmology Crisis Continues
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Artemis 1 delayed, direct image of an exoplanet from Webb, how Starlink will connect to phones, Voyager 1 is fixed, cosmology crisis continues. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Direct image of an exoplanet by JWST https://www.universetoday.com/157404/jwst-takes-its-first-image-of-an-exoplanet%ef%bf%bc/ 02:59 - Artemis I Delayed. Again https://www.universetoday.com/157362/nasa-will-try-again-on-september-3-for-first-launch-of-artemis/ 05:55 - Ocean World Exoplanet https://www.universetoday.com/157306/astronomers-find-a-waterworld-planet-with-deep-oceans-in-the-habitable-zone/ 08:03 - Planet shifting in and out of the habitable zone https://www.universetoday.com/157396/a-planet-has-been-found-that-shifts-in-and-out-of-the-habitable-zone/ 10:39 - Voyager 1 Fixed https://www.universetoday.com/157378/problem-solved-voyager-1-is-no-longer-sending-home-garbled-data/ 12:17 - Starlink will talk directly to phones https://www.spacex.com/updates/ 14:49 - Ongoing crisis in Cosmology https://www.universetoday.com/157307/a-new-study-confirms-that-gravity-has-remained-constant-for-the-entire-age-of-the-universe/ 18:34 - Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/_ujVaJFIM7Y πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sep 02, 2022
[Space Bites] Why The β€˜Panic!’ Around JWST, Exoplanet With CO2, Weak Mars Astronauts
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No, James Webb didn’t disprove the Big Bang. Carbon dioxide found in an exoplanet atmosphere. An amazing picture of Jupiter from Webb, pieces of other stars found in asteroid Ryugu, weak astronauts arriving on Mars, and a new way to measure distances in the Universe. All that and more in this week’s episode of Space Bites. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Don’t PANIC! JWST Did Not Disprove The Big Bang Theory https://www.universetoday.com/157264/the-latest-webb-observations-dont-disprove-the-big-bang-but-they-are-interesting/ 07:35 - Carbon Dioxide Discovered in an Exoplanet Atmosphere https://www.universetoday.com/157304/jwst-finds-a-clear-unambiguous-signal-for-carbon-dioxide-in-an-exoplanets-atmosphere/ 10:45 - Amazing Jupiter With Auroras from JWST https://www.universetoday.com/157261/webb-telescope-sees-jupiter-and-its-auroras-in-a-new-light/ 12:31 - Black Holes Help Measure Distances in Space https://www.universetoday.com/157287/colliding-black-holes-provide-another-way-to-measure-distance-in-the-universe/ 15:01 - Ryugu Samples Are Partially Interstellar https://www.universetoday.com/157282/samples-from-asteroid-ryugu-contain-bits-that-came-from-outside-the-solar-system/ 17:32 - How Weak Will Mars Astronauts Feel On Arrival https://www.universetoday.com/157230/how-weak-will-astronauts-feel-when-they-first-set-foot-on-mars-after-months-in-space/ 19:35 - There’s Less Water Ice Under InSight That Scientists Expected https://www.universetoday.com/157244/mars-insight-doesnt-find-any-water-ice-within-300-meters-under-its-feet/ 21:11 - Universe Today News Tory Bruno Interview: https://youtu.be/WKVv9hasAyY Midjourney Video: https://youtu.be/8420A3fU05c 22:28 - Upcoming Artemis I SLS Launch 22:57 - Outro πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Aug 26, 2022
[Interview] Fraser on the Chatter Podcast
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Here's another interview with me from another podcast. This time I'm on the Chatter podcast hosted by Lawfare. I spoke with host David Priess about the upcoming Artemis missions, the race to the Moon and other issues relating to the politics and impact of space exploration. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://shows.acast.com/chatter πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Aug 25, 2022
[Interview] Tory Bruno: CEO of United Launch Alliance
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My guest this week is Tory Bruno, the President, and CEO of United Launch Alliance. ULA has provided launch services for many NASA missions, including Juno, Curiosity, MAVEN, and the Parker Solar Probe. https://twitter.com/torybruno πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Aug 24, 2022
[Space Bites] Largest JWST Image, First Private Interplanetary Mission, Space Bubbles VS Climate Change
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Rocket Lab is launching the first-ever private mission to Venus. Europe is considering space-based solar power. A new method to detect exoplanets. More evidence about the Moon’s origins. Webb’s largest every image. All that and more in this week’s episode of Space Bites. 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - First Private Mission to Venus by Rocket Lab https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/upcoming-missions/first-private-mission-to-venus/ 03:19 - MIT Space Bubbles Could Help Fight Climate Change https://www.universetoday.com/157073/mit-researchers-propose-space-bubbles-to-stop-climate-change/ 05:09 - Europe Is Going for Space-Based Solar Power https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/european-space-chief-says-continent-will-lead-in-space-based-solar-power/ 07:47 - More Evidence that Moon Came from Earth https://www.universetoday.com/157153/lunar-rocks-have-earths-noble-gases-trapped-inside-more-evidence-that-the-moon-came-from-the-earth/ 09:56 - Why Betelgeuse Dimmed After All https://www.universetoday.com/157110/why-betelgeuse-dimmed/ 12:11 - Thanks to GAIA We Know Exactly How the Sun Dies https://www.universetoday.com/157122/thanks-to-gaia-we-know-exactly-how-and-when-the-sun-will-die/ 14:58 - New Way to Look for Exoplanets https://www.universetoday.com/157162/one-exciting-way-to-find-planets-detect-the-signals-from-their-magnetospheres/ 17:13 - Did We Finally Get a Photon Ring of M87 https://www.universetoday.com/157216/astronomers-have-revealed-a-black-holes-photon-ring-for-the-first-time/ 18:43 - The Largest Image Webb has taken so far https://www.universetoday.com/157168/heres-the-largest-image-jwst-has-taken-so-far/ 19:49 - Outro πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Aug 20, 2022
859: [Space Bites] JWST's First Science Results, Surgeon Robot for ISS, Booster 7 Test Fire
16:25
James Webb starts delivering actual science results, Space Launch System and Starship both go even closer to their maiden flights, remote surgery medical robot is going to the ISS, Perseverance continues to find weird stuff on Mars, and Hubble is still going strong. All this and more in this week’s episode of Space Bites. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Science behind JWST pictures https://www.universetoday.com/156943/did-you-want-more-scientific-information-about-the-first-set-of-images-from-jwst-fill-your-boots/ 02:31 - SpaceX Test Fires Booster 7’s Engine https://www.universetoday.com/157102/spacex-super-heavy-fires-just-one-of-its-engines-imagine-what-itll-be-like-when-it-fires-all-33/ 04:18 - SLS Approaches Its launch date https://www.universetoday.com/157021/nasas-space-launch-system-gets-tentative-launch-date-of-august-29th/ 06:28 - Percy finds 'cat hair' on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/157096/perseverance-has-found-a-cat-hair-in-its-drill-chuck-what-is-it/ 07:59 - Curiosity celebrates 10 years on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/157091/its-been-10-years-since-curiosity-landed-on-mars-and-the-rover-is-still-going-strong/ 09:31 - South Korea’s mission to the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/157084/south-koreas-first-orbital-mission-to-the-moon-is-on-its-way/ 10:27 - Remote surgery robot going to the ISS https://www.universetoday.com/157027/a-remote-surgical-robot-is-going-to-the-international-space-station/ 12:26 - Dwarf galaxies without dark matter https://www.universetoday.com/157056/dwarf-galaxies-found-without-influence-from-dark-matter/ 13:51 - Hubble still going strong https://www.universetoday.com/157074/hubble-can-still-impress-and-inspire-heres-globular-star-cluster-ngc-6638/ 15:10 - Outro 16:07 - Secret announcement πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Aug 12, 2022
[Space Bites] Interstellar Meteorite Underwater, Shortest Day Ever, Earth's Magnetosphere Collapse
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An interstellar meteorite could be hiding in the ocean. Why doesn’t Jupiter have rings like Saturn. The time when Earth’s magnetic field almost collapsed. The shortest day on Earth, and Planet 9 is running out of places to hide. 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Why Jupiter doesn’t have massive rings https://www.universetoday.com/156887/jupiters-giant-moons-prevent-it-from-having-rings-like-saturn/ 02:37 - Searching for Interstellar Meteor Underwater https://www.universetoday.com/157009/an-interstellar-meteor-struck-the-earth-in-2014-and-now-scientists-want-to-search-for-it-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean/ 04:27 - Long March 5B has fallen https://www.universetoday.com/156962/chinas-long-march-rocket-booster-makes-uncontrolled-reentry-back-to-earth/ 05:18 - The shortest day in history 07:17 - Super fast destruction by a black hole https://www.universetoday.com/156811/a-black-hole-can-tear-a-neutron-star-apart-in-less-than-2-seconds/ 09:13 - Planet 9 is running out of places to hide https://www.universetoday.com/156975/planet-9-is-running-out-of-places-to-hide/ 11:36 - Earth's magnetic field almost collapsed fairly recently https://www.universetoday.com/156969/earths-magnetic-field-almost-completely-collapsed-550-million-years-ago/ 14:00 - Even citizen astronomers get time on JWST https://www.universetoday.com/156978/even-citizen-scientists-are-getting-time-on-jwst/ 15:32 - New cool pictures from JWST https://www.universetoday.com/156994/jwst-turns-its-gaze-on-the-cartwheel-galaxy/ 16:43 - Outro πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Aug 05, 2022
[Space Bites] JWST Damage Assessment, Two New Mars Helicopters, Teaching Robots to Die
17:49
How JWST is doing after its micrometeorite strike, two more helicopters are flying to Mars, and how do you stop the Milky Way from turning into self-replicating robot probes? 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - How bad the JWST damage really is https://www.universetoday.com/156793/you-can-see-where-jwst-took-a-direct-hit-from-a-micrometeorite-on-one-of-its-mirrors/ 03:41 - China launches space station module https://www.universetoday.com/156896/china-has-added-a-science-module-to-its-new-space-station/ 06:48 - Two new helicopters going to Mars https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-will-inspire-world-when-it-returns-mars-samples-to-earth-in-2033 08:38 - Teaching Robots to die https://www.universetoday.com/156778/before-we-develop-self-replicating-machines-to-explore-the-universe-we-should-figure-out-how-to-turn-them-off-again/ 10:27 - Most sensitive dark matter detector https://www.universetoday.com/156900/the-worlds-most-sensitive-dark-matter-detector-has-come-online/ 12:16 - NASA needs your help https://www.universetoday.com/156829/nasa-wants-your-help-designing-a-starshade-to-observe-exoplanets/ 14:27 - Surprisingly comfortable lava tubes https://www.universetoday.com/156932/lava-tubes-on-the-moon-maintain-comfortable-room-temperatures-inside/ 16:09 - Outro πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jul 30, 2022
[Space Bites] SLS Launch Date, Falcon Heavy Gets Flagship NASA Telescope, Dormant Black Hole
15:43
SLS finally gets a launch date for Artemis I, JWST keeps giving the goodness, Percy finds another weird thing on Mars, astronomers find a dormant black hole and NASA will launch a flagship telescope on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - More from JWST https://www.universetoday.com/156799/heres-m74-like-youve-never-seen-it-before-thanks-to-judy-schmidt-and-jwst/ 04:46 - SLS launch date announced 06:02 - Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will fly on Falcon Heavy https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-launch-services-contract-for-roman-space-telescope/ 07:35 - VIPER Moon rover gets delayed https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-replans-clps-delivery-of-viper-to-2024-to-reduce-risk/ 08:27 - NASA could cancel Psyche mission https://www.universetoday.com/156798/uh-oh-nasa-is-reviewing-psyche-and-may-terminate-the-mission/ 09:33 - Weird String-Like Object Found on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/156775/weird-string-like-object-found-on-mars-probably-dropped-by-the-rover/ 10:30 - New approach to asteroid mining https://www.universetoday.com/156729/two-spacecraft-could-work-together-to-capture-an-asteroid-and-bring-it-close-to-earth-for-mining/ 12:15 - Strongest magnet in the Universe https://www.universetoday.com/156722/a-new-record-for-the-strongest-magnetic-field-seen-in-the-universe-1-6-billion-tesla/ 13:10 - Dormant black hole found https://www.universetoday.com/156815/a-dormant-black-hole-has-been-discovered-just-outside-the-milky-way/ 14:39 - Outro πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jul 22, 2022
[Space Bites] Booster 7's BOOM, Nuclear Mission to Neptune, More JWST Images, Space Bites
13:47
Even more pictures from James Webb Space Telescope, China's planning a mission to Neptune, SpaceX's Booster 7 suffers from an explosion, black holes are messy eaters, going under Europa's ice crust and more. More videos about James Webb My JWST Special: https://youtu.be/0VNQ6_hSA8o @Dr. Becky : https://youtu.be/uZeEhUCAeac @Anton Petrov : https://youtu.be/mMyJOVQdZy8 @Joe Scott https://youtu.be/UGK5eIuWxb4 Videos about SpaceX's Booster 7 explosion @NASASpaceflight https://youtu.be/05Yiw7_JTXY @Scott Manley https://youtu.be/dU4B9Xk7x7c 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - More images from JWST https://www.universetoday.com/156696/theyre-here-check-out-the-first-images-from-the-james-webb-space-telescope/ Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/vw148t/locationsofthefirst5imagesdataofthejames/ 04:49 - SpaceX Booster 7 goes BOOM 07:22 - Nuclear Neptune Mission https://www.universetoday.com/156509/china-is-considering-a-nuclear-powered-mission-to-neptune/ 09:41 - Support us on Patreon https://patreon.com/universetoday 10:00 - Black hole fails to eat a star https://www.universetoday.com/156714/a-star-came-too-close-to-a-black-hole-and-was-torn-apart-surprisingly-little-actually-went-in/ 11:12 - NIAC for Europa's sub-surface robots https://www.universetoday.com/156529/a-swarm-of-swimming-robots-to-search-for-life-under-the-ice-on-europa/ 12:49 - Outro πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jul 15, 2022
[Space Bites] JWST First Full-Color Images Explained
17:35
NASA finally released James Webb's first full-color images. We have 5 great photos of different regions of space. So, in this video we're digesting all the great pictures we got from JWST. 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Deep Field 04:37 - Exoplanet 07:26 - Stellar Death 10:12 - Galaxy 12:12 - Stellar Birth 14:27 - Outro More about the first JWST images: https://www.universetoday.com/156696/theyre-here-check-out-the-first-images-from-the-james-webb-space-telescope/ The Big Q: JWST https://youtu.be/tadR5fUatHo Interview with Noble Prize Laureate John Mather https://youtu.be/S1dOwht6D30 Interview with Dr. Klaus Pontoppidan https://youtu.be/6wg8d-gwTMI Interview with Lee Feinberg, Optical Telescope Manager https://youtu.be/0pEmQ1zpKtI πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jul 15, 2022
[Q&A] Turning Starship into 9m Telescope, Lunar Gravitational Lens, Robotic Exploration | Q&A 190
32:02
In this week's questions and answers show, I explain how Starship will enable enormous space telescopes, if James Webb can look at Hubble, and if future astronomers will have any way of learning about the expansion of the Universe and the Big Bang. 00:00 Start 01:46 Could Starship be a telescope? 04:26 Can JWST see Hubble? 06:10 Will elliptical galaxies restart star formation? 08:00 Will future civilizations know about the Big Bang? 11:38 How will the Lunar Gateway change robotic space exploration? 14:34 Where are the flagship missions? 15:50 How does artificial gravity work in space? 16:55 How many useful gravitational lenses are there out there? 19:11 What lies beyond space? 20:10 Will we definitively prove life beyond Earth? 23:57 Could you use the Moon as a gravitational lens? 24:40 Can we look back in time somehow? 26:10 Are there good careers in astronomy? 29:19 Could we learn anything getting close to black holes? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday Discord: https://discord.gg/3nk8kAARUm πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jul 05, 2022
[Space Bites] Mystery Rocket Crash Site Found, ISS Independence from Russia, Space Nuclear Power | Space Bites
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NASA teases JWST images, Rocket Lab launches CAPSTONE, mystery rocket's crash site found on the Moon, how magnetars are created, ISS gets more independent from Russia and more. 00:00 Intro 00:32 NASA teases first JWST images Weekly Space Hangout with Lee Feinberg https://youtu.be/0pEmQ1zpKtI 03:44 NASA funds space nuclear reactor development https://www.universetoday.com/156461/nasa-funds-the-development-of-a-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon-that-would-last-for-10-years/ 05:21 Rocket Lab launches CAPSTONE https://www.universetoday.com/156493/rocket-lab-launches-nasas-capstone-mission-to-the-moon/ 06:39 Mystery rocket crash site found https://www.universetoday.com/156469/remember-that-rocket-that-was-going-to-crash-into-the-moon-scientists-think-theyve-found-the-crater/ 08:08 Independence from Russia's Progress is coming for the ISS https://www.universetoday.com/156500/cygnus-boosts-the-international-space-station-for-the-first-time-nasa-can-now-potentially-keep-the-station-aloft-without-russias-progress-spacecraft/ 09:51 Support us on Patreon Interview with Andy Tomaswick https://www.patreon.com/posts/expanding-today-68472127 Lee Feinberg Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pEmQ1zpKtI 10:50 Rapidly growing sunspot isn’t a problem https://www.universetoday.com/156474/giant-sunspot-ar3038-has-doubled-in-size-and-is-pointed-right-at-earth-could-be-auroras-coming/ 12:35 ESA rules out dangerous asteroid hitting Earth https://www.esa.int/SafetySecurity/Impactin2052ruledoutasESAcountsdowntoAsteroidDay 14:25 A very young pulsar found https://www.universetoday.com/156436/astronomers-find-a-brand-new-pulsar-thats-probably-less-than-14-years-old/ 15:43 How magnetars are born https://www.universetoday.com/156522/the-case-is-building-that-colliding-neutron-stars-create-magnetars/ 17:15 Map of Mars made from orbital pictures https://www.universetoday.com/156492/a-new-map-of-mars-made-from-51000-orbital-images/ 18:43 Outro πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jul 02, 2022
[Q&A] Medical Emergencies on the ISS, White Dwarf VS Red Dwarf, True Color of SLS | Q&A 189
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In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain how astronauts are trained to deal with medical emergencies if the Universe is expanding smoothly or chaotically, and what would survive longer, a white dwarf or a red dwarf? 00:00 Start 01:34 [Tatooine] What if there's a medical emergency on the ISS? 04:13 [Coruscant] Could we see before the Big Bang? 09:28 [Hoth] Are there stars below the Earth too? 12:22 [Naboo] Is there a way to see something moving faster than light? 15:00 [Kamino] Why is the SLS fuel tank orange? 16:30 [Bespin] Could Titan serve as a fuel depot? 18:19 [Mustafar] Would the expansion of the Universe eventually spaghettify all matter? 21:37 [Alderaan] If you rode a space elevator, wouldn't you fall back down? 23:36 [Dagobah] What lasts longer, a red dwarf or a white dwarf? 25:44 [Yavin] Would I like a solution to dark matter or dark energy? 26:41 [Mandalore] Why doesn't the Moon fall down to the Earth? 28:28 [Geonosis] Has anyone actually tried going the speed of light? 29:20 [Corellia] How could we broadcast our existence to aliens? 31:47 [Crait] How will astronomers know where to point JWST to see the first galaxies? 32:59 [Endor] Could we be inside a nebula? 34:44 [Exegol] What new telescope am I looking forward to? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jun 28, 2022
[Space Bites] China VS NASA, SpaceX Breaking Records, Repeating FRB Mystery
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SLS finally got through WDR (almost), Falcon 9 are setting new reuse records, China is about to beat NASA to Mars with a sample return mission, Charon red spot explained and more. 00:00 Intro 00:29 New records for SpaceX 01:33 SLS goes through WDR (kinda) https://www.universetoday.com/156446/nasa-says-its-satisfied-with-rehearsal-for-sls-moon-rocket-launch/ 02:39 South Korea joins the space club https://www.universetoday.com/156405/south-korea-is-now-a-space-faring-nation-with-the-orbital-launch-of-their-homegrown-nuri-rocket/ 03:15 China's Mars sample return mission 05:55 Samples from Ryugu are full of amino acids https://www.universetoday.com/156245/samples-of-asteroid-ryugu-contain-more-than-20-amino-acids/ 07:34 How Asteroid 16 Psyche might look like https://www.universetoday.com/156333/this-is-what-the-metal-asteroid-psyche-might-look-like/ 08:55 Support what we do https://patreon.com/universetoday 09:35 Charon's red spot mystery https://www.universetoday.com/156395/charons-red-cap-at-its-north-pole-we-might-have-an-answer/ 10:58 Young galaxies aren’t exactly what we expect https://www.universetoday.com/156359/once-again-galaxies-look-surprisingly-mature-shortly-after-the-beginning-of-the-universe/ 12:48 Retired telescopes are still useful https://www.universetoday.com/156388/a-totally-new-view-of-the-large-magellanic-cloud-and-more-from-retired-telescopes/ 14:36 Where Moon's water came from https://www.universetoday.com/156378/the-moon-could-have-gathered-some-of-its-water-from-the-earths-atmosphere/ 16:16 Repeating FRBs https://www.universetoday.com/156275/a-rare-repeating-fast-radio-burst-gives-astronomers-a-chance-to-study-these-mysterious-objects/ 18:04 Interviews Gaia Data Release 3 with Dr. Martin Barstow https://youtu.be/iHcLBZaC5x4 NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver https://youtu.be/b1FC0BxxCtQ 19:06 Outro πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jun 25, 2022
[Interview] Gaia Data Release 3 with Dr. Martin Barstow
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Dr. Martin Barstow is is a Professor of Astrophysics and Space Science at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester and the former President of the Royal Astronomical Society. Dr. Barstow was part of the team who worked on the recent Gaia Data Release 3, which categorized almost 2 billion stars in the Milky Way. https://le.ac.uk/people/martin-barstow πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jun 23, 2022
[Q&A] Can ISS Be Recycled, Artificial Meteor Storms, Can Hubble See JWST
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In this week's questions and answers show, I explain why most quasars are very far away, consider what would happen if you brought Pluto into the inner Solar System, and deliver the heartbreaking news of why the ISS won't be recycled. 00:00 Start 01:25 [Tatooine] Can quasars appear anywhere in the Universe? 04:35 [Coruscant] What if you brought Pluto into the inner Solar System? 07:13 [Hoth] Why can't the ISS be recycled? 11:22 [Naboo] Why don't we see objects repeating in the Universe? 13:17 [Kamino] What lies beyond the observable universe? 15:54 [Bespin] Could an asteroid push the Earth into the Sun? 18:45 [Mustafar] Are dust storms a threat to Mars settlers? 21:14 [Alderaan] Could a solar gravitational lens help detect technological civilizations? 23:06 [Dagobah] Would an asteroid strike on another planet be a risk to Earth? 23:59 [Yavin] Could the moon of a gas giant be habitable? 25:32 [Mandalore] What do I think about NASA's UAP study? 29:04 [Geonosis] Could you create an artificial meteor storm? 30:22 [Corellia] Where would I like to go in the Milky Way? 33:04 [Crait] Could Hubble look at JWST? 33:46 [Endor] Is anyone working on construction equipment for the Moon? 34:57 [Exegol] Are there aliens on the back side of the Moon? 37:50 [Jedha] What would we learn from a comet sample return mission? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jun 21, 2022
[Interview] Advanced Propulsion Systems with Dr. Sonny White
1:14:53
Dr. Sonny White is a physicist and mechanical engineer. He previously worked at NASA's Eagleworks Lab testing advanced propulsion systems, and developing ideas for faster-than-light travel. He's now working with Limitless Space, founded with the vision of advancing human space exploration beyond the Solar System by the end of the 21st century. https://www.limitlessspace.org/ πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jun 20, 2022
[Space Bites] Starship Approved by FAA, Rogue Black Hole's Mass, Balancing Rock on Mars
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FAA finally gave its approval to SpaceX for Starship launches from Boca Chica, Gaia released its third data drop, China stars continuous space presence, Perseverance finds another weird rock on Mars. πŸš€ Discord Discussion Club https://discord.gg/bRxr4JTNqh πŸ‘½ Anton's video on Best Tourist Destination in Our Solar System https://youtu.be/IzCFSaQdgn8 00:00 Intro 00:25 FAA gives SpaceX permission to launch Starship https://www.universetoday.com/156312/starship-is-one-step-closer-to-flight/ 02:22 Starlink 2.0 deployment from Starship https://www.universetoday.com/156233/starship-will-spit-out-starlinks-like-a-candy-dispenser-1/ 04:20 GAIA 3rd data drop is out 06:52 World Largest Liquid Mirror Telescope https://www.universetoday.com/156246/the-worlds-largest-liquid-mirror-telescope-comes-online/ 08:45 Rogue black hole’s mass pinned by Hubble https://www.universetoday.com/156261/hubble-pins-down-the-mass-of-a-potential-free-floating-black-hole-thats-5000-light-years-away/ 10:24 Join our Discord Server 11:17 Jupiter ate a bunch of planets in the past https://www.universetoday.com/156235/jupiter-is-up-to-9-rock-and-metal-which-means-it-ate-a-lot-of-planets-in-its-youth/ 12:57 Shenzhou-14 Astronauts Begin Their Mission of 6 Months in Space https://www.universetoday.com/156204/shenzhou-14-astronauts-begin-their-mission-of-6-months-in-space/ 13:39 Water on the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/156307/chinas-lunar-lander-finds-water-under-its-feet/ 15:39 Cool map of the entire Moon https://www.universetoday.com/156265/a-geologic-map-of-the-entire-moon-has-been-released-at-12500000-scale/ 16:37 Potential alien signal from space 17:29 And even more weird rocks on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/156313/a-perfectly-balanced-rock-seen-by-perseverance/ 18:58 Interviews Self Sustaining Space Habitats with Annika Rollock https://youtu.be/ZffFUMtJ3FI Liquid Mirror Telescope with Dr. Paul Hickson https://youtu.be/MCHK0wJIt8A Advanced Propulsion Systems with Dr. Sonny White https://youtu.be/MDURVz31N1k Podcast with Evan Gough https://www.patreon.com/posts/expanding-today-67816427 20:15 πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jun 20, 2022
[Interview] Self Sustaining Space Habitats with Annika Rollock
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Annika Rollock is a Ph.D. student at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is studying next generation space habitats and recently published a paper about how future space stations can remain self-sufficient, especially when support and communication from Earth are far away. https://www.annikarollock.com/ πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/) πŸ“° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🀳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Jun 15, 2022
843: How JWST Sees in Color, Where Is Dark Matter, Did Earth Life Come from Space | Q&A 187
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In this week's questions and answers show, I explain how JWST and other telescopes see color, how images from observatories are released to the public, and how much of the sky can JWST see. Also, a bunch of non-Webb questions too. 00:00 Start 01:55 [Tatooine] How does JWST see color? 09:58 [Coruscant] How are astronomical images released to the public? 12:52 [Hoth] How does JWST handle spacedust? 14:48 [Naboo] How is JWST pointed? 16:39 [Kamino] Could dark matter be detected in specific parts of the Universe? 18:52 [Bespin] Is dark matter just a smart guess? 23:10 [Mustafar] Why does Earth have water and the Moon doesn't? 26:09 [Alderaan] Is Panspermia inevitable? 28:28 [Dagobah] Is the Big Bang a past event or is it still happening? 29:43 [Yavin] What's the best telescope to see planets? 31:19 [Mandalore] If we mapped the CMB from Andromeda, would it look different? 33:10 [Geonosis] Why do we see light from long ago, shouldn't it have passed us? 34:49 [Corellia] How can we promote diversity in STEM? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday Discord: https://discord.gg/3nk8kAARUm πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 15, 2022
842: Liquid Mirror Telescope with Dr. Paul Hickson
50:34
Dr. Paul Hickson is a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Hickson is overseeing a team that built a telescope out of liquid mercury in India. The International Liquid Mirror Telescope is 4 meters across and built on top of a 3,000-meter mountain in India. This will prove the technology and allow for larger and larger liquid mirror telescopes on Earth (and eventually in space). https://science.ubc.ca/news/indian-ubc-astronomers-celebrate-first-light-liquid-mirror-telescope πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 14, 2022
840: Searching for Technosignatures with Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra
52:24
Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra is a geologist and astrobiologist with the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science. He studies the conditions that allowed life to spread across the Earth and searches for similar environments across the Universe. In a recent paper, Dr. Haqq-Misra suggests methods that we could search for technologically advanced civilizations across the Universe. https://haqqmisra.net/ https://arxiv.org/pdf/2206.00030.pdf πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 14, 2022
841: Interview with Fraser on the Spaced Out Podcast
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Jun 14, 2022
839: James Webb Mirror Damaged, Comet Interceptor Confirmed, NASA Investigates UFOs | Space Bites
17:57
JWST got damaged by a micrometeoroid but seems to be okay, NASA buys more Crew Dragon flights, Mars rovers see interesting stuff, ESA confirms a comet hunter, UFOs get official NASA investigations, all planets get into order in the night sky and more. Discord Discussion Club https://discord.gg/9vXZFCGKMg?event=983521001998549092 00:00 Intro 00:28 JWST’s mirror got hit and damaged by a micrometeorite https://www.universetoday.com/156219/jwst-was-recently-hit-by-a-surprisingly-large-micrometeoroid/ James Webb Video: https://youtu.be/tadR5fUatHo 02:23 Hubble finds a lot of targets for JWST https://www.universetoday.com/156189/hubble-finds-a-bunch-of-galaxies-that-webb-should-check-out/ 04:10 All planets in order in the night sky https://www.universetoday.com/156057/see-all-naked-eye-planets-this-month-in-order/ 05:09 NASA is investigating UFOs https://www.universetoday.com/156223/whats-out-there-nasa-sets-up-independent-study-on-ufos/ 07:10 Join our Discord Server https://discord.gg/bRxr4JTNqh 08:09 European comet interceptor confirmed 09:27 Mars Rovers See Interesting Stuff https://www.universetoday.com/156168/curiosity-sees-bizarre-spikes-on-mars/ 11:04 Dust Devils by Perseverance https://www.universetoday.com/156171/perseverance-is-seeing-a-lot-of-dust-devils/ 12:07 Rock in a wheel https://www.universetoday.com/156253/perseverance-has-been-carrying-a-rock-in-its-wheel-for-over-100-days/ 12:39 NASA buys more Crew Dragon launches to ISS through 2030 https://www.universetoday.com/156207/nasa-has-purchased-5-more-crew-dragon-missions-keeping-the-iss-going-until-2030/ 14:22 Mitsubishi are creating 3D-printed antennas for satellites 15:59 Interviews Using Pulsars to Navigate in Space with Dr. Zach Putnam https://youtu.be/tKv7wf6jOhE Searching for Technosignatures with Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra https://youtu.be/-M4hGuDDsgM 16:42 Outro Host: Fraser Cain Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov Editing: Artem Pozdnyakov πŸš€ SUPPORT WHAT WE DO: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 11, 2022
838: Using Pulsars to Navigate in Space with Dr. Zach Putnam
51:06
Dr. Zach Putnam is an assistant professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He's part of a team developing navigation techniques that use the signals from pulsars to always know your location, anywhere in the Solar System. https://aerospace.illinois.edu/directory/profile/zputnam πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 11, 2022
836: Orbit Size Telescopes, Meteors Destroying Satellites, Artificial Gravity | Q&A 186
38:47
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I answer what it would take to build a telescope as big as the Earth's orbit around the Sun, why SgrA* seems to have been rolled over on its side, and how we know the age of stars. 00:00 Start 01:50 [Tatooine] Could we have a telescope the size of Earth's orbit? 08:11 [Coruscant] Why is SgrA* rolled over on its side? 09:53 [Hoth] How do we know the age of stars? 14:19 [Naboo] Could you have a collection of smaller mirrors working together? 17:19 [Kamino] Why not build two Uranus missions? 19:11 [Bespin] Why do white dwarfs explode at 1.4 times the mass of the Sun? 21:23 [Mustafar] Where are the Voyagers? 22:20 [Alderaan] Could a meteor storm destroy satellites? 23:49 [Dagobah] Could aliens know there's life on Earth? 27:03 [Yavin] Has anyone ever built artificial gravity in space? 31:36 [Mandalore] How do we get more people to try stargazing? 33:06 [Geonosis] How do you orbit a Lagrange point? 35:31 [Corellia] Are there any missions to return to Pluto? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday Discord: https://discord.gg/3nk8kAARUm πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 08, 2022
837: Cosmology and Relativity with Dr. Leah Jenks
49:57
Einstein's Theory of General Relativity has been tried and tested many times, and so far, Einstein was right. But we know his theory must be incomplete, as it still doesn't integrate with quantum mechanics. Where are physicists searching next for the future of cosmology and relativity? Dr. Leah Jenks is a PhD recipient from Brown University, and will become a KICP Fellow at the University of Chicago. https://leahjenks.com πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 08, 2022
835: New NASA Spacesuits, JWST Color Images Announced, Another Starship Delay | Space Bites
22:51
NASA selects two suppliers for new spacesuits, James Webb reveals the date of first color images, JUICE moves closer to launch and a new kind of solar sail gets to next NIAC round. 00:00 Intro 00:32 First JWST images date revealed James Webb Video: https://youtu.be/tadR5fUatHo 02:01 NASA selects Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace for spacesuit contracts https://www.universetoday.com/156117/nasa-will-rent-future-spacesuits-from-longtime-supplier-and-newcomer/ 04:37 Planetary Defense Training 07:25 Voyager getting strange telemetry https://www.universetoday.com/156065/voyager-1-doesnt-know-where-it-is-generating-random-looking-telemetry-data/ 09:07 New kind of solar sail can help us reach places in solar system https://www.universetoday.com/156092/a-new-kind-of-solar-sail-could-let-us-explore-difficult-places-to-reach-in-the-solar-system/ 10:57 Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/universetoday Interview with Nancy Graziano https://www.patreon.com/posts/expanding-2-66877346 Interview with Nancy Atkinson https://www.patreon.com/posts/expanding-3-67097646 12:10 Interstellar travel without spaceships https://www.universetoday.com/156081/civilizations-dont-even-need-space-ships-to-migrate-from-star-system-to-star-system/ 14:51 JUICE mission is fully integrated and ready for testing https://www.universetoday.com/156094/esas-juice-mission-is-fully-integrated-and-ready-for-testing-soon-itll-fly-to-space-on-a-mission-to-jupiters-moons/ 16:13 Why Neptune and Uranus are different colors https://www.universetoday.com/156109/why-are-uranus-and-neptune-different-colors-haze/ 18:04 FAA further delays Boca Chica certification for another 2 weeks 18:46 Meteor storm that didn't happen 20:18 Interview: Cosmology and Relativity with Dr. Leah Jenks https://youtu.be/1Np2y5IPgT4 21:10 Outro Host: Fraser Cain Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov Editing: Artem Pozdnyakov πŸš€ SUPPORT WHAT WE DO: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 03, 2022
834: What Will JWST Discover? Everything You Need To Know | The Big Q
22:01
James Webb is the most expensive and most advanced telescope in human history. Will it be worth its $10B price? What it will discover? How long will JWST last? Will it ever be serviced? All the answers are in this episode of The Big Q. 00:00 Intro 00:39 How JWST came together. 02:58 The telescope that ate astronomy. 04:36 Leading to launch. 06:08 Staying at the L2 Lagrange point. 07:09 Infrared spectrum observations. What will JWST see? 11:06 Potential targets for JWST. 15:12 What is Fraser most excited about? 16:53 What will the pictures look like? 18:12 How long will JWST last? 20:30 Even more info about JWST? 21:14 Outro Host: Fraser Cain Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov Editing: Artem Pozdnyakov Video credits: NASA, ESO, Arianespace, Spitzer πŸš€ SUPPORT WHAT WE DO: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 31, 2022
833: Interview with Fraser: Defending My Belief That We're Alone in the Observable Universe
1:27:03
May 30, 2022
832: Jumping to Multicellular Life with Dr. William Ratcliff
1:10:47
How did life go from single-celled to multi-celled? Dr. William Ratcliff is an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences at the School of Biological Science at Georgia Tech. Dr. Ratcliff and his collaborators are working with single cells of yeast, watching them make the jump to become multi-cellular organisms. It turns out, life has done this many times in the past, and not just the jump that created the modern animals we know of today. https://biosciences.gatech.edu/people/will-ratcliff πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 30, 2022
831: Meteor Storm Update, Boeing Starliner Returns, Refueling Broken Satellites | Space Bites
18:38
Boeing finally completes a demo mission, scientists grow plants in lunar regolith, NASA will launch a mission to repair and refuel a satellite, space suits are leaking on the ISS again, and more. 00:00 Intro 00:27 Update on the meteor storm on May 31st https://www.universetoday.com/156008/update-on-the-potential-may-31st-tau-herculid-meteor-storm/ 03:31 Starliner OFT-2 went up to the ISS and back https://www.universetoday.com/156026/starliner-launches-successfully-but-two-of-its-thrusters-failed/ 05:14 Space suits leaking water causing problems for EVAs https://www.universetoday.com/156034/spacesuits-are-leaking-water-and-nasa-is-holding-off-any-spacewalks-until-they-can-solve-the-problem/ 06:57 Plants can grow in lunar regolith https://www.universetoday.com/155984/plants-can-grow-in-lunar-regolith-but-theyre-not-happy-about-it/ 08:17 Mars dust storms and energy balance https://www.universetoday.com/155983/dust-storms-on-mars-happen-when-the-planet-cant-release-its-heat-fast-enough/ 10:20 Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/universetoday Interview with Nancy Graziano https://www.patreon.com/posts/expanding-2-66877346 12:00 NASA plans orbital refueling and repair mission, OSAM-1 https://www.universetoday.com/155863/nasa-is-building-a-mission-that-will-refuel-and-repair-satellites-in-orbit/ 14:13 GAIA shows nebulae in 3D https://www.universetoday.com/156010/thanks-to-gaia-astronomers-are-able-to-map-out-nebulae-in-3d/ 15:16 Solar Orbiter's pictures of the Sun https://www.universetoday.com/155958/solar-orbiters-pictures-of-the-sun-are-every-bit-as-dramatic-as-you-were-hoping/ 17:06 Interview. Jumping to Multicellular Life with Dr. William Ratcliff https://youtu.be/DLhqntkqlrw 17:29 Outro Host: Fraser Cain Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov Editing: Artem Pozdnyakov πŸš€ SUPPORT WHAT WE DO: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 27, 2022
830: Who Will Get to Mars First, Black Hole Through Earth, Dinosaurs in Space | Q&A 185
36:38
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain what James Webb will see when it looks at SgrA*, why black holes happen to be facing towards us, and if asteroid strikes can hurl dinosaurs into space. 00:00 Start 00:59 [Tatooine] Will Webb look at SgrA*? 05:23 [Coruscant] Why are both black holes facing us? 07:16 [Hoth] Were dinosaurs hurled to space during an asteroid impact? 09:57 [Naboo] How do stars get bigger than red dwarfs? 12:36 [Kamino] Will there be new physics beyond Newton and Einstein? 15:43 [Bespin] What would happen if a small black hole passed through the Earth? 17:27 [Mustafar] Has water been found on the Moon? 20:13 [Alderaan] How bad is the dust on Mars? 21:54 [Dagobah] Where does a planet go if it's absorbed by a black hole and then radiated away? 24:11 [Yavin] Are telescopes generating too much data? 27:01 [Mandalore] Who will take over after us? 28:19 [Geonosis] What will be the next space propulsion systems? 31:14 [Corellia] Will James Webb reveal planets at Proxima B? 33:41 [Crait] Which country will reach Mars first? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday Discord: https://discord.gg/3nk8kAARUm πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 24, 2022
829: HUGE Upcoming Meteor Storm?, Starliner Success, Nova in Real Time | Space Bites
21:26
In this week's News Bites segment, I talk about the successful launch of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner, how astronomers watch a nova unfold in real time, the (not) door way on Mars, and the chance to see the greatest meteor storm in a generation. 00:00 Intro 00:41 Boeing Starliner Successful Test Launch 03:49 China Continues to Extend Its Plans for Space Programs https://www.universetoday.com/155927/china-has-a-new-human-lunar-space-program-with-plans-for-landers-orbiters-rovers-and-a-lunar-base/ 07:15 LISA can finally go to the next phase https://www.universetoday.com/155962/lisa-has-passed-a-key-review-phase-its-time-to-actually-design-the-final-mission/ 09:30 Doorway on Mars (no, it isn't) https://www.universetoday.com/155946/no-this-isnt-a-doorway-on-mars/ 11:10 Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 12:19 Nova caught live https://www.universetoday.com/155881/astronomers-finally-catch-a-nova-detonating-on-a-white-dwarf-as-its-happening/ 14:25 InSight will be gone soon https://www.universetoday.com/155950/insight-is-losing-power-it-probably-will-be-shut-down-in-a-few-months/ 17:07 Most Powerful Meteor Storm in Generations https://www.universetoday.com/155928/we-may-see-a-tau-herculid-meteor-outburst-on-may-31st/ 19:54 Interviews Beaming Power in Space with Dr. Stephen Sweeney https://youtu.be/XDWTPGPoqko The Lunar Crater Radio Telescope with Dr. Ashish Goel https://youtu.be/gAbhi4EMyO8 Sending Humans to the Outer Solar System with Dr. Jonathan Jiang https://youtu.be/qNE9jigS-wY 20:37 Outro Host: Fraser Cain Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov Editing: Artem Pozdnyakov πŸš€ SUPPORT WHAT WE DO: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 20, 2022
826: Beaming Power in Space with Dr. Stephen Sweeney
58:54
Professor Stephen Sweeney works in the department of physics at the University of Surrey. He specializes in photonics, using lasers and photovoltaics for new types of communication, remote power transmission, and other concepts in space exploration. https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/stephen-sweeney πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 20, 2022
828: Sending Humans to the Outer Solar System with Dr. Jonathan Jiang
57:19
Dr. Jonathan Jiang is the supervisor of the Aerosol and Cloud Group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Dr. Jiang has contributed over 220 peer-reviewed papers in a variety of journals. Most recently, he collaborated on a paper that investigates the future of human space exploration beyond the Moon and Mars, even to the outer Solar System. https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/jjiang/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 20, 2022
827: The Lunar Crater Radio Telescope with Dr. Ashish Goel
43:44
Dr. Ashish Goel is a Research Technologist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the Robotic Surface Mobility group. He has helped develop the plans to build a giant radio telescope inside a crater on the Moon, providing a pristine view to the Universe, using the Moon to block Earth's radio transmissions. https://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/who-we-are/people/ashish_goel/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 20, 2022
825: Going Back to Venus with Michael Amato
57:34
Michael Amato is an engineer at NASA and has been a member of the team behind NASA's DAVINCI spacecraft which will be launching to Venus in 2029. The spacecraft will be exploring the atmosphere of Venus with more clarity and detail than has ever been seen before, giving us a better sense about how the world became so different from Earth. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/amato-helped-keep-davinci-probe-on-track πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 18, 2022
824: Cynicism VS Wisdom, How Big Do Black Holes Grow, Sky on Mars | Q&A 184
34:56
In this week's episode, I talk about how close to the Sun Parker Solar Probe can get, what is the smallest possible star that's turned into a red giant, why do I think aliens will need to adhere to the laws of physics, and more. Oh, and why am I so cynical? 00:00 Start 01:17 [Tatooine] Will Parker Solar Probe fly low enough to dodge prominences? 03:32 [Coruscant] What is the smallest mass star to have turned into a red giant? 06:23 [Hoth] Why do we think aliens have to adhere to the laws of physics? 09:46 [Naboo] Am I too cynical? 13:13 [Kamino] What would the night sky look like on Mars? 14:11 [Bespin] Can black holes grow endlessly? 15:35 [Mustafar] Do black holes eat dark matter? 16:00 [Alderaan] How can we get high bandwidth to Mars? 18:10 [Dagobah] What if aliens don't remake the Universe? 22:32 [Yavin] Could dark energy tear a black hole apart? 25:25 [Mandalore] Am I sad that I won't see the future? 27:54 [Geonosis] How long would trips take if you could go faster than light speed? 30:07 [Corellia] Could Earth lose its orbit around the Sun? 31:52 [Crait] Could there be a bigger telescope than Webb? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday Discord: https://discord.gg/3nk8kAARUm πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 16, 2022
823: Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole by EHT, Russia's ISS Bluff, Ingenuity's Problems | Space Bites
20:08
We finally have the SgrA* supermassive black hole image by the Event Horizon Telescope, China announces their plans to launch a space telescope, and Russia threatens to leave the ISS. 00:00 Intro 00:20 Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole https://www.universetoday.com/155874/this-is-it-meet-the-supermassive-black-hole-at-the-heart-of-the-milky-way/ 03:48 China will launch a space telescope https://www.universetoday.com/155825/china-announces-its-new-flagship-space-telescope-mission/ 05:57 Another ISS bluff from Russia https://www.universetoday.com/155765/russia-says-itll-quit-the-international-space-station-over-sanctions-also-russia-says-a-lot-of-stuff-that-doesnt-happen/ 07:49 Support us on Patreon https://patreon.com/universetoday 08:46 Another test by Spinlaunch 09:52 Record marsquakes by Insight https://www.universetoday.com/155870/insight-just-detected-a-record-breaking-marsquake-magnitude-5/ 11:05 Ingenuity starts having problems https://www.universetoday.com/155864/martian-dust-is-starting-to-darken-ingenuitys-solar-panel/ 13:42 Total lunar eclipse https://www.universetoday.com/155691/our-complete-guide-to-this-weekends-total-lunar-eclipse/ 14:58 Starliner can finally launch on May 19th 17:16 Dreamchaser build timelapse 17:54 Channel news Fluidic Space Telescopes with Dr. Edward Balaban https://youtu.be/MJd6_-Ra6oY Dealing with Lunar Regolith with Dr. Kevin Cannon https://youtu.be/Jt8geyxhdu8 Messaging Extraterrestrials with Dr. Chris Impey https://youtu.be/1OqYanmc-4Y 19:01 Outro Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/bRxr4JTNqh Host: Fraser Cain Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov Editing: Artem Pozdnyakov πŸš€ SUPPORT WHAT WE DO: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 15, 2022
820: Fluidic Space Telescopes with Dr. Edward Balaban
37:24
Edward Balaban is a research scientist at NASA Ames and the principal investigator of the Fluidic Telescope Experiment, or FLUTE. The idea is to create a giant lens in space out of a fluid that could maintain its shape in microgravity. The technology was recently tested during the Axiom-1 mission to the International Space Station. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/nasa-tries-new-ways-fluid-materials-to-build-giant-space-telescopes πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 11, 2022
821: Dealing with Lunar Regolith with Dr. Kevin Cannon
47:24
Dr. Kevin Cannon is an assistant professor of geology and geological engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Cannon has been studying the properties of lunar regolith, developing techniques that could help to mitigate its dangers during long-duration lunar exploration missions. https://geology.mines.edu/project/cannon-kevin/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 11, 2022
822: Elon Musk's Tesla in Space, Can We Get Better Rocket Fuel, Space Structures | Q&A 183
37:11
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain why we don't see much stuff in space unfolding in real time, how long will Musk's Tesla be a recognizable object, and what are some feasible structures we could build to help send payloads to space. 00:00 Start 03:38 [Tatooine] Why don't we see space stuff in real time? 07:40 [Coruscant] When will the Voyagers actually leave the Solar System? 09:43 [Hoth] What do I use to take notes? 12:04 [Naboo] Could we make better rocket fuel? 14:41 [Kamino] Could ion engines reach the speed of light? 16:23 [Bespin] Should we modify the Drake Equation more? 17:18 [Mustafar] How long will Musk's Tesla be recognizable? 19:02 [Alderaan] Is there any research to have humans survive in space for a long time? 20:49 [Dagobah] Are the Voyagers slowing down? 21:58 [Yarvin] How can galaxies collide if the Universe is expanding? 23:38 [Mandalore] What launch systems should we develop? 25:51 [Geonosis] Could there be life without a magnetic field? 27:39 [Corellia] Could balloons launch rockets? 29:49 [Crait] What habitable worlds are most exciting? 31:46 [Endor] How much material would the asteroid belt make? 32:44 [Exegol] Will the Event Horizon Telescope show Sag A*? 34:23 [Jedha] Why send a probe to Uranus? 35:13 [Lothal] Could two black holes destroy each other? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday Discord: https://discord.gg/3nk8kAARUm πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 11, 2022
819: Schrodinger's Catch by Rocket Lab, Photon Ring of a Black Hole, Micronovae | Space Bites
16:41
Rocket Lab almost catches their Electron booster with a helicopter, China building an asteroid redirection mission, NASA gives out awards and astronomers find a new type of space explosions. 00:00 Intro 00:35 Rocket Lab Almost Caught a Booster with a Helicopter https://www.universetoday.com/155706/they-did-it-rocket-lab-uses-copter-to-catch-and-release-a-rocket/ 02:06 China is Building an Asteroid Deflection Mission https://www.universetoday.com/155683/china-is-building-an-asteroid-deflection-mission-of-its-own-due-for-launch-in-2025/ 03:35 Micronova. A New Kind of Stellar Explosion Has Been Discovered https://www.universetoday.com/155626/a-new-kind-of-stellar-explosion-has-been-discovered-micronovae/ 05:42 A Space Telescope Could Reveal a Black Hole's Photon Ring https://www.universetoday.com/155614/a-space-telescope-could-reveal-a-black-holes-photon-ring/ 07:21 Astronomers Discover Eight Echoes from Black Holes https://www.universetoday.com/155709/astronomers-discover-eight-echoes-from-black-holes/ 09:13 Support us on Patreon https://patreon.com/universetoday 10:39 NASA Announces the Winners of its Second Payload Challenge! https://www.universetoday.com/155728/nasa-announces-the-winners-of-its-second-payload-challenge/ 11:50 NASA is Looking for Ideas on How to Simulate Missions to Mars! https://www.universetoday.com/155306/nasa-is-looking-for-ideas-on-how-to-simulate-missions-to-mars/ 15:21 ISS Reboost https://www.universetoday.com/155694/watch-what-happens-to-astronauts-when-the-international-space-station-gets-an-orbital-reboost/ 14:22 Channel News Collecting Micrometeorites with Scott Peterson https://youtu.be/NEhFcuWJkxM Going Under the Ice with Dr. Samuel Howell https://youtu.be/f7z8Fv_CEaY 15:22 Outro Interview with Anton: https://www.patreon.com/posts/expanding-today-65922760 Host: Fraser Cain Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov Editing: Artem Pozdnyakov πŸš€ SUPPORT WHAT WE DO: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 08, 2022
818: Going Under the Ice with Dr. Samuel Howell
1:34:51
My guest today is Dr. Sam Howell, a planetary scientist with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Sam studies the interiors of icy worlds, like Europa and Enceladus and is pioneering methods to explore their subsurface oceans. https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/showell/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 05, 2022
815: Unistellar Smart Telescope with Dr. Franck Marchis
54:35
My guest today is Dr. Franck Marchis, a senior planetary astronomer and chair of the exoplanet group at the Carl Sagan Center of the SETI Institute and Chief Scientific Officer and Founder at Unistellar. Franck helps develop adaptive optics systems for research observatories and helped develop the fully automated eVscope telescope which helps amateurs do astrophotography and contribute to astronomical research. https://www.seti.org/our-scientists/franck-marchis πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 04, 2022
816: Collecting Micrometeorites with Scott Peterson
48:59
Every day about 100 tonnes of space dust strikes the Earth's atmosphere. Most of these space rocks vaporize, but some fall to the Earth at meteorites. Did you know that there are particles from space falling on the roof of your house? My guest today is Scott Peterson. Scott collects micrometeorites from his house and takes pictures of them using a microscope. We'll talk about how to find them, identify them and photograph them for yourself. https://micro-meteorites.com πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 04, 2022
817: Can JWST See The Big Bang, Can Black Holes Disappear, Cutest Nebula | Q&A 182
41:17
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain why James Web still can't see the Big Bang, if black holes can "unblack hole" later in life and what is the cutest nebula in the Universe? 00:00 Start 03:17 [Tatooine] Can Webb see back to the Big Bang? 08:20 [Corusant] Could antimatter destroy a black hole? 10:06 [Hoth] Why can't the aliens be hiding? 15:02 [Naboo] Can black holes lose enough mass to stop being black holes? 17:51 [Kamino] Why don't supermassive black holes suck everything up? 19:38 [Bespin] Would I go to space? 21:43 [Mustafar] Could a telescope see features on an exoplanet? 23:57 [Alderaan] Can we see cosmic rays hitting our retinas? 25:26 [Dagobah] How can Parker Solar Probe fly so close to the Sun? 27:10 [Yarvin] Does the density of the Universe matter to advanced civilizations? 30:34 [Mandalore] Am I worried about solar flares? 32:31 [Geonosis] What if we put Hubble out to the orbit of Neptune? 34:46 [Corellia] What are some good targets for astrophotography? 37:05 [Crait] Is the Sun pulling us in? 38:07 [Endor] When will we see another bright comet? 39:31 [Exegol] What's the cutest nebula? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday Discord: https://discord.gg/3nk8kAARUm πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 04, 2022
814: Groundbreaking Event Horizon Telescope Update, OSIRIS-REx Reborn, End of SOFIA | Space Bites
16:56
NASA extended 8 space missions, EHT has groundbreaking announcements on the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, James Webb shows first images, SOFIA telescope is getting shut, Starship evaluation gets another delay, and more space news. 00:00 Intro 00:37 EHT announced β€˜groundbreaking Milky Way results’ https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann22006/ 02:25 Webb Has Almost Reached its Final, Coldest Temperature https://www.universetoday.com/155568/webb-has-almost-reached-its-final-coldest-temperature/ 03:44 New Engineering Images from JWST Will Blow Your Mind https://www.universetoday.com/155649/prepare-yourself-new-engineering-images-from-jwst-will-blow-your-mind/ https://twitter.com/andrasgaspar/status/1520184730985148418?s=21&t=sR0-_t0BaKUwvDUPPbwCTQ 05:51 Eight Missions Planetary are Getting Extensions https://www.universetoday.com/155606/eight-missions-are-getting-extensions-most-exciting-osiris-rex-is-going-to-asteroid-apophis/ 08:19 NASA is Ready to try and fix Lucy’s Unlatched Solar Panel https://www.universetoday.com/155578/nasa-is-ready-to-try-and-fix-lucys-unlatched-solar-panel/ 10:07 FAA further delayed Boca Chica Decision to May 31st 11:33 Support us on Patreon https://patreon.com/universetoday 12:30 Sofia Observatory Will Officially End on Sep 30th https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-partner-decide-to-conclude-sofia-mission 13:49 Ingenuity Helicopter Flies to the Perseverance Backshell and Parachute to See Them Close Up https://www.universetoday.com/155643/amazing-ingenuity-helicopter-flies-to-the-perseverance-backshell-and-parachute-to-see-them-close-up/ 14:48 Cool video of SpaceX Crew Dragon approaching ISS 15:21 Ganymede Casts a Long Shadow Across the Surface of Jupiter https://www.universetoday.com/155634/ganymede-casts-a-long-shadow-across-the-surface-of-jupiter/ 16:07 Outro Host: Fraser Cain Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov Editing: Artem Pozdnyakov πŸš€ SUPPORT WHAT WE DO: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 01, 2022
813: Weird Orbits and How They Work with Dr. Renu Malhotra
55:59
My guest today is Dr. Renu Malhotra, a planetary scientist who specializes in planetary migration and orbital mechanics. Dr. Malhotra and her team have discovered that Pluto's orbit is surprisingly chaotic at small timescales and yet surprisingly stable at larger timescale. We'll talk about her research and the science of orbital mechanics that led to the current orbits of the planets in the Solar System. https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~renu/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 27, 2022
812: Quasar Dust, Grabby Aliens and Who Needs von Neumann probes | Q&A 181
33:22
In this week's questions and answers show, I talk about supermassive black hole nucleosynthesis, the threat of grabby aliens and why would we ever bother building Von Neumann Probes. 00:00 Start 01:00 [Tatooine] Are elements being formed in quasars? 03:50 [Corusant] What will the coverage of the Moon landings be like? 06:39 [Hoth] How close will Comet C/2014 UN271 get to us? 08:29 [Naboo] Why send out Von Neumann Probes? 09:56 [Kamino] Will we actually develop the technology for Von Neumann Probes? 12:34 [Bespin] Why do colliding black holes turn mass into gravitational waves? 13:56 [Mustafar] Should we broadcast signals into space? 18:05 [Alderaan] Would bowl-spin habitats help with lower gravity? 21:07 [Dagobah] What will the first pictures from Webb be? 22:31 [Yarvin] How do we know the Oort Cloud exists? 23:31 [Mandalore] What telescopes can fly with Starship? 26:46 [Geonosis] Could a heavy suit mimic Earth gravity? 28:41 [Corellia] Why do people want to colonize other planets? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday Discord: https://discord.gg/3nk8kAARUm πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 27, 2022
811: Mission to Uranus, More SLS Problems, Ban for Anti-Satellite Tests | Space Bites e2
19:10
Planetary Science Decadal Survey recommends a mission to Uranus, SLS is set for another delay, Perseverance sees a Phobos solar eclipse, all Hubble's images in a single picture and other most important space and astronomy news of the week. 00:00 Intro 00:43 Planetary Science Decadal Survey is out https://www.universetoday.com/155519/planetary-decadal-survey-says-its-time-for-a-mission-to-uranus-and-enceladus-too-1/ 04:11 NASA is Having a Tough Time Testing the SLS https://www.universetoday.com/155485/nasa-is-having-a-tough-time-testing-the-sls/ 05:46 US goes for a ban of anti-satellite weapons https://spacenews.com/dod-a-main-proponent-of-anti-satellite-test-ban-we-are-not-disarming/ 07:13 Wow! Perseverance Sees a Solar Eclipse on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/155538/wow-perseverance-sees-a-solar-eclipse-on-mars/ 08:15 Perseverance Begins the Next Phase of its Mission, Studying an Ancient River Bed on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/155553/perseverance-begins-the-next-phase-of-its-mission-studying-an-ancient-river-bed-on-mars/ 09:48 Race VS NASA and SpaceX! https://patreon.com/universetoday 11:15 Pluto’s Orbit is Surprisingly Unstable https://www.universetoday.com/155433/plutos-orbit-is-surprisingly-unstable/ 13:29 Chinese Astronomers Recorded Earliest Account of Aurora https://www.universetoday.com/155465/chinese-astronomers-recorded-earliest-account-of-aurora/ 15:31 All of Hubble’s Images in a single photo https://www.universetoday.com/155549/here-are-all-of-hubbles-observations-in-one-picture/ 16:32 Universe Today News Interview with Dr Slava Turyshev https://youtu.be/lqzJewjZUkk Interview with Celeste Keith https://youtu.be/bP_Za4y6mQ0 Astronomy Jargon by Dr Paul Sutter https://www.universetoday.com/tag/astronomy-jargon/ 17:18 Outro Host: Fraser Cain Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov Editing: Artem Pozdnyakov πŸš€ SUPPORT WHAT WE DO: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 24, 2022
808: SOFIA the Flying Telescope with Dr. Margaret Meixner
47:55
My guest today is Dr. Margaret Meixner, the Director of Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Science Mission Operations. Previous to this role, Dr. Meixner was a Distinguished Astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and a Project Scientist at James Webb Space Telescope. https://www.sofia.usra.edu/about-sofia/science-team/margaret-meixner πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 19, 2022
809: Turning the Sun Into a Giant Telescope with Dr. Slava Turyshev
1:03:48
My guest today is Dr. Slava Turyshev, a physicist with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He helped to solve the Pioneer Anomaly, and is developing a mission that could use the Sun's gravity as a natural lens to focus the light from distant objects. https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Turyshev/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 19, 2022
810: Detecting Primordial Black Holes with Celeste Keith
42:19
My guest today is Celeste Keith, a graduate student at the University of Chicago. Celeste and her team are searching for ways to detect the presence of primordial black holes, leftover from the Big Bang. These could be an explanation for dark matter and other phenomena in the Universe. https://astrophysics.uchicago.edu/people/profile/celeste-keith/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 19, 2022
807: True Shape of the Universe, Asteroid Mining, Alien Astronomers | Q&A 180
38:43
In this week's live Questions and Answers show, I provide the exact number of alien worlds that could detect the Earth, are we made of heavier elements made in other galaxies, will lasers remain perfectly parallel in space? And more... 00:00 Start 01:15 [Tatooine] Could any aliens see us by the transit/radial velocity method? 04:05 [Corusant] Are we made from atoms made in other galaxies? 07:23 [Hoth] Will lasers remain parallel in space? 09:32 [Naboo] Is the Universe just a coincidence? 10:16 [Kamino] Are there too many satellites? 13:30 [Bespin] What do I think of ISRO? 15:31 [Mustafar] Will we ever reach the speed of light? 16:47 [Alderaan] Do I find the Great Filter convincing? 18:20 [Dagobah] How can we avoid planetary contamination? 20:53 [Yarvin] Does Pluto have an atmosphere? 22:22 [Mandalore] When will astronauts drop their poop on Mars? 22:38 [Geonosis] Do I see Starlink trails? 24:46 [Corellia] How big can objects get? 26:08 [Crait] Could there be space science startups? 27:19 [Endor] What will low gravity do to Martian colonists? 30:37 [Exegol] Why don't astronauts feel centripetal force? 31:48 [Jedha] Was space always a vacuum? 33:38 [Lothal] When will there be asteroid mining? 35:36 [Mortis] How do supermassive black holes form? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday Discord: https://discord.gg/3nk8kAARUm πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 19, 2022
806: $500 000 for Moon Dust, Boson Breaking Physics, New Approach to Space Tourism | News Digest e1
17:22
Perseverance found its parachute, JWST cooling down its experiments, Standard Model once again in danger, Space Force releasing data to scientists, yet another approach for expensive space tourism and more top news stories of this week. 00:00 Intro 00:52 Space Force is Releasing Decades of Tracking Data on a Thousand Bright Meteor Fireballs https://www.universetoday.com/155380/space-force-is-releasing-decades-of-tracking-data-on-a-thousand-bright-meteor-fireballs/ 02:18 An overweight boson might be threatening the Standard Model https://www.universetoday.com/155396/weird-measurement-of-w-boson-doesnt-match-standard-model-of-physics/ Interview with Dr Paul Sutter https://youtu.be/9ZUd9SqOJBQ 05:20 James Webb Almost Cooled Down Enough https://www.universetoday.com/155453/brrr-webbs-miri-has-reached-6-4-kelvin-just-a-few-degrees-above-absolute-zero/ 07:02 Yet another approach to high altitude tourism https://www.universetoday.com/155400/get-an-inside-look-at-space-perspectives-stratospheric-lounge-with-bar/ 09:51 Join our Discord Server! https://discord.gg/bRxr4JTNqh 10:00 Martian Astronauts Will Create Fuel by Having a Shower https://www.universetoday.com/155360/martian-astronauts-will-create-fuel-by-having-a-shower/ 11:21 Perseverance rover spotted its parachute that helped it descend on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/155384/perseverance-finally-spots-its-own-parachute-on-the-surface-of-mars/ 12:14 Five Rover Teams Chosen to Help Explore the Moon’s South Pole https://www.universetoday.com/155357/five-rover-teams-chosen-to-help-explore-the-moons-south-pole/ 14:07 Support us on Patreon https://patreon.com/universetoday 14:38 Apollo 11 Moon Dust Sells at Auction for a Cool Half Million https://www.universetoday.com/155449/apollo-11-moon-dust-sells-at-auction-for-a-cool-half-million/ 16:26 Outro πŸš€ SUPPORT WHAT WE DO: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 17, 2022
805: W Boson Breaking the Standard Model with Dr. Paul Sutter
24:08
Particle physicists have announced an exciting discovery about the W Boson particle that challenges the Standard Model of Physics. To help me understand what was discovered and what it means for physics, I've invited Dr. Paul Sutter back to explain it. Paul is a fantastic science communicator and has a PhD in particle physics. The perfect person to help us make sense of this. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBr7XOxxQyBHEwqkhoci7vw Timecodes: Start 00:00:00 Edge of Knowledge 00:01:26 What is the W Boson? 00:03:14 How is the mass of the W boson measured? 00:07:32 What was the result of the experiment? 00:09:14 What explains the result? 00:11:37 What comes next? 00:19:35 Follow Paul's work 00:22:55 πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 16, 2022
804: What Is Dark Matter Made Of with Dr. Surjeet Rajendran
57:58
My guest today is Dr. Surjeet Rajendran, a physics professor at Johns Hopkins University. In addition to his teaching, Dr. Rajendran's research is in theoretical physics, with a strong focus on what comes after the standard model. What could dark matter be? How can gravity be merged with quantum mechanics? https://physics-astronomy.jhu.edu/directory/rajendran/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 15, 2022
803: ILLEGAL Moon Residents, Space Power Plants, Center of the Universe | Q&A 179
32:33
In this week's questions show, I explain how other planets can have geostationary orbits, if sending tardigrades to the Moon is a violation of the Outerspace Treaty, and why everything orbiting the Sun is in perfect balance. Here's a link to our Discord server: https://discord.gg/3nk8kAARUm 00:00 Start 00:53 Does Venus have a geostationary orbit? 02:34 Is sending tardigrades to the Moon violate the Outerspace Treaty? 06:30 Why is everything in stable orbit around the Sun? 08:50 Is there a telescope on the ISS? 10:33 How does the solar maximum work? 13:05 Does space solar power make sense? 15:40 Do rockets have to go into orbit around the Earth first? 17:15 When will a microscope go to Mars? 19:57 Could gravitational lensing let us see beyond the observable Universe? 21:53 Where will we see the surface of other worlds? 24:19 Could you go faster to blue shift light? 26:47 Do nuclear rockets need fuel? 28:03 Does time travel slower at the centre of the Universe? 29:49 Can black holes go supernova? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 12, 2022
802: Directly Imaging Exoplanets with Dr. Thayne Currie
54:37
My guest today is Dr. Thayne Currie, an astrophysicist at NASA-Ames Research Center and the Subaru Telescope. Dr. Currie was part of a team that directly imaged a newly-forming planet, providing evidence of another way large planets can form, and could have formed here in the Solar System. https://subarutelescope.org/staff/currie/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 12, 2022
800: Why the Universe Is Silent with Dr. Robin Hanson
1:12:30
My guest today is Dr. Robin Hanson, an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. Dr. Hanson is famous for writing a paper describing the Great Filter, a theory that explains why we don't see aliens across the Universe. https://www.overcomingbias.com/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 09, 2022
801: Starship Updates and Mars City Perspectives with Chris Prophet
1:03:23
My guest today is Chris Prophet, a freelance writer who has been covering the rise of SpaceX. He has written several books, including SpaceX from the Ground Up. His new book is called SpaceX Evolution and explains some of the company's long-term strategies to create a sustainable human civilization on Mars and beyond. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6442069.Chris_Prophet πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 09, 2022
799: Navigation in Space, Sizes of Black Holes and Planet 9 | Q&A 178
35:18
In this week's live Questions and Answers show, I explain how big black holes are, what coordinate system astronomers use to map objects in the sky, and what could have collapsed clouds of hydrogen to form the first stars? 00:00 Start 00:42 How big are black holes? 03:15 What coordinate system do astronomers use to map objects in space? 06:50 What created the first stars? 08:19 If Planet 9 is a black hole, how could we detect it? 10:10 How do gamma rays escape the gravity of a black hole? 11:04 Any alternative theories to the Big Bang that I find convincing? 14:51 Where is Starman right now? 15:44 How do we know the shape of the Milky Way? 18:50 How far is James Webb in light-seconds? 19:45 Are filaments and dark matter related? 21:24 How do orbits become and stay stable? 24:11 How dangerous is the Universe to life? 27:39 What do I think of the Dark Forest theory? 29:25 Are rubble pile asteroids dead comets? 30:52 Are some galaxies more habitable? 32:03 Could a Dyson Sphere stay inflated by the Solar Wind? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 05, 2022
798: Limits of Kardashev Scale, Artificial Stars, Can We Touch Jupiter | Q&A 177
35:55
In this week's questions and answers show, I answer the question: could we build a star? How far will humans realistically explore within the Solar System? Is there any way we can escape the heat death of the Universe? 00:00 Start 01:03 Could we create a new star? 04:17 How far will humans explore in the Solar System? 08:59 Can we escape the heat death of the Universe? 13:29 Where is the surface of Jupiter? 15:53 Can a rocket escape Venus? 18:50 Will we find life in the Solar System? 19:45 Why do we see those spikes in the James Webb image? 23:52 Could we communicate back out of a black hole? 24:57 Could we use laser sails within the Solar System? 27:09 Will humans really survive more than a few years? 29:52 Can Webb handle space radiation? 32:02 Are some of the first stars still around? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Apr 01, 2022
Episode 797: Fusion Rockets, Ditching Heat Shields, Looking Beyond the Edge of the Universe | Q&A 176
41:13
In this week's live Questions and Answers show, I explain how a more powerful rocket could reduce the need of a heat shield, if we could detect objects beyond the edge of the observable Universe through their gravity, and what are the largest objects (or spacecraft) that could hang out at a Lagrange Point? 00:00 Start 00:13 Why do we even need heat shields? 03:12 Could we detect objects beyond the observable Universe through their gravity? 05:42 Can massive objects last at Lagrange Points? 08:03 Will fusion drives enable interstellar travel? 11:35 Why does gas need to be cold to form stars? 13:11 Why do we assume dark energy is accelerating the expansion of the Universe? 17:08 Can Webb look in all directions? 19:01 Could we detect the Earth from 100 light-years away? What about our satellites? 22:24 Is everything still trapped inside the Big Bang? 24:34 How can people support Universe Today? 27:06 Are black holes really dark stars? 28:10 Would geothermal work on Mars? 30:53 How can Webb orbit L2 if nothing's there? 34:24 Can smaller black holes eat bigger black holes? 35:25 When will we stop wanting to colonize Mars? 36:48 Can dark matter be explained by black holes? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Mar 27, 2022
Episode 796: Exploring the mysteries of Triton with Dr. Jason Hofgartner
57:02
My guest today is Dr. Jason Hofgartner, a planetary scientist specializing in icy worlds of the Solar System. Jason wrote a recent paper about the nature of Neptune's moon Triton, first discovered by Voyager 2 back in 1989. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jason-Hofgartner πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Mar 27, 2022
Episode 795: Q&A 175: How Do Astronomers Measure Redshift? And More...
41:35
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain how astronomers use the Doppler Effect to know if objects are moving towards or away from us, I give my thoughts on Starlink as a user, and I suggest ideas on how to become a better writer. 00:00 Start 01:50 How do we know light is red or blue shifted? 04:24 What do I think of Starlink? 08:07 Why don't we visit the atmosphere of Venus? 10:33 What do I like about my job? 12:54 When is something standing still? 14:39 What is the Sun an average star? 16:16 How do we know we're not special? 18:06 What will sanctions on Russia do to space exploration? 22:24 Will the US be patrolling the Moon? 24:09 Any advice for being a writer? 27:14 Why are we sending probes to L2? 28:36 Could we find life around red dwarfs? 30:18 Where are the stars that formed with the Sun? 32:32 How can Parker Solar Probe survive being close to the Sun? 34:13 How would I spend a billion dollars? 36:24 What's my most controversial opinion? 36:48 Would tides be a problem for a habitable moon? 38:04 Can you collect meteorites? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Mar 21, 2022
Episode 791: Laser Sailing with Matthew Campbell
56:03
My guest today is Matthew Campbell, a Mechanical Engineer, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania. He's a member of the Bargatin Group, researching nanomaterials and their applications. https://bargatin.seas.upenn.edu/people/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Mar 14, 2022
Episode 794: Q&A 174: Could We Mine Jupiter for Hydrogen? And More...
42:58
In this week's episode, I explain how we could use Jupiter as a source of fuel for our fusion reactors, what it means to say there's a scientific consensus, and if gravitational waves can trigger earthquakes. 00:00 Start 01:26 Could we mine Jupiter for hydrogen? 03:24 What does "scientific consensus" mean? 07:04 Could gravitational waves trigger earthquakes? 08:47 Is there really a need to build Dyson Spheres? 10:52 Could aliens know our history? 12:33 When will there be good pictures from JWST? 14:19 What's holding up Starship? 16:21 What happens to ISS if Russia pulls out? 19:35 Would life be better at a K-star? 22:12 Where can we invest in space mining? 23:15 How do we know the source of gravitational waves? 24:22 Could the Solar System leave the Milky Way? 27:06 Are we Von Neumann probes? 28:17 Does SpaceX really land rockets? 29:29 Why aren't there more rovers going to the ice on the Moon and Mars? 30:43 How can Webb get solar power? 31:35 Are there any other uses for ISS? 33:18 Do neutron stars have crusts? 34:32 Will LUVOIR get build? 36:55 Would a diamond spaghettify entering a black hole? 38:11 Does life need a Jupiter to protect it? 39:47 Could we survive just living in spacesuits? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Mar 14, 2022
Episode 793: Building an Artificial Magnetosphere with Elena D'Onghia
57:44
My guest today is Dr. Elena D'Onghia, an associate professor at the University of Wisconson--Madison's Department of Astronomy. Her research is focused on the dynamics of galaxies through simulations, theory, and observations. https://www.madastrodynamics.com/team#elena πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Mar 14, 2022
Episode 792: Preparing for James Webb with John Mather
57:34
My guest today is Dr. John Mather, Senior Astrophysicist in the Observational Cosmology Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Dr. Mather received a Nobel Prize for his influential cosmology work, helping to confirm the Big Bang. He's been involved in almost every major astronomy mission in the last few decades, including Hubble, and of course, James Webb. https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/meetTheTeam/people/mather.html πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Mar 14, 2022
Episode 790: Q&A 173: What If We Didn't Have Space Telescopes? And More...
37:54
In this week's questions show, I explain how astronomy would be different if we didn't have space telescopes, what was the Universe like shortly after the Big Bang?, and what if James Webb detects oxygen in the atmosphere of another planet? 00:00 Start 00:45 What if we couldn't build space telescopes? 05:01 Did the Universe act like a big star after the Big Bang? 06:30 If James Webb detects oxygen, does that mean life? 10:59 Will James Webb pictures be colorized? 14:45 Do I believe the Big Bang is the beginning of the Universe? 16:25 Where could we find alien space junk? 18:24 What causes the warp in the Milky Way? 19:48 Will we get portals, or warp drives? 23:15 Are there any private space missions coming up? 25:44 Could we see the Earth in a mirrored planet? 26:51 Would AI be a threat to other civilizations? 28:36 Will humans evolve in space? 31:44 What causes the spiral arms to turn in a galaxy? 32:55 What's inside a neutron star? 34:40 Why is weightlessness called microgravity? 36:16 Is Titan better to explore than the Mars or Moon? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Feb 23, 2022
Episode 789: Searching for Technosignatures with Dr. Chenoa Tremblay
58:15
My guest today is Dr. Chenoa Tremblay, a Post Doctoral Researcher at the SETI Institute. Dr. Tremblay and her team used the Murchison Widefield Array to scan the core of the Milky Way for any sign of signals from extraterrestrial civilizations. https://twitter.com/chenoachem πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Feb 23, 2022
Episode 788: Q&A 172: Why Do We Assume Extraterrestrials Will Be Hostile? And More...
39:27
In this week's questions and answers show, I explain why people might see extraterrestrials as a threat. What could we learn about astronomy if we lived at the center of a supervoid, and how far away are we from the Big Bang? 00:00 Start 01:10 Why do we assume extraterrestrials are evil? 07:40 Could we see anything from within a supervoid? 09:40 What if we lived near the Big Bang? 10:25 Will James Webb ever look at Earth? 11:34 What's the benefit of helium 3? 14:47 Can we take animals to Mars? 17:13 Will machines do all our exploring? 20:36 Was the Universe as small as a grapefruit? 21:42 Does the expansion of the Universe travel faster than the speed of light? 23:04 Should we be worried about rogue black holes? 25:14 When will we see the calibration star from James Webb? 27:08 Did the Three-Body Problem change my opinion about extraterrestrials? 30:07 Could there have been many Big Bangs and other universes? 31:52 What is the Oort Cloud? 33:00 Why do stars like Sirius shimmer? 35:15 Will James Webb see the first stars? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Feb 14, 2022
Episode 787: Q&A 171: Could James Webb Detect Type 2 or 3 Civilizations? And More...
40:42
In this week's episode, I explain why James Webb is actually the perfect telescope for detecting advanced civilizations, could we hide the Earth from snooping aliens, could spacecraft go into polar orbit around the Sun? And more... 00:00 Start 00:39 Could James Webb Detect a Type 2/3 Civilization? 05:31 How can Earth hide from aliens? 07:10 Polar orbit around the Sun? 09:41 Could dark matter be alien robots? 11:25 Could iterative design work for JWST? 14:28 Could Betelgeuse have planets? 16:01 Could we replenish Mars atmosphere? 17:34 Are exomoons more habitable? 19:05 Could anything go wrong with JWST? 20:26 Does light redshift to nothing? 22:14 Are Lagrange points filled with debris? 24:12 What are the benefits of a Moon or Mars base? 28:24 How much water will protect against radiation? 29:34 Do photons travel forever? 30:48 What's the best way to refuel in space? 32:57 Are there any ways to communicate instantaneously? 34:33 What are my favorite Bortle-1 locations? 37:32 What am I most excited to see from JWST? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Feb 11, 2022
Episode 786: Peering Into the Heart of a Blazar with Dr. Andrei Lobanov
1:00:26
My guest today is Dr. Andrei Lobanov, a staff astronomer at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Bonn, Germany. Dr. Lobanov was part of a team that just took the highest resolution image ever seen of a blazar, using a network of space and ground-based radio telescopes. https://www3.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/staff/alobanov/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Feb 11, 2022
Episode 785: Getting Astroquizzical with Dr. Jillian Scudder
1:00:22
My guest today is Dr. Jillian Scudder, a PhD astrophysicist and assistant professor at Oberlin College. In addition to her teaching and research work, Dr. Scudder also answers space and astronomy questions on her blog and in her newly updated book: Astroquizzical. https://www.jillianscudder.com/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Feb 03, 2022
Episode 784: Q&A 170: Can We See The Stars In Andromeda? And More...
36:45
In this week's QA, I talk about how we can see individual stars in a galaxy like Andromeda, how we know the Universe is bigger than we can observe, and whether black holes are solid objects or infinitely dense singularities. 00:00 Start 01:07 Can we see the stars in Andromeda? 03:21 How do we know the Universe is bigger than we can see? 09:24 Are black holes solid? 12:03 How did the Moon form out of debris? 13:49 Are there pieces of Earth on other worlds? 15:49 When will we see the first pictures from Webb? 17:12 Is tech in Webb obsolete? 19:10 Is dark matter black holes? 20:55 Why does Webb orbit around in empty space? 22:11 Would the Universe look different billions of years ago? 23:06 What launch would I like to see in person? 25:10 What other space missions should we get excited about? 26:38 Can Vera Rubin see JWST? 27:41 Do we live in a black hole or simulation? 28:51 Could a micro-meteorite impact JWST? 29:57 What are some cool ideas for space telescopes? 33:50 Will we have a permanent lunar base by 2050? 34:45 Can we see exo-Oort clouds? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Feb 02, 2022
Episode 783: Q&A 169: Could Plants Actually Survive on the Surface of Mars? And More...
37:50
In this week's episode, I talk about the possibility of a copy of the Hubble Space Telescope, if satellites could relay information like a mesh network, and if it's even possible for plants to survive on the surface of Mars. 00:00 Start 01:22 Could we launch a copy of Hubble? 03:34 Could satellites relay information like a mesh network? 06:17 Could plants survive on Mars? 08:52 Could Planet 9 be dark matter? 11:12 Do globular clusters ever collapse into disks? 12:36 Are there any new questions about Lagrange Points? 14:07 Would the Solar System change if you build a Dyson Sphere? 17:08 Could we see the Oort Cloud? 19:39 Could we genetically modify humans to survive on Mars? 22:32 Are we the center of the Big Bang? 24:32 Could a warp drive escape a black hole? 25:58 Could we fix Mars by crashing Phobos into it? 27:11 Will there be a servicing mission for James Webb? 28:41 Will humans visit anywhere other than Mars? 31:13 Could life have formed shortly after the Big Bang? 32:50 Could a moon be bigger than its planet? 34:43 How could the Universe be infinite if it's expanding for a finite time? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jan 26, 2022
Episode 780: Q&A 168: Why Aren't There Cameras On James Webb? And More...
34:38
In this week's Questions Show I explain why James Webb doesn't have any cameras on board, what the Universe is expanding into, and what is the point of building big telescopes when we're trapped in the Solar System? 00:00 Start 06:35 Why build big telescopes? 00:35 Are there cameras on board James Webb? 04:17 What is the Universe expanding into? 09:01 When will we see the first image from James Webb? 10:05 Have I ever done a Messier Marathon? 12:33 Capabilities-driven exploration of the Moon? 16:02 Which version of LUVOIR will be built? 18:35 Can you see the same thing on opposite sides of the Universe? 19:39 Can James Webb take pictures of stars? 21:23 How did life arise? 23:07 Can Hubble see Webb? 23:43 Can James Webb see beyond the observable universe? 25:18 Is there no way to repair James Webb? 26:56 Building your own telescope 28:52 What will be the most surprising discovery from Webb? 30:55 What level of tech to cross 119 light-years? 32:10 Can we access astronomy data? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jan 18, 2022
Episode 782: Going Interstellar with Andreas Hein
56:54
My guest today is Andreas Hein, Executive Director, Chairman Technical Research Committee of the Initiative for Interstellar Studies. Andreas is part of a team working to develop practical missions for interstellar exploration. https://i4is.org/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jan 18, 2022
Episode 781: Exoplanet Atmospheres with Dr. Joanna Barstow
53:55
My guest today is Dr. Joanna Barstow, a Royal Astronomical Society Research Fellow at University College London. Dr. Barstow specializes in planetary science, studying the atmospheres of planets both inside and beyond the Solar System. She's also a member of the ARIEL science team, an upcoming mission that will categorize the atmospheres of exoplanets. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/astrophysics/people/joanna-barstow πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jan 18, 2022
Episode 779: Q&A 167: Will James Webb redo the Hubble Deep Field? And More...
34:13
In this week's final 2021 QA, I explain why landing on the Moon could make it difficult for other spacecraft to land, if binary planets could exist, and if there are plans to do a JWST version of the Hubble Deep Field. 00:00 Start 00:29 Can spacecraft land on the Moon or Mars without a landing pad? 03:29 Could binary planets exist? 06:25 Will we ever have certainty? 09:15 Can black holes absorb dark matter? 10:48 Will James Webb redo the Hubble Deep Field? 12:54 Water in Valles Marineris? 15:12 Is Starship just a modern day Space Shuttle? 18:09 Will the Universe end in a Big Crunch? 21:27 Could a thicker atmosphere on Mars protect us from radiation? 22:49 What if dark matter doesn't exist? 25:22 How is Moon/Mars regolith different from Earth soil? 27:41 Could there be habitable moons? 28:12 What missions should we be looking forward to? 30:17 Could a solar system survive inside a black hole? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Dec 31, 2021
Episode 778: Seeing the Clearest View of the Universe with Michael Zemcov
57:26
My guest today is Dr. Michael Zemcov, an associate professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Zemcov has proposed putting a telescope out beyond the orbit of Saturn to capture the clearest possible view of the Universe, away from the light-polluted inner Solar System. https://theconversation.com/a-small-telescope-past-saturn-could-solve-some-mysteries-of-the-universe-better-than-giant-telescopes-near-earth-169805 πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Dec 21, 2021
Episode 777: Discovering Earth-Sized Planets with Andrea Lin
42:05
My guest today is Andrea Lin, a graduate student at the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. Andrea is working with the NEID Spectrograph, a brand new instrument that will eventually be capable of detecting Earth-sized worlds orbiting sunlike stars. https://science.psu.edu/astro/people/apl5194 πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Dec 21, 2021
Episode 776: Q&A 166: Does an Infinite Universe Solve the Fermi Paradox? And More...
37:07
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain how an infinite Universe could be the ultimate answer to the Fermi Paradox, where the energy for tidal heating comes from, and why are there always so many asteroid scare stories in media? 00:00 Start 00:43 Can a satellite remain in one spot? 03:56 Does an infinite Universe solve the Fermi Paradox? 06:41 Where does tidal heating energy come from? 08:43 Is an asteroid going to hit us soon? 11:35 Are galaxies traveling faster than light? 13:13 Is there an anti-matter photon? 14:24 Could there be Pluto Planets? 15:51 Can we move the Earth away from the Sun? 19:20 Can we protect spacecraft with magnetic fields? 22:49 If humans vanished, would there be any evidence? 24:52 Would I like to travel into the future? 25:58 Why are rockets launched in stages? 27:53 Biggest Starship telescope? 29:36 What energy pushes the planets around the Sun? 31:52 Will Starship ruin planetary protection? 34:28 Why can't we find Planet 9? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Dec 21, 2021
Episode 775: Q&A 165: How Could We Explore the Oceans of Europa? And More...
40:59
In this week's live questions and answers show, I explain why NASA doesn't build standardized rovers, how we know the Universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old, and which are the best (and worst) entry-level telescopes to get. Mars Magnetosphere story https://www.universetoday.com/153368/an-absolutely-bonkers-plan-to-give-mars-an-artificial-magnetosphere/ 00:00 Start 00:28 When will NASA make standard models of rovers? 04:28 Is the Universe older than 13.8 billion years? 07:06 What are the best and worst entry level telescopes? 10:29 Why isn't there more of a push to explore Europa? 13:40 could dark matter be a heavier element? 16:29 How could we drill down through Europa's ice sheet? 19:23 Will supervoids grow as the Universe expands? 21:11 What's the best technology for interstellar travel? 23:15 Could we protect Mars with a giant solenoid? 25:37 Could we build a second James Webb? 27:08 Could a longer ramp let Spinlaunch send humans to space? 29:39 What is the economic cost of contaminating Mars? 33:18 Do Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have any business strategy for colonizing space? 35:08 How do neutron stars die? 36:28 Better to live on a water world or Mars? 37:37 Any way to collect small pieces of space junk? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Dec 06, 2021
Episode 774: Q&A 164: Could Too Much Gravity Prevent a Civilization Going to Space? And More...
31:02
In this week's live questions and answers show, I speculate what kind of civilization could be permanently stuck on the surface of their planet, if rival nations could shoot down each other's spacecraft, and how do I really feel about the Space Launch System? 00:00 Start 01:01 How much gravity makes spaceflight impossible? 04:40 Could a rival shoot down a rocket during launch? 07:07 Should I apologize for advocating for SLS? 11:50 Do photons experience time? 13:42 Can you see Earth's lights from the Moon? 15:28 Can we detect exoplanets with their magnetic fields? 17:27 What missions do I wish were never cut? 20:21 Does finding life mean we're doomed? 22:45 Are galaxies orbiting something bigger? 23:42 Can a star collapse directly into a black hole? 25:36 Should we move away from complex telescopes? 29:03 What does it cost to use Hubble? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Dec 01, 2021
Episode 773: Searching for Exomoons with Alex Teachey
57:00
My guest today is Dr. Alex Teachey, a Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics (ASIAA) in Taipei, Taiwan. Alex specializes in searching for moons orbiting extrasolar planets: exomoons. Learn why these could be some of the most interesting places to search for life in the Universe. https://alexteachey.wordpress.com/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Nov 30, 2021
Episode 772: Q&A 163: Is There No Way to Repair James Webb in Space? And More...
34:06
In this week's episode, I answer questions about the speed of supernovae, if a black hole can pull itself apart, is there really no way to repair James Webb, and more... 00:00 Start 00:41 What are the timescales for a supernova? 02:59 Could a black hole spin itself apart? 05:37 Will James Webb launch on time? 07:10 What do I think about Apophis? 09:24 Can a magnetar collapse into a black hole? 12:43 When will we reach the Kessler Syndrome/ 16:26 Would we try to fix James Webb? 19:27 Will there be a permanent Moon base in our lifetime? 21:28 What do I think about Spin Launch? 24:06 What's the temperature on the night side of Venus? 26:01 What's the point of sending humans to Mars? 29:56 Does a supermassive black hole's gravity pull on its galaxy? 31:35 Will the Moon get a magnetic field? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Nov 30, 2021
Episode 771: QA 162: Could We Build a Particle Accelerator on the Moon? And More...
21:58
In this week's live Q&A, I explain what would happen if we build a particle accelerator around the entire Moon (and what would happen if it generated a black hole), if you can ice skate on Pluto, and is it better to do sample return missions or explore with rovers and landers. Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Nov 23, 2021
Episode 770: Using Pulsars to Detect Gravitational Waves: with Boris Goncharov
45:49
My guest today is Dr. Boris Goncharov, a researcher at the Gran Sasso Science Institute. Boris is part of the team using the precise signals from pulsars as a way to detect gravitational waves. This technique could be sensitive enough to even detect merging supermassive black holes. http://bgoncharov.com/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Nov 09, 2021
Episode 769: NASA's Astrobiology Vision with Mary Voytek
59:28
My guest today is Dr. Mary Voytek, the director of NASA's Astrobiology Program since 2008. Dr. Voytek and others from NASA are proposing a new 7-step framework on how they could report on the discovery of life beyond Earth. We'll discuss this new framework as well as the latest challenges in the search for life across the Universe. https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/nai/directory/voytek-mary/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Nov 09, 2021
Episode 768: Q&A 161: Could You Have a Planet Made of Water? And More...
27:14
In this week's questions show, I answer if you could have a planet made entirely of water, is it our duty to spread life in the Universe? Could Planet 9 be a brown dwarf? And more... 00:00 Start 01:35 Could you have a planet made only of water? 04:23 Is it our duty to spread life into the Universe? 07:43 Could a civilization harvest energy from tidal flexing? 10:01 Where could you survive without a spacesuit? 12:18 How do space stations get decommissioned? 14:41 Could Planet 9 be a brown dwarf? 15:42 Will climate change impact space exploration? 18:47 Would mold outside the space station be alien? 20:22 Do other star systems have kuiper belts and oort clouds? 22:06 Does the Milky Way have an escape velocity? 24:14 Should Earth be kept as a nature preserve? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Nov 09, 2021
Episode 767: Collecting Samples with Perseverance: Justin Simon, NASA
54:44
My guest today is Dr. Justin Simon, a planetary scientist within the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division at the Johnson Space Center. He specializes in measuring meteorites and samples collected by spacecraft. We'll be talking about what it takes to sample the surface of Mars and other worlds: https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/people/bios/justin-i-simon/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Nov 01, 2021
Episode 766: Q&A 160: Could We Transmit DNA to Another Civilization? And More...
30:22
In this week's questions show, I answer questions about ice on rockets, the maximum gravitational slingshot, could black holes pull you out of black holes, and more... 00:00 Start 00:30 Why is iron the heaviest element produced in stars? 04:31 Why does ice fall off the outside of rockets? 06:02 What is the maximum gravitational slingshot? 09:36 Could a black hole pull you out of another black hole? 10:21 What is the deadliest distant object? 11:59 Could NASA rent space from Orbital Reef? 13:49 Could we communicate with another civilization? 17:31 Are you squished or torn apart by a black hole? 19:16 Could Starship return ISS to the Earth? 21:45 Could we transmit DNA to another civilization? 24:41 Could a solar flare kill life on Earth? 26:12 Could space telescopes work as interferometers? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Nov 01, 2021
Episode 765: Q&A 159: How Long Can Life Survive? And More...
34:14
In this week's questions show, I theorize how long life can survive in the Universe, could we detect a wormhole in the Solar System, what's happening with the Chinese Space Agency? And more... 00:00 Start 00:53 How long can life survive? 04:11 Will a black hole leave a remnant after it evaporates? 06:01 Will we detect biosignatures or technosignatures first? 09:35 Will Lucy make it? 11:29 Could red dwarf stars could become less hectic with time? 14:42 Where does energy go if the Universe becomes static? 16:45 Will James Webb see brown dwarfs? 19:32 Could we detect a wormhole? 21:26 Anything interesting with the Chinese space program lately? 23:23 What happens if a gas giant melts? 25:37 What are the challenges to filming on the ISS? 28:07 Should we be afraid of a meteorite crashing into our roofs? 31:34 When we look up, what class of stars are we seeing? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Oct 25, 2021
Episode 764: Habitable Hycean Worlds: An interview with Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan
54:40
My guest today is Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan, a PhD astronomer at the University of Cambridge. Dr. Madhusudhan is one of the researchers who investigated the habitability of "hycean worlds"; ocean worlds with a thick hydrogen ocean. These worlds are completely alien to anything we have in the Solar System, and yet, could have a much wider region that remains habitable than terrestrial planets. https://people.ast.cam.ac.uk/~nmadhu/Nikku_Madhusudhan/Home.html πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Oct 18, 2021
Episode 763: The Enceladus Vent Explorer: An interview with Dr. Hiro Ono
54:39
My guest today is Dr. Hiro Ono, the Group Leader of the Robotic Surface Mobility Group for NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. Dr. Ono is been awarded a NIAC prize to develop a rover that could crawl into the fascinating vents on Enceladus, to search for evidence of life on this icy world. https://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Masahiro_Ono/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Oct 18, 2021
Episode 762: Q&A 158: Does a Titan Sample Return Mission Make Sense? And More...
27:36
In this week's live questions and answer show, I explain how astronomers measure the distance to gravitational wave events, how clean are spacecraft sent to Mars, and would it be possible to have a sample return mission from Titan? https://www.universetoday.com/150507/a-titan-mission-could-refuel-on-site-and-return-a-sample-to-earth/ 00:00 Start 00:25 How do we calculate the distance of gravitational waves? 03:36 Have Mars spacecraft been sterilized? 05:54 Is a sample return mission possible from Titan? 09:11 How fast would time go if there was no gravity? 11:01 Could a tiny vehicle fly autonomously around the ISS? 12:18 Is NASA planning to impact an asteroid? 14:06 Could space missions be build cheaper? 16:26 What science experiments could be done on a Moon base? 18:50 Will there still be time at the end of the Universe? 20:25 Would a rogue planet catch us off guard? 22:15 Could landers build their own rovers? 24:23 How do launch platforms deal with the rocket exhaust. 25:23 Which solution to the Fermi Paradox is my favorite? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Oct 18, 2021
Episode 761: Q&A 157: Where Will We Get the Stuff to Build in Space? And More...
32:55
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain how we'll get the matter to build stuff out in space, what about the matter for a Dyson Sphere? How long will the International Space Station survive? And More... 00:00 Start 00:45 Could we create matter from photons? 03:57 Where are we going to get the matter for a Dyson Sphere? 07:56 What do I think about GPT-3? 11:32 How long will ISS survive? 14:32 What do I think of Foundation? 16:56 Am I a big ripper or big cruncher? 20:37 When will James Webb be online? 23:09 Are the Perseids getting worse? 25:51 Is it dangerous to use a telescope to look at the Sun? 28:00 Why is it hard to get close to the Sun? 29:51 How do we get stuff back from Mars? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Oct 06, 2021
Episode 760: Q&A 156: Are We Seeing the Same Galaxy Many Times? And More...
31:17
In this week's questions show, I explain why we don't see the same thing multiple times as we look out into the Universe, could a planet orbit in the Lagrange Points of two stars, and why haven't there been any missions to Io? 00:00 Start 00:36 Could we see the same galaxy multiple times? 05:16 Could a planet orbit in an L4/L5 point? 08:31 Why no missions to Io? 10:42 How can we drive space exploration? 13:31 Did Inspiration4 have problems with their toilet? 14:33 Self sufficient colony on Titan? 15:54 Will Webb be able to image nearby planets? 18:02 Will the entire Universe be black holes eventually? 19:29 How far could we reach? 21:25 Will Starship enable more planetary science? 23:32 Would metallic hydrogen be a big deal? 25:25 Will interferometers work well in space? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Sep 29, 2021
Episode 759: Q&A 155: Could We Build a Base on Mercury? And More...
37:10
In this week's questions show, I jump into the controversy between Blue Origin and SpaceX, explain why bigger telescopes are better, and talk about how Mercury has eternally shadowed craters and could serve as a place for a base. Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Sep 28, 2021
Episode 756: Q&A 154: How Big are Meteors? And More...
36:06
The new season has begun! We're back with an all-new series of question shows. In this week's episode, I provide a quick guide to seeing fireballs (bolides), which are the brightest meteors you can see (and sometimes hear). I explain the philosophy behind Dyson Spheres, and explain why dark matter can't be made out of antimatter. 00:00 Start 00:43 How big are really bright meteors? 04:15 Are Dyson Spheres just pure fantasy? 08:19 What would it take to resolve features on Proxima B? 11:32 Could anti-matter be dark matter? 12:23 Is Jupiter a failed star? 13:15 Would the transmit method let us detect planets in Andromeda? 14:55 Disappearing stars? 17:38 No more Ewok Forest? 18:50 Could a collider create a dangerous black hole? 20:57 Should we find Oumuamua? 23:21 Could we detect techno signatures in Andromeda? 24:45 What's happening on Mars? 27:43 Could we detect an extraterrestrial war? 28:54 Will space-based power work? 30:43 Will Mars be a knowledge-based economy? 32:53 Will we ever live on Venus? 33:21 Is the Moon moving away? 34:09 Does NASA have new space suits for Artemis? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Sep 20, 2021
Episode 758: Interview: Dr. Hamsa Padmanabhan, Peering into the Cosmic Dawn
58:07
My guest today is Dr. Hamsa Padmanabhan, a cosmologist at the University of Geneva. Dr. Padmanabhan's work involves the investigation of Cosmic Dawn, the period shortly after the beginning of the Universe when the large-scale structure of the cosmos was defined. https://cosmology.unige.ch/users/hamsa-padmanabhan πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Sep 20, 2021
Episode 757: Interview: Dr. Markus Janson, Starshades for Ground Telescopes
54:48
My guest today is Dr. Markus Janson, an astronomy professor at Stockholm University. Dr. Janson and his co-authors have recently published a study investigating if ground-based observatory could use starshades to help directly image exoplanets. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10686-021-09792-y πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Sep 20, 2021
Episode 755: Q&A 153: How High Can Bacteria Survive? And More...
37:20
In the season finale of my questions show, I talk about high-altitude bacteria, traveling into the future, does it make sense to go back to University, and more. See you all in September! 00:00 Start 01:10 How high an altitude can bacteria survive? 04:02 Should I go back to university? 06:29 Could we terraform Venus with comets? 08:49 Could we detect life in Andromeda? 11:04 Could aliens perceive time differently? 13:01 Why do spacecraft use such old hardware? 15:20 What do I think about the billionaire space race? 17:16 How many satellites can we see? 19:31 Would I cryosleep into the future? 20:30 Should we only build smaller space telescopes? 24:40 Did we used to have better knowledge of the cosmos? 27:10 How would life be different close to a black hole? 29:22 Is there a business model for Starship? 31:23 Am I disappointed Trident wasn't chosen by NASA? 33:19 Are we the generation to find life beyond Earth? 34:25 How much better will LIGO get? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jul 22, 2021
Episode 754: Q&A 152: Could We Detect Dyson Swarms? And More...
33:03
In this week's questions show, I explain why Dyson Spheres (and Swarms) should actually be pretty easy to detect across the Universe. If it's possible to service the Hubble Space Telescope with a Falcon 9, and will computers take jobs away from astronomers. 00:00 Start 01:04 How could we detect Dyson Swarms? 07:24 How could we hide a Dyson Swarm? 10:03 Could a Falcon 9 service Hubble? 13:02 Will computers replace humans in astronomy? 16:30 Will any Venus missions be able to detect life? 18:43 Could you generate repeating gravitational waves? 20:25 What conventional wisdom will be disproven by science? 23:43 How much longer will Earth be habitable? 26:08 What will drive space exploration? 28:15 Will James Webb let us see more Universe? 29:27 What do I think about the similarity between cosmic filaments compared to the CMB? 30:27 What are some future propulsion systems? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jul 05, 2021
Episode 752: Q&A 151: Would They Warn Us About the End of the World? And More...
32:44
In this week's questions show, I explain what would happen if scientists discovered an existential threat to humanity. Would they let us know, or keep it secret to avoid a panic? Could we detect a Breakthrough Starshot fleet coming our way? And how well does China communicate its space exploration to the public? 00:00 Start 00:37 Would they tell us about the end of the world? 03:05 Is the Solar System normal? 05:38 Could we detect Breakthrough Starshots? 08:46 How well does China communicate to the public? 11:15 Could we use space junk for 3D printing? 14:02 What do I suggest for aspiring astrophysicists? 17:11 Will there ever be another Grand Tour? 19:47 What determines a planet's orbit? 22:08 Will Blue Origin pick up the pace? 25:02 What if aliens were pure energy? 28:14 Should there be more dark matter inside planets? 29:39 Would alien life be multicellular? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 25, 2021
Episode 753: Interview: Prof. Lee Cronin - Detecting the Chemistry of Life
57:09
My guest today is Professor Lee Cronin from the University of Glasgow. Dr. Cronin investigates the chemistry of life and has developed methods that could help us detect it on other worlds - even life as we don't know it. http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/cronin/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 25, 2021
Episode 751: Q&A 150: What is Space Dust, Anyway? And More...
36:27
In this week's questions and answer show, I explain how all the dust in space forms, could life be Von Neumann probes, why do people think black holes lead to another universe, and more... 00:00 Start 00:57 What is space dust? 05:14 Does the Kardashev scale make sense? 08:43 Could life on Earth be Von Neumann probes? 11:31 What should I point my telescope at? 14:23 Why do people think black holes go somewhere? 16:36 Why are we seeing so many asteroids? 19:36 If we can track space debris, shouldn't we be able to detect UFOs? 21:42 Would a warp drive be able to travel within the event horizon of a black hole? 22:59 Could we investigate the atmosphere of gas giants? 26:41 What's the first resource we'll mine off Earth? 29:05 How big is a galaxy? 30:42 Any benefit to stationing a telescope in the outer Solar System? 33:07 What will Space Force accomplish? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 16, 2021
Episode 750: Q&A 149: What if a Microscopic Black Hole Passed Through the Earth? And More...
35:48
In this week's Q&A, I try to imagine what might happen if a microscopic black hole passed through the Earth. How long will James Webb take to become operational, and what will be the Plan B for James Webb if it fails? 00:00 Start 00:46 What if a microscopic black hole passed through the Earth? 05:25 When will James Webb come online? 06:38 What's plan B for James Webb if it fails? 09:16 Do Oort Clouds overlap? 11:29 Could there be a Tatooine out there? 13:50 Does China plan to colonize Mars? 16:22 Does the US take China's space exploration seriously? 19:50 Are there dark matter planets, suns and people? 22:11 What will the US government disclosure tell us? 25:45 Should I get an astronomy degree? 30:19 Shouldn't there be more black holes at the center of the Milky Way? 32:03 Have we measured the speed of gravity? 33:13 Will AI explore the Universe without us? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 09, 2021
Episode 748: Interview: Dr. Casey Handmer, Starship, Space Junk and Settlement
1:00:49
I'm pleased to welcome back Dr. Casey Handmer, a software systems architect at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In addition to his work at NASA, Casey has a fascinating blog where he considers the future of human and robotic space exploration: https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 01, 2021
Episode 749: Q&A 148: How Do We Know the Age of the Universe? And More...
34:47
In this week's episode, I talk about the various ways we measure the age of the Universe. What's next for OSIRIS-REx? And what are the next frontiers for gravitational wave astronomy? 00:00 Start 00:41 How do we calculate the age of the Universe? 04:32 Will the planets migrate again? 06:36 What's next for OSIRIX-REx? 07:47 What's next for gravitational wave astronomy? 11:27 Does the habitable zone shift as the Sun heats up? 12:59 Will future civilizations know about the Big Bang? 18:17 Could a powerful telescope look beyond the CMB? 20:27 Could a computer become a planet-sized mind? 24:08 Is the CMB shifting away from us? 25:28 Bounties to remove space junk? 30:58 Could rockets be launched from Canada? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
Jun 01, 2021
Episode 745: Interview: Dr. Ken Olum, Boltzmann Brains, Cosmic Strings and Gravitational Waves
58:04
My guest is Dr. Ken Olum, a research professor at Tufts University. His primary research is into cosmic strings, and how they could be detectable through techniques like gravitational waves. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 17, 2021
Episode 747: Q&A 147: The Night Sky at the Center of the Milky Way? And More...
36:01
In this week's questions show, I consider what the night sky might look like if you could stand at the center of the Milky Way where the stars are denser. Do all stars have Oort clouds? And could Starship really send humans to Mars for the price of a house? 00:00 Start 00:50 What would the sky look like at the center of the Milky Way? 04:05 Will the Neutron be competitive? 07:40 Do all stars have Oort Clouds? 09:59 Would it be realistic to send humans to Mars for the price of a house? 11:38 Next cool space mission I'm excited about? 13:20 Do I think there's microbial life in the Universe? 16:48 How far away was the Big Bang? 19:26 Why was L2 chosen for JWST? 21:52 Does SpaceX need NASA? 25:11 Would Starlinks be brighter if they were lower? 28:21 Multiple nukes to destroy an asteroid? 30:21 Could we make a telescope the size of Earth's orbit? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 17, 2021
Episode 746: Interview: Dr. Michael Hecht, Making Oxygen with MOXIE
50:59
My guest is Dr. Michael H. Hecht, a research scientist and associate director at MIT's Haystack Observatory. Hecht is also the principal investigator for the Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment onboard Perseverance: https://www.haystack.mit.edu/researcher/mike-hecht/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 17, 2021
Episode 744: Interview: Practical Time Travel with Prof. Ronald Mallet
45:01
In this special interview, I was fortunate to speak with Dr. Ronald Mallet, an emeritus professor at UConn. In addition to a lifetime's work in cosmology and astrophysics, Mallet has been trying to work out how our understanding of Einstein's theories of General Relativity might lead to a practical form of time travel. https://physics.uconn.edu/person/ronald-mallett/ This interview was part of the Weekly Space Hangout for May 5th, 2021. You can watch the whole episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBwEAKA2ylw&t=2s Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 10, 2021
Episode 743: Q&A 146: Could We Even Comprehend Aliens... as Aliens? And More..
33:12
In this week's questions show, I explain why we'd be able to recognize aliens, even if they were vastly more technologically advanced than us. Why I don't do any promotional ads on my videos, and if we have any examples of energy turning into matter. 00:00 Start 01:09 Can we actually recognize aliens? 04:18 Why don't I have sponsors? 06:33 Could we detect light pollution? 08:36 Can energy turn into matter? 10:18 How do we measure the age of the solar system? 12:52 What other prototypes will we need for Mars? 16:26 Can we extend the life of the Sun? 21:10 Is it time to map Mars? 23:43 Are there ultraviolet telescopes? 25:43 What would Starship be used for? 28:01 Can we match velocity with other stars? 29:50 Do we know the rate of the Universe's expansion? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 10, 2021
Episode 742: Interview with Fraser on Demystifying Science
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May 06, 2021
Episode 739: Interview: Dr. Rebecca K. Leane, Detecting Dark Matter
58:29
My guest is Dr. Rebecca K. Leane, an astroparticle physicist with the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The work involves innovative ways to detect dark matter. http://rebeccaleane.com/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 06, 2021
Episode 740: Interview: Dr. Jessie Christiansen, 2,200 Planets for TESS
56:44
My guest is Dr. Jessie Christiansen, an astrophysicist with NASA's Exoplanet Science Institute. Jessie will give us an update on TESS and the 2,200 planets it's discovered so far. http://web.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/christia/ πŸš€ OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ πŸš€ PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify πŸš€ EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter πŸš€ OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg πŸš€ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸš€ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain πŸš€ CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: frasercain@gmail.com πŸš€ LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
May 06, 2021
Episode 741: Q&A 145: Is Gravity Infinite? And More...
39:09
In this week's questions show, I explain whether or not gravity is infinite, will we need to cure cancer to go to space? Will SpaceX help Artemis' chances for landing humans on Mars in 2024, and more... 00:00 Start 00:54 Is gravity infinite? 02:33 How deep does lunar regolith go? 04:09 Could nearby star systems contain planets that we don't know about? 06:59 Will dust diminish Ingenuity's performance? 10:14 Difference between micro-gravity and zero-gravity?