Universe Today

In part 2 of this series, we look at the supertelescopes heading to space in the next few decades.

In this week’s question show, Fraser wonders if science is the best tool we’ve got, if communicating with aliens is a wise idea, and how he feels about people falling asleep to his videos.

Astronomy is about to get much much more exciting, with a whole new class of enormous telescopes developed on Earth and in space. How much more powerful? What will we be able to see?

The Van Allen Belts surround the Earth with deadly radiation. What can we do to get past them and escape into deep space?

In this week’s question show, Fraser answers questions about dark matter black holes, the magnetospheres of exoplanets and whether the Earth is increasing or decreasing in mass.

In this week’s QA, Fraser worries about artificial super intelligence, getting flung out of the Milky Way.

Over the past decades, many missions have been canceled. What alternative history could we have had if these projects had gone through?

We’re nearly at the 40th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Voyager spacecraft. And they’re still going! Let’s remember these amazing missions.

We know we live in a cosmic shooting gallery. Who’s got their eyes on the sky, and how will we prevent an asteroid strike if we find a dangerous space rock?

Once we know where all the dangerous asteroids are, how do we prevent one from hitting Earth?