BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:56

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When will we see the surfaces of exoplanets? What non-western telescopes should we expect? Where are all the big promised results from Vera Rubin? And in Q&A+, how to get in space journalism and is it worth it now?

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:33 [@theindianking3000] Will Roman see exoplanets better than JWST?

• 03:13 [@fwd79] Which non-western space telescopes are coming?

• 05:55 [@paulwilson1529] How packed is the asteroid belt?

• 07:35 [@GadZookz] Are there any calories on the Moon or Mars?

• 10:26 [@rilanfelnar2698] Results from Vera Rubin. When?

• 13:56 [@absolute-doink] Any advice for someone interested in space journalism?

• 20:31 Final thoughts

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:59

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• 00:00 Intro

• 00:33 Superflares are on the table https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-sun-is-physically-capable-of-producing-a-superflare-according-to-a-new-study

• 04:10 Direct image of the youngest exoplanet ever https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-directly-image-the-youngest-exoplanet-ever

• 05:56 Weather report for exoplanets https://www.universetoday.com/articles/researchers-develop-a-way-to-check-the-weather-on-a-exoplanet

• 07:34 Zombie white dwarf https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-zombie-white-dwarf-star-is-born-again-hallelujah

• 08:55 More on LRDs https://www.universetoday.com/articles/little-red-dots-are-the-seeds-of-quasars-and-supermassive-black-holes

• 11:10 Vote results

• 11:35 Smashed icy moons https://www.universetoday.com/articles/smashed-icy-moons-cool-too-rapidly-to-retain-oceans

• 13:57 Early galaxies https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-rare-distant-clump-of-early-galaxies-reveals-ancient-cosmic-secrets

• 15:59 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/earths-center-of-mass-drifts-less-than-we-thought

• 18:47 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:04

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What does matter and antimatter annihilate into? How do we know what happened before the CMB? Is outer space dirty? And in Q&A+, initial thoughts about Seestar S50 pro.

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:48 [@SirIke49] What do matter and antimatter annihilate into?

• 05:00 [@nitstyles13] How do we know what happened before the CMB?

• 12:36 [@Wackyg6] Question from a 6 yr old. Is outer space dirty?

• 15:04 [@HavoJavo] Thoughts on the Seestar s50 pro

• 17:42 Final thoughts

BONUS PART STARTS AT 31:55

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🟣 Guest: Dr. Dave Deboer

📜 The Lunar Farside Transients and Technology Telescope (LFT3) Mission https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.25762

https://lft3.space/

A radio telescope on the far side of the Moon should become a reality very soon. How will it operate? What science will it do? Who and how will deliver it? Finding out in this interview.

• 00:00 Intro

• 01:59 Why the far side of the Moon?

• 08:01 Possible science

• 20:47 The potential survey

• 23:20 Getting to the Moon

• 31:55 Epoch of reionization

• 43:27 Current obsessions

• 46:03 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:28

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Is combining multiple space telescopes the way to go? Can we detect ice-shell exoplanets? How feasible would a Starship space base be? And in Q&A+, why didn't CMB go past us?

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:39 [@estraume] Space telescopes flying in formation

• 08:53 [@goatlord51] Do we have anything that can detect ice shell exo-planets?

• 14:26 [@kipnielsen8752] How feasible would a starship space station be?

• 17:28 [@zephyr9673] Why didn't CMB go past us?

• 19:59 Final thoughts

BONUS PART START AT 15:19

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Interview with Martin Elvis about the Moon: https://youtu.be/CvFMw-kXIzs
Astronomy Cast video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZdAB_hwPeA

Maybe we won’t be living on cities on the Moon. A fresh new crater on the Moon, and it’s a biggie. Roman perfect launch adds years to its mission. Did the Sun eat a planet? And in Space Bites+, Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought.

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:42 Problems for Moon Cities https://www.universetoday.com/articles/dont-get-your-hopes-up-for-a-city-on-the-moon

• 03:32 New Crater https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-moon-orbiter-spots-new-once-in-century-moon-crater/

• 04:44 Roman Mission Already Extended https://www.universetoday.com/articles/from-10-to-22-years-the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescopes-mission-has-just-been-extended
  https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/2026/09/15/nasa-activates-romans-primary-instrument-checks-out-coronagraph/

• 08:34 Black Hole Hair https://www.universetoday.com/articles/if-black-holes-have-hair-we-will-see-it-in-the-ringdown-of-their-mergers

• 10:23 Vote results 10:45 The Sun May Have Swallowed a Planet https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-sun-may-have-swallowed-a-planet

• 13:17 Beauty by Webb https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-searches-for-brown-dwarfs-in-a-stunning-star-forming-region

• 15:19 BONUS STORY

• 17:40 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 09:07

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When Kepler failed, why didn't we just build another one? Do we know about all the potentially dangerous asteroids? Could one just come out of nowhere? And in Q&A+, which planets are more difficult to visit (the answer will surprise you)?

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:22 [@paulcockerill4260] Why didn't NASA build another Kepler?

• 05:16 [@SeanMann-o6v] Are the near earth asteroids all known?

• 09:07 [@davew1959] Which planets are easier to visit?

• 13:49 Final thoughts

BONUS PART STARTS AT 32:27

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Titan Dragonfly is one of the most exciting missions in development. But it'll have its limits. For example, it won't go into caves on Titan. Which are super interesting. But this NIAC project will study a robot that should be able to go there.

🟣 Guest: Dr. Daniel Drew https://danieldrew.me/

📜 Solid-state Propulsion for Autonomous Reconnaissance of Karst (SPARK) https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/solid-state-propulsion-for-autonomous-reconnaissance-of-karst-spark/

👉 All 2026 NIAC Selections https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/niac-2026-selections/

• 00:00 Intro

• 01:31 What is karst

• 05:59 The NIAC project

• 23:28 Alternative use cases

• 27:48 Earth-based version

• 32:27 Using robots in Hawaii

• 39:15 Current obsessions

• 46:36 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:01

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Can someone launch a regular small telescope into space? Are Moon caves stable enough for a permanent base? What happened to the Swift rescue mission? And in Q&A+, was the asteroid belt a planet at some point?

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:41 [@Noonyuh] Could affordable consumer smart telescopes be easily retrofitted to survive in space?

• 05:06 [@user-kx2fc2mw5v] Are Moon caves stable enough to build in them?

• 08:47 [@surrender_monkey] What happened to the Swift rescue mission?

• 15:01 [@EdSceptic-y2e] Is the asteroid belt a destroyed planet or is it forming into a planet or neither?

• 18:15 Final thoughts

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 16:05

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Is this a supernova ready to explode, or is it just a trick of the light. A mission to Halley’s Comet in 2060. An amazing new image from Vera Rubin. Webb fails to find an exomoon. And in Space Bites Plus, some black holes formed much faster than their galaxies. All this and more in this week’s Space Bites.

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:36 Supernova Impostor https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-unmask-a-supernova-impostor

• 03:10 No Exomoon https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-ruled-out-finding-tiny-moons-around-an-exoplanet-thats-great-news

• 05:20 Possible Rendezvous With Halley's Comet In 2061 https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-ruled-out-finding-tiny-moons-around-an-exoplanet-thats-great-news

• 07:31 Remember 3I/ATLAS? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-revelations-about-the-origin-of-interstellar-comet-3iatlas

• 09:02 Largest 2-D Map of the Universe https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-desi-legacy-imaging-survey-releases-the-largest-2-d-map-of-the-universe

• 10:32 The 20th Data Release of the SDSS https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-20th-data-release-dr-20-of-the-sloan-digital-sky-survey-sdss-is-here

• 12:04 Vote results 12:28 Chang’e-7 Postponed https://www.universetoday.com/articles/china-postpones-the-change-7-mission

• 13:18 Firing Lasers At An Asteroid https://www.universetoday.com/articles/japans-hayabusa2-achieves-first-ever-laser-ranging-experiment-with-an-asteroid

• 14:28 Rubin Peers Deep Into the COSMOS Field https://www.universetoday.com/articles/rubin-observatory-peers-deep-into-the-famous-cosmos-field

• 16:05 Bonus Story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/some-black-holes-grow-much-faster-than-their-galaxies

• 18:58 Final thoughts