Universe Today Podcast

By Fraser Cain

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March 31, 2025 [Interview] Can We Fix Liquid Mirror Telescopes' Biggest Problem?
Liquid mirror telescopes exist. But there's a big problem with them. They can only look directly up. Can we fix it? Can they work beyond the Earth's surface, in orbit or on the Moon? Finding out in this interview.
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🟣 Guest: Dr. Alvaro Romero-Calvo
https://lowgravitylab.ae.gatech.edu/
00:00 Intro
01:16 How liquid mirror telescopes work
06:39 Changing the orientation
17:18 Adaptive optics with liquid mirrors
19:32 Going beyond Earth surface
25:18 Current obsessions
29:02 Final thoughts
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March 28, 2025[Space Bites] Possible Solution for Hubble Tension // Weird Rock Found on Mars // Space Tornadoes
Long-chain hydrocarbons found on Mars, has dark energy been decreasing over time? a completely flat telescope lens, the center of the Milky Way contains a star grinder. And in our free version on Patreon, a new theory for the formation of Mercury.
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00:00 Intro
00:20 Long-chain Hydrocarbons on Mars
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/long-chain-hydrocarbons-found-on-mars
02:10 Weird Mars rock found by Percy
https://science.nasa.gov/blog/shocking-spherules/
03:44 Possible solution for Hubble Tension
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/fresh-findings-strengthen-the-case-for-dark-energys-evolution
08:24 Flat lens telescope
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/researchers-test-a-completely-flat-telescope-lens
10:23 Updates on the earliest galaxies
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-most-distant-known-galaxy-already-had-oxygen
12:34 Galaxy blowing on cosmic fog
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-sees-an-early-galaxy-blowing-away-the-cosmic-fog
14:41 Vote results
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15:14 Space tornadoes
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/there-are-space-tornadoes-surrounding-the-core-of-the-milky-way
16:59 The star grinder
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-star-grinder-a-cloud-of-black-holes-at-the-center-of-the-milky-way
18:01 Cool space images
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-sees-a-young-star-create-a-cosmic-tornado
19:13 More space news
20:32 Bonus story. Origin of Mercury
21:02 Our biggest piece of content ever
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23min
March 27, 2025[Q&A] RoboAstronauts, Replacing Kepler, Starship HLS in Danger
Will astronauts be eventually replaced by robots in space? Is there a plan for a replacement for the Kepler telescope? Do Intuitive Machines failures mean that Starship HLS is kind of in danger? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, will Artemis become 100% SpaceX? All this and more in this Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:30 Will astronauts be replaced by robots?
05:12 Is the vertical Starship HLS in danger?
07:44 What does NASA budget cuts mean for Chandra?
11:53 Are there any plans to repalce Kepler?
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21min
March 26, 2025 [Interview] Titan Is Much Stranger Than You Think
Titan is the only known world except Earth that has liquid on its surface and a dense atmosphere. We are planning to send a nuclear helicopter called Dragonfly to explore it. What can we expect from Titan? Finding out in this interview.
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🟣 Guest: Dr. Sam Birch
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📜 Titan’s Fluvial & Lacustrine Landscapes
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.02556
00:00 Intro
00:58 Why Titan?
08:28 Climate on Titan
13:32 Dragonfly mission
23:31 Sub-surface ocean
31:05 Current obsessions
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37min
March 25, 2025[Q&A] Colouring the Sun Green, Self-Sustaining Space Station, Fate of LUVOIR
Should we be colouring our star green to make it stand out for potential aliens? What would it take for a space station to be fully self-sufficient? What happened to LUVOIR which was supposed to be a bigger version of JWST? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, can you win a Nobel Prize by watching YouTube videos. All this and more in this Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:32 Can a space station be 100% self-sustaining?
03:54 Should we paint the Sun green?
06:29 How can we still see the CMB?
08:02 Starlink and the destruction of ozone layer
12:31 What's going on with the LUVOIR telescope?
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22min
March 21, 2025[Space Bites] AMAZING Lunar Spectacle // Alternative Mars Sample Return // Direction of a Death Star
Blue Ghost wraps up two busy weeks on the Moon with a sunset, good news, the death star isn’t pointing at us, and a new option for the Mars Sample Return mission. And our longer edition on Patreon, how supernovae could have caused two of Earth’s mass extinction events.
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00:00 Intro
00:19 Blue Ghost's eclipse and sunset
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-is-a-lunar-eclipse-seen-from-the-moon
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/blue-ghost-watches-the-lunar-sunset-signalling-the-end-of-its-mission
02:45 Some science for Athena IM-2
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/one-instrument-on-the-failed-lunar-lander-did-a-little-science
04:25 Good News about the "Death Star"
https://keckobservatory.org/pinwheel/
06:30 Rocket Lab's Mars Sample Return architecture
https://spacenews.com/bringing-mars-to-earth-solving-mars-sample-return/
08:36 China's MSR
https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/english/n6465645/n6465648/c10652198/part/10652214.pdf
09:36 Euclid's deep field
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-esas-euclid-space-telescope-gives-glimpses-of-its-deep-field
11:19 Vote results
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11:57 My favourite exoplanet system
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-directly-observers-giant-planets-sensing-carbon-dioxide-in-their-atmospheres
14:06 A glipse of SKA's ability
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-square-kilometre-array-releases-its-first-test-image
16:01 Deimos by Hera
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hera-swings-past-mars-sees-deimos-from-a-new-angle
16:59 Guide to space
17:31 Secret bonus story
17:58 New articles
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21min
March 20, 2025 [Q&A] Black Hole in Uranus, AI Impersonating my Channel, Which Telescope to Buy
What would a black hole do if it was inside Uranus? What do I think about AI-generated content impersonating Universe Today? What telescope should you buy in 2025? And in our free extended version, the deepest rabbit hole I went into. All this and more in this Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:27 Black hole in Uranus
02:12 What would I tell scientists 100 year ago?
03:44 Telescope recommendations
06:39 Channels impersonating me. What should I do?
08:39 How does throwing a ball in an artificial gravity ring station look like?
11:57 Will Betelgeuse explode soon?
14:30 Where to leave your questions
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19min
March 18, 2025[Q&A] Biggest Disappointment in Space Exploration, Aliens Hiding, Privatisation of Space
What is my biggest disappointment in the history of space exploration? Will the YR4 asteroid have a chance to hit the Moon? Does the solar gravitational lens need a coronagraph? And in our free extended version, how time dilation changes intergalactic travel? All this and more in this Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:29 Will the Solar Gravitational Lens telescope need a coronagraph?
03:47 Will the asteroid YR4 have a chance to hit the Moon?
05:28 What is the most advanced on the scale that we could possibly miss?
09:47 What’s my current biggest disappointment in space exploration?
13:08 What does privatisation of space mean for us?
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March 17, 2025 [Interview] How Do Satellites NOT Crash. And How Can We Keep It That Way?
As we put more and more satellites in orbit, chances of them colliding also increase. How can we manage that? How can we make sure that Kessler syndrome won't happen and keep all those satellites from destroying each other? Finding out in this interview.
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🟣 Guest: Dr. Sydney Dolan
https://sydneyidolan.com/
00:00 Intro
01:38 How satellites avoid collisions
08:11 Close calls
11:20 Detecting and modelling collisions
20:28 Understanding orbits
25:28 Autonomy
32:18 Current obsessions
36:43 Bonus part
37:41 More interviews
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39min
March 14, 2025 [Q&A] Galactic Navigation, People Born on Mars, Jumping Off Pluto
Could we find a way to Earth from another part of a galaxy? Would people born on Mars grow taller to adopt to lower gravity? Can you jump off the surface of Pluto? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, what would happen if dark energy is disproved? All this and more in this Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:29 Could we find a way back home from another part of the galaxy?
03:06 How high could you jump on Pluto?
04:23 Would people born on Mars be taller?
06:36 Is a space race a good idea?
11:10 Should asteroid mining be regulated?
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