Universe Today Podcast

By Fraser Cain

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February 21, 2025[Space Bites] First Ever Strange Star // Fireworks from Sgr A* // Most Energetic Neutrino Ever
A massive new release of Type 1a supernova data, did astronomers see a strange star form? huge spiral arms of comets in the Oort Cloud, and the highest energy neutrino ever detected. Plus in our extended version on Patreon, how scientists could get real data on UAPs.
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00:00 Intro
00:20 Massive release of Type 1a supernovae data
https://www.universetoday.com/170923/huge-release-of-type-1a-supernovae-data/
03:33 First strange star?
https://www.universetoday.com/171006/did-astronomers-just-witness-the-formation-of-a-strange-star/
06:04 When did the Moon solidify?
https://www.universetoday.com/170956/the-moon-solidified-4-43-billion-years-ago/
07:36 Spiral structures in the Oort cloud
https://www.universetoday.com/170976/a-spiral-structure-in-the-inner-oort-cloud/
09:08 Vote results
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10:10 Highest energy neutrino ever detected
https://www.universetoday.com/170914/an-unfinished-detector-has-already-spotted-the-highest-energy-neutrino-ever-seen/
12:20 JWST spies fireworks at Sgr a
https://www.universetoday.com/170986/webb-telescope-fireworks-milky-way-galaxy-black-hole/
13:36 Intermediate size black holes
https://www.universetoday.com/171003/desi-found-300-candidate-intermediate-mass-black-holes/
15:26 Cool space images
https://www.universetoday.com/170928/stunning-80-megapixel-image-of-a-stellar-nursery/
https://www.universetoday.com/170915/a-flaming-flower-in-the-large-magellanic-cloud/
16:36 Guide to Space
17:10 Bonus part
17:42 Current state of NASA
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February 20, 2025[Q&A] Dying in Space, Cancelling SLS, Getting My Mind Blown
What will we really lose in case SLS actually gets cancelled? Would nuclear rockets bring a significant enough improvement to space travel? Do we even know how to die in space? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:24 What are we losing if the SLS is cancelled?
05:59 Will a space dry dock work?
09:39 Do we even know how to die in space?
11:15 What blows my mind?
12:51 Would nuclear rockets go faster than our current engines?
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February 18, 2025[Q&A] Terraforming Exoplanets, Dark Matter Annihilation, Finding Life in Other Galaxies | Q&A 296
Does dark matter annihilate with normal matter? Should we be searching for signs of life in other galaxies? Do we know how to terraform exoplanets? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:22 How can we terraform exoplanets?
08:28 Can we detect life in another galaxy?
12:46 Does dark matter and normal matter annihilate?
15:46 Does the YT algorithm help my channel?
21:34 SECRET bonus question
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February 17, 2025[NIAC 2025] Exploring Enceladus with a Hopping Robot
Moving across the surface of Enceladus can be more tricky than you think. Rough icy terrain can be hard for wheels. No atmosphere makes helicopters impossible. Thus, hopping and jumping might be the answer!
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🚀 NIAC 2025 playlist
🚀 NIAC 2024 playlist
🚀 NIAC 2023 playlist
🟣 Guest: Dr. Justin Yim
https://publish.illinois.edu/novelmobilerobotslab/
NIAC Award. LEAP – Legged Exploration Across the Plume
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/leap-legged-exploration-across-the-plume/
00:00 Intro
01:29 Enceladus
02:34 NIAC proposal
04:35 SALTO hopper
10:27 Scientific challenges
13:15 Alternative destinations
16:18 Scaling things up
20:26 Deliverables for NIAC
22:03 Current obsessions
30:24 More interviews
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February 14, 2025[Space Bites] Odds of An Asteroid Strike // Dark Matter Domination // Radiation Protection with Hydrogel
James Webb finds the smallest asteroids in the main belt, astronomers double the chances of that asteroid strike in 2032, using hydrogel to protect astronauts from radiation, and material from Alpha centauri is already streaming into the Solar System.
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00:00 Intro
00:20 JWST sees the smallest asteroid
https://www.universetoday.com/170834/jwst-finds-the-smallest-asteroids-ever-seen-in-the-main-belt/
02:45 Double the chances of hitting Earth
https://www.universetoday.com/170837/yes-the-odds-of-an-asteroid-striking-earth-have-doubled-no-you-dont-need-to-worry/
05:52 Webb sees newly forming planets
https://www.universetoday.com/170882/the-jwst-gives-us-our-best-image-of-planets-forming-around-a-star/
07:13 Protecting from radiation with hydrogel
https://www.universetoday.com/170817/hydrogels-could-be-ideal-radiation-protection-for-astronauts/
09:03 Vote results
09:38 Meterial from Alpha Centauri
https://www.universetoday.com/170799/material-from-alpha-centauri-is-already-here/
11:37 Dark Matter dominating early Universe
https://www.universetoday.com/170833/a-new-study-reveals-how-dark-matter-dominated-the-early-universe-1/
13:17 Mars clouds from Curiosity
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26519-curiosity-views-twilight-clouds/
14:02 Einstein ring from Euclid
https://www.universetoday.com/170864/the-euclid-space-telescope-captures-a-rare-stunning-einstein-ring/
14:59 RCW 38
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2503/
15:41 More space news
16:17 Bonus story on Patreon
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February 13, 2025[Q&A] Most Exciting NIAC Project, Grains of Sand vs Stars, Total Solar Eclipse Going Away
Which NIAC project would be the best to bring to life? Are there really more stars than grains of sand on Earth? Is the solar eclipse going away from us? What's on my shelf behind me? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:26 Is the total solar eclipse going away?
02:24 Will Starship and New Glenn bring more space observatories?
04:36 Which NIAC award is the most exciting?
06:48 Are there places in the Universe with dozens of galaxies in the sky?
08:21 Are there more grains of sand than stars in the Universe?
09:54 Item from the shelf
12:33 A starhade project
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February 12, 2025[NIAC 2025] NASA Just Funded A Project to Blow Space Structures Out Of Glass
NASA just funded a NIAC project to study the possibility of building large structures on the Moon, on Mars and in space out of glass. Blowing glass bubbles similarly to how it's done on Earth.
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🟣 Guest: Dr. Martin Bermudez
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NIAC Award. Lunar Glass Structure (LUNGS): Enabling Construction of Monolithic Habitats in Low-Gravity:
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/lunar-glass-structure-lungs-enabling-construction-of-monolithic-habitats-in-low-gravity/
00:00 Intro
01:25 How difficult is blowing glass
14:11 Moon habitat made of glass
29:07 Glass structures in space
33:17 What is NIAC like
40:57 Current obsessions
43:38 More interviews
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February 11, 2025[Q&A] Space Junk Blocking Orbit, Fine-Tuning Problem, State of Media | Q&A 294
Will space debris prevent us from accessing orbit and when could it happen? Is the Universe with all its rules just a lucky accident? What does "The Publisher of Universe Today" even do? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:27 Will the Kessler syndrome stop us from launching rockets?
04:11 The fine-tuning problem
09:38 What does the Publisher of Universe Today actually do?
14:43 How do I stay rested with all this?
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February 10, 2025[NIAC 2025] Our Best Venus Map Is 36 Years Old. NASA Wants to Fix it With Balloons
Venus has a thick layer of clouds that obscures our view of the surface. To tackle that, this NIAC project suggests launching a balloon with a tether that will go below the cloud layer and help us image Venus surface.
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NIAC Award. TOBIAS: Tethered Observatory for Balloon-based Imaging and Atmospheric Sampling
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/tobias-tethered-observatory-for-balloon-based-imaging-and-atmospheric-sampling/
00:00 Intro
01:37 Upper atmosphere of Venus
20:23 Possible Sample Collection
21:52 Upcoming Venus missions
25:18 NIAC project goals
26:58 Current obsessions
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February 07, 2025[Space Bites] Potential City-Killer Asteroid // Largest Structure in The Universe // Moon Canyons
A new asteroid with a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, the European Space Agency is building a Lunar Lander platform, the largest structure in the Universe has been discovered, and how far away could we detect ourselves?
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00:00 Intro
00:19 Asteroid can hit Earth in 2032
https://www.universetoday.com/170717/an-asteroid-has-a-1-chance-of-impacting-earth-in-2032/
02:27 ESA's lunar lander
https://www.universetoday.com/170745/esa-is-building-its-own-lunar-lander/
03:39 Moon's geological activity
https://www.universetoday.com/170694/evidence-of-recent-geological-activity-on-the-moon/
05:17 Moon canyons
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-55675-z
07:01 How far can we detect ourselves
https://www.universetoday.com/170747/how-far-away-could-we-detect-ourselves/
09:45 Vote results
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10:25 Largest structure in the Universe
https://www.universetoday.com/170765/astronomers-find-the-largest-structure-in-the-universe-and-name-it-quipu/
12:44 Signs of a SMBH in the Large Magellanic Cloud
https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.00102
14:00 Three great images
16:15 Even more space news
17:42 Interviews
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