Universe Today Podcast

By Fraser Cain

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October 29, 2024[Q&A] Europa Sample Return, Imaging Auroras, Winds of Titan
How hard can it be to retrieve a sample from Europa? How strong are the winds on Titan? What are the differences between different types of time dilation? Will Starship have landing legs? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:29 [Alaris] What are the weird rocket noises?
04:54 [Ardena] Could we be forever trapped on Earth because of its spin?
08:29 [Asuria] How to take pictures of auroras?
11:54 [Belote] How big is the Solar System?
15:16 [Cartego] How hard would it be to do a sample return from Europa?
21:37 [Chulak] Why worry about contaminating space probes?
25:25 [Dakara] What are the plans to explore lava tubes on Moon/Mars?
28:36 [Edora] How strong are the winds on Titan?
30:32 [Goronak] Will there be legs of Starships that go to Moon and Mars?
31:51 [Hadante] What are the chances of Europa Clipper finding plumes and sampling them?
34:20 [Hebridan] Any news on Starshot?
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October 25, 2024[Space Bites] New Hope for TRAPPIST-1 // ISS Successor // Milky Way Particle Accelerator
What comes after the International Space Station, first results from Euclid, there’s hope for the TRAPPIST-1 planets, and a triple star system with a black hole.
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00:00 Intro
00:14 Vast Heaven-2
https://www.vastspace.com/haven-2
03:38 First results from Euclid
https://www.universetoday.com/168912/check-out-this-sneak-peek-of-the-euclid-missions-cosmic-atlas/
05:49 Laser communication
https://www.universetoday.com/168954/nasa-achieves-impressive-bandwidth-with-its-new-laser-communications-system/
08:28 Mirrors for LISA
https://www.universetoday.com/168976/nasa-is-building-telescopes-for-the-lisa-mission/
09:46 Hope for TRAPPIST-1
https://www.washington.edu/news/2024/10/23/rocky-planets-orbiting-small-stars-could-have-stable-atmospheres-needed-to-support-life/
11:25 Triple system with a black hole
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/first-black-hole-in-a-triple-star-system-found
13:10 Vote results
14:23 Particle accelerator at the center of the Milky Way
https://www.universetoday.com/168982/theres-a-particle-accelerator-at-the-center-of-the-milky-way/
16:43 Heat shields for different atmospheres
https://www.universetoday.com/168977/testing-heat-shields-for-different-atmospheres/
19:03 Guide to space
19:36 Return of Virtual Star Parties
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October 23, 2024[Interview] How JWST Changed Our Understanding of Star Formation
We know that stars start with a cloud of gas and then turn into a glowing ball. But how exactly does this process happen? How do stars turn on? Astronomers have been using JWST to find out.
🟣 Guest: Adam Rubinstein
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00:00 Intro
02:39 Young stars
11:55 Going from not-a-star to a star
14:22 JWST data
33:51 Working with JWST
45:54 Current obsessions
50:12 Final thoughts
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October 22, 2024 [Q&A] Shrinking Sgr A*, Prime Directive for Mars, Dark Energy Detectors
Can there be Dark Energy detectors? When will Sgr A start shrinking? Should the Prime Directive apply to Mars? Can we bring a proper observatory in space? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:29 [Alaris] What about Dark Energy detectors?
08:40 [Ardena] Why don't we see different constellations during the year?
11:15 [Asuria] When will Sagittarius A start shrinking?
13:42 [Belote] Can we build a space station observatory?
18:44 [Belsa] How do we see objects falling into black holes?
20:14 [Cartego] How will interstellar communication work?
21:48 [Chulak] Should the Prime Directive apply to Mars?
26:18 [Dakara] Does Mars have meteors from Earth?
27:32 [Edora] Why do comets leave tails?
29:03 [Goronak] Can black holes explode?
30:43 [Hadante] Does liver damage make Mars trips impossible?
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October 18, 2024[Space Bites] Europa Clipper Liftoff // What's Next for Starship // Jiggly Great Red Spot
Starship takes its fifth test flight, Europa Clipper launches successfully, China’s science plans from now until 2050, and Jupiter’s jiggly Great Red Spot.
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00:00 Intro
00:14 Starship IFT-5
03:11 Europa Clipper launch
06:41 Uranus seen from both sides
08:41 China's space plans
11:06 Jiggling Great Red Spot
13:08 Vote results
13:56 Possible Volcanic exomoon
15:41 Giant cluster spitting out stars
17:37 Axiom's spacesuit design
18:44 Guide to Space
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22min
October 16, 2024[Overtime Q&A] Jupiter's Ultimate Faith, New Targets for New Horizons, My Favourite Moons
What's the best way to do science communication? Will Jupiter expand when the Sun dies? How would aliens experience their environment? Can New Horizons get new targets in future? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:59 How can Hawking radiation escape a black hole?
03:47 Will Jupiter also expand when the Sun expands?
05:08 Why don't astronomers use the exoplanet names?
07:05 Will the Indians beat everyone to the Moon?
08:11 Do I feel threatened by ChatGPT?
10:28 What's the best way to do science communication?
11:48 How would aliens experience their environment?
14:19 Is the surface of the Moon littered with minerals?
15:43 What is the Universe orbiting?
16:03 Will New Horizons find new targets?
16:44 Would I go back to school to become an astronomer?
17:31 What are China's plans for the Moon?
20:07 Thoughts on the newer aerospike engines?
21:53 Should we spread life in the Solar System?
23:16 What are my favorite moons?
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October 16, 2024[Special] ABSOLUTE Success! Full Analysis of SpaceX's Crazy Starship IFT-5
SpaceX caught Super Heavy with Mechazilla. Starship survived re-entry and did a precise landing in the ocean. How did they do that? What does it mean for SpaceX? What to expect from IFT-6 now?
📺 Scott Manley:
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📺 Marcus House:
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🚀 IFT-4 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ecMlV4W_CLU
🚀 IFT-3 Analysis: https://youtu.be/EVic941kQ44
🚀 IFT-2 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U
🚀 IFT-1 Analysis: https://youtu.be/RGcdjJj-f4g
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00:00 Intro
01:05 Flight 5
02:25 Initial plan for the test
03:54 Liftoff
05:50 Hot staging
10:04 Super Heavy catch
16:01 What were the odds
20:38 Future versions of Starship
23:42 Starship's re-entry and splashdown
37:38 The aftermath
42:28 Flight 6
58:11 Final thoughts
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October 11, 2024[Space Bites] Enormous Space Structure // Asteroid Inspector Launched // Starship Flight 5 Date
A new spacecraft is going to look at the aftermath from the DART mission, the Milky Way is part of a much, much larger structure, an early galaxy that’s similar to the Milky Way, and Starship test flight five could be just around the corner.
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00:00 Intro
00:16 Nancy Grace Roman tests
02:09 Hera mission launched
04:02 Milky Way part of a much larger structure
06:12 Earliest spiral galaxy
07:19 JWST looks at Charon
09:50 Vote results
10:29 Water on the Moon
12:44 Super compact triple star system
14:02 Starship Flight 5 coming soon
16:22 Guide to Space
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October 08, 2024[Q&A] Why No Missions to Mars' Poles? What Does X-37B Really Do? Why Continue With SLS?
How old is the Universe? Why do no missions go to Mars' ice poles? What does X-37B actually do? Why not abandon the SLS? Can Starship solve the problems Starlinks create? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:39 [Alaris] How old is the Universe?
08:12 [Ardena] Why do no missions go to Mars' ice poles
11:04 [Asuria] What's the distance limit of a black hole's influence?
13:37 [Belote] What does X-37B actually do?
16:06 [Belsa] Why not abandon the SLS?
21:37 [Cartego] Is the Universe infinite or finite?
23:49 [Chulak] What's going on with Europa clipper?
27:45 [Dakara] Can Starship solve the problems Starlinks create?
31:53 [Edora] How often does the Earth capture another moon?
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October 03, 2024[Space Bites] ISS Leaks // Crew Dragon's Backup Plan // Planet at Barnard's Star
Planets at Bernard’s Star, Chinese lunar spacesuits, Voyager 2 Has to power down one of its instruments, and a comet seen from space.
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00:00 Intro
00:12 Planets found around the Barnard's star
02:13 Asymmetrical exoplanet
03:26 Crew Dragon's propulsive landing
04:29 Views from Polaris Dawn
05:11 China's new lunar spacesuits
06:25 ISS leaks. Again.
07:51 Vote results
08:26 Voyager-2 turns off one more instrument
10:10 Space balloon test
11:41 Black hole jet
13:07 Comet from space
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