Universe Today Podcast

By Fraser Cain

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October 01, 2024[Q&A] New Voyagers, Disc Golf on Mars, Limits of Future Telescopes
What are the limits for the telescopes of the future? Can you play disk golf on Mars or the Moon? Will all galaxies eventually fade away? When will we launch Voyagers v2.0? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:27 [Alaris] What are the limits for future telescopes?
06:47 [Ardena] Can you play golf on Moon or Mars?
09:21 [Asuria] Why don't all rockets launch from the equator?
12:21 [Belote] Which telescopes should we be launching on Starship?
16:16 [Belsa] Will all galaxies eventually fade away?
19:01 [Cartego] Does Hawking radiation affect dark matter?
21:38 [Chulak] Will there be another Voyager mission?
24:55 [Dakara] Do we live forever?
28:12 [Edora] Have we seen Oort clouds of other solar systems?
30:54 [Goronak] Will earth resources be enough for SpaceX?
35:13 [Hadante] Will I cover theories that don't have a Big Bang origin?
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September 27, 2024[Space Bites] Explanation for Potential Dyson Spheres // Starlink Pollution // Super Heavy Recovered
Those aren’t Dyson Spheres they’re hotDOGs, the best gravitational lens in the Universe, new Starlinks are really bright in the radio, and SpaceX recovers its SuperHeavy.
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00:00 Intro
00:14 HotDOGs, Not Dyson Spheres
https://www.universetoday.com/168678/those-arent-dyson-spheres-theyre-hotdogs/
03:27 Best gravitational lens
https://www.universetoday.com/168672/this-might-be-the-best-gravitational-lens-ever-found/
04:44 Starlinks light pollution
https://www.universetoday.com/168658/second-generation-starlinks-are-32-times-brighter-in-radio-wavelengths/
07:07 SuperHeavy from a water grave
https://www.universetoday.com/168691/spacex-recovers-the-super-heavy-booster-from-flight-4/
08:08 Zebra rock on Mars
https://science.nasa.gov/blog/a-striped-surprise/
09:14 Vote results
09:53 Supernova and Earth life
https://www.universetoday.com/168687/how-a-nearby-supernova-left-its-mark-on-earth-life/
11:59 Two Chinese rocket hops
14:16 Guide to Space
14:35 Dyson sphere homework
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September 25, 2024[Interview] What Happens If We Find Extraterrestrial Life?
Are we alone in the Universe? Probably, one of the most important questions one can ask. So, how are we currently trying to answer it and what happens when we finally do?
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00:00 Intro
01:24 Searching for extraterrestrial life
19:35 Agnostic methods of searching for life
26:20 What happens if we find life
29:38 Life as we don't know it
34:36 Searching for interstellar life
46:38 Which method will give results first
50:46 What if we don't find life
55:05 Current obsessions
58:59 Final thoughts
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September 24, 2024 [Q&A] Throwing Tools from Orbit, Sun's Place in the Galaxy, Reusing Parts of ISS
What happens if astronauts throw stuff from orbit? Can we travel through a black hole? What is our Sun's place in the Milky Way? How can human spaceflight become profitable? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:34 [Alaris] What is the place of our Sun in the Milky Way?
05:00 [Ardena] How to find communities that care about space?
09:34 [Asuria] What happens if an astronaut throws something towards Earth?
12:23 [Belote] How big is the void we live in?
15:20 [Belsa] Can you travel through a black hole to another Universe?
18:38 [Cartego] How is Mercury closer to Earth than Venus?
19:52 [Chulak] Did different arms of the Milky Way come from different mergers?
22:16 [Dakara] How would we see the farthest galaxies disappear?
25:15 [Edora] How can human space flight become profitable?
27:24 [Goronak] Which human-made thing will be first to get to another star?
32:16 [Hadante] What are my favourite telescopes?
34:23 [Hebridan] Could supermassive black holes be made of lost anti-matter?
37:39 [Jenev] Can we reuse parts of ISS?
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45min
September 20, 2024[Space Bites] The Rings of Earth // Servicing JWST at L2 // Mission to Neptune
Could we repair missions like JWST and Gaia? Polaris Dawn returns to Earth, did Earth once have rings? and a peanut-shaped asteroid just drifted past Earth.
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00:00 Intro
00:16 Repairing missions at L2
https://www.universetoday.com/168584/there-could-be-a-way-to-fix-spacecraft-at-l2-like-webb-and-gaia/
03:10 Polaris Dawn returns to Earth
https://polarisprogram.com/polaris-dawn-crew-returns-to-earth-achieving-major-objectives-during-their-five-day-mission/
05:22 Peanut-shaped asteroid flyby
https://www.universetoday.com/168616/nasa-watches-a-peanut-shaped-asteroid-drift-past-earth/
07:20 Earth might have had rings
https://www.universetoday.com/168579/earth-might-have-had-rings-half-a-billion-years-ago/
08:56 Earth's temporary moon
https://www.universetoday.com/168574/earth-will-have-a-tiny-new-mini-moon-for-a-few-months/
10:13 Vote results
10:54 Mission to Neptune
https://www.universetoday.com/168559/an-ambitious-mission-to-neptune-could-study-both-the-planet-and-triton/
13:22 Building a global light pollution map
https://gaia4sustainability.eu/gaia-4-sustainability/
14:35 Flying to Alpha Cen
https://www.universetoday.com/168534/new-video-shows-how-tiny-spacecraft-will-swarm-proxima-centauri/
16:19 More space news
16:58 Getting involved in science
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19min
September 18, 2024 [Interview] Can AI Destroy the World And How Can We Prevent It
This is an unusual interview for my channel. It's mostly about AI, our current developments and the threats it poses to us.
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00:00 Intro
01:51 Arrival of LLMs
06:30 Alignment of AI
17:35 Existential dangers
18:58 The Pause AI movement
23:47 Safety
32:42 Wake-up calls and red lines
39:12 Possible response
41:43 AI as part of evolution
44:25 Simulation hypothesis and the Fermi Paradox
49:52 How to get involved
51:48 Current obsessions
57:19 Final thoughts
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September 17, 2024 [Q&A] Gravity Assist Speed Limit, Double Gravitational Lenses, Phones in Space
What's the maximum speed you can get from a gravity assist? Can we have a double gravitational lens? What do you need to do to a phone to sent it to space? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:25 [Alaris] Can phones survive in space?
06:10 [Ardena] Asteroid vs meteorite
07:27 [Asuria] What happened to Orion, Meade, and Coronado telescope companies?
09:51 [Belote] Can we learn something about a supernova that the Sun was created from?
13:35 [Belsa] Can there be double gravitational lenses?
15:16 [Cartego] Favourite thing to observe visually?
17:41 [Chulak] Can we make a 2 AU interferometer?
21:21 [Dakara] Why are black holes different in size and mass?
24:20 [Edora] What does Starliner's return mean?
27:31 [Goronak] Thoughts on Starlink polluting the sky?
32:34 [Hadante] Are public funds on space wasteful?
36:30 [Hebridan] Can NASA vs China space race boost exploration?
40:11 [Jenev] What is the speed limit that can be achieved by sling-shot around planets?
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September 13, 2024[Space Bites] Historical Spacewalk // A Star with Insane Resolution // Iron Winds on a Planet
Polaris Dawn launches and completes the first private spacewalk, the surface of a giant star is resolved with incredible detail, Starliner comes home empty, and amazing new images of Mercury from BepiColumbo.
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00:00 Intro
00:16 First ever spacewalk
02:30 A star with incredible resolution
03:57 Mars spiders
06:04 Starliner returns
07:49 New Glenn delay
10:00 Starship updates
12:57 Mercury flyby
14:14 Vote results
15:07 Formation of Sag A
16:58 Iron winds on WASP-76b
18:15 Water on exoplanets
19:58 Guide to space
20:39 Asking for a favour
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23min
September 11, 2024 The Interview You All Have Been Asking For. Asteroseismology
Stars oscillate. Even the Sun does. And we can learn a lot about them by studying those oscillations. How is it done and what can we learn? Finding out in this interview.
🟣 Guest: Dr. Marc Hon
https://mtyhon.github.io/
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00:00 Intro
01:39 What is Astroseismology
07:07 Measuring the oscillations of the Sun
12:45 Age of stars
24:17 The technique
36:03 Future instruments
49:32 Current obsessions
54:46 Final thoughts and more interviews
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57min
September 11, 2024 [Interview] The Interview You All Have Been Asking For. Asteroseismology
Stars oscillate. Even the Sun does. And we can learn a lot about them by studying those oscillations. How is it done and what can we learn? Finding out in this interview.
Guest: Dr. Marc Hon
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57min

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