Universe Today Podcast

By Fraser Cain

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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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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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17min
March 13, 2025[Space Bites] Huge NASA Budget Cuts // 128 New Moons for Saturn // Visiting the YR4 Asteroid
Astronomers find 128 new moons for Saturn, four mini-Earths orbiting around Barnard’s Star, a new video from Blue Ghost 1, massive science budget cuts for NASA, and in our Patreon version, a bonus story about the return of the X-37b spaceplane.
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00:00 Intro
00:20 128 new moons of Saturn
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/whoa-astronomers-found-128-new-moons-orbiting-saturn
01:46 Four mini-Earth around Barnard's star
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/four-mini-earths-found-at-barnards-star
03:48 Firefly Blue Ghost drills into the Moon
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/watch-blue-ghost-test-its-vacuum-and-drill-experiments-on-the-moon
06:17 IM-2 Athena is over
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-athena-lunar-lander-also-fell-over-on-its-side
07:41 Vote results
https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community
08:16 NASA Science budget cuts
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/white-house-may-seek-to-slash-nasas-science-budget-by-50-percent/
10:21 Visiting the YR4 asteroid
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/remember-that-asteroid-that-isnt-going-to-hit-earth-we-could-send-a-mission-to-explore-it
11:47 Cool images
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-looks-right-into-the-flame-nebula
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/two-protostars-work-together-to-create-an-hourglass-shape
13:56 Guide to space newsletter
https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter
14:32 FREE bonus story: X37-b spaceplane
14:44 Big announcement
https://youtu.be/H0uKlAHcUGk?si=TbwEeW-Vxoe9aasu
📺 VIDEO VERSION
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📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter
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17min
March 12, 2025 The Core of My Business Model Suddenly COLLAPSED. Here's What's Next
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📺 VIDEO VERSION
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16min
March 11, 2025[Q&A] Galaxies Made from Antimatter, Transparency of Science, Favourite Lagrange Point Reveal
Is it possible that some of the galaxies out there are made of antimatter? How transparent is science research across the world? Which of the Lagrange points is my favourite? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, how big can of a moon can the Earth sustain? All this and more in this Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:29 Can antimatter galaxies exist out there?
02:03 Can we use double gravitational lenses?
03:40 My favourite Earth's Lagrange point?
05:48 How transparent is space research across the world?
11:13 What if we find out where life started?
13:17 Are there frozen nitrogen asteroids?
📺 VIDEO VERSION
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18min
March 07, 2025[Space Bites] Starship Explodes (Again) // Moon Lander Failed (Again) // Voyager Switching Off Instruments (Again)
Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1 lands safely on the Moon, Athena… doesn’t, and another lunar mission goes missing. NASA shuts down more instruments on the Voyagers, and Europa Clipper makes a flyby of Mars. Starship explodes again. And in the free Patreon edition, how Vera Rubin could find another flyby target for New Horizons.
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00:00 Intro
00:19 Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lands on the Moon
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/touchdown-carrying-nasa-science-fireflys-blue-ghost-lands-on-moon/
02:12 Athena IM-2 falls on its side (again)
https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-2
04:08 Two missions failed
https://www.astroforge.com/updates/odint-mission-debrief
05:33 Next step for private Venus mission
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-installs-heat-shield-on-first-private-spacecraft-bound-for-venus/
06:59 Voyagers keep shutting down instruments
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/and-then-there-were-three-nasa-shuts-down-more-voyager-2-science-instruments
08:27 Europa Clipper flies past Jupiter
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/europa-clipper/nasas-europa-clipper-uses-mars-to-go-the-distance/
09:31 Vote results
https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community
10:03 Patrially cloudy on an ultra-hot Neptune
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/todays-forecast-partially-cloudy-skies-on-an-ultra-hot-neptune
11:40 Dark matter doesn't decay
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1074969
13:14 Smashed planet
https://chandra.si.edu/press/25_releases/press_030425.html
14:21 Capsule re-entry
https://www.varda.com/missions/w-2
15:38 Starship IFT-8
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/spacex-starship-test-falls-short-for-second-time-in-a-row
17:16 Guide to Space
17:15 Better user experience and a bonus story
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20min
March 06, 2025 [Q&A] Asteroids on the Moon, JWST VS Age of The Universe, Astronomy on ISS
Did James Webb break the age of the Universe? Can we watch asteroids that are about to hit the Moon? How much of actuation astronomy is done on the ISS? Plus, in our extended version on Patreon, what shape do black holes take? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:27 Did JWST break the age of the Universe?
04:22 How much astronomy is done on the ISS?
07:53 How to prepare to the Halley's comet arrival?
09:58 How can we know the mass of a black hole?
10:47 Is infinite speed better than the speed of light?
11:44 Do we track asteroids that might hit the Moon?
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16min
March 05, 2025 [Q&A] Dangers from De-Orbiting ISS, Beyond Mars, Breaking News
Is there a risk of contaminating Earth with space-resistant bacteria when de-orbiting the ISS? What would be the next big outpost when humanity reaches Mars? What's the real shape of Lagrange points? Plus, in our bonus part on Patreon, could there be life in lava tubes. Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:30 What's the ultimate destiny of stars?
03:16 Could we colonize Mars if it had air?
07:39 Could we colonize Venus if it had air?
10:20 Why bring up the density of black holes?
12:57 Fraserverse movies
17:46 Do neutrinos go faster than light?
📺 VIDEO VERSION
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20min
March 04, 2025 [Interview] Extremely Rare Supernova. This is Exactly Why We Need Vera Rubin
Astronomers saw a rare type of supernova in the galaxy NGC 2891. Finding out what was so special about it and why is it a perfect example of why we need the Vera Rubin Telescope as soon as possible.
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🟣 Guest: Dr. Charlotte Angus
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Young Supernova Experiment
https://yse.ucsc.edu/
00:00 Intro
01:29 Supernova event
15:36 What was left behind
17:25 Precursors
22:18 Betelgeuse
26:47 Current obsessions
30:16 Bonus part and more interviews
📺 VIDEO VERSION
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