Universe Today Podcast

By Fraser Cain

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May 13, 2024[Interview] Here's Why GAIA Is My Absolute Favourite Telescope
How exactly does Gaia operate? What should we expect from it in the near future? When and why will it come to an end? And what comes after Gaia? Finding out the answers with Dr Berry Holl.
👉 Gaia Black Hole 3 discovery seminar at the Department of astronomy Geneva
https://mediaserver.unige.ch/play/218992
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00:00 Intro
02:48 Meet Dr Berry Holl
05:02 How Gaia works
12:56 Measuring the speed of stars
22:14 Limits of Gaia
32:10 Anomalies from Gaia
40:25 When will Gaia end
48:48 What comes next
01:01:33 Current obsessions
01:02:56 Final thoughts
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May 10, 2024[Space Bites] Planet 9 Updates // Vera Rubin Mirror // New SpaceX EVA Suit
SpaceX announces their new spacewalking suit, China is off to the Moon again, progress on Vera Rubin, and take a one-way trip into a black hole.
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00:00 Intro
00:12 SpaceX EVA suit
https://polarisprogram.com/eva-suit-unveil/
02:15 New evidence for Planet 9
https://www.universetoday.com/166889/new-evidence-for-our-solar-systems-ghost-planet-nine/
03:57 Vera Rubin's Mirror is done
https://www.universetoday.com/166842/vera-rubins-primary-mirror-gets-its-first-reflective-coating/
05:35 China's Chang'e-6 Moon mission
https://www.universetoday.com/166876/china-is-going-back-to-the-moon-again-with-change-6/
07:20 Vote results
08:13 NIAC phase 2
https://www.universetoday.com/166883/nasa-takes-six-advanced-tech-concepts-to-phase-ii/
10:18 Dinkinesh's moonlet is young
https://www.universetoday.com/166855/dinkineshs-moonlet-is-only-2-3-million-years-old/
11:31 Why white dwarf stars have so much metal
https://jila.colorado.edu/news-events/articles/hungry-hungry-white-dwarfs-solving-puzzle-stellar-metal-pollution
12:56 Dive into a black hole
https://www.universetoday.com/166903/fall-into-a-black-hole-with-this-new-nasa-simulation/
13:51 More space news
14:40 How science works
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May 08, 2024[Interview] What Comes After ALMA? Next Gen AtLAST Observatory
How can we improve ALMA? What are the benefits of having a single big submillimeter telescope? What could we discover if the AtLAST telescope project goes through? Figuring out the answers with Dr Claudia Chicone.
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00:00 Intro
01:51 Submillimeter wavelength
06:42 ALMA
16:53 AtLAST telescope project
32:16 Submillimeter maps of the sky
36:30 What's next?
43:17 Final thoughts and more interveiws
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May 07, 2024[Q&A] Messaging The Aliens, Moving the Earth, Shapes of Coronagraphs
How can we let aliens know we're here? What does a lunar eclipse look like as seen from the Moon? Can we record a supernova in real time? Why aren't coronagraphs just circles? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:37 [Andoria] Can we signal to aliens with green glass?
06:39 [Vulcan] Lunar eclipse seen from the Moon
11:24 [Risa] Can we record a supernova appearing in real-time?
16:05 [Aeturen] Why aren't coronagraphs just circles?
20:53 [Vendikar] How do astronomers determine distances to other galaxies?
25:02 [Remus] Who was my favourite interview?
28:01 [Janus] How do astronomers determine the age of stars?
31:11 [Cait] Can we move Earth by the time the Sun will die?
34:31 [Betazed] Why does the Moon look bigger and yellow sometimes?
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May 05, 2024[Interview] How Robots Will Help Humans Conquer The Moon
When humans will return to the Moon they will need a lot of assistance to set up a settlement and carry out all the missions. They will need a lot of robots to do that. How exactly will it pan out? Figuring out with Professor Yang Gao from King's College London.
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00:00 Intro
02:48 Future Moon equipment
13:57 Autonomous robots
23:46 Machine learning revolution
32:25 Self-replication
38:09 Current obsessions
46:13 Final thoughts and more interviews
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May 02, 2024[Space Bites] Big Space Debris Milestone // JWST Spies Exoplanet Weather // Immortal SLIM
Webb sees weather on an exoplanet, takes a new image of the horsehead nebula, and a satellite takes a close up image of a piece of space debris.
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00:00 Intro
00:17 Weather on an exoplanet
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-maps-weather-on-planet-280-light-years-away/
02:26 JWST in interferometry mode
https://www.universetoday.com/166757/jwst-uses-interferometry-mode-to-reveal-two-protoplanets-around-a-young-star/
04:02 One step closer to space debris removal
https://astroscale.com/astroscale-unveils-worlds-first-image-of-space-debris-captured-through-rendezvous-and-proximity-operations/
05:26 Hubble goes in and out of safe mode
https://www.universetoday.com/166780/uh-oh-hubbles-having-gyro-problems-again/
07:03 Black holes can halt star formation in galaxies
https://www.universetoday.com/166763/black-holes-can-halt-star-formation-in-massive-galaxies/
08:44 Vote results
09:29 SLIM just refuses to die
https://www.universetoday.com/166765/japans-lunar-lander-survives-its-third-lunar-night/
10:32 Great images
https://www.universetoday.com/166802/first-light-from-einstein-probe-a-supernova-remnant/
13:08 More space news
13:59 Hubble's gyros
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May 02, 2024 [Interview] Is There Hope For TRAPPIST-1 Planets with James Webb?
What are the limits of James Webb when it's looking for Earth-like atmospheres? What can we possibly find out? Is there any hope for red dwarf stars and their planets to have a potential for habitability? Finding out the answers with Evelyn Macdonald.
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00:00 Intro
01:39 Current observations with Webb
06:14 What could we see in exoplanet atmospheres
12:08 What do planets actually look like
17:41 Future telescopes
19:50 Is there hope for red dwarf star planets?
24:55 Current obsessions
26:34 Final thoughts and more interviews
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April 30, 2024[Q&A] Effects of Planet Alignment, Protecting Antimatter Spaceships from Dust, JWST Deep Fields
How can we protect antimatter-powered rockets from space dust? Will curing cancer solve deep space travel? What happens when planets align? Does dark matter lose angular momentum? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:28 [Andoria] How can we protect antimatter-powered spaceships from space dust?
06:34 [Vulcan] What will happen if all planets aligned?
09:59 [Risa] Does dark matter lose angular momentum?
15:09 [Aeturen] Are there any advantages to non-Dobsonians for rookies?
21:03 [Vendikar] Why are JWST's deep field images not dramatically better than Hubble's?
23:52 [Remus] Will space still be dangerous when we cure cancer?
25:38 [Janus] How realistic is the concept of sophons from the Three Body Problem?
27:36 [Cait] Do gravity waves come in different flavours?
30:51 [Betazed] How big can a space telescope be if it's assembled in space?
34:36 [Cheleb] Could aliens have created black holes?
37:45 [Nimbus] What's the deal with Sedna?
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April 26, 2024[Space Bites] Artemis III in Jeopardy // Giant Lava Lake on Io // Voyager-1 Fixed
Juno sees a lava lake on Io, Voyager 1 isn’t spouting nonsense any more, Titan Dragonfly gets the greenlight from NASA, and TESS finds its first rogue planet.
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00:00 Intro
00:14 Giant Lava Lake on Io
https://www.universetoday.com/166716/juno-reveals-a-giant-lava-lake-on-io/
01:52 Voyager-1 restores communication
https://www.universetoday.com/166733/nasa-restores-communications-with-voyager-1/
03:39 NASA Greenlights Titan Dragonfly
06:03 TESS finds its first rogue planet
https://www.universetoday.com/166755/tess-finds-its-first-rogue-planet/
08:13 Vote results
08:57 Nancy Grace Roman gets reaction wheels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Mgt2iwYgY&ab_channel=NASAGoddard
10:28 NASA's solar sail goes to space
https://www.universetoday.com/166759/nasas-new-solar-sail-has-launched-and-deployed/
12:10 Two incredible timelapses from Chandra
13:16 Downscale for Artemis III?
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/nasa-may-alter-artemis-iii-to-have-starship-and-orion-dock-in-low-earth-orbit/
15:58 More space news
16:52 Capabilities driven exploration
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nextstep-virtual-industry-forum_6nov2014_final.pdf
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April 24, 2024 [Q&A] Bigger JWST for Starship, Day on A Gas Planet, Real Science Gatekeepers
Why don't they just build a bigger version of James Webb for Starship? What's the pressure inside Europa's oceans? How can you measure a day on a planet without a surface? Answering all these questions and more in this week's question show.
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00:00 Start
00:26 [Andoria] What's the pressure in Europa's ocean?
04:45 [Vulcan] Should they build another JWST for the Starship?
09:53 [Risa] How long is a day on a gas planet?
13:45 [Aeturen] How does a total solar eclipse look like from the Moon?
16:17 [Vendikar] Suggestions for backyard telescope hobbyists
24:16 [Remus] Who are the real science gatekeepers?
28:05 [Janus] What would I do differently for the next eclipse?
30:55 [Cait] Phone apps with sky overlay
33:12 [Betazed] How will Japan's pressurised rover keep dust from the inside?
37:06 [Cheleb] What effects can a gamma ray burst have on Earth?
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