Universe Today Podcast

By Fraser Cain

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December 12, 2023[Q&A] Extremophiles on Mars, Galaxy Bars, Artemis VS SpaceX
Where do the galaxy bars come from and how do they stay stable? Will humanity ever become a Type-II civilization? When will we get more info about the TRAPPIST-1 system from JWST? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:58 [Andoria] Where do the galaxy bars come from?
04:46 [Vulcan] Wen TRAPPIST-1 system info?
09:13 [Risa] Will we become a Type-II civ?
12:58 [Aeturen] What can I look at with a telescope?
17:28 [Vendikar] Is the Solar system tilted compared to galactic plane?
21:08 [Remus] Could extremophiles survive on Mars?
25:32 [Janus] Does gravity go to infinity at the event horizon?
26:53 [Cait] Will Artemis continue to the Moon?
31:26 [Betazed] Do we have UAP tech already?
33:16 [Cheleb] What could grabby aliens possibly eat?
35:50 [Nimbus] What is the ideal planet type for a spacefaring species?
39:27 [Belos] Will competition with China advance the US space program?
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December 10, 2023 [Interview] How Did Early Earth Get The Ingredients for Life
We still don't know how did life start on Earth. But in order to do so, Earth had to have all the building blocks for life, such as organic molecules. How could they get to Earth? Looking for a solution to this problem with Dr Richard Anslow.
🎙️ More interviews:
Finding exoplanets via magnetospheres: https://youtu.be/p1PnoSoH0ys
Direct imaging of exoplanets: https://youtube.com/live/aMPz1pSeDyo?feature=share
📜 Can comets deliver prebiotic molecules to rocky exoplanets?
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspa.2023.0434
👉 Dr Richard Anslow's website
https://richard17a.github.io/
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00:00 Intro
01:19 Why the mystery?
05:32 Traditional ideas
09:52 Comets
16:18 Delivery mechanism
21:17 Why not on Earth
25:12 How often can comets come in
31:13 What evidence can we have
33:23 Current obsessions
39:26 Final thoughts and more interviews
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42min
December 08, 2023[Space Bites] Starship Refuelling Test Imminent // Perfect Resonance System // Intergalactic Star
What Will Starship Test on its Next Flight? A 6-Planet System in Perfect Resonance. And Betelgeuse Might Not be Rotating at all.
⛽️ Orbital refuelling video:
https://youtu.be/5EXvEXfY1ts
🚀 Starship IFT-2 Special:
https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U
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00:00 Intro
00:11 Starship refuelling test
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/12/nasa-wants-to-see-gas-stations-in-space-but-so-far-its-tanks-are-empty/
02:28 Perfect resonance
https://www.universetoday.com/164579/a-planetary-system-with-six-sub-neptunes-locked-in-perfect-resonance/
04:02 Hypernebula's FRB
https://www.universetoday.com/164642/another-fast-radio-burst-is-coming-from-a-hypernebula-also-hypernebulae-are-a-thing/
05:57 Chandrayaan's final surprise
https://www.universetoday.com/164664/for-its-final-trick-chandrayaan-3-brings-its-propulsion-module-to-earth-orbit/
07:22 Does Betelgeuse even rotate
https://www.universetoday.com/164602/does-betelgeuse-even-rotate-maybe-not/
08:53 Vote results
09:31 Intergalactic star in Milky Way's heart
https://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/science/2023/20231204-subaru.html
10:44 Hubble tension explanation
https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/231-2023
12:07 Newsletter
12:44 Red Sprites from space
https://www.universetoday.com/164626/red-sprites-are-best-seen-from-space/
14:21 Largest iceberg on the run
https://www.universetoday.com/164594/after-stalling-out-for-40-years-the-largest-iceberg-in-the-world-is-on-the-move/
15:18 Orbital refuelling
https://youtu.be/5EXvEXfY1ts
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19min
December 07, 2023[Interview] When Did Evolution Start on Earth
How did life begin on Earth? It's one of the most important questions ever. Clearly, we don't have an answer yet, but how can we even approach it? What methods and studies can we use to come closer to the answer? Figuring all this out with Dr Sukrit Ranjan, Assistant Professor at University of Arizona.
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00:00 Intro
01:33 Where does the Theory of Evolution start
06:21 The earliest organism
08:26 Testing the theories
16:41 Biosignatures
28:41 Where to look
37:50 Technosignatures
39:50 Inhabited Universe
46:14 Current obsessions
50:22 Final thoughts
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53min
December 04, 2023 [Interview] Black Holes Spin. Now, How Can We Measure That?
Black holes are defined by only three parameters: mass, charge and spin. We know that black holes spin. But how can we measure that? What tools and methods are at our disposal? Answering these questions with Dr Ruth Daly, Professor of Physics at Penn State University.
📃 New Black Hole Spin Values for Sagittarius A* Obtained with the Outflow Method
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.12108
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00:00 Intro
01:11 Black Holes' mass
06:22 Jets from Quasars
09:00 Being near a black hole
10:35 Measuring the Sgr A
18:56 Spinning black holes
26:41 Orientation of Sag A
29:02 Energy of black holes
32:33 Final thoughts
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35min
December 04, 2023[Q&A] NASA's Take on Starship Progress, Farthest Naked Eye Object, Galactic Lagrange Points
What is the farthest object you can see with the unaided eye? Do galaxies have Lagrange points like stars or planets? What does NASA think about Starship's last flight attempt? Which future space telescopes are the most exciting? How will Starship fly without a crew escape system? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
01:01 [Andoria] How will Starship fly humans without a crew escape system?
07:03 [Vulcan] Do galaxies have Lagrange points?
10:43 [Risa] What do I hope JWST discovers next?
12:41 [Aeturen] What's the farthest unaided-eye object?
13:53 [Vendikar] Is life common in the Universe?
15:17 [Remus] How accurate was The Martian?
20:13 [Janus] Are Von Neumann probes doable with current level of technology?
23:11 [Cait] What's the shape of the known Universe?
25:07 [Betazed] Can aliens see dinosaurs?
25:17 [Cheleb] Will the next Starship reach orbit?
26:52 [Nimbus] What will be the next big space telescopes?
30:25 [Belos] What does NASA think about Starship's IFT-2?
📺 VIDEO VERSION
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35min
December 01, 2023[Space Bites] Hubble Entered Safe Mode // Protoplanetary Disk in Another Galaxy // Dragonfly Delay
Hubble is down right now. JWST sees the first protoplanetary disk in another galaxy. Titan Dragonfly’s delay. The first full image of the Chinese Space Station from orbit.
🚀 Starship IFT-2 Special:
https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U
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00:00 Intro
00:17 Artificial contact binary
https://www.universetoday.com/164541/contact-binary-asteroids-are-common-but-weve-never-seen-one-form-so-lets-make-one/
02:12 Hubble is down
https://www.universetoday.com/164574/hubble-is-offline-because-of-a-problem-with-one-of-its-gyros/
04:25 Double protostar
https://www.universetoday.com/164514/jwst-reveals-a-newly-forming-double-protostar/
06:05 Protoplanetary Disks in a Nearby Star Cluster
https://www.universetoday.com/164470/jwst-reveals-protoplanetary-disks-in-a-nearby-star-cluster/
07:17 Protoplanetary disk in another galaxy
https://www.universetoday.com/164546/a-protoplanetary-disc-has-been-found-in-another-galaxy/
08:39 Vote results
https://youtu.be/tEdSYwSN7NE
09:32 Second most powerful cosmic ray
https://www.universetoday.com/164485/the-second-most-energetic-cosmic-ray-ever-found/
12:13 Double planets
https://www.universetoday.com/164456/where-are-all-the-double-planets/
13:43 Interviews
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmnK1xmCRad_8bn0uOcmLiIE
14:35 Dragonfly's Delayed
https://www.universetoday.com/164532/titan-dragonfly-is-go-for-phase-c/
15:52 Horizon of Mars
https://www.universetoday.com/164517/odyssey-gives-us-a-cool-new-view-of-mars/
17:08 Tiangong from orbit
https://www.universetoday.com/164513/chinas-space-station-seen-from-orbit/
17:33 Starship reactions
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November 29, 2023 [Interview] Astronaut’s Perspective On How Space Shuttle Shaped Spaceflight
What was it like to fly on the Space Shuttle? What made this vehicle so important for the history of spaceflight? What stories can it tell? Answering all these questions with NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut, Tom Jones.
📖 Space Shuttle Stories:
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00:00 Intro
00:43 Why Space Shuttle was so great
04:47 Precursors of full reusability
10:05 RS-25 Engines
14:21 The book
20:28 Overview effect
33:38 Constructing the ISS
35:35 Servicing the Hubble
38:25 New era of spaceflight
50:31 Final thoughts
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53min
November 29, 2023 [Q&A] Real Danger from Solar Flares, Lagrange Interferometers, Interstellar Communications
How bad can a solar flare really be for the Earth? What would evolution in an isolated star system look like? What damage can a rogue planet flying through the Solar System cause? When will we have Lagrange point interferometers? What's the speed limit for gravitational assists? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:53 [Andoria] What damage would a rogue planet cause for the Solar System?
05:37 [Vulcan] How bad would evolving in an isolated star system be?
09:12 [Risa] How bad can solar flares really be?
13:56 [Aeturen] Lagrange point interferometers. Wen?
17:00 [Vendikar] Do stars go up and down the galactic plane?
19:47 [Remus] How can amateur astronomers contribute to science?
23:58 [Janus] Speed limit from gravity assists?
27:18 [Cait] Can we solve interstellar communication?
31:36 [Betazed] Top 5 science YouTube channels?
34:00 [Cheleb] What's my favourite aspect of cosmology?
35:46 [Nimbus] How bad is air pollution from launches?
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November 27, 2023 [Special] What Does Starship Launch Success Mean for SpaceX Now
It happened! Starship and SuperHeavy Did Launch for the second time. All 33 raptors were working. Hot staging went as planned. But then both the Booster 9 and Ship 25 were lost. What exactly went wrong and what does it mean for the future of Starship? Finding out with Scott Manley and Marcus House.
📺 Scott Manley:
https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley
📺 Marcus House:
https://www.youtube.com/@MarcusHouse
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:02 Before IFT-2
00:08:35 The Launch
00:14:19 Hot Staging
00:16:20 What went wrong with SuperHeavy
00:25:00 What went wrong with Starship
00:32:00 What's next?
00:45:58 What it means for Artemis
01:03:00 Final thoughts
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