Universe Today Podcast

By Fraser Cain

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October 01, 2023[Interview] We Really Need a Far-Infrared Space Interferometer. Here's Why
JWST has shown us what the modern infrared telescope is capable of. But it's not far-infrared. There are no space telescopes operating in that spectrum at the moment. But why? And what would we be able to see if we had one? Let's find out with Dr David Leisawitz, Chief at NASA Science Proposal Support Office.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:08 What is far infrared
00:10:24 How is far infrared useful for Astronomy
00:24:56 Space-based interferometers
00:44:43 What will we be able to see
00:52:55 What's next
01:00:56 Current obsessions
01:04:59 Final thoughts
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September 29, 2023[Space Bites] James Webb Proves The Big Bang // Asteroid Samples from OSIRIS-REx // Chandrayaan-3 Lost
OSIRIS-REx delivers its asteroid samples back to Earth. India is losing hope to contact its lunar mission. James Webb is finally seeing baby galaxies coming together in the early Universe.
🚀 Watching OSIRIS-REx Launch:
https://youtu.be/XpQ_MbwNdQA
💡 Interviews Playlist:
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😍 1 Year of JWST Special:
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00:00 Intro
00:16 OSIRIS-REx brought samples of Bennu
https://www.universetoday.com/163354/the-osiris-rex-capsule-has-landed-asteroid-samples-returned/
https://www.universetoday.com/163390/nasa-opens-the-lid-on-osiris-rexs-sample-capsule/
03:13 JWST spies baby galaxies
https://www.universetoday.com/163357/finally-astronomers-are-starting-to-see-the-first-galaxies-coming-together-with-jwst/
06:29 No signal from Chandrayaan-3
https://www.universetoday.com/163394/day-has-returned-but-indias-lander-and-rover-have-failed-to-wake-up/
07:51 What hides in the shadows
https://www.universetoday.com/163363/the-darkest-parts-of-the-moon-are-revealed-with-nasas-new-camera/
09:49 Moon base in lava tubes
https://www.universetoday.com/163371/chinese-astronauts-may-build-a-base-inside-a-lunar-lava-tube/
12:12 Vote
https://youtu.be/qjSIwq6hBZM
12:45 M87 black hole's spinning
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1002773
14:40 Galaxies and machine learning
https://www.universetoday.com/163350/machine-learning-algorithms-can-find-anomalous-needles-in-cosmic-haystacks/
16:59 Interviews
17:35 No more Arecibo. For sure
https://www.universetoday.com/163385/its-official-no-more-astronomy-at-arecibo/
18:56 Final mirror for GMT
https://giantmagellan.org/2023/09/26/the-giant-magellan-telescopes-final-mirror-fabrication-begins/
20:32 Watching a rocket launch
https://youtu.be/XpQ_MbwNdQA
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September 27, 2023[Interview] The Future of Exoplanet Research
What's the best way to use telescope time to search for exoplanets? How many will we be able to find in a best-case scenario? What future missions will help us with that? Answering all these questions and more with Dr Ben Hord from NASA Goddard.
👉 Identification of the Top TESS Objects of Interest for Atmospheric Characterisation of Transiting Exoplanets with JWST
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2308.09617.pdf
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00:00 Intro
01:49 Deciding which exoplanets to observe
09:56 Getting the masses
15:13 Using telescope time
19:28 What do we really know about exoplanets
26:40 Exhausting our search capabilities
31:10 Studying hot Jupiters
35:00 Perfect exoplanet searching mission
40:34 Current obsessions
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September 26, 2023[Q&A] Rogue Planets with Liquid Oceans, Post JWST Telescope Size, Non-EM Space Communication
How big will the successor of James Webb and Hubble be regarding Starship faring? Can we communicate using something else from radio waves? How can a rogue planet have a liquid ocean? Could aliens look similar to creatures on Earth? How can we detect plate tectonics on exoplanets? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A with Fraser.
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00:00 Start
00:28 [Andoria] How rogue planets can retain liquid oceans?
05:24 [Vulcan] How gravitational wave detectors separate signal from noise?
07:55 [Risa] Alternative communication methods?
12:32 [Aeturen] Does JWST give wrong results?
16:07 [Vendikar] What's Betelgeuse doing right now?
20:31 [Remus] How will the Big Rip rip the Black Holes?
23:49 [Janus] Advice for future Mars colonists?
27:04 [Cait] How to detect plate tectonics on exoplanets?
30:46 [Betazed] Could aliens look similar to Earth biology?
35:22 [Cheleb] How big will the successor of Hubble and JWST be?
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September 23, 2023 [Secret Bonus] Universe Today's Shareholders Meeting
This is a sneak peek into our monthly Patreon-exclusive podcast we call Shareholders Meeting. Patreon is the reason we don't have ads and sponsor integrations in our podcast and YouTube videos. So, if you want to help us keep it this way and get additional perks, like a cool exclusive podcast in addition to all our other content – join our Patreon.
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September 22, 2023[Space Bites] JWST CO2 Discovery on Europa // Fullmetal Exoplanet // Lunar Starship Engine Test
James Webb detects carbon dioxide on the surface of Europa. A full metal exoplanet. Searching for tiny dyson spheres. And learning how black holes eat so quickly.
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00:00 Intro
00:15 Fullmetal exoplanet
https://www.universetoday.com/163291/this-exoplanet-is-probably-a-solid-ball-of-metal/
02:29 JWST sees CO2 on Europa
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasa-s-webb-finds-carbon-source-on-surface-of-jupiter-s-moon-europa
04:50 Technosignatures and biosignatures
https://www.universetoday.com/163240/if-astronomers-see-these-chemicals-in-a-planets-atmosphere-theres-likely-an-advanced-civilization-there/
https://www.universetoday.com/163201/we-should-be-looking-for-small-hot-dyson-spheres/
08:49 GRB passing through the Solar System
https://www.universetoday.com/163222/a-2022-gamma-ray-burst-was-so-powerful-it-was-detected-by-spacecraft-across-the-solar-system/
10:05 Vote results
10:45 Colliding galaxy clusters too big too early
https://www.universetoday.com/163273/a-collision-between-gigantic-galaxy-clusters-too-big-too-early/
12:20 Supermassive black holes affecting host galaxy chemistry
https://www.universetoday.com/163229/strong-evidence-that-supermassive-black-holes-affect-their-host-galaxys-chemistry/
14:06 How fast can black holes eat
https://www.universetoday.com/163305/gluttonous-black-holes-eat-faster-than-thought-does-that-explain-quasars/
16:15 Q&As are back
18:22 Lunar Starship engine test
https://www.universetoday.com/163257/spacex-test-fires-a-raptor-engine-simulating-a-lunar-landing/
19:56 Hottest summer on record
https://www.universetoday.com/163216/nasa-confirms-that-2023-was-the-hottest-summer-on-record/
20:46 Osiris-Rex bringing asteroid samples to Earth
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-finalizes-coverage-for-first-us-asteroid-sample-landing
21:44 Rant of the week
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September 15, 2023[Space Bites] So Much James Webb News // NASA's UAPs Report // Closest Black Hole to Earth
Have astronomers found the first signs of life on an exoplanet? So much James Webb news. The closest black hole to Earth. NASA gives its report on UAPs.
😍 1 Year of JWST Special:
https://youtu.be/nbDQEo0uA0Q
😱 JWST image quiz:
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00:00 Intro
00:15 Hycean World Found by JWST
https://www.universetoday.com/163123/jwst-might-have-imaged-a-hycean-world-for-the-first-time-with-a-hydrogen-rich-atmosphere-and-a-deep-planet-wide-water-ocean/
04:40 JWST Images A Young Star
https://esawebb.org/news/weic2322/
06:21 What Will Come After JWST
https://www.universetoday.com/163165/planning-is-underway-for-nasas-next-big-flagship-space-telescope/
08:43 Closest Black Hole to Earth
https://www.universetoday.com/163116/the-closest-black-holes-to-earth-are-probably-hidden-in-this-nearby-star-cluster/
10:29 Vote
11:37 DART’s Impact Had Stronger Effects Than Originally Measured
https://www.universetoday.com/163089/dart-had-a-surprising-impact-on-its-target/
13:56 Dark Matter Blobs 30,000 Light-Years Across
https://www.universetoday.com/163143/astronomers-observe-blobs-of-dark-matter-down-to-a-scale-of-30000-light-years-across/
16:20 NASA's UAP Report
https://www.universetoday.com/163181/report-nasa-ufo-uap-research/
18:47 Weekly Email Newsletter
https://www.universetoday.com/138303/universe-today-weekly-email-newsletter-fraser-cain/
19:26 Small Universe
https://www.universetoday.com/163112/the-case-for-a-small-universe/
20:58 Rant of the Day
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September 12, 2023[Interview] A Big Problem with Modern Science Communication
What's going on with the Hubble Tension and does it really imply a Crisis in Cosmology? How to stay sceptical but at the same time keep an open mind? What big discoveries should we expect in the coming future? Looking for answers to all these questions with Dr Ethan Siegel.
👉 Ethan Siegel's blog at Big Think:
https://bigthink.com/people/ethansiegel/
👉 New JWST data confirms, worsens the Hubble tension:
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/jwst-confirms-worsens-hubble-tension/
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:54 Big Questions
00:03:18 The Crisis in Cosmology
00:16:49 Problem with modern science communication
00:28:17 How to keep an open mind
00:37:02 Next big discoveries
00:46:52 Theory vs Practice
00:52:10 Iterative approach in science
01:03:55 What's next
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September 08, 2023[Space Bites] New Sun, Moon and X-Ray Missions // Mars Colony Size Limit // Starship's Ready
Starship could be almost ready to fly. The smallest possible Mars colony. Three more space missions launched this week. And a new look at China’s next-generation crew capsule and lunar lander.
😍 1 Year of JWST Special:
https://youtu.be/nbDQEo0uA0Q
😱 JWST image quiz:
https://youtu.be/96POynVOcWchttps://youtu.be/skjGrObdE1E
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00:00 Intro
00:16 Starship is ready (according to Musk)
02:16 How small can a Mars Colony be
https://www.universetoday.com/163069/whats-the-bare-minimum-number-of-people-for-a-mars-habitat/
04:35 100 minutes of flight for Ingenuity
05:52 Two new missions from Japan
07:51 Vote
08:39 India lands on the Moon for the second time
https://www.universetoday.com/163045/as-night-falls-indias-lunar-lander-rover-goes-to-sleep-probably-forever/
11:23 India's Sun mission
https://www.universetoday.com/163060/india-follows-its-lunar-mission-by-sending-a-spacecraft-to-study-the-sun/
12:48 Most distant galactic field lines
https://www.universetoday.com/163075/the-most-distant-galactic-field-lines-ever-seen/
14:16 Q&As are coming back!
14:50 China's next gen Moon vehicles
https://www.universetoday.com/163047/china-reveals-its-lunar-lander-design/
16:18 Self-suffucient Mars colony
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September 05, 2023[Interview] Looking Deep Into Milky Way's Center with JWST
The center of our Galaxy is a mystery. It is full of dust which most telescopes can't see through. But with James Webb we can look into it. What hides deep in the middle of the Milky Way? Finding out with Dr Adam Ginsburg.
👉 Dr Adam Ginsburg's website:
https://www.adamgginsburg.com/
👉 JWST reveals widespread CO ice and gas absorption in the Galactic Center cloud G0.253+0.015
https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.16050
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00:00 Intro
01:27 Skies at the center of the Milky Way
05:31 Using JWST to see our galaxy
07:07 What is there to learn
19:49 How different is the center
24:50 How to get better results
29:52 What's next
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