Universe Today Podcast

By Fraser Cain

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January 06, 2023[Space Bites] Eruption on Io, Moon Navigation, Space-Based Power Test
NASA is looking for dangerous asteroids, Io is blasting lava into space, the solar wind could be creating water on the Moon, space power is finally getting a test.
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00:00 Intro
00:15 NASA Makes Asteroid Defence a Priority
https://www.universetoday.com/159395/nasa-makes-asteroid-defense-a-priority-moving-its-neo-surveyor-mission-into-the-development-phase/
02:49 Io Is Having a Major Vulcanic Outburst
https://www.universetoday.com/159466/io-is-having-a-major-volcanic-outburst/
04:57 Solar Wind Might Create Water on the Moon
https://www.universetoday.com/159420/the-solar-wind-is-creating-water-on-the-surface-of-the-moon/
07:04 Structures on the Moon Could Be Build With Microwaves
https://www.universetoday.com/159427/want-to-build-structures-on-the-moon-just-blast-the-regolith-with-microwaves/
09:14 How to Navigate on the Moon
https://www.universetoday.com/159409/navigation-could-be-done-on-the-moon-just-by-looking-at-nearby-landmarks/
11:00 South Korea’s Lunar Photos
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-south-korea-lunar-orbiter-photos.html
11:55 Support us on Patreon
13:07 China’s Considering Where to Build Lunar Station
https://www.universetoday.com/159429/china-is-considering-where-to-build-a-lunar-research-station/
15:07 Space-Based Power Test
16:57 Outro
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January 05, 2023 [Bonus] Are We Alone in The Universe? John Michael Godier's Event Horizon
This is part 2 of an interview I did with John Michael Godier on his show called Event Horizon. We talked about the Fermi Paradox and possible solutions to it.
⚫ Event Horizon Show
https://www.youtube.com/@EventHorizonShow
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January 05, 2023[Interview] A Realistic Way to Make Space Habitats From Asteroids
We can build space habitats from asteroids by spinning them fast enough. That's what Professor Adam Frank suggests in a recent paper he co-wrote. In this interview, we discussed the idea, how realistic it is and what technology will be needed to achieve it, what applications it can have and when we can expect something like that.
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00:00 Intro
01:35 Meet Professor Adam Frank
02:27 Building space habitats from asteroids
13:16 Materials required to achieve that
18:00 Generation ships
24:52 Asteroid mining
27:29 Exponential technological progress
34:45 Great Realistic SciFi
35:56 Outro
Professor Adam Frank on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamFrank4
Habitat Bennu: Design Concepts for Spinning Habitats Constructed From Rubble Pile Near-Earth Asteroids
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2021.645363/full
The Fermi Paradox and the Aurora Effect: Exo-civilization Settlement, Expansion, and Steady States
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ab31a3/meta
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December 30, 2022[Space Bites] 2022. Best Space Year Ever?
2022 has definitely been one of the best space years ever. James Webb, SLS, DART and many other major successes. So, let's turn around and remember what did 2022 bring us.
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00:00 Intro
00:52 James Webb
04:27 Artemis 1
07:15 Milky Way's black hole by EHT
08:39 DART
10:53 Decadal Survey
12:43 China's progress
14:58 InSight mission ended
16:47 SOFIA telescope discontinued
18:30 Things that didn't happen
19:16 ExoMars delay
20:00 Universe owes us
20:43 Outro
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December 28, 2022[Q&A] Milky Way From Space, Terraforming the Moon, Visiting Mars Rovers
How can we know whether the Universe is infinite or not? Can something hide behind the Sun in Earth's L3 Lagrange point? Should we start with terraforming the Moon before Mars? Will humans ever visit a lander on Mars?
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00:00 Start
00:47 [Tatooine] Can we terraform the Moon
05:36 [Coruscant] How long current science will stand?
09:01 [Hoth] How can we know if the Universe is infinite or finite?
12:54 [Naboo] Can something hide in Earth's L3 Lagrange point?
14:24 [Kamino] What if Jupiter falls into the Sun?
18:34 [Bespin] Does Milky Way look different from space?
20:37 [Mustafar] How long is a Universe year?
21:23 [Alderaan] Why doesn't Mercury fall into the Sun?
23:40 [Dagobah] Will we ever visit a Mars lander?
25:23 [Yavin] How will Mars colonization happen?
27:30 [Mandalore] Why there are no ups and downs in space?
30:16 Outro
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December 26, 2022[Interview] Interstellar Travel Without Breaking Physics with Andrew Higgins
Interstellar travel can be real. And you don't need to break the laws of Physics to do it. In this interview, I discuss a realistic way we can send missions to nearby stars in our lifetimes.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:06 How hard is interstellar travel
00:13:19 Ride solar wind like a bird
00:23:15 How a realistic mission can look like
00:40:20 Exploring the Solar System
00:46:50 Fastest gun in the world
00:55:39 Best way to get off planet Earth
01:01:08 Interstellar Symposium
01:04:00 First interstellar mission. When?
01:13:53 How to become an interstellar engineer
01:19:17 Outro
Interstellar Symposium
https://irg.space/irg-2023/
Andrew Higgins' group web page:
https://interstellarflight.space/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/McGill_AdAstra
Jeff Greason’s idea for a “Reaction Drive powered by External Pressure” (the so-called q-drive).
https://tauzero.aero/wp-content/uploads/JBIS-May-2019-Greason.pdf
New paper on Dynamic Soaring
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.1017442/full
RC gliders reaching nearly 900 km/hour by performing dynamic soaring on wind shear:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nyYaL0dGAA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eFD_Wj6dhk&t=0s
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December 23, 2022[Space Bites] InSight Officially Dead // Detecting Warp Drives // New SLS Engine
It’s official, InSight is gone. Perseverance is putting samples onto the surface of Mars. More scientific results from James Webb, and using gravitational wave observatories to detect warp drives.
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00:00 Intro
00:17 InSight Mission is over
https://www.universetoday.com/159339/this-will-probably-be-insights-last-picture-before-it-runs-out-of-power-forever/
01:52 Percy Deposits First Sample on Mars’ Surface
https://www.universetoday.com/159365/perseverance-places-its-first-sample-on-the-surface-of-mars-one-day-this-will-be-in-the-hands-of-scientists-on-earth/
03:48 The Aftermath of the Soyuz Leak Last Week
05:19 DART Science Results
https://www.universetoday.com/159314/what-kind-of-an-impact-did-dart-have-on-dimorphos-the-science-results-are-here/
07:58 Exoplanet is Falling onto a Star
https://www.universetoday.com/159312/giant-exoplanet-is-spiraling-inward-to-its-doom/
10:26 Support us on Patreon
11:17 JWST Sees Star Formation
https://www.universetoday.com/159282/jwst-sees-furious-star-formation-in-a-stellar-nursery/
13:23 New Engine for Future Moon Missions
https://www.universetoday.com/159315/nasa-just-tested-a-new-engine-that-will-launch-artemis-v-and-beyond/
16:07 Detecting Warp Drives
https://www.universetoday.com/159218/gravitational-wave-observatories-could-search-for-warp-drive-signatures/
18:34 Outro
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December 21, 2022[Q&A] Dark Antimatter, Human Missions to Asteroids, Rockets and Global Warming
Does the Black Knight satellite really exist? Can JWST explore the Oort cloud? Did we hopelessly contaminate Mars with life? Would I fly on the dearMoon mission without the abort system? Should we do crewed missions to near-earth asteroids? Answers to all these questions and more in this week's Q&A with Fraser Cain!
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00:00 Intro
00:46 [Tatooine] Does the Black Knight satellite really exist?
04:00 [Coruscant] Should we do crewed missions to near-earth asteroids?
06:41 [Hoth] Can we put a really good camera around the Moon?
07:39 [Naboo] Patreon announcements
09:31 [Kamino] Can JWST explore the Oort cloud?
11:48 [Bespin] Can there be Dark Antimatter?
12:36 [Mustafar] Did we hopelessly contaminate Mars with life?
16:13 [Alderaan] How do we track the movements of distant galaxies?
20:05 [Dagobah] Is there a specific direction to look at the Big Bang?
21:10 [Yavin] Does propellant contribute to Kessler Syndrome?
22:06 [Mandalore] Should we use different fuel to propel rockets?
24:37 [Geonosis] Can JWST detect Population 3 stars?
27:30 [Corellia] What size is the observable universe?
28:41 [Crait] Would I fly on the dearMoon mission without the abort system?
30:24 [Endor] Do rockets cause global warming?
32:20 [Exegol] Is it ethical to terraform Mars?
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December 21, 2022[Interview] Mental Health in Space with Logan Smith
Space madness is a common concept in science fiction. But how it works in reality? How dangerous are mental health breakdowns and what can we do to prevent them?
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00:00 Intro
01:13 What is space madness
05:25 How does space compare to other activities
13:01 Monitoring and treatment for mental health in space
19:30 How private missions will differ
21:32 Can "mental toughness" harm mental health
24:00 Problems we will face in the future
29:28 The upside of space travel for mental health
37:21 Outro
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December 17, 2022 [Breaking News] What FUSION IGNITION Really Means for The Future of Energy Production
This week we got an announcement that a historical milestone was achieved. Fusion Ignition. But what it really means for the future of energy production, what most stories don't say and should you be excited after all?
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00:00 Intro
00:41 The IGNITION announcement
02:21 How fusion works on Earth
04:24 How the breakthrough was made
06:05 Problems with NIF's approach to fusion
08:38 Fusion applications in space
10:52 Should you be excited?
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