Universe Today Podcast

By Fraser Cain

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April 10, 2025 [Q&A] Artificial Gravity, Trusting SpaceX, Neutron Stars VS Magnetars | Q&A 311
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April 08, 2025[Q&A] Universe Inside a Black Hole, Consequences of JWST Failure, State of SETI
What consequences would Astronomy face if JWST had failed? Does SETI still do good work? Does our Universe live inside of a giant black hole? And in the free addition of [Q&A+] on Patreon, can there be an experiment that would provide proof of alien life? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:30 Do black hole jets come from material falling in?
02:19 Is the Universe inside a black hole?
04:58 What would have happened if JWST failed?
06:58 Will Vera Rubin detect warp signatures?
08:09 How will astronauts sleep on the Moon and Mars?
11:52 Does SETI still do good work?
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April 04, 2025[Space Bites] Revolutionary Mercury Mission Concept // Dust Shield for the Moon // First Crewed Polar Mission
Webb discovers auroras on Neptune, and measures the exact size of Asteroid 2024 YR4, the first Private Mission to carry humans on a polar orbit, a mission that could reach and explore Mercury using only a solar sail. And in our bonus story on Patreon, what would it take to build a sample return mission to Io?
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00:00 Intro
00:24 JWST sees Neptune's auroras
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-sees-neptunes-auroras-for-the-first-time
01:46 Webb measures the size of asteroid YR4
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-scans-asteroid-2024-yr4-its-60-meters-across
03:02 Private polar mission Fram-2
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/four-private-astronauts-are-about-to-make-a-polar-orbit-for-the-first-time
04:36 Riding a solar sail to Mercury
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-mission-could-reach-mercury-on-solar-sails-alone
07:37 Gaia is gone
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/its-mission-over-gaia-rides-off-into-the-sunset
08:59 Vote results
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09:35 Electromagnetic dust shield
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-new-dust-repelling-shield-seems-to-work-well
11:43 Protoplanetary disks are small
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/many-protoplanetary-disks-arent-much-bigger-than-earths-orbit
13:35 Cool images
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-dramatic-einstein-ring-seen-by-webb
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/here-are-spherexs-first-images
15:40 Guide to space
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/lunar-polar-regions-could-have-microbes
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/subsurface-voids-could-allow-for-living-on-the-moon-and-mars
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/how-can-we-find-cryovolcanoes-on-europa
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/spaceflight-weakens-our-weight-bearing-bones-the-most
17:05 Bonus story
17:33 Shows to watch
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April 03, 2025[Q&A] Dying Moon Landers, Gravitational Waves from Betelgeuse, Furthest Galaxies
Why don't moon landers just heat themselves to live through the lunar night? Will Betelgeuse's explosion cause a lot of gravitational waves? Is it even theoretically possible to accelerate close to the speed of light? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, what is my dream space mission? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:29 [TuckFeem0] Which galaxies does JWST see in its most distant surveys?
03:50 [Silas Miller] Why do moon rovers and landers die from cold instead of just heating themselves?
09:04 [Larry Ward] What's happening with the expansion of the Universe?
12:06 [Lost in space] When Betelgeuse goes boom, will there be detectable gravitational waves?
13:30 [Bohr1um] Did my audience growth stagnate?
18:12 [Oh Ish Waddup] Can you realistically accelerate close to the speed of light?
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April 01, 2025[Q&A] Nearby Rogue Planets, Beaming Power from Space, Solar Sail Propulsion
Could there be rouge planets floating in space between us and Alpha Centauri system? Will the Chinese be beaming power from a space station to Earth? Will solar sails be used for propulsion in our lifetime? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, how Lagrange points work for different planets and moons? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:33 [Visto Tutti] Could there be rogue planets between us and Alpha-Cen?
03:59 [Wilkse1] Are there rogue black holes?
06:31 [KoiJoiJoe] Is the Chinese project to harvest solar energy in space and beam it to Earth real?
09:41 [KayKay14m] Will beaming power from space harm the atmosphere?
11:26 [Somadove] Will solar sails be used for propulsion in our lifetime?
13:21 [Abdul Samad Kholia] How can one work on realistic interstellar travel?
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March 31, 2025 [Interview] Can We Fix Liquid Mirror Telescopes' Biggest Problem?
Liquid mirror telescopes exist. But there's a big problem with them. They can only look directly up. Can we fix it? Can they work beyond the Earth's surface, in orbit or on the Moon? Finding out in this interview.
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00:00 Intro
01:16 How liquid mirror telescopes work
06:39 Changing the orientation
17:18 Adaptive optics with liquid mirrors
19:32 Going beyond Earth surface
25:18 Current obsessions
29:02 Final thoughts
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March 28, 2025[Space Bites] Possible Solution for Hubble Tension // Weird Rock Found on Mars // Space Tornadoes
Long-chain hydrocarbons found on Mars, has dark energy been decreasing over time? a completely flat telescope lens, the center of the Milky Way contains a star grinder. And in our free version on Patreon, a new theory for the formation of Mercury.
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00:00 Intro
00:20 Long-chain Hydrocarbons on Mars
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02:10 Weird Mars rock found by Percy
https://science.nasa.gov/blog/shocking-spherules/
03:44 Possible solution for Hubble Tension
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/fresh-findings-strengthen-the-case-for-dark-energys-evolution
08:24 Flat lens telescope
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/researchers-test-a-completely-flat-telescope-lens
10:23 Updates on the earliest galaxies
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-most-distant-known-galaxy-already-had-oxygen
12:34 Galaxy blowing on cosmic fog
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-sees-an-early-galaxy-blowing-away-the-cosmic-fog
14:41 Vote results
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15:14 Space tornadoes
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/there-are-space-tornadoes-surrounding-the-core-of-the-milky-way
16:59 The star grinder
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-star-grinder-a-cloud-of-black-holes-at-the-center-of-the-milky-way
18:01 Cool space images
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-sees-a-young-star-create-a-cosmic-tornado
19:13 More space news
20:32 Bonus story. Origin of Mercury
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March 27, 2025[Q&A] RoboAstronauts, Replacing Kepler, Starship HLS in Danger
Will astronauts be eventually replaced by robots in space? Is there a plan for a replacement for the Kepler telescope? Do Intuitive Machines failures mean that Starship HLS is kind of in danger? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, will Artemis become 100% SpaceX? All this and more in this Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:30 Will astronauts be replaced by robots?
05:12 Is the vertical Starship HLS in danger?
07:44 What does NASA budget cuts mean for Chandra?
11:53 Are there any plans to repalce Kepler?
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March 26, 2025 [Interview] Titan Is Much Stranger Than You Think
Titan is the only known world except Earth that has liquid on its surface and a dense atmosphere. We are planning to send a nuclear helicopter called Dragonfly to explore it. What can we expect from Titan? Finding out in this interview.
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00:00 Intro
00:58 Why Titan?
08:28 Climate on Titan
13:32 Dragonfly mission
23:31 Sub-surface ocean
31:05 Current obsessions
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March 25, 2025[Q&A] Colouring the Sun Green, Self-Sustaining Space Station, Fate of LUVOIR
Should we be colouring our star green to make it stand out for potential aliens? What would it take for a space station to be fully self-sufficient? What happened to LUVOIR which was supposed to be a bigger version of JWST? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, can you win a Nobel Prize by watching YouTube videos. All this and more in this Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:32 Can a space station be 100% self-sustaining?
03:54 Should we paint the Sun green?
06:29 How can we still see the CMB?
08:02 Starlink and the destruction of ozone layer
12:31 What's going on with the LUVOIR telescope?
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