Universe Today Podcast

By Fraser Cain

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September 28, 2022 [Bonus] Alternatives to Dark Matter by Paul Sutter
This is a bonus from my friend Paul Sutter. It is an episode from his podcast ''Ask A Spaceman'. He explains possible alternatives to Dark Matter, which is a very popular question in my Q&A episodes. Enjoy!
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September 27, 2022 [Q&A] Antimatter Black Holes, Wen Hop, Life Around Brown Dwarfs
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain what would happen when an antimatter black hole collides with a regular black hole, I try to estimate when Starship is going to make an orbital launch, and wonder if there could be life around brown dwarf stars.
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In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain what would happen when an antimatter black hole collides with a regular black hole, I try to estimate when Starship is going to make an orbital launch, and wonder if there could be life around brown dwarf stars.
00:00 Start
00:44 What will happen with New Horizons now?
04:20 What lies beyond the Cosmic Microwave Background?
08:12 When will we see an actual picture of an exoplanet?
10:59 Could there be life around a brown dwarf?
13:47 When will the SpaceX orbital test happen?
15:28 Will we find gravitational waves in the CMB?
19:49 How could we know if the Universe collided with another universe?
22:04 Is Titan moving away from Saturn?
24:09 Could there be antimatter black holes?
26:04 Could we fly into Jupiter?
28:20 Will gas giants die?
30:45 Is there an edge to the Universe?
31:55 When will the CMB no longer be detectable?
33:26 How will we block radiation on the Lunar Gateway?
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September 25, 2022[Meet The Team] Nancy Atkinson, Senior Editor
This week's behind the scenes interview is with Universe Today's senior editor, Nancy Atkinson. Nancy has been writing for Universe Today since the early days and has contributed thousands of articles. She's also a mentor to newer writers on the team.
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:04 - Meet Nancy Atkinson
00:06:29 - How space writing changes one's life
00:09:00 - Writing books
00:13:28 - Favourite people to interview
00:20:54 - Drawing a line between being factual and casual
00:24:59 - Advice for future journalists
00:28:46 - Outro
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September 23, 2022[Space Bites] JWST Problems, Newborn Quasar, Detecting Exoplanets with Lagrange Points
James Webb has a problem with one of its most important instruments, SLS completes a crucial test before the next launch attempt, Europe wants to rival Crew Dragon and Starliner, and a new quasar is about to be born.
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00:00 - Intro
00:32 - SLS Passes Important Tanking Test
https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022/09/21/artemis-cryogenic-demonstration-test-concludes-all-objectives-met
02:37 - Starship Updates. Booster 7 Hot Fire with 7 Engines
03:50 - James Webb Has Problems with MIRI
https://www.universetoday.com/157695/jwst-partially-stops-observations-after-suffering-instrument-problem/
05:19 - JWST looks at Neptune and its rings
https://www.universetoday.com/157709/neptune-and-its-rings-glow-in-webb-telescopes-portrait/
06:17 - Webb also looks at Mars
https://www.universetoday.com/157675/webb-turns-its-infrared-gaze-on-mars/
07:54 - SUSIE. Europe's take on crewed capsules
https://www.universetoday.com/157666/is-europe-building-its-own-starship-not-exactly/
09:23 - A quasar about to be born
https://www.universetoday.com/157596/a-galaxy-with-ten-times-the-mass-of-the-milky-way-is-preparing-to-become-a-quasar/
10:40 - Sun-like star orbiting a black hole
https://www.universetoday.com/157655/astronomers-find-a-sun-like-star-orbiting-a-nearby-black-hole/
11:53 - Detecting exoplanets with Lagrange points
https://www.universetoday.com/157651/a-new-way-to-discover-planets-astronomers-detect-an-exoplanet-by-seeing-its-trojan-belts/
13:20 - Get ready for DART impact
https://www.universetoday.com/157509/dart-sees-asteroid-didymos-for-the-first-time-in-two-weeks-itll-crash-into-the-moon/
15:01 - Channel updates
16:32 - Outro
📺 VIDEO VERSION
https://youtu.be/BY1bmmezlJw
Interviews:
Dr Brian Keating https://youtu.be/NpopOD2DcX8
Lee McIntyre https://youtu.be/DrlsuLMnQ2I
Les Johnson https://youtu.be/vZhDbzdqAWQ
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September 23, 2022[Interview] Solar Sail Propulsion: Reality VS Fiction with Les Johnson
Les Johnson is the Principle Investigator with NASA's upcoming Near-Earth Asteroid Scout mission that will fly on the SLS and test solar sail navigation. But at the same time, he's a science fiction author. So, in this interview, we discussed both these sides of his life.
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00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Meet Les Johnson
02:19 - Working at NASA and being a science fiction writer at the same time
06:50 - Solar sails proplusion
10:29 - Flying towards the Sun with solar sails
14:32 - Near-Earth Asteroid Scout mission flying on the SLS
21:07 - Why so few solar sails are used now
27:07 - What's the future of solar sails
39:07 - Methods of interstellar exploration
53:02 - Role of science fiction in modern space exploration
01:00:10 - Outro
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September 21, 2022 [Q&A] True Edge of the Universe, Nuclear Rockets Adoption, Lunar Poles Exploration | Q&A 192
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain the difference between the observable universe and the Hubble sphere, how satellite megaconstellations will affect smartphones and other consumer devices, and what impact Jupiter's radiation might have for life on Europa.
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00:00 Start
00:36 What's the difference between the observable universe and the Hubble sphere?
03:57 Will smartphones get satellite access?
08:07 Could Jupiter's radiation impact Europa's life?
11:02 Information about the lunar poles?
13:19 What do I think about Starlink?
22:09 Are asteroids or comets more dangerous?
23:43 How will climate change affect the space industry?
26:17 Should we build a lunar gateway or moon base?
30:00 Will we see nuclear rockets soon?
32:56 Why do conspiracy theorists point at NASA?
38:02 Will NASA run out of shuttle engines for SLS?
39:47 Can regular people do SETI?
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September 21, 2022 [Interview] Proving the Big Bang Happened with Dr Brian Keating
This week I'm joined by Dr. Brian Keating, a cosmologist who studies cosmic microwave background radiation and leads the BICEP, POLARBEAR2, and Simons Array experiments. He also has a successful YouTube channel and podcast. We'll be discussing the evidence for the Big Bang and the impact of James Webb on our current understanding of the Universe.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw
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September 20, 2022[Interview] Immune System for Your Mind Against Disinformation with Lee McIntyre
Today I'm talking to Lee McIntyre, philosopher of science and the author of a recently released book 'How to Talk to a Science Denier'. We talked about the problems with science communication in modern society, the challenges that misinformation poses, and how we can possibly fight it.
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00:00 - Intro. Meet Lee McIntyre
00:47 - Where does science denialism come from
09:12 - Climate change, Moon Landing, Shape of the Earth
13:28 - How to fight it
18:41 - Double standard of reasoning
20:22 - The only thing that will work
26:58 - Changing your mind: weakness or strength?
32:56 - Uncertainty in science
40:12 - How to do it better
44:26 - Immune system for the mind
59:53 - Outro
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September 16, 2022[Space Bites] Blue Origin Explosion, CAPSTONE Problems, Space Diamonds
Uh oh, NASA’s CAPSTONE mission is having problems, A New Shepard Flight fails, Betelgeuse was recently yellow, and of course, another amazing new image from Webb.
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00:00 - Intro
00:33 - CAPSTONE Missions Has More Problems
https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022/09/12/capstone-teams-continue-work-to-resolve-spacecraft-issue/
02:17 - Blue Origin Had an Anomaly in Flight
https://www.blueorigin.com/news/ns-23-mission-updates/
04:20 - Betelgeuse Was Yellow, Not Red, Just 2000 Years Ago
https://www.universetoday.com/157533/just-2000-years-ago-betelgeuse-was-yellow-not-red/
07:28 - Raining Space Diamonds. But In A Lab
https://www.universetoday.com/157527/its-thought-to-rain-diamonds-on-uranus-and-neptune-and-now-scientists-duplicated-it-in-the-lab/
09:25 - Solar Orbiter Hit By a Coronal Mass Ejection
https://www.universetoday.com/157574/solar-orbiter-was-hit-by-a-coronal-mass-ejection-as-it-was-about-to-make-a-flyby-of-venus/
11:40 - Wow! Super-Detailed Images of the Sun
https://www.universetoday.com/157516/insanely-high-resolution-images-of-the-sun-show-its-chromosphere-in-vivid-detail/
14:05 - Traditional Webb Treat for Desert
https://www.universetoday.com/157576/the-webb-image-youve-been-waiting-for-the-orion-nebula/
17:47 - Outro
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September 14, 2022 [Q&A] SpaceX VS NASA, AI for Space Science, Black Hole Crushing Itself | Q&A 191
We're back from hiatus! In this week's Questions and Answers show, I talk about what will happen when the expansion of the Universe reaches the speed of light, how I feel about SLS delays, what's happening with James Webb, and more...
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00:00 Start
00:41 What happens when the expansion of the Universe reaches the speed of light?
03:27 Thoughts on SLS delays?
05:38 What's new with JWST?
08:44 Will NASA stick with the Gateway?
11:44 Could we build an engine to catch particles in space?
14:35 Why is the private sector more efficient than government?
19:43 Will SpaceX have humans on Mars before Artemis gets to the Moon?
21:14 Can a black hole eat itself?
22:08 How can we know the age of the Universe?
24:51 Will politics break the space industry?
26:30 Should we explore other places than the Moon, Mars and Venus?
29:37 How is AI being used for space science?
31:53 Could returning astronauts be put into simulated Mars gravity?
📺 VIDEO VERSION
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