Universe Today Podcast

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:12

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Dr Paul Sutter https://www.pmsutter.com/

How can black holes be hot when all they do is suck in everything around them? Why is the Oort cloud so perfectly spherical? How do astronomical measurements work? And in Q&A+, can small Moon impacts be a threat to Earth?

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:23 [@MistSoalar] Why is the Oort cloud spherical?

• 03:09 [@rJaune] Could we detect the Oort Clouds, or Kuiper Belts of exo-systems?

• 03:45 [@nephilim20111] How hot black holes are?

• 08:05 [@d.o.6769] What are the various units and how do they relate to each other?

• 15:12 [@-Blackberry] Can small Moon impacts be a threat to Earth

• 17:06 Dr Paul Sutter

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:34

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A mission to rescue a falling space telescope. More uses for the solar gravitational lens. The Euclid Space Telescope images the center of the Milky Way. And in Space Bites+, a star ate a planet.

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:15 Rescue mission for a falling telescope https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonianmag/this-week-nasa-will-launch-a-first-of-its-kind-mission-to-save-a-space-telescope-that-has-observed-the-sky-for-nearly-22-years-180988998/

• 03:40 More Uses for the Solar Gravitational Lens https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-solar-gravitational-lens-could-map-white-dwarfs-and-black-holes

• 07:43 Six Galaxies Become One https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-spies-six-galaxies-becoming-one

• 09:44 Dying by the Wrong Rules https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-star-dying-by-the-wrong-rules

• 11:40 Vote results

• 12:07 The Secret of Early Galaxy Growth https://www.universetoday.com/articles/cosmic-dawn-fuel-discovery-unlocks-early-galaxy-growth-secrets-vla-fuel-discovery

• 13:54 The First Pair of Sibling Supernova Remnants https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-is-the-first-pair-of-sibling-supernova-remnants

• 16:07 Euclid Captures Milky Way’s Bulge https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/ESA_s_Euclid_captures_the_Milky_Way_s_crowded_heart

• 18:34 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-find-stellar-evidence-of-an-engulfed-planet

• 20:22 More space news

• 21:00 Bad naming in Astronomy

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:57

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The Moon is running away from Earth. How can we stop it? Why orbiting objects get tidally locked? What makes more sense, repairing Hubble or replacing it? And in Q&A+, did the Solar System produce its own interstellar objects?

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:25 [@JakeGajoff] Why objects get tidally locked?

• 04:42 [@nephilim20111] How do we stop the moon from getting further away?

• 05:04 [@Leafbinder] If moon tickets were only 500$ would I go?

• 06:31 [@C.Lo.87] Which makes more sense, a new Hubble or a repair mission?

• 11:45 [@a-a-ron929] Where to look during a meteor storm?

• 13:57 [@C.Lo.87] Have we ever witnessed an object from our solar system get flung out at escape velocity?

• 16:04 Summer plans

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Could we even find von Neumann probes in the solar system? Could alien megastructures be raining down on the moon? Do we finally have an explanation for little red dots?

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:14 Where Are Alien Probes Hiding? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/are-alien-probes-hiding-in-our-backyard-a-new-study-says-weve-barely-looked

• 03:15 Best Place to Look for Alien Megastructures https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-best-place-to-look-for-alien-megastructures-might-be-moon-dust

• 06:26 Exoplanets Choked by Diesel Smog https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-finds-exoplanets-choked-by-diesel-smog

• 08:20 Did we finally solve Little Red Dots https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-little-red-dots-that-turned-out-to-be-black-holes-in-disguise

• 10:55 LISA Could Double as an Asteroid Scale https://www.universetoday.com/articles/lisa-could-double-as-an-asteroid-scale

• 12:54 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

• 13:33 The Galaxy's Spin Is Hiding in the Hum of Gravitational Waves https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-galaxys-spin-is-hiding-in-the-hum-of-gravitational-waves

• 15:05 Pulsar in an Almost Flawless Circular Orbit https://www.universetoday.com/articles/fast-finds-a-pulsar-in-an-almost-flawless-circular-orbit

• 16:42 The Cause of Venus’ Weird Rotation https://www.universetoday.com/articles/venus-strange-rotation-was-likely-triggered-by-a-high-velocity-moon-sized-impactor

• 18:11 More space news

• 18:39 YouTube Thumbnails

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:41

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What does a nation gain from a continuous Moon presence? Will it ever make sense to mine asteroids? What question should we ask aliens and what should we tell them first? And in Q&A+, don't believe everything you see.

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:23 [@teknophyle1] What can a nation gain from continuous presence of the Moon?

• 05:20 [@churchdiscography] What do we ask the aliens first?

• 09:23 [@floater81floats37] When will it make sense to mine asteroids?

• 13:41 [@lukeskydropper] Do not believe everything you see

• 17:56 For All Mankind

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We've seen a lot of depiction of the future of food in space in sci-fi. People eat food in space every day. But with future Moon base missions and trips to Mars, food will have to evolve as well. Which way will it go? Finding out in this interview.

🟣 Guest: Tor Blomqvist https://www.deepspacefood.org/

📜 From production to food systems: A systems-level review of drivers, requirements, and integration for Lunar and Martian food systems https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009457652600113X

• 00:00 Intro

• 02:06 Who did space food best

• 05:35 What food will martian missions have

• 13:41 Setting up a greenhouse

• 34:01 Future missions

• 44:09 Current obsessions

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:34

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How will future historians see space exploration? Did NASA handle well the 3I/ATLAS story? How fast do you really need to go to break free from the solar system? And in Q&A+, some sci-fi books recommendation.

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:26 [@madmillion91920110] How did NASA handle 3I/ATLAS?

• 04:24 [@NooLoon-c1t] How fast would you need to go to leave the solar system?

• 08:43 [@paigepotter4682] What do you think future historians will get wrong about space exploration??

• 11:53 [@jeffhans1] Do you think future people will look back on us with pity for only having natural vision and hearing?

• 12:34 [@kimbarron4239] What books are people reading?

• 14:24 Future events

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:51

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David Kipping’s  @CoolWorldsLab  video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT7V4gE4ZIc

Matt’s podcast https://storiesbywilliams.com/podcast-series/ https://www.patreon.com/cw/houseofwilliams

Meet the crew for Artemis III, Weighing a dormant black hole, evidence for a long-gone early planet, how robot probes could take over the galaxy, and in Space Bites+, scanning 3I/ATLAS for alien signals.

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:18 Artemis III Updates https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/nasa-assigns-crew-for-artemis-iii-sets-aggressive-timeline-for-flying-it/

• 04:13 Weighing a Dormant Black Hole https://www.universetoday.com/articles/orbiting-stars-give-clues-to-a-quiescent-black-holes-mass

• 05:43 How SMBHs Gain Weight https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-is-how-supermassive-black-holes-feed-themselves

• 07:22 Sgr A* Wind https://www.universetoday.com/articles/theyve-been-searching-for-the-milky-ways-black-hole-wind-for-50-years-and-finally-found-it

• 08:42 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

• 09:18 Evidence for an Early Planet https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-rare-meteorite-just-revealed-a-lost-mars-sized-planet-from-the-dawn-of-the-solar-system

• 11:44 Observing Protoplanetary Disk’s Rotation https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-make-live-observation-of-a-nearby-protoplanetary-disks-rotation

• 13:16 Cosmic Web Like You've Never Seen it Before https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-cosmic-web-like-youve-never-seen-it-before

• 15:14 David Kipping Has a New Take on the Existence of Advanced Life https://www.universetoday.com/articles/david-kipping-has-a-new-take-on-the-existence-of-advanced-life-in-the-universe-and-the-numbers-are-n

• 17:51 BONUS story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-seti-institute-releases-technosignature-report-on-3iatlas

• 19:47 Matt Williams' podcast https://storiesbywilliams.com/podcast-series/

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 16:01

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Should we just wait and let Alpha Centauri get closer? Which will happen first, antimatter propulsion or fusion power? What are the consequences of crashing rockets into the ocean? And in Q&A+, can we detect magnetic fields of planets being torn by black holes?

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:26 [@geohondo] Are there consequences for crashing a rocket in the ocean?

• 05:24 [@GadZookz] Do we have to wait 5000 years to send humans to Alpha Centauri when it will be a lot closer?

• 11:21 [@fermis1proponant] Anti matter power first or Fusion?

• 16:01 [@brendafrye8048] When a planet is gobbled up by a black hole would the planetary magnetic field be measurable as it is destroyed?

• 19:16 SpaceX coverage

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:08

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With the New Glenn explosion and Starship having problems of its own, what is a realistic setback for NASA's Moon base plans? Do they need to look into alternative propulsion methods? And in Q&A+, will Europe ever catch up in space domain?

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:25 [@nikolapbyt] Is 2028 still a realistic target after the last Starship flight and the New Glenn explosion?

• 09:52 [@ragetail3] Is NASA progressively looking into solar sail technology?

• 14:13 Different types of science papers