Universe Today Podcast

Fraser Cain
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  1. [Space Bites+] NASA's Insane Rescue Mission With A Crazy Budget

    3d ago

    [Space Bites+] NASA's Insane Rescue Mission With A Crazy Budget

    BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:34 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UdX5yLB0quc 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

    25 min
  2. [Q&A+] What Should We Do With Hubble?

    5d ago

    [Q&A+] What Should We Do With Hubble?

    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:57 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HcLciDTobu4 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

    20 min
  3. [Space Bites+] JWST's Biggest Mystery Might Be Finally Solved

    Jun 19

    [Space Bites+] JWST's Biggest Mystery Might Be Finally Solved

    Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4hclR9tb7H8 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

    22 min
  4. [Q&A+] So, We Built a Moon Base. What's Next?

    Jun 19

    [Q&A+] So, We Built a Moon Base. What's Next?

    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:41 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bWMmyQu0Zog 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

    21 min
  5. [Interview+] What Will We Eat in Space?

    Jun 18

    [Interview+] What Will We Eat in Space?

    Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/36ALrLsw2-w 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

    52 min
  6. [Q&A+] How to Break Away from The Solar System?

    Jun 17

    [Q&A+] How to Break Away from The Solar System?

    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:34 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GWI129yIYGU 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

    17 min
  7. [Space Bites+] Super-Rare Meteorite Hints at an Ancient Destroyed Planet

    Jun 12

    [Space Bites+] Super-Rare Meteorite Hints at an Ancient Destroyed Planet

    BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:51 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tEliREVlWQE 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/

    22 min
  8. [Q&A+] How Bad Is Crashing Rockets in the Ocean, Really?

    Jun 12

    [Q&A+] How Bad Is Crashing Rockets in the Ocean, Really?

    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 16:01 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xxUV3w5rrfE 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

    24 min
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    Fraser Cain
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