Universe Today Podcast

Fraser Cain
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Universe Today Podcast

Space news, interviews, Q&As, and exclusive content from Universe Today. Audio versions of Fraser Cain YouTube channel.

  1. 18 HR AGO

    [Q&A] Shape of Craters, Max Size for a Telescope, Atmospheres of Black Holes

    Why are most craters circular, no matter which angle the meteor falls? Is there a size limit for a telescope before diminishing returns take place? Can black holes have atmospheres? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 👉 Watch the extended Overtime Q&A: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:24 How big can a telescope get? 05:12 Does an optical telescope on the Moon make any sense? 08:13 Can black holes have atmospheres? 11:05 Why are craters circular not elliptical? 12:41 Will Starship refuel in orbit in 2025? 12:52 Is there evidence for primordial black holes? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/MaKWptXAxC8 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast

    21 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    [NIAC 2025] NASA Just Funded This Project. Assembling Large Structures in Space

    Space Docks are everywhere in science fiction. It's the most logical way to build big constructions in space. So, NASA funded a futuristic project that studies the possibility of assembling structures in space. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 NIAC 2024 playlist 🚀 NIAC 2023 playlist 🟣 Guest: Dr Vojtech Holub https://thinkorbital.com/ 🚀 NIAC award, Construction Assembly Destination: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/construction-assembly-destination/ 00:00 Intro 01:26 Welding in space experiment 08:03 The NIAC award 27:39 Current obsessions 30:01 Final thoughts and more interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/3BHNz68krNM 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast

    31 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    [NIAC 2025] NASA’s First Step To A Cloud City on Venus

    The MOXIE experiment on the Perseverance rover showed that creating oxygen on other planets is possible. Now, we can apply the same logic to Venus. This could allow the creation of constantly floating balloons, leading to cloud cities in the future. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 02:03 MOXIE experiment on Perseverance 08:17 Exploring Venus with Electrolysis 22:18 Protecting the balloon 25:10 Efficiency 34:23 More interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/IYD5DIVgDGo 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast

    35 min

  4. 3 DAYS AGO

    [Interview] Here's Why We Need A Venus Exploration Program

    Venus is closer than Mars. It's more Earth-like. We can bring back samples from it. But it's chronically underexlored. This is why we need a Venus Exploration Program! 👉 Watch the bonus part about Mars Sample Return: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Dr Paul Byrne https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.06830 00:00 Intro 01:35 Current state of Venus exploration 08:08 Venus Exploration Program 16:41 Technological advancements 23:32 Venus Sample Return 27:05 Why Venus at all 38:36 Big scientific question 57:07 Current obsessions 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/qshaDSStFPY 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast

    1h 2m

  5. 4 DAYS AGO

    [Space Bites] Building Blocks of Life // Giant Volcanic Activity of Io // Bacteria Outside the ISS

    The building blocks of life have been found in asteroid samples, the most volcanic activity ever seen on Io, astronauts are searching for bacteria on the outside of the space station, and Ingenuity found surprisingly fast wind speeds on Mars. 🚀 Watch our videos with no ads: https://www.patreon.com/c/universetoday/posts 👉 TRAPPIST-1 Interview https://youtu.be/B8H4EnbKkgU?si=yx3T0c04AC2fRg8c 00:00 Intro 00:19 Building blocks for life in OSIRIS-REx samples https://www.universetoday.com/170693/the-building-blocks-for-life-found-in-asteroid-bennu-samples/ 03:08 First launch for an asteroid mining company https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/astroforge-selects-target-for-high-risk-seat-of-the-pants-asteroid-mission/ 05:47 Record-breaking volcanic activity on Io https://www.universetoday.com/170655/juno-sees-a-massive-hotspot-of-volcanic-activity-on-io/ 07:08 2 planets 1 star https://www.universetoday.com/170673/massive-gas-giant-planets-locked-in-a-gravitational-struggle/ 08:39 Microbes outside the ISS https://www.universetoday.com/170658/astronauts-are-going-to-check-if-there-are-microbes-on-the-outside-of-the-station/ 10:31 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 11:04 Ingenuity and wind speeds https://www.universetoday.com/170619/ingenuity-measured-windspeeds-on-mars-during-its-flights/ 12:43 M87 changing over time https://www.universetoday.com/170642/watching-the-changing-m87-black-hole-event-horizon/ 14:45 Predicting solar flares with AI https://www.universetoday.com/170687/machine-learning-could-have-predicted-the-powerful-solar-storms-in-2024/ 17:02 More space news 17:42 Flood of interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/heXfIiyl0GU 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast

    20 min

  6. 5 DAYS AGO

    [Q&A] Biggest Possible Crowbar, Sun Illusion, Measuring Temperature on the Moon

    How big can a space crowbar be? Why does the Sun look bigger near the horizon? How do we measure temperature on the Moon? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 👉 Watch the extended Overtime Q&A: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:23 How do we measure temperature on the Moon or in space? 03:51 Can you see more of the Milky Way in the Southern Hemisphere? 06:07 What is metallic hydrogen? 10:16 Is the Sun bigger near the horizon? 12:45 What's Gaia's role in the distance ladder? 15:45 How big can a crowbar be in space? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/aMrsKgJPnxA 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast

    20 min

  7. 6 DAYS AGO

    [Interview] Alien Atmosphere Inspector. The Pandora Telescope

    NASA is launching a new telescope this year called Pandora. It'll be specifically inspecting atmospheres of exoplanets. It even uses spare parts from JWST. Learning more about the Pandora telescope in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr Ben Hord https://pandorasat.com/ 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:31 What is the Pandora mission 07:37 Target selection 13:38 Spare detector from JWST 16:59 Fighting stellar contamination 26:32 An alternative for TRAPPIST-1 28:57 What's next for Pandora 35:05 Current obsessions 38:18 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/96Ee8Z-sbSU 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast

    40 min

  8. 28 JAN

    [Q&A] Riding a Comet, Moon Ore Veins, Internet on Mars

    Did we find ore veins on Moon or Mars? Can we see astronomical objects in 3D? Can we catch a ride on a comet? How will the internet work on Mars? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A. 👉 Watch the extended Overtime Q&A: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:23 Did we find ore veins on Moon or Mars? 05:13 Is it harder to land on the Moon or on Mars? 10:40 What are the potential supernovae we could see in our lifetime? 12:41 Can we hitch a ride on a comet? 14:16 What will the Mars colony internet be like? 17:45 How to communicate with Mars when it's blocked by the Sun? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/d-0WXmUKPRU 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast

    21 min
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Space news, interviews, Q&As, and exclusive content from Universe Today. Audio versions of Fraser Cain YouTube channel.

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  • Creator
    Fraser Cain
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
  • Episodes
    1.3K
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Fraser Cain
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    Universe Today Podcast

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