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Universe Today Podcast Fraser Cain
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4.7 • 105 Ratings
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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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[Space Bites] Big Space Debris Milestone // JWST Spies Exoplanet Weather // Immortal SLIM
Webb sees weather on an exoplanet, takes a new image of the horsehead nebula, and a satellite takes a close up image of a piece of space debris.
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00:00 Intro
00:17 Weather on an exoplanet
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-maps-weather-on-planet-280-light-years-away/
02:26 JWST in interferometry mode
https://www.universetoday.com/166757/jwst-uses-interferometry-mode-to-reveal-two-protoplanets-around-a-young-star/
04:02 One step closer to space debris removal
https://astroscale.com/astroscale-unveils-worlds-first-image-of-space-debris-captured-through-rendezvous-and-proximity-operations/
05:26 Hubble goes in and out of safe mode
https://www.universetoday.com/166780/uh-oh-hubbles-having-gyro-problems-again/
07:03 Black holes can halt star formation in galaxies
https://www.universetoday.com/166763/black-holes-can-halt-star-formation-in-massive-galaxies/
08:44 Vote results
09:29 SLIM just refuses to die
https://www.universetoday.com/166765/japans-lunar-lander-survives-its-third-lunar-night/
10:32 Great images
https://www.universetoday.com/166802/first-light-from-einstein-probe-a-supernova-remnant/
13:08 More space news
13:59 Hubble's gyros
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[Interview] Is There Hope For TRAPPIST-1 Planets with James Webb?
What are the limits of James Webb when it's looking for Earth-like atmospheres? What can we possibly find out? Is there any hope for red dwarf stars and their planets to have a potential for habitability? Finding out the answers with Evelyn Macdonald.
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00:00 Intro
01:39 Current observations with Webb
06:14 What could we see in exoplanet atmospheres
12:08 What do planets actually look like
17:41 Future telescopes
19:50 Is there hope for red dwarf star planets?
24:55 Current obsessions
26:34 Final thoughts and more interviews
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[Q&A] Effects of Planet Alignment, Protecting Antimatter Spaceships from Dust, JWST Deep Fields
How can we protect antimatter-powered rockets from space dust? Will curing cancer solve deep space travel? What happens when planets align? Does dark matter lose angular momentum? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:28 [Andoria] How can we protect antimatter-powered spaceships from space dust?
06:34 [Vulcan] What will happen if all planets aligned?
09:59 [Risa] Does dark matter lose angular momentum?
15:09 [Aeturen] Are there any advantages to non-Dobsonians for rookies?
21:03 [Vendikar] Why are JWST's deep field images not dramatically better than Hubble's?
23:52 [Remus] Will space still be dangerous when we cure cancer?
25:38 [Janus] How realistic is the concept of sophons from the Three Body Problem?
27:36 [Cait] Do gravity waves come in different flavours?
30:51 [Betazed] How big can a space telescope be if it's assembled in space?
34:36 [Cheleb] Could aliens have created black holes?
37:45 [Nimbus] What's the deal with Sedna?
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[Space Bites] Artemis III in Jeopardy // Giant Lava Lake on Io // Voyager-1 Fixed
Juno sees a lava lake on Io, Voyager 1 isn’t spouting nonsense any more, Titan Dragonfly gets the greenlight from NASA, and TESS finds its first rogue planet.
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00:00 Intro
00:14 Giant Lava Lake on Io
https://www.universetoday.com/166716/juno-reveals-a-giant-lava-lake-on-io/
01:52 Voyager-1 restores communication
https://www.universetoday.com/166733/nasa-restores-communications-with-voyager-1/
03:39 NASA Greenlights Titan Dragonfly
06:03 TESS finds its first rogue planet
https://www.universetoday.com/166755/tess-finds-its-first-rogue-planet/
08:13 Vote results
08:57 Nancy Grace Roman gets reaction wheels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Mgt2iwYgY&ab_channel=NASAGoddard
10:28 NASA's solar sail goes to space
https://www.universetoday.com/166759/nasas-new-solar-sail-has-launched-and-deployed/
12:10 Two incredible timelapses from Chandra
13:16 Downscale for Artemis III?
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/nasa-may-alter-artemis-iii-to-have-starship-and-orion-dock-in-low-earth-orbit/
15:58 More space news
16:52 Capabilities driven exploration
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nextstep-virtual-industry-forum_6nov2014_final.pdf
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[Q&A] Bigger JWST for Starship, Day on A Gas Planet, Real Science Gatekeepers
Why don't they just build a bigger version of James Webb for Starship? What's the pressure inside Europa's oceans? How can you measure a day on a planet without a surface? Answering all these questions and more in this week's question show.
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00:00 Start
00:26 [Andoria] What's the pressure in Europa's ocean?
04:45 [Vulcan] Should they build another JWST for the Starship?
09:53 [Risa] How long is a day on a gas planet?
13:45 [Aeturen] How does a total solar eclipse look like from the Moon?
16:17 [Vendikar] Suggestions for backyard telescope hobbyists
24:16 [Remus] Who are the real science gatekeepers?
28:05 [Janus] What would I do differently for the next eclipse?
30:55 [Cait] Phone apps with sky overlay
33:12 [Betazed] How will Japan's pressurised rover keep dust from the inside?
37:06 [Cheleb] What effects can a gamma ray burst have on Earth?
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[Space Bites] ISS Debris Hit Florida House // Crisis for Mars Sample Return // Closest Black Hole
A piece of the ISS smashed into a house in Florida. Evidence for the first stars in the Universe. NASA is having to rethink its Mars Sample Return mission.
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00:00 Intro
00:14 Chunk from ISS hits a house in Florida
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/04/15/nasa-completes-analysis-of-recovered-space-object/
01:45 Did JWST find Pop III stars?
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.00953
04:46 Problems with Mars Sample Return
https://www.universetoday.com/166658/the-current-mars-sample-return-mission-isnt-going-to-work-nasa-is-going-back-to-the-drawing-board/
07:00 Closest black hole
https://www.universetoday.com/166669/the-milky-ways-most-massive-stellar-black-hole-is-only-2000-light-years-away/
08:26 Vote results
09:20 Moon dust shield
https://www.universetoday.com/166615/nasa-is-building-an-electrodynamic-shield-to-deal-with-all-that-dust-on-the-moon-and-mars/
11:18 Patreon
12:29 Hint for an exomoon
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1041117
14:27 Mind-blowing eclipse video
https://www.universetoday.com/166677/the-solar-eclipse-like-weve-never-seen-it-before/
15:16 More space news
16:07 Mars sample return
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Customer Reviews
Great but..
I cant listen to episodes that have a constant dirge behind the words all the way thro. Eg the Mimas one.
But otherwise a very fine and unique astronomy resource! Hence 5 stars.
Best space podcast
Easy listen in the evening, interesting scientific advances that aren’t dumbed down so you can listen and learn something new all the time.
Working my way through from the start
I really enjoy this podcast, being a completist I started at episode 1 and have been listening my way through for the last few weeks. It’s a really informative and educational listen, with the added bonus of nerdy space news, and more information on Lagrange Points than you ever thought you needed to know ;) Fraiser’s voice is really easy to listen to as well, making this the perfect podcast to listen to and pay attention to, or listen to at night and drift off dreaming about stars. Although I always set it to stop after 20 minutes so I don’t miss any Lagrange point info :p Only about 6 months behind live now so already wonder what to binge next when I’m finished here!