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Fraser Cain
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  1. [Space Bites+] Improving ELT // More from DART // Sun's Heartbeat

    5H AGO

    [Space Bites+] Improving ELT // More from DART // Sun's Heartbeat

    BONUS STORY STARTS AT 21:25 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bqeK-3s-y1s Starshades for ground-based telescopes, DART proved that asteroids share material, a new way to measure the age of the Universe, Webb sees Jupiter’s auroras. And in Space Bites+, how Dyson Spheres and Stellar Engines could be stable. 00:00 Intro 00:18 Starshades for Telescopes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/starshade-concept-could-reveal-earth-like-exoplanets 03:38 Proba-3's problems https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Work_ongoing_to_restore_contact_with_Proba-3_s_Coronagraph 05:19 More from DART https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-find-the-first-direct-evidence-of-binary-asteroids-sharing-material 08:28 New way to measure the age of the Universe https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-answer-is-written-in-the-stars 11:51 JWST Reveals Surprises in Jupiter’s Auroras https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-reveals-some-puzzling-surprises-in-jupiters-northern-aurora 13:13 New Findings About The Sun https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-sun-that-never-flips 14:57 Sun's Heartbeat https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-sun-has-a-heartbeat 16:34 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts 17:11 This Could be Masking The Signals from Aliens https://www.universetoday.com/articles/aliens-might-have-their-radio-signals-blurred-by-their-stars-solar-wind 19:09 Detecting Binary SMBHs Without Gravitational Waves https://www.universetoday.com/articles/looking-for-supermassive-black-hole-binaries-with-a-flash-of-starlight 20:40 Cosmic Hawk https://www.universetoday.com/articles/vlt-image-captures-a-cosmic-hawk-spanning-its-wings 21:25 Stabe Dyson Spheres https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-study-says-theres-a-way-to-make-dyson-bubbles-and-stellar-engines-stable 22:49 Thoughts on YouTube Premium

    28 min
  2. [Q&A+] Superfast Neutrinos, Types of Astronomers, Gravitational Limits for Planets

    1D AGO

    [Q&A+] Superfast Neutrinos, Types of Astronomers, Gravitational Limits for Planets

    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:13 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zWkaeakf4Mg Which different types of astronomers exist? If Mars flat? Is there a gravitational limit for planets? And in Q&A+, could other civilizations be frozen in time? 00:00 Intro 00:23 [@paigepotter4682] How do telescopes decide where to look? 03:34 [@drZab] How can neutrinos from a supernova arrive faster than light? 07:05 [@luboinchina3013] Is there a gravitational limit for planets to launch rockets from? 10:01 [@RP1_4breakfast] is Mars flat too? 10:31 [@fstrelniece] Which flavours do Astronomers come in? 12:37 [@Justchris6436] Would the perception of us from far away be the same? 13:34 [@silasmiller4417] How powerful could gravitational waves get on earth? 15:13 [@bryce.lochlan] Could most civilizations we see still be frozen in a time before they even evolved? 18:37 Outro

    21 min
  3. [Q&A+] What Will Vera Rubin Find?

    3D AGO

    [Q&A+] What Will Vera Rubin Find?

    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:15 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iVoz7HnPp1k What will Vera Rubin find? Can life on Tau Ceti be found? Why do we find galaxies of different age at same angular size? And in Q&A+, which is the closest planet we could find life at? 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@pete.runde.j] Will Vera Rubin find planet 9? 02:03 [@joshmiller7870] Is Vera Rubin currently scanning in the direction we suspect Planet 9 might be? 04:29 [@PerryM-vy4fe] Can Vera Rubin find a terrestrial world at Tau Ceti? 05:55 [@FLPhotoCatcher] Why do interferometers need insane time sync? 10:34 [@EdSceptic-y2e] Why can very different galaxies look the same in a telescope? 14:15 [@jackseabranch7960] Which is the closest star system that might contain intelligent life? 17:26 Outro

    20 min
  4. [Supercut] 10 Years of Black Hole Questions in 10 Hours

    3D AGO

    [Supercut] 10 Years of Black Hole Questions in 10 Hours

    We built a search engine that allows us to search through all the Questions Shows we've recorded to look for specific topics. It turns out that black holes were the most searched-for topic, so we decided... let's make a supercut of all 300, spanning 10 years of my life, running 10 hours long. Was it a good idea? Insanity? We're beyond that point now. So busy wondering if we could, we never stopped to ask if we should. Nor will we... ever. So now, you have the perfect machine to fall asleep to. Forever. An actual human, droning on until the heat death of the Universe. It will drive you mad, and yet, you might see the truth of the cosmos. The only way past is through. Proceed into the black hole... with caution. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:37 2016 00:22:19 2017 01:19:52 2018 01:48:06 2019 02:34:38 2020 03:20:29 2021 04:23:07 2022 05:47:14 2023 06:58:01 2024 08:28:32 2025 09:35:21 2026

  5. [Interview+] The Architect for JWST, Habitable Worlds Observatory and LIFE. Lee Feinberg

    4D AGO

    [Interview+] The Architect for JWST, Habitable Worlds Observatory and LIFE. Lee Feinberg

    BONUS PART STARTS AT 01:10:56 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0R3ykUkxH5M 👉 My previous interview with Dr Lee Feinberg https://youtu.be/eXchT7mtEao How's James Webb doing? What's the state of the Habitable Worlds Observatory and when can we realistically expect it to launch? What is the LIFE observatory and what new tech will it bring? Finding out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Lee Fienberg 📜 Habitable Worlds Observatory's Concept and Technology Maturation: Initial Feasibility and Trade Space Exploration https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.11803 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:54 Meet Lee Feinberg 00:03:39 State of JWST 00:13:28 Habitable Worlds Observatory 00:33:47 Finding planets vs Observing planets 00:43:28 Timeframe for HWO 00:58:12 LIFE Telescope 01:10:56 Quantum telescopes 01:21:51 Current obsessions 01:26:08 Final thoughts

    1h 28m
  6. [Space Bites+] Jupiter’s New Size // NO Moon Impact // More Years for ISS

    MAR 6

    [Space Bites+] Jupiter’s New Size // NO Moon Impact // More Years for ISS

    BONUS STORY STARTS AT 20:43 Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not impact the moon in 2032. Jupiter is smaller and flatter than we thought. New ways to measure the expansion rate of the universe. And in Space Bites Plus, even tardigrades struggle in Martian Regolith. 00:00 Intro 00:16 Moon slam's not happening https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Planetary_Defence/Asteroid_2024_YR4_will_not_impact_the_Moon 01:43 Interplanetary Habitable Zone https://www.universetoday.com/articles/introducing-the-interplanetary-habitable-zone 04:39 We Were Wrong About Jupiter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jupiter-is-smaller-and-flatter-than-previously-thought 06:23 Most Detailed Radio Map of the Universe Ever https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-lofar-telescope-produces-the-most-detailed-radio-map-of-the-universe-ever 08:10 New Ways to Measure Cosmic Expansion https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-device-a-new-way-to-measure-cosmic-expansion-with-lensed-supernovae 10:15 Measuring Expansion with Gravitational Waves https://www.universetoday.com/articles/illinois-and-uchicago-physicists-develop-a-new-method-for-measuring-cosmic-expansion 13:37 Senate Approves Artemis Changes. Gives ISS 2 More Years https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/the-us-senate-empowers-nasa-to-fully-engage-in-lunar-space-race/ 15:57 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts 16:26 Alien Megastructures on The H-R Diagram https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-coldest-stars-in-the-galaxy-might-actually-be-alien-megastructures 18:19 Just Like The Martian https://www.universetoday.com/articles/growing-future-meals-in-space-will-require-human-waste 19:46 Euclid and Hubble Team Up https://www.universetoday.com/articles/cosmic-collaboration-euclid-and-hubble-team-up-to-capture-the-cats-eye-nebula 20:43 Bonus Topic https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-toughest-animals-in-the-universe-just-got-a-new-job 22:42 Something Big's Coming

    25 min
  7. [Q&A+] The Next ISS, Europan Life, Heat Death of The Universe

    MAR 5

    [Q&A+] The Next ISS, Europan Life, Heat Death of The Universe

    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:37 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/olJR9OPYXbo What are the plans for the next space station? What type of Europan life could Europa Clipper detect? Could we spot the rotation of our supercluster? And in Q&A+, is the Moon necessary for life? 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@meesalikeu] What are plans for the next ISS? 02:36 [@wainr777able] Which life Europa Clipper could find? 07:10 [@doogle4144] Could we see the rotation of our supercluster? 09:45 [@willstack6188] Antimatter engines for interstellar travel 13:28 [@nitstyles13] How will the SGL telescope work? 16:12 [@hangmann747tinmann8] Would systems like Jupiter survive the heat death of the Universe? 17:37 [@shashilwow] How crucial is the Moon for life? 19:30 Outro

    24 min
  8. [Bonus] Event Horizon JMG: Black Holes, Dark Matter, and What Rubin Will Find

    MAR 3

    [Bonus] Event Horizon JMG: Black Holes, Dark Matter, and What Rubin Will Find

    This is an episode of John Michael Godier's Event Horizon show that we did together. YouTube version on JMG's channel: https://youtu.be/RCiEXChXokI

    53 min
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    Fraser Cain
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    2014 - 2026
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