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. 1 DAY AGO

    [Q&A] SpaceX Consuming NASA, Earth Hoarding Asteroids, Tracking X37

    Will SpaceX eventually consume NASA? Are there asteroids at Lagrange points in front and behind the Earth? Can we track the Space Force's secret X37 shuttle? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:31 Are there asteroids in Earth's Lagrange points? 04:09 Will Musk fold NASA into SpaceX? 12:15 How will current US events change Canadian Space Agency? 15:06 Do we track the Space Force secret "Shuttle"? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/ejGGdBH9IzM 📰 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

  2. 5 DAYS AGO

    [Space Bites] First Ever Strange Star // Fireworks from Sgr A* // Most Energetic Neutrino Ever

    A massive new release of Type 1a supernova data, did astronomers see a strange star form? huge spiral arms of comets in the Oort Cloud, and the highest energy neutrino ever detected. Plus in our extended version on Patreon, how scientists could get real data on UAPs. 🚀 Watch THIS VIDEO with NO ADS and a secret BONUS for FREE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/122805716 00:00 Intro 00:20 Massive release of Type 1a supernovae data https://www.universetoday.com/170923/huge-release-of-type-1a-supernovae-data/ 03:33 First strange star? https://www.universetoday.com/171006/did-astronomers-just-witness-the-formation-of-a-strange-star/ 06:04 When did the Moon solidify? https://www.universetoday.com/170956/the-moon-solidified-4-43-billion-years-ago/ 07:36 Spiral structures in the Oort cloud https://www.universetoday.com/170976/a-spiral-structure-in-the-inner-oort-cloud/ 09:08 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 10:10 Highest energy neutrino ever detected https://www.universetoday.com/170914/an-unfinished-detector-has-already-spotted-the-highest-energy-neutrino-ever-seen/ 12:20 JWST spies fireworks at Sgr a https://www.universetoday.com/170986/webb-telescope-fireworks-milky-way-galaxy-black-hole/ 13:36 Intermediate size black holes https://www.universetoday.com/171003/desi-found-300-candidate-intermediate-mass-black-holes/ 15:26 Cool space images https://www.universetoday.com/170928/stunning-80-megapixel-image-of-a-stellar-nursery/ https://www.universetoday.com/170915/a-flaming-flower-in-the-large-magellanic-cloud/ 16:36 Guide to Space 17:10 Bonus part 17:42 Current state of NASA 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/WkqpZx6bt_0 📰 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

  3. 6 DAYS AGO

    [Q&A] Dying in Space, Cancelling SLS, Getting My Mind Blown

    What will we really lose in case SLS actually gets cancelled? Would nuclear rockets bring a significant enough improvement to space travel? Do we even know how to die in space? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 👉 Watch this same video with no ads and a bonus question: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-question-q-122574752 👉 Additional Overtime episode with even more questions: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-for-q-122575228 00:00 Start 00:24 What are we losing if the SLS is cancelled? 05:59 Will a space dry dock work? 09:39 Do we even know how to die in space? 11:15 What blows my mind? 12:51 Would nuclear rockets go faster than our current engines? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/JxMjGabWNOE 📰 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

    19 min

  4. 18 FEB

    [Q&A] Terraforming Exoplanets, Dark Matter Annihilation, Finding Life in Other Galaxies | Q&A 296

    Does dark matter annihilate with normal matter? Should we be searching for signs of life in other galaxies? Do we know how to terraform exoplanets? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A. 🦄 Watch additional Overtime: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:22 How can we terraform exoplanets? 08:28 Can we detect life in another galaxy? 12:46 Does dark matter and normal matter annihilate? 15:46 Does the YT algorithm help my channel? 21:34 SECRET bonus question 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/bP5RIQU8-0s 📰 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

    24 min

  5. 17 FEB

    [NIAC 2025] Exploring Enceladus with a Hopping Robot

    Moving across the surface of Enceladus can be more tricky than you think. Rough icy terrain can be hard for wheels. No atmosphere makes helicopters impossible. Thus, hopping and jumping might be the answer! 👉 Watch our videos with no ads: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 NIAC 2025 playlist 🚀 NIAC 2024 playlist 🚀 NIAC 2023 playlist 🟣 Guest: Dr. Justin Yim https://publish.illinois.edu/novelmobilerobotslab/ NIAC Award. LEAP – Legged Exploration Across the Plume https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/leap-legged-exploration-across-the-plume/ 00:00 Intro 01:29 Enceladus 02:34 NIAC proposal 04:35 SALTO hopper 10:27 Scientific challenges 13:15 Alternative destinations 16:18 Scaling things up 20:26 Deliverables for NIAC 22:03 Current obsessions 30:24 More interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/fXQ0tWw0zjE 📰 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

  6. 14 FEB

    [Space Bites] Odds of An Asteroid Strike // Dark Matter Domination // Radiation Protection with Hydrogel

    James Webb finds the smallest asteroids in the main belt, astronomers double the chances of that asteroid strike in 2032, using hydrogel to protect astronauts from radiation, and material from Alpha centauri is already streaming into the Solar System. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:20 JWST sees the smallest asteroid https://www.universetoday.com/170834/jwst-finds-the-smallest-asteroids-ever-seen-in-the-main-belt/ 02:45 Double the chances of hitting Earth https://www.universetoday.com/170837/yes-the-odds-of-an-asteroid-striking-earth-have-doubled-no-you-dont-need-to-worry/ 05:52 Webb sees newly forming planets https://www.universetoday.com/170882/the-jwst-gives-us-our-best-image-of-planets-forming-around-a-star/ 07:13 Protecting from radiation with hydrogel https://www.universetoday.com/170817/hydrogels-could-be-ideal-radiation-protection-for-astronauts/ 09:03 Vote results 09:38 Meterial from Alpha Centauri https://www.universetoday.com/170799/material-from-alpha-centauri-is-already-here/ 11:37 Dark Matter dominating early Universe https://www.universetoday.com/170833/a-new-study-reveals-how-dark-matter-dominated-the-early-universe-1/ 13:17 Mars clouds from Curiosity https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26519-curiosity-views-twilight-clouds/ 14:02 Einstein ring from Euclid https://www.universetoday.com/170864/the-euclid-space-telescope-captures-a-rare-stunning-einstein-ring/ 14:59 RCW 38 https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2503/ 15:41 More space news 16:17 Bonus story on Patreon 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/L6Hw1ofU0IE 📰 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

    18 min

  7. 13 FEB

    [Q&A] Most Exciting NIAC Project, Grains of Sand vs Stars, Total Solar Eclipse Going Away

    Which NIAC project would be the best to bring to life? Are there really more stars than grains of sand on Earth? Is the solar eclipse going away from us? What's on my shelf behind me? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:26 Is the total solar eclipse going away? 02:24 Will Starship and New Glenn bring more space observatories? 04:36 Which NIAC award is the most exciting? 06:48 Are there places in the Universe with dozens of galaxies in the sky? 08:21 Are there more grains of sand than stars in the Universe? 09:54 Item from the shelf 12:33 A starhade project 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/MEfNk0dS2tI 📰 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

    17 min

  8. 12 FEB

    [NIAC 2025] NASA Just Funded A Project to Blow Space Structures Out Of Glass

    NASA just funded a NIAC project to study the possibility of building large structures on the Moon, on Mars and in space out of glass. Blowing glass bubbles similarly to how it's done on Earth. 👉 Watch our videos with no ads: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Dr. Martin Bermudez https://www.skyeports.com/ NIAC Award. Lunar Glass Structure (LUNGS): Enabling Construction of Monolithic Habitats in Low-Gravity: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/lunar-glass-structure-lungs-enabling-construction-of-monolithic-habitats-in-low-gravity/ 00:00 Intro 01:25 How difficult is blowing glass 14:11 Moon habitat made of glass 29:07 Glass structures in space 33:17 What is NIAC like 40:57 Current obsessions 43:38 More interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/p-eGu_RGCOI 📰 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

    46 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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