Universe Today Podcast

Fraser Cain
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  1. [Emergency Review] Project Hail Mary + Top 100 Lists

    2D AGO

    [Emergency Review] Project Hail Mary + Top 100 Lists

    This is an EMERGENCY podcast about Project Hail Mary. Fraser's joined by Producer Anton discussing the movie, as well as the recently released Top-100 lists for movies and TV shows. ⚠️‼️⛔️THIS CONTAINS SPOLERS for Project Hail Mary⚠️‼️⛔️ 00:00 Intro 01:06 SPOILER ALERT 01:48 Project Hail Mary 27:51 Top-100 movies 35:36 Top-100 TV shows Top 100 movies Top 100 TV Shows

    43 min
  2. [Space Bites+] Nuclear Mars Mission // NASA's Moon Base // New ISS Plan

    2D AGO

    [Space Bites+] Nuclear Mars Mission // NASA's Moon Base // New ISS Plan

    BONUS STORY STARTS AT 20:07 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FBEUdChBGxA NASA overturns its future exploration plans, Rubin pipelines are filled with juicy data, dwarf galaxies hide overmassive black holes, Titan Dragonfly is coming together. And in Space Bites+, charting the history of a galaxy’s evolution. 00:00 Intro 00:16 NASA Ignition https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-lays-out-ambitious-plans-f00or-moon-base-and-nuclear-mars-mission 06:49 First Follow-Up On Rubin’s Alert https://www.universetoday.com/articles/rubin-alert-leads-to-first-follow-up-observations-and-detection-of-four-supernovae 10:04 JWST Finds Overmassive Black Holes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-finds-more-overmassive-black-holes-this-time-in-dwarf-galaxies 11:15 Did Triton Do It? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-moon-that-tipped-a-planet 13:20 Milestone for Dragonfly https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-dragonfly-rotorcraft-begins-integration-and-testing-ahead-of-mission-to-titan 14:41 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts 15:09 Baby Planets Directly Observed https://www.universetoday.com/articles/direct-confirmation-of-two-baby-planets-forming-around-a-young-sun-like-star 17:12 Team-Up for Saturn https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-webb-and-hubble-telescopes-look-at-saturn-in-a-different-light 18:44 Crab Nebula Evolution https://www.universetoday.com/articles/watching-25-years-of-expansion-in-the-crab-nebula-with-the-hubble 20:07 Galactic Archeology https://www.universetoday.com/articles/extragalactic-archaeology-a-new-method-to-understand-galaxy-growth-and-evolution 23:16 Project Hail Mary mini-review

    26 min
  3. [Q&A+] Nights on Venus, Best Interstellar Propulsion Tech, Sun's Stellar Flybys

    3D AGO

    [Q&A+] Nights on Venus, Best Interstellar Propulsion Tech, Sun's Stellar Flybys

    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:02 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/V6Vm9Wb4ZF8 Full livestream: https://youtube.com/live/esBOfZhJTWk Does it get dark on Venus during the night? Which propulsion tech is the best for realistic interstellar travel? Which Astrophysicist is my favourite and why? And in Q&A+, what research would I do if I were a scientist, not a journalist? 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@Smo1k] Does it get dark on Venus during the night? 01:39 [@trickymick] Could strange orbits of the dwarf planets be caused by an ancient stellar flyby? 02:25 [@SuatÖzdemirci] What's the best tech for realistic interstellar propulsion? 04:45 [@N.Armstrng] What happens when two black holes merge? 06:38 [@doogle4144] Why do I do patreon interviews? 11:14 [@happybuttersblast8334] Who is my favorite astrophysicist and why? 12:02 [@Kingtad1136] If I were a scientist and not a journalist, what would I focus my research on? 16:13 Outro

    19 min
  4. [Interview+] There Might Be A Limit on How Many Satellites We Can Launch

    4D AGO

    [Interview+] There Might Be A Limit on How Many Satellites We Can Launch

    Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/w677o1jHYmk The number of satellites has grown dramatically and it will continue to grow. But where's the limit? How many satellites can we realistically launch? Most people think that it's the Kessler Syndrome. Saturating the orbit with space debris until a chain reaction erupts. But there might be other limiting factors. What are they? Finding out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Professor Laura Revell https://profiles.canterbury.ac.nz/Laura-Revell/publications 00:00 Intro 02:15 What happens to satellites upon re-entry 10:41 Rocket fuel emissions 24:13 Possible nuclear wars 29:07 Current obsession 34:45 Final thoughts

    37 min
  5. [Q&A+] Video from Titan, Watching Artemis 2, Moons with Moons with Moons

    5D AGO

    [Q&A+] Video from Titan, Watching Artemis 2, Moons with Moons with Moons

    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:04 👉 Send in your questions for Patreon Q&A here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153780788 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube https://youtu.be/cHcqk31NtH0 What kind of media can we expect from Titan Dragonfly? Could you track Artemis 2 with an amateur telescope? Can moons have moons that have moons? And in Q&A+, should journalists use more storytelling? 00:00 Intro 00:24 [@geohondo] What media content can we expect from the Titan Dragonfly? 01:19 [@DamingoFlave] Could you track Artemis 2 with an amateur telescope? 02:52 [@TestingTesting-1234] Should we establish Aldrin cyclers between the earth and the moon? 05:11 [@kirkwagner461] Does Aldrin Cycler give you any delta-v advantage? 05:39 [@kairon156] Is there any plan to give the moon it's own GPS? 07:23 [@EdSceptic-y2e] Moon with a moon with a moon 08:21 [@SidVicious619-d5r] Can a moon not be tidally locked to a planet? 09:45 [@C.Lo.87] Can a white dwarf collect enough material to restart fusion? 13:04 [@paigepotter4682] Do you think space journalism should ever lean more into wonder and storytelling rather than strict explanation? 16:10 Outro Full livestream: https://youtube.com/live/esBOfZhJTWk

    18 min
  6. [Interview+] How Moon's Ridges Reveal Secrets About Its Geology

    6D AGO

    [Interview+] How Moon's Ridges Reveal Secrets About Its Geology

    Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iGxXclzwa08 How dead is the Moon (geologically speaking)? How can we know what's going on inside it? What should the people returning to the Moon expect from it? Finding the answers in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Cole Nypaver https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/cole-nypaver 📜 Smithsonian Planetary Scientists Discover Recent Tectonic Activity on the Moon https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-planetary-scientists-discover-recent-tectonic-activity-moon 00:00 Intro 01:44 Is the Moon dead? 08:44 What created the faults 14:04 Returning to the Moon 24:24 Beyond just the Moon 26:58 Boulders on the Moon 33:37 Current obsessions 38:42 Final thoughts

    40 min
  7. [Bonus] Event Horizon JMG: Why Intelligence May Be Extremely Rare in the Universe

    6D AGO

    [Bonus] Event Horizon JMG: Why Intelligence May Be Extremely Rare in the Universe

    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/mbn3uK7V3b0

    1h 9m
  8. [Space Bites+] Weird New Planet // New Moon in A Bag // Superstorm Hit Mars

    MAR 20

    [Space Bites+] Weird New Planet // New Moon in A Bag // Superstorm Hit Mars

    BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:26 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ncr3QzZUREY A planetary system that breaks all the rules. Colliding worlds reminds us of the Earth and the Moon. A super solar storm hit Mars too. An explanation for a seven-hour gamma ray burst. And in Space Bites Plus, thousands of stellar siblings found. 🔵 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts 00:00 Intro 00:15 Planetary System that Breaks All Rules https://www.universetoday.com/articles/cheops-discovery-defies-planetary-formation-rules 02:41 A Special Rocky World https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-isnt-just-another-rocky-world-orbiting-a-red-dwarf-this-ones-special 04:32 Worlds Colliding https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-find-evidence-of-worlds-colliding-11000-light-years-away 06:21 Plans for a Moon in a Bag https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/a-private-space-company-has-a-radical-new-plan-to-bag-an-asteroid/ 07:47 Lunar Magnetic Mystery Solved https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-60-year-old-mystery-about-the-moons-magnetosphere-is-finally-solved 09:47 Vote results 10:12 Solar Superstorm Hit Mars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/esas-mars-orbiters-watch-solar-superstorm-hit-the-red-planet 12:00 Nobody Could Explain This https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-seven-hour-explosion-nobody-could-explain 15:26 Something’s Changing the Small Magellanic Cloud https://www.universetoday.com/articles/something-is-changing-the-small-magellanic-cloud 15:26 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-suns-great-escape 17:41 Vibe coding

    22 min
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  • Creator
    Fraser Cain
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
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