Universe Today Podcast

Fraser Cain
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  1. [Space Bites+] Weird Starless Galaxy // Private Space Telescope // Betelbuddy's Wake

    3D AGO

    [Space Bites+] Weird Starless Galaxy // Private Space Telescope // Betelbuddy's Wake

    A galaxy without stars, the wake of Betelgeuse’s companion star, a privately-funded Hubble class telescope, and could there be exomoons at TRAPPIST-1? And on Space Bites+, seeing an event horizon in 3D. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ilHG9OvMdmo 🌶️ Add to The Pile of Spice https://www.patreon.com/posts/pile-of-spice-147346705 👉 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts 00:00 Intro 00:17 A galaxy with no stars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-galaxy-that-never-was 02:08 Hubble detects the wake of Bettelbuddy https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasa-hubble-helps-detect-wake-of-betelgeuses-elusive-companion-star/ 04:31 JWST finds new objects astonomers can't explain https://www.universetoday.com/articles/as-puzzling-as-a-platypus-the-jwst-finds-some-hard-to-categorize-objects 06:25 Private initiative for a Hubble replacement https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/eric-schmidt-will-massively-invest-in-private-telescopes-including-hubble-replacement/ 08:48 Problems for potential life on Europa https://www.universetoday.com/articles/europa-may-be-lifeless-and-unihabitable-after-all 10:52 Rare lensed supernova https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-discover-a-bright-supernova-using-gravitational-lensing-for-the-first-time 12:36 Vote results 13:12 A mathematical solution for lunar dust problem https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-sticky-problem-of-lunar-dust-gets-a-mathematical-solution 15:28 Potential for exomoons in TRAPPIST-1 system https://www.universetoday.com/articles/could-trappist-1s-seven-worlds-host-moons 17:02 Decades-long supernova timelapse https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-releases-the-long-awaited-video-of-keplers-supernova-remnant 18:16 BONUS STORY 19:57 Pile of Spice https://www.patreon.com/posts/pile-of-spice-147346705

    25 min
  2. [Q&A+] Hardest Lagrange Point, Voyagers' Realistic Lifetime, Goals for Telescopes

    4D AGO

    [Q&A+] Hardest Lagrange Point, Voyagers' Realistic Lifetime, Goals for Telescopes

    Can we find a use for the L3 Lagrange point? How long do the Voyagers have left? Which goals do we have for telescopes that are being built? And in Q&A+, arguably the most important technology we can focus on? BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:07 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/59zez1t-Xo8 Here's a link to the full, unedited livestream: https://youtube.com/live/gENBle2AVDk

    24 min
  3. [Q&A+] Exciting Science in 2026, Nature of Dark Matter, Forever Travelling Light

    6D AGO

    [Q&A+] Exciting Science in 2026, Nature of Dark Matter, Forever Travelling Light

    What exciting science can we expect in 2026? Can dark matter be black holes or even something else? Does light travel forever? And in Q&A+, could a rogue planet pass through the Solar System? BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 16:10 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bPQWwQFcNmU Here's a link to the full, unedited livestream: https://youtube.com/live/gENBle2AVDk

    23 min
  4. [Interview+] Why People Stop Trusting Science? And How Can We Fix It

    JAN 5

    [Interview+] Why People Stop Trusting Science? And How Can We Fix It

    There is growing mistrust in experts and expertise. Not just in space but in practically any field. Why do people stop trusting experts? What processes are behind it? What can we do to fix it? Finding out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Frederic Bertley https://www.fredericbertley.com/ Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N3e2oISXWqU

    1h 8m
  5. [Q&A+] Sun's Siblings, Symmetrical Universe, Biosignature Molecules

    JAN 2

    [Q&A+] Sun's Siblings, Symmetrical Universe, Biosignature Molecules

    Can we find siblings of the Sun? Is the expansion of the Universe symmetrical in all directions? Which molecules can be considered biosignatures? And in Q&A+, I answer a tricky question about Star Wars vs Star Trek. BONUS QUESTION START AT 18:33 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IGbFcmWjYd4 Here's a link to the full, unedited livestream: https://youtube.com/live/gENBle2AVDk

    19 min
  6. [Q&A+] Habitable Titan, Seeing The Sun from The Past, EHT's Next Target

    12/30/2025

    [Q&A+] Habitable Titan, Seeing The Sun from The Past, EHT's Next Target

    Will Titan become habitable when the Sun expands? What is the next target for the Event Horizon Telescope? Could we see light from the Sun's past? And in Q&A+, a quick update on the search of Planet 9. BONUS QUESTION START AT 18:00 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Bk3JZCNzdPw Here's a link to the full, unedited livestream: https://youtube.com/live/gENBle2AVDk

    22 min
  7. [Interview+] Teaching ChatGPT to Do Real Science

    12/29/2025

    [Interview+] Teaching ChatGPT to Do Real Science

    LLM and Generative AI seems to be everywhere. But at the same time it generates a lot of AI slop in all forms. However, there are really good ways we can use LLMs for science. How can we do it in astronomy? Can we teach ChatGPT or Gemini to do good science? Finding out in this interview. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LF22szp7ouo BONUS PART STARTS at 40:59 🟣 Guest: Nolan Koblischke https://nolank.ca 👉 AION Search https://astronolan-aion-search.hf.space/ 00:00 Intro 02:30 Using LLMs for Astronomy purposes 10:30 Training LLMs 31:42 LLMs potentially contributing to new science knowlegde 40:59 Which part of astronomy is it most useful in 49:48 Current obsessions 58:11 Final thoughts

    1 hr
  8. [Space Bites+] Minus One Ocean World // Superkilonova // Catastrophic Collisions at Fomalhaut

    12/26/2025

    [Space Bites+] Minus One Ocean World // Superkilonova // Catastrophic Collisions at Fomalhaut

    The best spacecraft images of 3I/ATLAS, maybe Titan doesn’t have a liquid ocean, planetesimals crashing in a nearby star system, and the first superkilonova. And in Space Bites+, astronomers are finding more exoplanet candidates that might have atmospheres. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/35YuMlCSgQg 00:00 Intro 00:14 More Activity from 3I/ATLAS https://www.universetoday.com/articles/esas-juice-mission-reveals-more-activity-from-3iatlas 02:28 We May Have Lost an Ocean World https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-solar-system-loses-an-ocean-world 04:48 Catastrophic Collision Spotted in Fomalhaut https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-hubble-witnesses-catastrophic-collisions-in-the-fomalhaut-system 07:34 Crashing Exocomets https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-hubble-witnesses-catastrophic-collisions-in-the-fomalhaut-system 09:30 Superkilonova https://www.universetoday.com/articles/did-astronomers-just-find-a-superkilonova-double-explosion-maybe 11:47 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts 12:15 "They Live" galaxies https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-found-a-jekyll-and-hyde-galaxy-in-the-early-universe 14:02 BONUS STORY https://www.universetoday.com/articles/five-new-planets-and-the-battle-for-their-atmospheres 17:08 More space news 17:50 Wrapping up 2025

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