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Universe Today Podcast Fraser Cain
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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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[Special] What Does Starship Launch Success Mean for SpaceX Now
It happened! Starship and SuperHeavy Did Launch for the second time. All 33 raptors were working. Hot staging went as planned. But then both the Booster 9 and Ship 25 were lost. What exactly went wrong and what does it mean for the future of Starship? Finding out with Scott Manley and Marcus House.
📺 Scott Manley:
https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley
📺 Marcus House:
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:02 Before IFT-2
00:08:35 The Launch
00:14:19 Hot Staging
00:16:20 What went wrong with SuperHeavy
00:25:00 What went wrong with Starship
00:32:00 What's next?
00:45:58 What it means for Artemis
01:03:00 Final thoughts
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[Space Bites] China's Moon Secret Revealed // Starship Success // The Real Asteroid Danger
SpaceX Starship launches again. Webb finds methane in the atmosphere of an exoplanet and reveals a star forming region near the center of the Milky Way. The overwhelming logistics of dealing with an asteroid threat.
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00:00 Intro
00:16 Starship Second Flight
https://www.universetoday.com/164331/spacex-tested-its-starship-again-successful-launch-but-both-vehicles-were-destroyed/
04:36 JWST finds methane on an exoplanet
https://www.universetoday.com/164405/wow-jwst-just-found-methane-in-an-exoplanet-atmosphere/
06:27 JWST looks into Milky Way's center
https://www.universetoday.com/164355/webbs-infrared-eye-reveals-the-heart-of-the-milky-way/
08:11 Secret Chinese payload
https://www.universetoday.com/164379/a-chinese-booster-and-additional-secret-payload-caused-a-double-crater-on-the-moon/
10:02 Vote results
https://youtu.be/tqsRBKgpJsI
11:00 More plutonium for NASA
https://www.universetoday.com/164407/nasa-is-getting-the-plutonium-it-needs-for-future-missions/
13:29 Missing Spiral Galaxies
https://durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2023/11/supergalactic-planes-missing-spiral-galaxies/
15:01 Q&A Show
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmm6b_fexWT6vSK9J_c4zgep
16:50 Zone of Avoidance
https://www.universetoday.com/164328/the-universe-cant-hide-behind-the-zone-of-avoidance-any-longer/
18:21 Real Danger of an Asteroid Threat
https://www.universetoday.com/164378/if-youre-trying-to-prevent-an-asteroid-impact-the-technical-and-political-challenges-are-staggering/
📺 VIDEO VERSION
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[Q&A] More To Come From JWST, Starlink Interferometer, TESS vs Kepler
Did James Webb already reach its full potential or is there more to come from it? How does TESS compare to Kepler? Can we use Starlinks as a giant space-based interferometer? Can we rip a black hole apart to see what's inside? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A!
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00:00 Start
00:54 [Andoria] Were primordial gravitational waves stretched?
07:15 [Vulcan] Are black holes the same with very early Universe?
09:28 [Risa] TESS vs Kepler
12:18 [Aeturen] Can starlinks be used as an interferometer?
15:23 [Vendikar] Can meteors from Venus be on Moon or Mars?
17:40 [Remus] Bogus discoveries
21:38 [Janus] Will a Dyson sphere be unstable?
25:51 [Cait] Have we found aliens yet?
25:57 [Betazed] Did JWST show its full potential?
28:46 [Cheleb] Can we rip a black hole to see what's inside?
30:39 [Nimbus] Can we mine a neutron star?
32:35 [Belos] Rogue exoplanets found in the Orion nebula
35:12 [Lyar] Do I get bored of my job?
38:13 [Zalcon] Triton
40:29 [Arret] Biggest missed opportunity in space?
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Mars Samples By 2031 // Starship's GO For Launch // Oumuamua NOT Interstellar?
China is planning a Mars Sample Return Mission. James Webb tracks water moving towards planets. The Hubble Tension has gotten even more tense.
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00:00 Intro
00:12 China's Mars Sample Return Mission
https://www.universetoday.com/164186/china-wants-to-retrieve-a-sample-of-mars-by-2028/
02:36 Active Oort Cloud
https://www.universetoday.com/164213/the-oort-cloud-might-be-more-active-than-we-thought/
04:40 Amateur supernova discovery
https://www.universetoday.com/164136/an-amateur-astronomer-discovered-one-of-a-kind-supernova-remnant/
06:54 Vote results
07:29 JWST sees water transfer
https://www.universetoday.com/164249/jwst-shows-ice-covered-pebbles-delivering-water-to-new-planets/
09:13 Lunar swirls
https://www.universetoday.com/164277/the-lunar-swirl-mystery-deepens/
10:42 Regolith landing problem
https://www.nasa.gov/general/rocket-exhaust-on-the-moon-nasa-supercomputers-reveal-surface-effects/
11:55 Support us on Patreon
12:48 Hubble Tensions gets worse
https://www.universetoday.com/164198/if-you-account-for-the-laniakea-supercluster-the-hubble-tension-might-be-even-larger/
14:24 Starship Launch
https://www.universetoday.com/164220/starship-could-be-ready-to-launch-on-friday/
15:03 More on interstellar objects
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[Interview] 35 Million Galaxies in One Catalog to Understand Dark Energy
How large surveys of our galactic neighbourhood can help us better understand dark energy? What more can we learn from them? What instruments and techniques are used for this? Answering all these question and more with Dr John Moustakas.
More interviews:
👉 Understanding Dark Energy
https://youtu.be/2Y6KK94GaXc?si=twg4yVmpxDSBJFgA
👉 Time-Domain Astronomy Dr James Davenport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCWrrL4fP5c&ab_channel=FraserCain
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00:00 Intro
01:14 Understanding our extra-galactic environment
05:58 Siena Galaxy Atlas
10:38 New Era in Astronomy
16:10 Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
31:06 How can we solve Dark Energy
51:01 Obsessions
55:31 Final thoughts and more interviews
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[Q&A] New Space Race, Dyson Spheres in Cosmic Voids, Protection from Solar Storms
Can dark energy be just empty space and nothing else? Is there a new space race going on? Why is NASA so slow with its Moon plans? Is there an upper limit for a star? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.
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00:00 Start
01:07 [Andoria] Is dark energy just empty space?
06:29 [Vulcan] Canadian accent
08:48 [Risa] What if a nebula collapsed back on its central neutron star?
12:11 [Aeturen] Why not use a satellite on a cycler orbit for high-bandwidth data transfer?
16:25 [Vendikar] Is a new space race on?
21:20 [Remus] How can NASA be so slow?
23:57 [Janus] Can space voids actually be Dyson spheres?
26:25 [Cait] What's the upper limit of star mass?
28:42 [Betazed] How can we protect against solar flares?
32:14 [Cheleb] Controversial topics among science discoveries
36:46 [Nimbus] What is the latest news about life on Europa?
📺 VIDEO VERSION
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The universe today podcast, is my favorite podcast. Fraser Cain leads a team in producing a show that is disciplined to the evidence based scientific process. As I strive to live my life by the scientific process, the show is not only extremely informative and educational, it also helps me be a better person to live a more peaceful and productive life in our conflagrated times.
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