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. 9 HR. AGO

    [Q&A] Biggest Possible Crowbar, Sun Illusion, Measuring Temperature on the Moon

    How big can a space crowbar be? Why does the Sun look bigger near the horizon? How do we measure temperature on the Moon? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 👉 Watch the extended Overtime Q&A: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:23 How do we measure temperature on the Moon or in space? 03:51 Can you see more of the Milky Way in the Southern Hemisphere? 06:07 What is metallic hydrogen? 10:16 Is the Sun bigger near the horizon? 12:45 What's Gaia's role in the distance ladder? 15:45 How big can a crowbar be in space? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/aMrsKgJPnxA 📰 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. 1 DAY AGO

    [Interview] Alien Atmosphere Inspector. The Pandora Telescope

    NASA is launching a new telescope this year called Pandora. It'll be specifically inspecting atmospheres of exoplanets. It even uses spare parts from JWST. Learning more about the Pandora telescope in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr Ben Hord https://pandorasat.com/ 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:31 What is the Pandora mission 07:37 Target selection 13:38 Spare detector from JWST 16:59 Fighting stellar contamination 26:32 An alternative for TRAPPIST-1 28:57 What's next for Pandora 35:05 Current obsessions 38:18 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/96Ee8Z-sbSU 📰 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

    40 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    [Q&A] Riding a Comet, Moon Ore Veins, Internet on Mars

    Did we find ore veins on Moon or Mars? Can we see astronomical objects in 3D? Can we catch a ride on a comet? How will the internet work on Mars? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A. 👉 Watch the extended Overtime Q&A: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:23 Did we find ore veins on Moon or Mars? 05:13 Is it harder to land on the Moon or on Mars? 10:40 What are the potential supernovae we could see in our lifetime? 12:41 Can we hitch a ride on a comet? 14:16 What will the Mars colony internet be like? 17:45 How to communicate with Mars when it's blocked by the Sun? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/d-0WXmUKPRU 📰 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

    21 min

  4. 3 DAYS AGO

    [Interview] An Ultimate Guide to TRAPPIST-1 System

    What's going on with the TRAPPIST-1 system? Did James Webb find atmospheres or not? Do any of the planets have a chance to be habitable? When should we expect more information? Answering all these questions in this interview. 👉 Get the extra part for free here: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Megan Gialluca https://depts.washington.edu/astrobio/wordpress/profile/megan-gialluca/ 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:43 TRAPPIST-1b 00:17:45 TRAPPIST-1c 00:35:12 TRAPPIST-1d 00:40:06 TRAPPIST-1e, f, g, h 00:42:19 The problem of stellar contamination 01:03:50 Current obsessions 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/B8H4EnbKkgU 📰 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

    1h 13m

  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    [Space Bites] Flapping Moon Flag // Real-Time Black Hole Jets // Insane Exoplanet Winds

    What happened to Starship during test flight 7? Astronomers see a black hole’s jets forming in real-time. Curiosity finds ripples of an ancient shore, and an insanely high-resolution image of Andromeda captured by Hubble. 🚀 Watch our videos with no ads: https://www.patreon.com/c/universetoday/posts 00:00 Intro 00:19 What happened to Starship during Flight 7 https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-7 02:25 Black Hole jets forming in real-time https://www.universetoday.com/170504/black-hole-jets-seen-forming-in-real-time/ 03:37 Flapping flag on the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/170350/chinas-change-7-will-include-a-flag-that-will-flap-on-the-moon/ 05:35 Super fast winds on an exoplanet https://www.universetoday.com/170549/supersonic-winds-blowing-on-an-extreme-exoplanet/ 06:55 Non-solo hot Jupiters https://www.universetoday.com/170538/hot-jupiters-can-co-exist-with-other-planets/ 08:19 Vote results 09:06 Predicting solar flares https://www.universetoday.com/170547/coronal-loops-flicker-right-before-the-sun-unleashes-big-flares/ 10:56 Why Mars has two different hemispheres https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/new-marsquake-data-could-help-solve-one-of-our-solar-systems-biggest-mysteries 12:35 Open water marks from Curiosity https://www.universetoday.com/170532/curiosity-finds-ancient-wave-ripples-on-mars/ 14:13 2.5 Billion pixels of Andromeda https://www.universetoday.com/170498/hubble-takes-a-2-5-gigapixel-image-of-andromeda/ 15:45 NIAC season 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/EOe9tozfYn4 📰 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

  6. JAN 23

    [Q&A] Using Jupiter's Lagrange Points, JWST Staying in Place, Fighting Mars' Low Gravity

    How does JWST stay in L2 and not drift away? What is the wait calculation for Alpha Centauri? How can we use Jupiter's Lagrange points? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 👉 Get an extra Overtime Q&A episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-for-qa-120485354 00:00 Start 00:26 How does JWST stay in L2? 02:57 What is the 'wait calculation' for Alpha Cen? 06:49 Why don't they just ... wear weights to compensate for low gravity? 08:57 Can two telescopes act as an Earth-sized binocular? 14:25 Why so few timelapses? 16:15 Can we do anything interesting at Jupiter's Lagrange points? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/xfS9_1li3XE 📰 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

    21 min

  7. JAN 22

    [Interview] Fundamental Limits of Life

    To look for lifer in space we need to understand it. What fundamental boundaries does it have? What limits are imposed on life? Finding out in this interview. 🦄 Get the extra part for free here: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Dr Ricard Solé https://santafe.edu/people/profile/ricard-sole 📜 Fundamental constraints to the logic of living systems https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsfs.2024.0010 👉 More interviews: This Element Is Critical for Extraterrestrial Life. And It's Not Carbon https://youtu.be/Ppc3zzMTJTs What The Hell Is Life? And How Do We Search For It? https://youtu.be/Eaa_b2tkiKQ What Happens If We Find Extraterrestrial Life? https://youtu.be/2_buH0GXFx8 00:00 Intro 01:26 Fundamental constraints 08:28 Information as a limiting factor 16:16 Fundamental logic of cell structure 23:25 Computer programming VS life 24:56 Limits for life 33:57 Current obsessions 38:16 Bonus part and more interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/b7D2AhNTprU 📰 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

    41 min

  8. JAN 21

    [Q&A] Galactic Age of the Sun, Evidence for Dark Matter, Contamination of Mars

    Did we already contaminate Mars with life from Earth? When will we find the first intergalactic object? How do we know dark matter is in the center of the Milky Way? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 👉 Get an extra Overtime Q&A episode: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:26 Did we already contaminate Mars? 06:42 When will we discover a first intergalactic object? 11:19 How do we know that dark matter in at the center of the Milky Way? 14:44 Biggest night sky events of 2025? 15:57 What's the Solar System's ecliptic orientation in our galaxy? 17:57 How many laps did the Sun make around the Milky Way? 19:00 How do astronomers use JWST? 21:40 Why don't more people work with the data from telescopes? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/SU3_svRJYUc 📰 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

    29 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
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    © 2025 Fraser Cain
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