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Universe Today Podcast
[Q&A] Universe Inside a Black Hole, Consequences of JWST Failure, State of SETI

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025


What consequences would Astronomy face if JWST had failed? Does SETI still do good work? Does our Universe live inside of a giant black hole? And in the free addition of [Q&A+] on Patreon, can there be an experiment that would provide proof of alien life? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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[Space Bites] Revolutionary Mercury Mission Concept // Dust Shield for the Moon // First Crewed Polar Mission

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025


Webb discovers auroras on Neptune, and measures the exact size of Asteroid 2024 YR4, the first Private Mission to carry humans on a polar orbit, a mission that could reach and explore Mercury using only a solar sail. And in our bonus story on Patreon, what would it take to build a sample return mission to Io?

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[Q&A] Dying Moon Landers, Gravitational Waves from Betelgeuse, Furthest Galaxies

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025


Why don't moon landers just heat themselves to live through the lunar night? Will Betelgeuse's explosion cause a lot of gravitational waves? Is it even theoretically possible to accelerate close to the speed of light? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, what is my dream space mission? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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[Q&A] Nearby Rogue Planets, Beaming Power from Space, Solar Sail Propulsion

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025


Could there be rouge planets floating in space between us and Alpha Centauri system? Will the Chinese be beaming power from a space station to Earth? Will solar sails be used for propulsion in our lifetime? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, how Lagrange points work for different planets and moons? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A.

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[Interview] Can We Fix Liquid Mirror Telescopes' Biggest Problem?

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025


Liquid mirror telescopes exist. But there's a big problem with them. They can only look directly up. Can we fix it? Can they work beyond the Earth's surface, in orbit or on the Moon? Finding out in this interview.

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[Space Bites] Possible Solution for Hubble Tension // Weird Rock Found on Mars // Space Tornadoes

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025


Long-chain hydrocarbons found on Mars, has dark energy been decreasing over time? a completely flat telescope lens, the center of the Milky Way contains a star grinder. And in our free version on Patreon, a new theory for the formation of Mercury.

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[Q&A] RoboAstronauts, Replacing Kepler, Starship HLS in Danger

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025


Will astronauts be eventually replaced by robots in space? Is there a plan for a replacement for the Kepler telescope? Do Intuitive Machines failures mean that Starship HLS is kind of in danger? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, will Artemis become 100% SpaceX? All this and more in this Q&A show.

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[Interview] Titan Is Much Stranger Than You Think

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025


Titan is the only known world except Earth that has liquid on its surface and a dense atmosphere. We are planning to send a nuclear helicopter called Dragonfly to explore it. What can we expect from Titan? Finding out in this interview.

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[Q&A] Colouring the Sun Green, Self-Sustaining Space Station, Fate of LUVOIR

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025


Should we be colouring our star green to make it stand out for potential aliens? What would it take for a space station to be fully self-sufficient? What happened to LUVOIR which was supposed to be a bigger version of JWST? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, can you win a Nobel Prize by watching YouTube videos. All this and more in this Q&A.

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[Space Bites] AMAZING Lunar Spectacle // Alternative Mars Sample Return // Direction of a Death Star

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025


Blue Ghost wraps up two busy weeks on the Moon with a sunset, good news, the death star isn't pointing at us, and a new option for the Mars Sample Return mission. And our longer edition on Patreon, how supernovae could have caused two of Earth's mass extinction events.

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[Q&A] Black Hole in Uranus, AI Impersonating my Channel, Which Telescope to Buy

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025


What would a black hole do if it was inside Uranus? What do I think about AI-generated content impersonating Universe Today? What telescope should you buy in 2025? And in our free extended version, the deepest rabbit hole I went into. All this and more in this Q&A show.

Universe Today Podcast
[Q&A] Black Hole in Uranus, AI Impersonating my Channel, Which Telescope to Buy

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 18:26


What would a black hole do if it was inside Uranus? What do I think about AI-generated content impersonating Universe Today? What telescope should you buy in 2025? And in our free extended version, the deepest rabbit hole I went into. All this and more in this Q&A show.

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[Q&A] Biggest Disappointment in Space Exploration, Aliens Hiding, Privatisation of Space

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025


What is my biggest disappointment in the history of space exploration? Will the YR4 asteroid have a chance to hit the Moon? Does the solar gravitational lens need a coronagraph? And in our free extended version, how time dilation changes intergalactic travel? All this and more in this Q&A show.

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[Interview] How Do Satellites NOT Crash. And How Can We Keep It That Way?

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025


As we put more and more satellites in orbit, chances of them colliding also increase. How can we manage that? How can we make sure that Kessler syndrome won't happen and keep all those satellites from destroying each other? Finding out in this interview.

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[Q&A] Galactic Navigation, People Born on Mars, Jumping Off Pluto

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025


Could we find a way to Earth from another part of a galaxy? Would people born on Mars grow taller to adopt to lower gravity? Can you jump off the surface of Pluto? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, what would happen if dark energy is disproved? All this and more in this Q&A.

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[Space Bites] Huge NASA Budget Cuts // 128 New Moons for Saturn // Visiting the YR4 Asteroid

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025


Astronomers find 128 new moons for Saturn, four mini-Earths orbiting around Barnard's Star, a new video from Blue Ghost 1, massive science budget cuts for NASA, and in our Patreon version, a bonus story about the return of the X-37b spaceplane.

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[Q&A] Galaxies Made from Antimatter, Transparency of Science, Favourite Lagrange Point Reveal

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025


Is it possible that some of the galaxies out there are made of antimatter? How transparent is science research across the world? Which of the Lagrange points is my favourite? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, how big can of a moon can the Earth sustain? All this and more in this Q&A show.

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[Space Bites] Starship Explodes (Again) // Moon Lander Failed (Again) // Voyager Switching Off Instruments (Again)

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025


Firefly's Blue Ghost 1 lands safely on the Moon, Athena… doesn't, and another lunar mission goes missing. NASA shuts down more instruments on the Voyagers, and Europa Clipper makes a flyby of Mars. Starship explodes again. And in the free Patreon edition, how Vera Rubin could find another flyby target for New Horizons.

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[Q&A] Asteroids on the Moon, JWST VS Age of The Universe, Astronomy on ISS

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025


Did James Webb break the age of the Universe? Can we watch asteroids that are about to hit the Moon? How much of actuation astronomy is done on the ISS? Plus, in our extended version on Patreon, what shape do black holes take? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A.

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[Q&A] Dangers from De-Orbiting ISS, Beyond Mars, Breaking News

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025


Is there a risk of contaminating Earth with space-resistant bacteria when de-orbiting the ISS? What would be the next big outpost when humanity reaches Mars? What's the real shape of Lagrange points? Plus, in our bonus part on Patreon, could there be life in lava tubes. Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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[Interview] Extremely Rare Supernova. This is Exactly Why We Need Vera Rubin

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025


Astronomers saw a rare type of supernova in the galaxy NGC 2891. Finding out what was so special about it and why is it a perfect example of why we need the Vera Rubin Telescope as soon as possible.

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[Space Bites] New Explanation Mars' Color // Big Moon Launch // Space Refuelling Test

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025


The asteroid threat is down to zero, whatever happened to that star that was supposed to go nova, more landers are launched to the Moon. Plus in our extended version on Patreon, how Venus's atmosphere could protect life in its clouds.

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[Q&A] What if Mars Had Air, Destiny of Stars, Fraserverse Movies

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025


Would we have colonized Mars by now if it had air? What is the ultimate fate of stars? What's the point of talking about the density of black holes? And which movies would go into the Fraserverse? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025


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.

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

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025


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.

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

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025


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.

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

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025


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.

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[NIAC 2025] Exploring Enceladus with a Hopping Robot

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025


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!

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

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025


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.

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

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025


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.

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

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025


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.

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[Q&A] Space Junk Blocking Orbit, Fine-Tuning Problem, State of Media | Q&A 294

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 22:33


Will space debris prevent us from accessing orbit and when could it happen? Is the Universe with all its rules just a lucky accident? What does "The Publisher of Universe Today" even do? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

Universe Today Podcast
[Q&A] Space Junk Blocking Orbit, Fine-Tuning Problem, State of Media | Q&A 294

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025


Will space debris prevent us from accessing orbit and when could it happen? Is the Universe with all its rules just a lucky accident? What does "The Publisher of Universe Today" even do? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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[NIAC 2025] Our Best Venus Map Is 36 Years Old. NASA Wants to Fix it With Balloons

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025


Venus has a thick layer of clouds that obscures our view of the surface. To tackle that, this NIAC project suggests launching a balloon with a tether that will go below the cloud layer and help us image Venus surface.

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[Space Bites] Potential City-Killer Asteroid // Largest Structure in The Universe // Moon Canyons

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025


A new asteroid with a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, the European Space Agency is building a Lunar Lander platform, the largest structure in the Universe has been discovered, and how far away could we detect ourselves?

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[Q&A] China VS USA Mars Sample Return, Who Controls JWST, Science VS AI

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025


Who will get sample from Mars first? Who controls the James Webb Space Telescope? Does space radiation rule out panspermia? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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[NIAC 2025] Using Metamaterials to Build A Starshade in Space

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025


We all want to see potentially habitable exoplanets around Sun-like stars. But to do that you need a starshade. Something to cover the star and reveal the faint planets around it. What can we build these structures from to make them rigid and strong enough? Finding out in this interview.

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[Q&A] Shape of Craters, Max Size for a Telescope, Atmospheres of Black Holes

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025


Why are most craters circular, no matter which angle the meteor falls? Is there a size limit for a telescope before diminishing returns take place? Can black holes have atmospheres? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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[NIAC 2025] NASA Just Funded This Project. Assembling Large Structures in Space

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025


Space Docks are everywhere in science fiction. It's the most logical way to build big constructions in space. So, NASA funded a futuristic project that studies the possibility of assembling structures in space.

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[NIAC 2025] NASA's First Step To A Cloud City on Venus

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025


The MOXIE experiment on the Perseverance rover showed that creating oxygen on other planets is possible. Now, we can apply the same logic to Venus. This could allow the creation of constantly floating balloons, leading to cloud cities in the future.

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[Interview] Here's Why We Need A Venus Exploration Program

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025


Venus is closer than Mars. It's more Earth-like. We can bring back samples from it. But it's chronically underexlored. This is why we need a Venus Exploration Program!

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[Space Bites] Building Blocks of Life // Giant Volcanic Activity of Io // Bacteria Outside the ISS

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025


The building blocks of life have been found in asteroid samples, the most volcanic activity ever seen on Io, astronauts are searching for bacteria on the outside of the space station, and Ingenuity found surprisingly fast wind speeds on Mars.

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

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025


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.

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[Interview] Alien Atmosphere Inspector. The Pandora Telescope

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025


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.

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

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025


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.

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[Interview] An Ultimate Guide to TRAPPIST-1 System

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025


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.

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

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025


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.

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

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025


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.

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[Interview] Fundamental Limits of Life

Universe Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025


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.