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Universe Today Podcast[NIAC 2023] Radioactive Flashlight for Moon Rovers
In the second part of my conversation with Dr Christopher Morrison we discuss his second NIAC award. It suggests creating a power source that can also be a…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] How to Find The Voyagers, Deorbiting the ISS, Non-Rotational Artificial Gravity
How can we get artificial gravity in space without rotating a spacecraft? Will there be bigger Mars helicopters in future? How exactly will they deorbit the…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Battling Moon Dust With Liquid Nitrogen Spray
Moon Dust will be a major problem once people will return and settle there. We need to find ways to clean it from space suits, equipment, etc. In this…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] First Artificial Gravity Test in 2025, Uranus Moons' Oceans, Webb's Eye of Sauron
There could be liquid oceans in the moons of Uranus. Saturn takes the lead for the most moons in the Solar System. James Webb gazes into the Eye of Sauron aka…
Universe Today Podcast[NIAC 2023] Observe the Universe from Deep Space
This is the first part of my interview with Dr Cristopher Morrison. In this one, we're discussing the concept of a propulsion system that should allow things…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Turning the Gravitational Wave Game To The Max
Gravitational waves can reveal things we would never detect otherwise. But different events require different sizes of detectors. In this interview, I'm…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Space Force's Secret Shuttle, Hawking Radiation Falsifiability, How to Disprove Big Bang
How can James Webb disprove The Big Bang Theory? Where are we at the search of life as we DON'T know it? Can we somehow test if Hawking radiation even exists?…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Dangers of Microgravity For The Human Body
Microgravity is dangerous for humans. But if we want to conquer space, we need to know how to mitigate the negative effects. Join my discussion with Dr Danail…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] JUICE in Trouble, Sun-Like Star Devours a Planet, Artificial Gravity Space Station
JUICE is having problems extending its radar antenna. Astronomers watch a star eat its planet. A design for a space station with artificial gravity. 🦄 Support…
Universe Today Podcast[NIAC 2023] On-Demand Pharmacy for Space Missions
Space missions will become longer. It will inevitably become impossible to pack every medication you need and take it from Earth. This means that we'll need a…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Solar Sails Are Even Better Than You Think
Can solar sails change the way we explore the Solar System and beyond? Dr Slava Turyshev definitely thinks so! He assembled an all-star team of researchers in…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Auroras in the South, Restarting Planets' Dynamos, Old People on Mars
How can we possibly know everything about exoplanets from just a single pixel? Will Mars be a good place for old people? Where does more emptiness come from if…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Dust Is A Much Bigger Problem Than You Think
When we fly to Moon and Mars, how hard will it be to deal with dust. It can be a much more difficult problem when most of us think. And why is it so hard to…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Failed Moon Landing, More JWST Problems, China's Huge Moon Plans
iSpace's Hakuto R fails to land safely on the Moon. China wants to have people on the Moon by 2030. Another problem with James Webb. 🦄 Support us on Patreon…
Universe Today Podcast[NIAC 2023] Self-Building Radio Telescope On The Far Side of The Moon
The FarView Observatory is a NIAC project that's a giant self-building radio telescope on the far side of the Moon. In this interview, I'm discussing the…
Universe Today PodcastStarship First Flight: FAIL or SUCCESS? with Scott Manley and Marcus House
SpaceX finally tested a fully stacked Starship system on April 20th. Why did they blow it up? What exactly went wrong with the test? How can they fix it in…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Artificial Gravity Experiments, JWST VS The Big Bang, Eyes Under Other Stars
Did Webb prove the Big Bang Theory wrong? Why did nobody test artificial gravity in space yet? What's the purpose of other planets other than Earth? How would…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Starship Launch and Explosion, New Horizons in Danger, Sun Tornado
Starship launches but fails to reach orbit. JUICE looks back at Earth one last time. GAIA helps find an exoplanet. 🦄 Support us on Patreon…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Detecting Earth-Size Exoplanets with Magnetospheres
Magnetospheres seem to be a very important factor when considering how habitable a planet is. So it was really exciting when it was announced that an…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Rings Around the Earth, Iron Planets, Asteroid Mining Race
How big can iron planets get before collapsing into black holes? Why is the Moon floating away from Earth? Will Mars bases have glass domes? How will the…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Jupiter Mission Launch, AI Helping Astronomy, Terran-1 Is No More
JUICE launches to Jupiter and its moons. A new JWST image of supernova remenant Cassiopea A. Machine learning cleans up the Universe, and improves images of a…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] I'm Obsessed With Venus Now. Here's Why
Active volcanism. Plate tectonics. Retaining the atmosphere without a magnetosphere. There's so much to learn about Venus! In this interview I'm discussing all…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Viruses from Mars, Asteroid Landing, Stars Colliding
What are the risks of returning samples from Mars? What happens if you bring two stars together? Which galaxies can be seen with the naked eye? What is the…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts. One Step Closer to The Answer?
What are Fast Radio Bursts? Did we get a step closer to answering this question by associating some of them with a Kilonova event? What Cosmology questions can…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Artemis 2 Crew, Ultra-Massive Black Hole, Starship Launch Date
Meet the crew of Artemis 2, we might have the perfect date for a Mars mission, and astronomers discover an ultramassive black hole.🦄 Support us on Patreon…
Universe Today Podcast[NIAC 2023] NASA Develops Flying Saucers. Literally
There's an effect called photophoretic propulsion. You could have seen it in a Crookes radiometer. One of the NIAC awards of 2023 was granted to a team that…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Planet Size Limit, Solar Gravitational Lens, China's Telescopes
How complex must a telescope be to use the solar gravitational lens? How would we approach mining asteroids? How to detect magnetic fields outside the solar…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] How UAE Develops Its Space Exploration Program
The United Arab Emirates are making good progress in space exploration. Their Hope mission is orbiting Mars since 2021. Their Rashid rover is on its way to the…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] JWST Reveals Trappist-1 Data, Earth-Sized Rogue Planet, Vulcan Delay
We finally got JWST data about TRAPPIST-1. An Earth-sized rogue planet was found. More information about China’s plans for the Moon. 🦄 Support us on Patreon…
Universe Today Podcast[NIAC 2023] Fusion Reactor To Melt Through Europa's Ice
In this interview, I'm talking with Theresa Benyo and Lawrence Forsley from NASA. They are authors of a Lattice Confinement Fusion Reactor that got a NIAC…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Chat GPT for Astronomy, Microscopes on Mars, Use Cases for Starship
Why don't we send microscopes on space probes to search for life? How do black holes even form? Can Chat GPT or similar systems help Astronomy? How will we use…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Searching for Habitable Planets at Alpha Centauri with the TOLIMAN Mission
We know about thousands of exoplanets by now. But it's still a mystery, whether there are planets in the Alpha Centauri binary system, which is just next door…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] iSpace At The Moon, 3D-Printer Rocket, Life Near Rogue Planets
iSpace reaches the Moon, Relativity Space’s 3D printed rocket fails to reach orbit, a mission will search for habitable worlds at Alpha Centauri. 🦄 Support us…
Universe Today Podcast[NIAC 2023] Revolutionary 100-Kilometer Space Telescope
There are radio wavelengths that we can't see from Earth. And to observe them from space, we need a truly huge telescope. Mary Knapp and her team proposed a…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] New Research Suggests Building Moon Infrastructure with Potato Starch
Scientists came up with a method to produce concrete on the Moon and Mars using potato starch. In this interview, I'm talking with Dr Aled Roberts, who is the…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Space Railgun, JWST's Plans, Claiming The Moon
Can we build star-tram-like launch facilities in space? What will JWST see next? Can red or brown dwarfs be the source of dark matter? Should SpaceX just be…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] JWST Found Six "Impossible" Galaxies. Here's What The Researchers Have To Say
James Webb recently found six examples of galaxies that are too big too early. This discovery can significantly change our understanding of the early Universe…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Venus Breakthrough, $1B to Deorbit The ISS, Strange Moon Spacesuit Reveal
Venus has active volcanoes, we get a glimpse of NASA’s new lunar exploration suits, and scientists build a completely flat telescope lens.🦄 Support us on…
Universe Today Podcast[NIAC 2023] Infrared Earth-like Planet Hunter Telescope
In this interview, I'm talking with Heidi Newberg. Her team won a NIAC grant that will investigate building a telescope that will be hunting for Earth-like…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Milky Way from ISS, Jupiter Catching Fire, Best Sci-Fi Novel
How does Venus hold its atmosphere without a magnetosphere? Is the Sun moving to the Milky Way's centre? What happens when the space elevator cable snaps? Can…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Habitable Planets Near Red Dwarfs
Can there be habitable planets orbiting around red dwarfs? My guest, Mariano Battistuzzi, performed experiments to check it! So, can life survive in the…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] China’s Giant Rocket, Dark Big Bang, Next Bright Comet
The official verdict on Artemis 1. Canadian kids discovered something NASA didn’t know. Was there a Dark Big Bang? The next bright comet for 2024.🦄 Support us…
Universe Today Podcast[NIAC 2023] Growing Mars Habitats with Bioreactors
Making habitats from available materials will be a big part of Mars missions. One of the 2023 NIAC awards explored the possibility of growing structures on…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Developing Tech That Can Last On Venus
How long can a modern spacecraft last on Venus? How to develop electronics, batteries and other things that can survive these harsh conditions? What could the…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] True Color of Sunspots, Saving the Earth, Identifying Interstellar Objects
How many stars did our radio signals reach? How to visualize the expansion of the Universe? Can we save the Earth from the Sun's red giant phase? How can we…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] A Realistic Way to Intercept An Interstellar Visitor
How do you plan a trip through the Solar System? What are the orbital mechanics tools that can be used for that? How can all that be used to intercept an…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Moon's Dirty Problem, JWST's Gravitational Lens, Starlink V2 Mini
Hubble shows us exactly what happened after DART’s impact, a new way to clean off lunar regolith, seeing the same supernova at three different times in a…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] How Inflatable Space Habitats Will Change Space Exploration
In this interview, I'm talking with Shawn Buckley who is the Senior Director of Engineering at Sierra Space. We talk about the development of their LIFE…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Starship Price Revolution, Space VS Mass Media, Galaxy Collisions
Could black holes collapse directly in the early Universe? How do two galaxies become one after they collide? How would you communicate time units to aliens?…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] The Future of Venus Exploration
Dr Michael Way explains how we can explore Venus, study its atmosphere and understand what hides underneath. It's also a crucial part of astrobiology and…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Universe-Breaking Galaxies, Source of Dark Energy, Mars Anniversary
Perseverance has been on Mars for two years, are black holes the source of dark energy?, Universe-breaking galaxies found, and an early warning system for…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Rogue Gas Giant, Fish In Space, Detecting Primordial Black Holes
What effect would a rogue gas giant have if it flew through the Solar System? Can fish survive in microgravity and go to space? Do hypervelocity stars leave a…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Breakthrough In Dark Energy? Here's What The Researchers Have To Say
A recent research paper suggests that supermassive black holes can be the source of dark energy. It's a big potential breakthrough in Astronomy. So, here's…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Asteroid Explodes Over English Channel, Moon Breakthrough, Dark Matter Galaxy
Blue Origin wants to build solar panels on the Moon, out of the Moon, SpaceX sold its floating landing pads, and another asteroid hits Earth exactly where and…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Combining All Telescopes On Earth, Cooling Down Venus, Replacing ISS Modules
Why don't we just combine all telescopes into a single one that will have a crazy resolution? Can we simply replace old ISS modules with new ones? How long…
Universe Today Podcast[Bonus] Covering the Cosmos with Wiser Tomorrow Podcast
This is an interview with me that we did with the Wiser Tomorrow Podcast. We talked about covering space news at Universe Today, how I run the company and…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] AI's Costly JWST Mistake, 33-Engine Super Heavy Test, Problems in Orbit
SpaceX tests all 33 engines on super heavy, the worst-case scenario for space debris actually happened, a kilonova is coming, and a new map of all the matter…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Exploring Space Lava Tubes: How To Prepare For It
Lava tubes can be a solution to a lot of our space problems. They can provide habitat space on Moon, Mars and even beyond. But how do we prepare to explore…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Stuck in a Space Station, Black Holes' Habitable Zones, Human-Rated Starship
Is there a habitable zone around a black hole? Can you get stuck in the middle of a big space station? How will Starship get human-rated? Why is the Fermi…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Rolls-Royce Space Reactor, Close Call in Orbit, James Webb's Back
Webb is fully operational again, Rolls-Royce is building a nuclear reactor for the Moon, and the space debris worst-case scenario almost happened.🦄 Support us…