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Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Solar Sail Propulsion: Reality VS Fiction with Les Johnson
Les Johnson is the Principle Investigator with NASA's upcoming Near-Earth Asteroid Scout mission that will fly on the SLS and test solar sail navigation. But…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Proving the Big Bang Happened with Dr Brian Keating
This week I'm joined by Dr. Brian Keating, a cosmologist who studies cosmic microwave background radiation and leads the BICEP, POLARBEAR2, and Simons Array…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] True Edge of the Universe, Nuclear Rockets Adoption, Lunar Poles Exploration | Q&A 192
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain the difference between the observable universe and the Hubble sphere, how satellite megaconstellations…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Immune System for Your Mind Against Disinformation with Lee McIntyre
Today I'm talking to Lee McIntyre, philosopher of science and the author of a recently released book 'How to Talk to a Science Denier'. We talked about the…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Blue Origin Explosion, CAPSTONE Problems, Space Diamonds
Uh oh, NASA’s CAPSTONE mission is having problems, A New Shepard Flight fails, Betelgeuse was recently yellow, and of course, another amazing new image from…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] SpaceX VS NASA, AI for Space Science, Black Hole Crushing Itself | Q&A 191
We're back from hiatus! In this week's Questions and Answers show, I talk about what will happen when the expansion of the Universe reaches the speed of light…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] AMAZING New JWST Image, iPhone 14 Satellite Connection, Green Sand on Mars
How iPhone 14 will connect to satellites. Why SLS didn’t launch and when it might. Growing rice in space. And a new incredible image from James Webb.🦄 Support…
Universe Today Podcast[Meet The Team] Nancy Graziano, Producer of Weekly Space Hangout
I often say that it's not just me doing Universe Today. This series is here to introduce you to the Team behind the project. Show you all the work that we're…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] JWST Sees An Exoplanet, Another SLS Delay, Cosmology Crisis Continues
Artemis 1 delayed, direct image of an exoplanet from Webb, how Starlink will connect to phones, Voyager 1 is fixed, cosmology crisis continues.🦄 Support us on…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Why The ‘Panic!’ Around JWST, Exoplanet With CO2, Weak Mars Astronauts
No, James Webb didn’t disprove the Big Bang. Carbon dioxide found in an exoplanet atmosphere. An amazing picture of Jupiter from Webb, pieces of other stars…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Fraser on the Chatter Podcast
Here's another interview with me from another podcast. This time I'm on the Chatter podcast hosted by Lawfare. I spoke with host David Priess about the…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Tory Bruno: CEO of United Launch Alliance
My guest this week is Tory Bruno, the President, and CEO of United Launch Alliance. ULA has provided launch services for many NASA missions, including Juno…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Largest JWST Image, First Private Interplanetary Mission, Space Bubbles VS Climate Change
Rocket Lab is launching the first-ever private mission to Venus. Europe is considering space-based solar power. A new method to detect exoplanets. More…
Universe Today Podcast859: [Space Bites] JWST's First Science Results, Surgeon Robot for ISS, Booster 7 Test Fire
James Webb starts delivering actual science results, Space Launch System and Starship both go even closer to their maiden flights, remote surgery medical robot…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Interstellar Meteorite Underwater, Shortest Day Ever, Earth's Magnetosphere Collapse
An interstellar meteorite could be hiding in the ocean. Why doesn’t Jupiter have rings like Saturn. The time when Earth’s magnetic field almost collapsed. The…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] JWST Damage Assessment, Two New Mars Helicopters, Teaching Robots to Die
How JWST is doing after its micrometeorite strike, two more helicopters are flying to Mars, and how do you stop the Milky Way from turning into…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] SLS Launch Date, Falcon Heavy Gets Flagship NASA Telescope, Dormant Black Hole
SLS finally gets a launch date for Artemis I, JWST keeps giving the goodness, Percy finds another weird thing on Mars, astronomers find a dormant black hole…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Booster 7's BOOM, Nuclear Mission to Neptune, More JWST Images, Space Bites
Even more pictures from James Webb Space Telescope, China's planning a mission to Neptune, SpaceX's Booster 7 suffers from an explosion, black holes are messy…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] JWST First Full-Color Images Explained
NASA finally released James Webb's first full-color images. We have 5 great photos of different regions of space. So, in this video we're digesting all the…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Turning Starship into 9m Telescope, Lunar Gravitational Lens, Robotic Exploration | Q&A 190
In this week's questions and answers show, I explain how Starship will enable enormous space telescopes, if James Webb can look at Hubble, and if future…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Mystery Rocket Crash Site Found, ISS Independence from Russia, Space Nuclear Power | Space Bites
NASA teases JWST images, Rocket Lab launches CAPSTONE, mystery rocket's crash site found on the Moon, how magnetars are created, ISS gets more independent from…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Medical Emergencies on the ISS, White Dwarf VS Red Dwarf, True Color of SLS | Q&A 189
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain how astronauts are trained to deal with medical emergencies if the Universe is expanding smoothly or…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] China VS NASA, SpaceX Breaking Records, Repeating FRB Mystery
SLS finally got through WDR (almost), Falcon 9 are setting new reuse records, China is about to beat NASA to Mars with a sample return mission, Charon red spot…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Gaia Data Release 3 with Dr. Martin Barstow
Dr. Martin Barstow is is a Professor of Astrophysics and Space Science at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester and the former…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Can ISS Be Recycled, Artificial Meteor Storms, Can Hubble See JWST
In this week's questions and answers show, I explain why most quasars are very far away, consider what would happen if you brought Pluto into the inner Solar…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Advanced Propulsion Systems with Dr. Sonny White
Dr. Sonny White is a physicist and mechanical engineer. He previously worked at NASA's Eagleworks Lab testing advanced propulsion systems, and developing ideas…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Starship Approved by FAA, Rogue Black Hole's Mass, Balancing Rock on Mars
FAA finally gave its approval to SpaceX for Starship launches from Boca Chica, Gaia released its third data drop, China stars continuous space presence…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Self Sustaining Space Habitats with Annika Rollock
Annika Rollock is a Ph.D. student at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is studying next generation space habitats and recently published a paper about…
Universe Today Podcast843: How JWST Sees in Color, Where Is Dark Matter, Did Earth Life Come from Space | Q&A 187
In this week's questions and answers show, I explain how JWST and other telescopes see color, how images from observatories are released to the public, and how…
Universe Today Podcast842: Liquid Mirror Telescope with Dr. Paul Hickson
Dr. Paul Hickson is a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Hickson is overseeing a team that built a telescope…
Universe Today Podcast840: Searching for Technosignatures with Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra
Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra is a geologist and astrobiologist with the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science. He studies the conditions that allowed life to spread…
Universe Today Podcast841: Interview with Fraser on the Spaced Out Podcast
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Universe Today Podcast838: Using Pulsars to Navigate in Space with Dr. Zach Putnam
Dr. Zach Putnam is an assistant professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He's part of a team developing navigation…
Universe Today Podcast839: James Webb Mirror Damaged, Comet Interceptor Confirmed, NASA Investigates UFOs | Space Bites
JWST got damaged by a micrometeoroid but seems to be okay, NASA buys more Crew Dragon flights, Mars rovers see interesting stuff, ESA confirms a comet hunter…
Universe Today Podcast836: Orbit Size Telescopes, Meteors Destroying Satellites, Artificial Gravity | Q&A 186
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I answer what it would take to build a telescope as big as the Earth's orbit around the Sun, why SgrA* seems to have…
Universe Today Podcast837: Cosmology and Relativity with Dr. Leah Jenks
Einstein's Theory of General Relativity has been tried and tested many times, and so far, Einstein was right. But we know his theory must be incomplete, as it…
Universe Today Podcast835: New NASA Spacesuits, JWST Color Images Announced, Another Starship Delay | Space Bites
NASA selects two suppliers for new spacesuits, James Webb reveals the date of first color images, JUICE moves closer to launch and a new kind of solar sail…
Universe Today Podcast834: What Will JWST Discover? Everything You Need To Know | The Big Q
James Webb is the most expensive and most advanced telescope in human history. Will it be worth its $10B price? What it will discover? How long will JWST last?…
Universe Today Podcast833: Interview with Fraser: Defending My Belief That We're Alone in the Observable Universe
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Universe Today Podcast832: Jumping to Multicellular Life with Dr. William Ratcliff
How did life go from single-celled to multi-celled? Dr. William Ratcliff is an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in…
Universe Today Podcast831: Meteor Storm Update, Boeing Starliner Returns, Refueling Broken Satellites | Space Bites
Boeing finally completes a demo mission, scientists grow plants in lunar regolith, NASA will launch a mission to repair and refuel a satellite, space suits are…
Universe Today Podcast830: Who Will Get to Mars First, Black Hole Through Earth, Dinosaurs in Space | Q&A 185
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain what James Webb will see when it looks at SgrA*, why black holes happen to be facing towards us, and if…
Universe Today Podcast826: Beaming Power in Space with Dr. Stephen Sweeney
Professor Stephen Sweeney works in the department of physics at the University of Surrey. He specializes in photonics, using lasers and photovoltaics for new…
Universe Today Podcast827: The Lunar Crater Radio Telescope with Dr. Ashish Goel
Dr. Ashish Goel is a Research Technologist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the Robotic Surface Mobility group. He has helped develop the plans to…
Universe Today Podcast828: Sending Humans to the Outer Solar System with Dr. Jonathan Jiang
Dr. Jonathan Jiang is the supervisor of the Aerosol and Cloud Group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Dr. Jiang has contributed over 220 peer-reviewed…
Universe Today Podcast829: HUGE Upcoming Meteor Storm?, Starliner Success, Nova in Real Time | Space Bites
In this week's News Bites segment, I talk about the successful launch of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner, how astronomers watch a nova unfold in real time, the…
Universe Today Podcast825: Going Back to Venus with Michael Amato
Michael Amato is an engineer at NASA and has been a member of the team behind NASA's DAVINCI spacecraft which will be launching to Venus in 2029. The…
Universe Today Podcast824: Cynicism VS Wisdom, How Big Do Black Holes Grow, Sky on Mars | Q&A 184
In this week's episode, I talk about how close to the Sun Parker Solar Probe can get, what is the smallest possible star that's turned into a red giant, why do…
Universe Today Podcast823: Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole by EHT, Russia's ISS Bluff, Ingenuity's Problems | Space Bites
We finally have the SgrA* supermassive black hole image by the Event Horizon Telescope, China announces their plans to launch a space telescope, and Russia…
Universe Today Podcast820: Fluidic Space Telescopes with Dr. Edward Balaban
Edward Balaban is a research scientist at NASA Ames and the principal investigator of the Fluidic Telescope Experiment, or FLUTE. The idea is to create a giant…
Universe Today Podcast821: Dealing with Lunar Regolith with Dr. Kevin Cannon
Dr. Kevin Cannon is an assistant professor of geology and geological engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Cannon has been studying the properties…
Universe Today Podcast822: Elon Musk's Tesla in Space, Can We Get Better Rocket Fuel, Space Structures | Q&A 183
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain why we don't see much stuff in space unfolding in real time, how long will Musk's Tesla be a recognizable…
Universe Today Podcast819: Schrodinger's Catch by Rocket Lab, Photon Ring of a Black Hole, Micronovae | Space Bites
Rocket Lab almost catches their Electron booster with a helicopter, China building an asteroid redirection mission, NASA gives out awards and astronomers find…
Universe Today Podcast818: Going Under the Ice with Dr. Samuel Howell
My guest today is Dr. Sam Howell, a planetary scientist with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Sam studies the interiors of icy worlds, like Europa and…
Universe Today Podcast815: Unistellar Smart Telescope with Dr. Franck Marchis
My guest today is Dr. Franck Marchis, a senior planetary astronomer and chair of the exoplanet group at the Carl Sagan Center of the SETI Institute and Chief…
Universe Today Podcast816: Collecting Micrometeorites with Scott Peterson
Every day about 100 tonnes of space dust strikes the Earth's atmosphere. Most of these space rocks vaporize, but some fall to the Earth at meteorites. Did you…
Universe Today Podcast817: Can JWST See The Big Bang, Can Black Holes Disappear, Cutest Nebula | Q&A 182
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain why James Web still can't see the Big Bang, if black holes can "unblack hole" later in life and what is…
Universe Today Podcast814: Groundbreaking Event Horizon Telescope Update, OSIRIS-REx Reborn, End of SOFIA | Space Bites
NASA extended 8 space missions, EHT has groundbreaking announcements on the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, James Webb shows first images, SOFIA telescope…
Universe Today Podcast812: Quasar Dust, Grabby Aliens and Who Needs von Neumann probes | Q&A 181
In this week's questions and answers show, I talk about supermassive black hole nucleosynthesis, the threat of grabby aliens and why would we ever bother…
Universe Today Podcast813: Weird Orbits and How They Work with Dr. Renu Malhotra
My guest today is Dr. Renu Malhotra, a planetary scientist who specializes in planetary migration and orbital mechanics. Dr. Malhotra and her team have…