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Universe Today Podcast
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Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] AI Writing Science Papers, Private Space Science, Targets for ELT
Has AI already written any good science papers? Which are the primary targets for the Extremely Large Telescope? Which is scarier, finding aliens or not…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview+] Building LISA, Humanity's Biggest Telescope
Gravitational waves revolutionised Astronomy. But LIGO, VIRGO and KAGRA only operate in one spectrum. To detect longer waves we need bigger telescopes. Much…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] Crazy-Spinning Asteroid // NASA’s Budget is Back // Medical Evacuation from ISS
Rubin spots a rapidly spinning asteroid, Congress restores NASA’s funding, Crew 11 is back on Earth for a medical emergency, the Pandora Space Telescope…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Chances for Finding Life at Europa, Humans VS Kessler Syndrome, Earth as a Rogue Planet
Does Europa Clipper have realistic chances to find traces of life at Jupiter? Can humans stop the Kessler syndrome? How long would Earth survive if it was…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Flat Planet, 3I/ATLAS vs Jupiter, Next Gen Space Stations
Would we even notice if 3I/ATLAS smashed into Jupiter? What are the plans for next gen space stations? Is it okay that most succesful space corporations are…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] Weird Starless Galaxy // Private Space Telescope // Betelbuddy's Wake
A galaxy without stars, the wake of Betelgeuse’s companion star, a privately-funded Hubble class telescope, and could there be exomoons at TRAPPIST-1? And on…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Hardest Lagrange Point, Voyagers' Realistic Lifetime, Goals for Telescopes
Can we find a use for the L3 Lagrange point? How long do the Voyagers have left? Which goals do we have for telescopes that are being built? And in Q&A+…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Exciting Science in 2026, Nature of Dark Matter, Forever Travelling Light
What exciting science can we expect in 2026? Can dark matter be black holes or even something else? Does light travel forever? And in Q&A+, could a rogue…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview+] Why People Stop Trusting Science? And How Can We Fix It
There is growing mistrust in experts and expertise. Not just in space but in practically any field. Why do people stop trusting experts? What processes are…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Sun's Siblings, Symmetrical Universe, Biosignature Molecules
Can we find siblings of the Sun? Is the expansion of the Universe symmetrical in all directions? Which molecules can be considered biosignatures? And in Q&A+…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Habitable Titan, Seeing The Sun from The Past, EHT's Next Target
Will Titan become habitable when the Sun expands? What is the next target for the Event Horizon Telescope? Could we see light from the Sun's past? And in Q&A+…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview+] Teaching ChatGPT to Do Real Science
LLM and Generative AI seems to be everywhere. But at the same time it generates a lot of AI slop in all forms. However, there are really good ways we can use…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] Minus One Ocean World // Superkilonova // Catastrophic Collisions at Fomalhaut
The best spacecraft images of 3I/ATLAS, maybe Titan doesn’t have a liquid ocean, planetesimals crashing in a nearby star system, and the first superkilonova…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Earth from Mars, Asteroid Discoveries After Vera Rubin, Life in Mars Samples | Q&A 383
Could people on Mars see city lights on Earth? Will it still be possible for amateurs to discover asteroids after Vera Rubin? What can we expect from Mars…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Mission to Save Hubble, 2I/Borisov vs 3I/ATLAS, Galaxy Weather | Q&A 382
Will Jared Isaacman fly to fix Hubble as NASA Administrator? Why was 2I/Borisov covered much less than Oumuamua and 3I/ATLAS? Does the Milky Way have galactic…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] 3I/ATLAS Closest Approach // Rock Giants // New NASA Administrator
3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth, a new independent way to measure the Hubble constant, are Uranus and Neptune actually rock giants? Jared Isaacman…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Nuking the Moon, A Week in Space, Fast Space Travel | Q&A 381
Which of out current space travel methods are the fastest? Is it better to spend a week in orbit or on the Moon? What would happen if we nuked the Moon? And in…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview+] Astronomy's Secret Weapon for Exomoon Search
We know exomoons should exist but so far none are confirmed. This is one the hottest search areas for astronomy. But how can we find them and what can we…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Extracting Info from CMB, Second-Best Mars, Living Off Earth | Q&A 380
Which part of the Universe does the CMB come from? Is Mars the best planet for habitability of all ones we found so far? How important is it to find a way to…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] Sweet Sweet Asteroid // JWST On TRAPPIST-1e // China’s Big Science Plans
Sugar in asteroid samples. Searching for an atmosphere at TRAPPIST 1e. China’s Space science missions for the next 5 years, and NASA loses contact with MAVEN…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Organic Universe, Fighting Conspiracies, Most Anticipated Space Event | Q&A 379
Can the whole Universe be a giant organic organism? How to fight back conspiracy theories? Which astronomical even do I anticipate the most? And in Q&A+, who…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Impossible Space Question, Human-Born Great Filter, Steering The SGL Telescope | Q&A 378
Can humans be the great filter for themselves? Is there a question that's impossible to answer? How do we point a solar gravitational lens telescope in the…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] Early Signs of Dark Matter Detection // Search for Exomoons // No Liquid Water for Mars
Has dark matter been found? A galaxy made of the first stars, China’s reusable rocket reaches orbit but doesn’t stick the landing, a possible explanation for…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Galaxy Graveyard, Binoculars vs Telescope, Chinese Space News | Q&A 377
Is the galaxy a graveyard with no alternative? Is it worth saving for a telescope instead of buying a binoculars now? What would cause more damage, an icy…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Alternatives to The Big Bang, Theia Impact Place, Telescope Images | Q&A 376
Are there viable alternative theories to The Big Bang? Do we know where the Giant Impact happen? And does a smart telescope ruin sky gazing? And in Q&A+…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] BREAKING Comet News // Huge New Glenn Update // Lightning on Mars
Super Heavy buckles during testing, New Glenn is getting a huge upgrade, Starliner will try being a cargo ship, and a different comet ATLAS breaks up. And in…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Capitalism in Space, Orbit vs Moon, Extraterrestrial Lightning | Q&A 375
How can capitalism exist in space? Which will be commercially successful first, Earth orbit or the Moon? Did we observe lightnings on other planets? And in…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Boots on Mars When? What's on The Dark Side? Why Colonize the Moon? | Q&A 374
What is a realistic date for humans to land on Mars? What really hides on the dark side of the Moon? Is Moon a better place for a colony than Mars? And in…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] Overturning Dark Energy // NASA's Eyes on 3I/ATLAS // Super Fast Solar System
NASA releases a ton of new images of 3I/ATLAS, new research claims to overturn dark energy, Chinese astronauts don’t have a safe way to get home, and the Solar…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Ginormous Space Interferometer, China's Mars Sample, Boring Interstellar Objects | Q&A 373
Can we just combine all the space telescopes into a giant interferometer with insane resolution? When will new interstellar objects become mundane? Which rock…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Furthest Known Galaxy, Gravitational Slingshot Speed Limit, Toppling Starship | Q&A 372
What's the furthest galaxy we've seen with JWST? What the maximum speed possible to achieve with gravitational slingshots? Is lunar Starship destined to…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] Black Holes That Shouldn't Exist // New Glenn Launches and Lands // NASA's Back
Two impossible black holes collided, New Glenn sends ESCAPADE to Mars and lands its booster, the dangers of micrometeor storms on the Moon, and in Space…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Outdated Tech in Space, Control Over the Moon, Optimism for China's Space Program | Q&A 371
Was James Webb already outdated by the time it launched? Who will control the Moon when we get the lunar bases? Why am I optimistic about China's space…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Multiple Great Filters, Comet Hit Recovery, Good Budget Telescope | Q&A 370
What if there is not one but many Great Filters? Could humans recover from a massive comet hit? What telescope should you get under $1000? And in Q&A+, can the…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] 3I/ATLAS Turns BLUE // Crew Stranded in Space // Isaacman Is Back
Comet 3I/ATLAS brightens and shifts into the blue, China releases its images of 3I/ATLAS, space debris delays a Chinese return flight from the Chinese Space…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] 3I/ATLAS Special (Vol.3) | Q&A 369
Is 3I/ATLAS still a comet or is it something else? What happens to the data from NASA and China? Will Earth go through the tail of 3I/ATLAS? Here we go…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview+] How Does The Biggest Visible Light Telescope Array Work
Interferometry is a topic that constantly comes up when talking about telescopes. How exactly does it work? What are the limitations? What are the observations…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Extending the Sun's Life, Moving the Earth Around, Diving Into Uranus' Atmosphere | Q&A 368
How can we theoretically extend the lifespan of the Sun? What would be the best way to change the orbit of the Earth? Would we ever dive into Uranus? And in…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] 3I/ATLAS Emerges After Perihelion // Our Own Little Red Dot // X-59 First Flight
A new super earth in the habitable zone. Did Jupiter save the early Earth? Astronomers see three-eye Atlas as it passes behind the sun. The X-59 quiet…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Fate of Lunar Gateway, China catching NASA, New Dangerous Asteroids | Q&A 367
What happened to the Lunar Gateway project? Is China catching up to NASA in space? Will Vera Rubin find new Earth-threatening asteroids? And in Q&A+, which…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Galaxies Sticking Together, Feeling The Expansion, Flawed LCDM | Q&A 366
Why didn't all galaxies stick together at the early stages of the Universe? Can we feel the spacetime expanding? What if simulating the Universe is easier than…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview+] Remember Hycean Worlds? Well, Looks Like They Shouldn't Exist
Recently we heard a lot about hyaena planets. They are supposed to be sub-neptunes with thick Hydrogen atmosphere which allows them to maintain a planet-wide…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] Big Artemis III Shakeups // Passing Through 3I/ATLAS Tail // Search for Detect Dark Matter
A new asteroid discovered that comes uncomfortably close to Earth, two missions are going to be passing very close the tail of 3I/ATLAS, a new shakeup in…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] 3I/ATLAS Special (Vol. 2) | Q&A 365
Will 3I/ATLAS leave its tail behind in the Solar System? What keeps us from geting high res images of the interstellar object? Will the 3I/ATLAS data ever…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview+] Why Space Exploration in The Next Frontier in the Evolution of Life
Humanity has extensively explored the solar system in just under a century. But at the same time the clock is ticking. Earth is not forever. This is exactly…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Putting Out the Sun, Earth from Another Galaxy, Forever Locked Moon | Q&A 364
How big of a water bucket do you need to put out the Sun? How would Earth look like from another galaxy? Will the Moon stay tidally locked forever? Why is…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] Iron Appears on 3I/ATLAS // Starship Flight 11 // DNA Could Survive on Mars
Phosphine found in a brown dwarf for the first time, new observations measure the nickel to iron ratio of Comet 3I/ATLAS, more evidence for Betelgeuse’s…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] SOS from Betelgeuse, Taste in Space, Nearby Black Hole Telescope | Q&A 363
Why do astronauts taste food differently? Do we actively look for a SOS signal for Betelgeuse? Can we use a nearby black hole as a telescope? And in Q&A+, what…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Weird 3I/ATLAS, Weird Saturn Storm, Weird Space News | Q&A 362
What's going on with the weird comet 3I/ATLAS? What's going on with the weird storm on Saturn? How do you know which space news to trust? And in Q&A+, the best…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview+] How Breakthrough Starshot Quietly Fell Apart
Since Breakthrough Starshot was announced back in 2006 we started hearing less and less about the cause. But now it's gone practically to zero. What happened…
Universe Today PodcastThe Ultimate Guide to The 3I/ATLAS Comet
3I/ATLAS is a mad topic surrounded by speculations about aliens and other controversial takes. But there's a lot of real science about this fascinating…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Super Dangerous Solar Storms, Sampling Interstellar Objects, Alpha Cen vs Tau Ceti | Q&A 361
How close are we to another Carrington-style event and how bad will it be? Why do people keep calling interstellar comets alien spaceships? Why not shift our…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Power from a Black Hole, My Meteorite, Oort Cloud Attachment | Q&A 360
How does Oort cloud stay attached to the Solar System as it moves through space? How can you generate power using a black hole? What should you do if a…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] Artemis II Launching Soon // 3I/ATLAS YouTube Disaster // Milky Way Wave
Gaia finds a huge wave sweeping through the Milky Way, We’ve got a launch date for Artemis II, lava tubes might have been found on Venus. And in Space Bites+…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] Possible Life Under Europa's Ice, Pilotless Alien Spaceships, Hawking Radiation Explained | Q&A 359
Can fish or other marine life realistically exist under the ice of Europa or Enceladus? Can we be visited by an alien spaceship but with no pilot? What is the…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A+] The Next Interstellar Project, Black Hole Planets, Combining Stars into a Megastar | Q&A 358
What would be the next interstellar project after the quite end of Breakthrough Starshot? Can planets exist around black holes? Why don't all stars combine…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview+] This Crazy Pizza Slice Shaped Telescope Obliterates JWST Resolution
James Webb can't resolve Earth-size planets around Sun-like stars. Not just because of the contrast but also because of the diffraction limit. To do that you…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites+] Destroying Asteroid YR4 // Bummer for Hycean Worlds // Water on Ryugu
Should we destroy asteroid 2024 YR4 instead of letting it hit the moon? Why Hycean worlds probably don't exist. Liquid water once flowed on asteroid Ryugu…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Landing on Venus, Neutron Stars Going Boom, Shape of the Oort Cloud
Can neutron stars create an equivalent of Type 1a supernovae? Can you land on Venus without a parachute? How do we know the shape of the Oort cloud? And in…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Huge Problem with YouTube, Inter-Species Communication, Earth to Jupiter
Could we turn Earth into Jupiter by just adding more atmosphere? Can we train to communicate with aliens by talking to animals? How's YouTube destroying itself…