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Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Replenishing Lost Atmosphere, Copy of Earth, Betelgeuse Supernova
How much of our atmosphere is lost to space and should we be actively replenishing it? Is there an exact copy of Earth out there hiding in the Universe? Can we…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Punching NanoHoles in Light Sails Can Bring Us Closer to Alpha Centauri
Launching Breakthrough Starshot light sail probes to Alpha Centauri requires a lot of new tech, including the actual light sails. How do you make the optimal…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Mysterious Object Discovered // Starship Explodes Again // China's Asteroid Sample Return
China’s asteroid sample return mission launches, searching for a companion star for Betelgeuse, the 9th flight test wraps up for Starship and Superheavy, and…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] De-Radioactivating Van Allen Belts, Super Gravity Assists, Algorithms and Clickbait
Can we make the Van Allen belts safe to fly through? Why not get a super gravity assist from the Sun? Can we predict the next supernova in the Milky Way? And…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Can Sweating Heat Shields Solve Re-Entry Problems for Reusable Rockets?
Heat shields are one of the trickiest problems left to solve before we can have truly reusable spacecraft. So far we've seen different solutions, like ablative…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Extending JWST's Life, Views from Dragonfly, Roadblock to Mars
Can we refuel James Webb at L2 when it runs out of propellant? What will the Dragonfly octocopter see on the surface of Titan? Will discovering life on Mars…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] 3 Key Technologies to Start Terraforming Mars in Our Lifetime
Terraforming Mars is usually considered in the realm of science fiction. But actually we have technology to start doing it in our lifetime and achieve some…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Dangers of A Super Solar Storm // Jupiter Twice The Size // Crazy Moon Landing System
Jupiter could have been twice as big in the past, the challenges of landing on the Moon, the record for the farthest galaxy has been broken. And in our Patreon…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] My Favourite Space Image, Shape of Oort Cloud, The Concept of Aliens
When did humans first think of aliens? Why is Oort cloud a sphere when the Solar System is a disk? Which space image is my favourite? And in our Q&A+ on…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Lasers VS Space Junk, Missions Overdelivering, Asteroids Already Mined
Which space mission would I save from cancellation if I could? Is fighting space junk with lasers a good idea or not? What if we find asteroids that have…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] How Liquid Water Can Hide on Mars
So far we couldn't find liquid water on Mars. But there are still places where it can hide from us. One of them is pockets under the ice. How can it exist…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Eyes for Plato // Water Ice in Another Star System // Venus Tectonics
ESA’s PLATO mission gets its eyes installed, Webb finds water ice in another star system, could it be dark matter and not dark energy that’s evolving over…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] How Quantum Coronagraphs Will Help Us See Earth-Like Planets Around Sun-Like Stars
Our current tech doesn't allow us to block light from Sun-like stars to see Earth-like planets. The brightness difference is just too high. One of the ways we…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Cubesats VS Big Missions, EM Protection from Space Radiation, Discovering Exomoons
Why risk sending big space missions instead of swarms of cubesats? Can NASA protect future Mars astronauts from radiation with EM-rockets? How close are we to…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Why Keep Voyagers Alive, Life with No DNA, Confidence in the Distant Ladder
Is keeping the Voyagers active a waste of money and time on the Deep Space Network? Could you play catch with a baseball-mass black hole? How confident are we…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] How KSP Helps Designing Real-Life Space Mission
The Kerbal Space Program is a fun game, but also an incredible tool for simulating a realistic space exploration program. According to a new paper, people…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Spying on Spy Satellites // Official NASA Budget Cuts // Dragonfly Milestone
The official NASA cuts are here. Several missions reach big milestones. The Solar Gravitational Lens will be challenging to use, and in our special bonus…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Smoking Gun Biosignatures, Dyson Spheres vs Warp Drives, Adopting the Metric System
Which evidence will be a definite smoking gun when it comes to finding extraterrestrial life? Why is a Dyson sphere more realistic than warp drives? Will…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Black Holes as a Great Filter, Artemis 3 Landing Site, Smallest Possible Star
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Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Vera Rubin Will Forever Change Astronomy. Here's Exactly How
Vera Rubin Telescope (aka LSST) is finally ready. We're expecting first light in the coming months. It will find Planet 9 (if it exists), discover thousands of…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Planet 9 Hint // Problems for Psyche // Uranus Occultation
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Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Inside The Space Voids, Protecting Mars, JWST Deep Fields
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Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Dinosaurs VS The Asteroid, Infinite Gravity, Real Autonomy of ISS
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Universe Today Podcast[Interview] The Tricky Part of Finding Extraterrestrial Life
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Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Moon Ejecta Hitting Earth // China’s Satellite Rescue // Asteroid Closeup
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Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Pessimism Regarding Humanity, Dark Stars, Source Kilonova | Q&A 315
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Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Mystery of Little Red Dots, Renaming Uranus, Why Fund Science? | Q&A 314
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Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Cancelling Roman Telescope // Big Biosignatures Update // Spinning Universe
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Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Origin of Oumuamua, Upside Down Venus, Space Station Made of Starships | Q&A 313
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Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Protocol for an Asteroid Strike, China Overtaking NASA, Mining the Moon | Q&A 312
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Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Getting To Mercury with NO Propellant
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Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Nearby Supernova is Coming // Stripping Stars // Limits for Titan Life
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Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Artificial Gravity, Trusting SpaceX, Neutron Stars VS Magnetars | Q&A 311
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Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Universe Inside a Black Hole, Consequences of JWST Failure, State of SETI
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Revolutionary Mercury Mission Concept // Dust Shield for the Moon // First Crewed Polar Mission
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Dying Moon Landers, Gravitational Waves from Betelgeuse, Furthest Galaxies
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Nearby Rogue Planets, Beaming Power from Space, Solar Sail Propulsion
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Can We Fix Liquid Mirror Telescopes' Biggest Problem?
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Possible Solution for Hubble Tension // Weird Rock Found on Mars // Space Tornadoes
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] RoboAstronauts, Replacing Kepler, Starship HLS in Danger
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Titan Is Much Stranger Than You Think
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Colouring the Sun Green, Self-Sustaining Space Station, Fate of LUVOIR
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] AMAZING Lunar Spectacle // Alternative Mars Sample Return // Direction of a Death Star
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Black Hole in Uranus, AI Impersonating my Channel, Which Telescope to Buy
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Biggest Disappointment in Space Exploration, Aliens Hiding, Privatisation of Space
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] How Do Satellites NOT Crash. And How Can We Keep It That Way?
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Galactic Navigation, People Born on Mars, Jumping Off Pluto
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Huge NASA Budget Cuts // 128 New Moons for Saturn // Visiting the YR4 Asteroid
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…
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Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Galaxies Made from Antimatter, Transparency of Science, Favourite Lagrange Point Reveal
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Starship Explodes (Again) // Moon Lander Failed (Again) // Voyager Switching Off Instruments (Again)
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Asteroids on the Moon, JWST VS Age of The Universe, Astronomy on ISS
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Dangers from De-Orbiting ISS, Beyond Mars, Breaking News
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?…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Extremely Rare Supernova. This is Exactly Why We Need Vera Rubin
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] New Explanation Mars' Color // Big Moon Launch // Space Refuelling Test
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] What if Mars Had Air, Destiny of Stars, Fraserverse Movies
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] SpaceX Consuming NASA, Earth Hoarding Asteroids, Tracking X37
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?…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] First Ever Strange Star // Fireworks from Sgr A* // Most Energetic Neutrino Ever
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…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Dying in Space, Cancelling SLS, Getting My Mind Blown
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…