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Universe Today Podcast
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Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Special Earth // Space LEGO from ESA // Amazing Perseverance Fix
Plate tectonics could be incredibly rare, LEGO bricks made from actual space rocks, mapping the Milky Way’s dark matter halo, and Perseverance’s SHERLOC…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] SpaceX Gets $849M to Destroy the ISS // Moon Samples Land // Waves on Titan
China returns samples from the far side of the Moon, SpaceX will be de-orbiting ISS, could you surf the methane waves on Titan, and who knows when Starliner is…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Practically FREE Primordial Gravitational Waves Detector
Not every new space mission needs a separate launch and dedicated hardware. With this proposal, there's a huge potential for finding signals from primordial…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Objects Falling Into The Sun, Hubble 2 from Space Force, Slowest Speed in the Universe
How often do objects fall into the Sun? Why do some stars explode as novae, not as Type 1a supernovae? Can the US Army just donate NASA a Hubble 2? Will humans…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Practical Use for AI and Machine Learning in Science
AI is practically everywhere right now. But what practical use does it have in science? How can machine learning and large language models help in Astronomy…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Updates on The Great Red Spot // Black Hole Awakening // More Starliner Delays
How old is Jupiter’s Red Spot, watching a supermassive black hole wake up, the earliest merging quasars, and Starliner still hasn’t come home.
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Deep Dive Intro Primordial Black Holes
What are primordial black holes and how are they different from all the other kinds of black holes out there? How could we possibly detect them and what would…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Satellites That Scoop Air And Use It As Propellant
Satellites run out of fuel and have to de-orbit and end their missions. But what if they had access to a practically infinite amount of fuel? What if they…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Galaxy Level Threats, The Truth About Binary Stars, Rogue Gravitational Waves
What percentage of stars live in binary systems? Are there Lagrange points all the way down? Can there be a rogue gravitational wave? Why do stars twinkle?…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] NASA Wants to Make Mars Less Toxic with This Clever Idea
Mars is full of toxic perchlorates that can be very harmful for future human missions. So, when people go to Mars, they will need to fix it. NASA has awarded a…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] New Visible Nova // Starship Mars Sample Return // Frost on Olympus Mons
We’re now weeks away from a nova, NASA is looking for new Mars Sample Return mission ideas, there’s frost on Olympus Mons, and watching asteroids collide in…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] I'm Convinced. Let's Do Astronomy From the Moon
What kind of science can we do with telescopes on the Moon? Giant radio dishes in craters, gravitational wave detectors, UV-interferometers and much more. How…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Coldest Place in The Universe, Most Distant Solar System Object, Best Use for Starship
What is the coldest place in the known Universe? Which object that has a name is the most distant in the Solar System? What would be the best use for SpaceX…
Universe Today Podcast[Special] IFT-4 and the Future of Starship: All You Need to Know
Another Test of SpaceX Starship Superheavy combo, another analysis of the flight with Scott Manley and Marcus House! Super Heavy soft-landed in the ocean…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] HUGE Starship Success // Far Side Moon Samples // Hubble In Trouble
Starship is successful on its fourth flight, Starliner reaches the station, carrying people, Hubble is only using one gyro, and Chang’e-6 scoops samples from…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] How Much Water Will A Human Colony on Moon or Mars Need
How much water will a proper Moon base need? Where can we get it from? How can we manage and maintain the water? How will this approach work on Mars and…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Life on the Moon, Lagrange Points Around Lagrange Points, JWST Time Cost
How would they get a 14-meter mirror to space? Are we sure there's no life on the Moon? Can there be Lagrange points around Lagrange points? How much mass does…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Leaping Robot for Lunar Lava Tubes
Lava tubes are one of the most interesting places on the Moon. They can be a great place for a potential lunar base, but they also can be a time capsule that…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Starship Flight 4 Update // Giant Stars Disappearing // Volcanoes on Venus
Starship is ready for its 4th flight, Webb finds the most distant galaxy ever seen, a new way to detect Hawking Radiation, and fresh volcanoes on Venus.🦄…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Danger from Solar Storms, Observing Planet X, Pink Auroras
Where can we observe the effects of dark matter? How did all satellites survive the recent solar storms? Why auroras can show different colours? If we found…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] NASA Funded This Crazy Project To Search For Life On Mars
NASA selected the Agnostic Life Finder (ALF) for Phase 1 in 2024. It will be studying a possibility to search for existing and past life on Mars alongside the…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] GIANT New Space Telescope Proposal // ExoVenus Found // China's Space Aquarium
A proposal for a giant new space telescope, a Venus-sized world in a star’s habitable zone, Vera Rubin gets its camera, and the first data release from…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Getting To Enceladus and Europa Under Tough NASA Budget
Getting to Enceladus is cool. However, it's not yet possible because there isn't enough budget for it. How can we make missions like that happen despite the…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Mars Methane Mystery // BepiColombo In Trouble // Crazy Auroras
A new answer for Mars methane, BepiColumbo is having thruster problems, three of the oldest stars in the Universe found nearby, and the best auroras in…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Here's Why GAIA Is My Absolute Favourite Telescope
How exactly does Gaia operate? What should we expect from it in the near future? When and why will it come to an end? And what comes after Gaia? Finding out…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Planet 9 Updates // Vera Rubin Mirror // New SpaceX EVA Suit
SpaceX announces their new spacewalking suit, China is off to the Moon again, progress on Vera Rubin, and take a one-way trip into a black hole.🦄 Support us on…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] What Comes After ALMA? Next Gen AtLAST Observatory
How can we improve ALMA? What are the benefits of having a single big submillimeter telescope? What could we discover if the AtLAST telescope project goes…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Messaging The Aliens, Moving the Earth, Shapes of Coronagraphs
How can we let aliens know we're here? What does a lunar eclipse look like as seen from the Moon? Can we record a supernova in real time? Why aren't…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] How Robots Will Help Humans Conquer The Moon
When humans will return to the Moon they will need a lot of assistance to set up a settlement and carry out all the missions. They will need a lot of robots to…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Big Space Debris Milestone // JWST Spies Exoplanet Weather // Immortal SLIM
Webb sees weather on an exoplanet, takes a new image of the horsehead nebula, and a satellite takes a close up image of a piece of space debris.🦄 Support us on…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Is There Hope For TRAPPIST-1 Planets with James Webb?
What are the limits of James Webb when it's looking for Earth-like atmospheres? What can we possibly find out? Is there any hope for red dwarf stars and their…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Effects of Planet Alignment, Protecting Antimatter Spaceships from Dust, JWST Deep Fields
How can we protect antimatter-powered rockets from space dust? Will curing cancer solve deep space travel? What happens when planets align? Does dark matter…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Artemis III in Jeopardy // Giant Lava Lake on Io // Voyager-1 Fixed
Juno sees a lava lake on Io, Voyager 1 isn’t spouting nonsense any more, Titan Dragonfly gets the greenlight from NASA, and TESS finds its first rogue planet.🦄…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Bigger JWST for Starship, Day on A Gas Planet, Real Science Gatekeepers
Why don't they just build a bigger version of James Webb for Starship? What's the pressure inside Europa's oceans? How can you measure a day on a planet…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] ISS Debris Hit Florida House // Crisis for Mars Sample Return // Closest Black Hole
A piece of the ISS smashed into a house in Florida. Evidence for the first stars in the Universe. NASA is having to rethink its Mars Sample Return mission.🦄…
Universe Today PodcastEvolving Dark Matter // JAXA's Moon Rover for NASA // Eclipse Experience
New measurements show dark energy may be evolving, Japan is joining Artemis with a pressurized rover, why the Moon has two different faces, and my experience…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Interstellar Propulsion, Uranus-Type Exoplanets, AGI Solving Space Mysteries
What engine type will the first manned interstellar mission use for propulsion? Will AI help solve any mysteries of space? Why do we have exoplanet types named…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] How To Watch The Eclipse // Vera Rubin's Huge Milestone // New Moon Rovers
Vera Rubin’s Camera is complete, where are rogue planets coming from, NASA chooses suppliers for its new lunar rover, and an earlier formation for the Moon. 🦄…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Supernova VS Nova, Orientation of the Moon, Gravitational Lensing of the CMB
Does gravitational lensing affect the CMB? Can the Great Attractor solve the Hubble tension? Why don't we put a Deep Space Network antenna in space? What's the…
Universe Today Podcast[Special] Where Are All The Aliens? We Ranked Every Explanation
The Fermi paradox has many solutions. Many explanations for the fact that we don't see any signs of intelligent life in the Universe. We ranked all the major…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] New EHT Image of Sgr A* // VERITAS is back // Supernova in Almost Real Time
See the magnetic fields twisting around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, a supernova was seen in almost real time, NASA announces its planetary science…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] True Color of The Moon, Capturing Sunspots, Constellation of Almost Hubbles
Can we harvest energy from the Moon's temperature difference? Why don't we just launch multiple telescopes like Hubble? Why is the Moon grey? Why are sunspots…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Mystery of Supernova 1987a // End of Chandra // JWST Exomoons Update with @CoolWorldsLab
Planning trains on the Moon, Chandra is getting shut down, the future of Mars helicopters, and an update on exomoons with Dr. David Kipping.👉 Interview with…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Largest Stars, Dark Matter In The Solar System, Science Being Slow
How heavy are the biggest stars in the Universe and how do they compare to the Sun? Why would aliens be grabby? Is there more space for science communicators?…
Universe Today Podcast[Special] What Went Wrong With Starship's Third Test Flight
Another Test of SpaceX Starship Superheavy combo, another analysis of the flight with Scott Manley and Marcus House!📺 Scott Manley…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] NASA Set Its Spaceship on Fire. Here's Why
What did NASA learn from setting their Cygnus spaceships on fire? Is fire more dangerous in space than on Earth? Finding out with Dr. David Urban, Branch Chief…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] The Secret Behind NASA's Recent Success
What drives NASA's most successful projects like James Webb, Perseverance, Parker Solar Probe, etc? What's going on with international cooperation? How will…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Starship’s Third Flight // Schrodinger’s Voyager // Start of Milkdromeda
Starship reaches orbit in a new test, NASA regains contact with Voyager 1 (sort of), are the Milky Way and Andromeda already exchanging stars, and two new…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] How Cold Are Moon Shadows, Why Are Dark Matter Halos Spherical, War For The Moon
How cold does it get in the shadows on the Moon? What's going on with dark matter research? Can we chase Oumuamua with a solar sail spacecraft? Will we ever…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Why White Dwarf Stars Unexpectedly Stop Cooling Down
White dwarf stars should be cooling down practically till the end of the Universe. But yet, they don't. They stop cooling at some point. Why does this happen?…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Getting Samples From Enceladus Is Harder Than You Think
How do we plan a mission that can go to Enceladus and grab a sample of its plumes? How fast does it need to go? Will it bring samples to Earth or analyse them…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Furious Boiling of Betelgeuse // Robot-Surgeon on the ISS // Biggest Black Holes Ever Seen
Understanding the surface of Betelgeuse, James Webb’s third observing cycle has been announced, Starship’s upcoming third test, and the most massive pair of…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Mars Rovers On The Moon, Satellite Management, Life Near Blue Giants
Why won't NASA send a copy of Perseverance to the Moon? Can life exist on a planet around a blue giant star? How do satellites stay safe in orbit and don't…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] How Close Are We To Self-Replicating Robots Conquering Space
Self-replicating space robots seems as an obvious way to explore the Universe. How close are we to such a scenario and what do we need to fill outer space with…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] Was Cosmic Dust Responsible for Life on Earth?
What is cosmic dust? What is it made of and what can it tell us about the Universe? Could cosmic dust be responsible for life starting on Earth? Figuring it…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] Odysseus Moon Landing Verdict // JWST Breakthrough // SLIM Surprise
We’ve learned what happened to the Odysseus Lander. SLIM survived the lunar night. Experience a fiery trip from orbit to the Utah desert. James Webb completes…
Universe Today Podcast[Interview] How Should We Handle Space Weapons
How serious is the threat from space weapons? How should we handle the situation with international treaties? Is there a way to ensure the enforcement of them…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] Refuelling the Sun, Rogue Planets Auroras, Space Nukes
Where do auroras come from on rogue planets? Can we refuel the Sun to make it last longer? What's going on with space nuke tests? Answering all these questions…
Universe Today Podcast[Space Bites] USA’s Crazy Moon Landing // Problems for Perseverance // New Glenn Goes Vertical
Odysseus lands successfully on the Moon, China is planning to build bricks on the lunar surface, James Webb finds the neutron star at the heart of supernova…
Universe Today Podcast[Q&A] JWST vs Apollo Landing Sites, TRAPPIST-1 Atmospheres, Chinese Space Program
Why doesn't JWST look at Apollo landing sites? What happened to TRAPPIST-1 atmospheres? What's the biggest thing we can measure our velocity relative to? Will…