Universe Today Podcast

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:37 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_qdxGFRgCkg China Lands a Reusable Rocket, Spacecraft visit two asteroids up close. How spaceflight makes you older. And using permanent magnets to protect astronauts from radiation. And on Space Bites Plus, extending inflatable tunnels for the surface of Mars. 00:00 Intro 00:18 China Lands a Reusable Rocket https...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:55 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xNQXTnGGkSY Will the Sun consume the Earth or not? Should we trade feet for arms to live in microgravity? How good is the peer review process in Astronomy? And in Q&A+, what happened to the Parker Solar Probe? 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@TimPointing] Will the Sun consume the Earth or not? 04:40 [@jeffhans...

BONUS PART starts at 29:32 Watch here (with no ads and a bonus part) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OqDGsTEhlrQ We're pretty familiar with orbits around the Earth. But as we start putting more and more things on the Moon, it means we'll need to cover more and more orbits that go to and around the Moon. And it's actually much trickier than you think. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Aaron Rosengren https://jacobssch...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:11 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N6HOGQsrf0c Is Helium-3 the real reason for the modern-day space race? Could there be an undetectable death ray coming towards us? Where's the best place to stargaze? And in Q&A+, where will Artemis missions land? 00:00 Intro 00:26 [@Ravi_GoodBetterBestNLIR] Is Helium 3 is the real reason for this...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:33 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e6EhL7635Rc SAVE STARGATE: https://www.change.org/p/save-stargate-with-martin-gero Would the Sun be poisoned by iron if the Earth crashed into it? What happens to a binary companion when a supernova goes off? Which rocket is my favourite? And in Q&A+, could JWST pay more attention to the little re...

Vera Rubin survey is underway. Could a spare Perseverance rover be going to the moon? Two planets that are less dense than cotton candy. A vast connected magma system on Mars. 00:00 Intro 00:16 Vera Rubin's 10-year Survey Finally Begins https://www.universetoday.com/articles/its-finally-begun-the-vera-rubin-observatory-creating-what-will-be-the-greatest-movie-ever-made 03:04 NASA Moon Updates http...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:05 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wk_0L1tqnps Can we put a structure on the Moon to be seen with a naked eye? Which telescope to get under 200 bucks? Which telescope should get a priority? And in Q&A+, exactly where are we in the Milky Way? 00:00 Intro 00:26 [@jeffhans1] Which telescope should get a priority? 04:50 [@clivewarren32...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:12 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/wusLmLQ5uqA Dr Paul Sutter https://www.pmsutter.com/ How can black holes be hot when all they do is suck in everything around them? Why is the Oort cloud so perfectly spherical? How do astronomical measurements work? And in Q&A+, can small Moon impacts be a threat to Earth? 00:00 Intro 00:23 [@Mi...

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:34 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UdX5yLB0quc A mission to rescue a falling space telescope. More uses for the solar gravitational lens. The Euclid Space Telescope images the center of the Milky Way. And in Space Bites+, a star ate a planet. 00:00 Intro 00:15 Rescue mission for a falling telescope https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonianmag/this...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:57 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HcLciDTobu4 The Moon is running away from Earth. How can we stop it? Why orbiting objects get tidally locked? What makes more sense, repairing Hubble or replacing it? And in Q&A+, did the Solar System produce its own interstellar objects? 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@JakeGajoff] Why objects get tidally loc...

Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4hclR9tb7H8 Could we even find von Neumann probes in the solar system? Could alien megastructures be raining down on the moon? Do we finally have an explanation for little red dots? 00:00 Intro 00:14 Where Are Alien Probes Hiding? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/are-alien-probes-hiding-in-our-backyard-a-new-study-says-weve-barely-look...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:41 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bWMmyQu0Zog What does a nation gain from a continuous Moon presence? Will it ever make sense to mine asteroids? What question should we ask aliens and what should we tell them first? And in Q&A+, don't believe everything you see. 00:00 Intro 00:23 [@teknophyle1] What can a nation gain from continu...

Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/36ALrLsw2-w We've seen a lot of depiction of the future of food in space in sci-fi. People eat food in space every day. But with future Moon base missions and trips to Mars, food will have to evolve as well. Which way will it go? Finding out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Tor Blomqvist https://www.deepspacefood.org/ 📜 From production to food...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:34 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GWI129yIYGU How will future historians see space exploration? Did NASA handle well the 3I/ATLAS story? How fast do you really need to go to break free from the solar system? And in Q&A+, some sci-fi books recommendation. 00:00 Intro 00:26 [@madmillion91920110] How did NASA handle 3I/ATLAS? 04:24 [...

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:51 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tEliREVlWQE David Kipping’s  @CoolWorldsLab  video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT7V4gE4ZIc Matt’s podcast https://storiesbywilliams.com/podcast-series/ https://www.patreon.com/cw/houseofwilliams Meet the crew for Artemis III, Weighing a dormant black hole, evidence for a long-gone early planet, how robot prob...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 16:01 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xxUV3w5rrfE Should we just wait and let Alpha Centauri get closer? Which will happen first, antimatter propulsion or fusion power? What are the consequences of crashing rockets into the ocean? And in Q&A+, can we detect magnetic fields of planets being torn by black holes? 00:00 Intro 00:26 [@geoh...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:08 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8dVXQ2fZJ-A With the New Glenn explosion and Starship having problems of its own, what is a realistic setback for NASA's Moon base plans? Do they need to look into alternative propulsion methods? And in Q&A+, will Europe ever catch up in space domain? 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@nikolapbyt] Is 2028 still...

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 16:42 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OrYQ_R33BxQ What's next for Blue Origin after the explosion? Finding overly massive black holes at the early universe. Could dark matter be made of comets? A galaxy that just isn't rotating. And in Space Bites Plus, how massive can neutron stars be? All this and more on this week's Space Bites. 00:00 Intro 00:14 M...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 09:15 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: 00:00 Intro 00:52 [@paigepotter4682] What’s the last thing about space you changed your mind about? 09:15 [@seanrobertson8796] I’m being sincere, maybe a bit cynical, but how do I know my telescope is actually taking the picture and not just downloading it? 10:47 My media

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:51 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j4SunqVshNw Ranking Solutions to the Fermi Oaradox: https://youtu.be/DFPfG413F58 What could Starship launch with its 9 meter faring? How can we possibly be ready for Mars? What happens with information in a black hole? And in Q&A+, when can we be confident that Planet 9 doesn't exist? 00:00 Intro...

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 20:08 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ES_2Db9WAGQ ​  @NASASpaceflight  https://youtu.be/9b-ZhGB8XDc?si=g8pQDX8OHTDd4R3D  @scottmanley  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaR6yEE-Myo New Glenn Explodes, NASA leans in on a moon base. Starship makes its 12th flight. Have astronomers found a primordial black hole? And in Space Bites Plus, flying a plane thro...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:05 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uUuhxglQwF0 Why don't they just charge the shell of the spaceship to repel radiation? What happens when something breaks the speed of light? What weird thing did James Webb recently find? And in Q&A+, what's up and what's down in space? 00:00 Intro 00:36 [@LBTurner56] What did JWST find recently?...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:00 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PFIJ2nw_HLI What's going on with LIGO? Which fictional spaceship is the most realistic? How will astronauts protect themselves during long time flights? And in Q&A+, what evidence will remain if humanity vanishes tomorrow? 00:00 Intro 00:24 [@Hooves1] LIGO upgrades? 02:13 [@JamesMcIntosh-r7j] aren...

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:32 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IQPyYFCTn5Q Maybe Europa doesn't have plumes after all. A new way to detect dark matter. Maybe exo-venuses are more common than exo-earths. A private flight around the moon and Mars? And in Space Bites+, how the solar cycle influences space junk. All this and more in this week's Space Bites. 00:00 Intro 00:17 No P...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:57 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dzgbXfW2BMQ Channels mentioned:   @JustHaveaThink  @SimonClark  @ProfessorDaveExplains  @potholer54  Timecodes 00:00 Intro 00:32 [@HenryWarren-b6j] Are Von Neumann probes coming soon? 06:08 [@FunkyLoiso] What will it take to categorize every neighboring star? 11:17 [@PokerYoda] Where are all the Vera...