Universe Today Podcast

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:39 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jNGaC5ltB2E00:00 Intro 00:34 [@VigoHornblower] How much science will Dragonfly do? 02:39 [@SnusKing] Why can't JWST just look at all known exoplanets? 08:11 [@Noonyuh] How long can Webb focus on one target? 10:46 [@earthlingfire7168] Gaia data release 4 when? 12:39 [@paigepotter4682] Why do Q&A+?...

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:24Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8QJnq45tm3QDr Paul Sutter: https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter Dr Brian Koberlein https://www.universetoday.com/authors/brian Alan Boyle https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cosmiclog Matthew Williams https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams Carolyn Collins Petersen https://www.un...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:53Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gTTqqXj-REs00:00 Intro 00:26 [@dan.sheppy7] What if we had a second Earth instead of the Moon? 03:23 [@reibee1972] Will humans ever try panspermia? 05:01 [@darthex0] Would fungi grow in regolith? 06:50 [@rJaune] Will the Moon become the new ISS? 08:45 [@tcarr925] How much light illuminates the dark sid...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:26Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lQDNwSAK3Z8What would happen is a country claims Mars as their own? Will we have the Expanse scenario? What's a realistic timeline for Moon exploration? And in Q&A+, can we use those inflatable modules on the Moon?00:00 Intro 00:26 [@neilvonholtum2555] What happens if a country claims Mars as their...

BONUS STORY starts at 15:34Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/f5t09W_tdfEPatreon Q&As https://www.patreon.com/collection/116972 Pandora interview with Dr Ben Hord https://youtu.be/96Ee8Z-sbSUCuriosity gets a rock stuck to its drill. NASA releases over 12,000 images of the Artemis II mission. The new Pandora Space Telescope sees first light. How Io's lava lakes are hotter...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:16Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VFtMBTalNMgHow hard is it to keep rocket fuel in space? Which is better, a Moon mission on the surface or in orbit? How would a space station look like in a binary planet system? And in Q&A+, could we launch a probe into a black hole?00:00 Intro 00:24 [@geohondo] Is it problematic to keep rocket fu...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:25 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5PTjLZQ7qLU00:00 Intro 00:25 [@paigepotter4682] If we detected a technosignature tomorrow, what’s the first thing scientists would argue about? 04:46 [@Jimdica] Could humanity fall victim of an alien infohazard? 08:06 [@savr4est] Will AI find alien first? 10:55 [@terryhardaway3285] Would there be a CH...

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:18Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tejYwoRqG38New info about 3I/ATLAS, NASA tests a new high-power ion engine, did dark matter power early black hole formation, why is half the Milky Way hotter than the other? And in Space Bites+, different sources for two of Uranus moons.00:00 Intro 00:15 More info on 3I/ATLAS https://www.universetoday.co...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:48Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/90S24jYGtd4Latest Patreon Q&A show: https://www.patreon.com/posts/156265102/What did we really find on Mars? Could we find actual fossils there? How was the most detailed 3D-map of the Universe made? And in Q&A+, what's the deal with Iapetus and its huge ridge? Q&A 00:00 Intro 00:22 [@HanSo...

BONUS PART STARTS AT 24:29Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GfEzOHGoAuU🟣 Guest: Amy Haft 📜 Spacecraft electrostatic tractor using a power-constrained pulsed high-energy high-current electron beam https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027311772600075X?via%3DihubThe number of satellites constantly grows. As the result, space debris is becoming more...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:23Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4uPUdm7WP9oCan we deploy a huge fleet of amateur telescopes to image a single planet? If the Voyager crashes into something, will we know that? What's the point of studying gravitational waves? And in Q&A+, does the starless galaxy have any planets?00:00 Intro 00:27 [@liamdobbyn6167] Fleet of amate...

Here’s what might delay Artemis, New Glenn flies again, but there’s a problem, Voyager 1 has to shut down another instrument, Vera Rubin is finding so many asteroids. And in Space Bites+, an incredible image to celebrate Hubble’s 35th birthday.00:00 Intro 00:18 Potential bottleneck for Artemis https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/whats-the-deal-with-spacesuits-for-the-moon-will-they-be-ready-in-t...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:29Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ouw_AobGQ2MCosmoQuest Artemis Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUhAPm8PNdY CosmoQuest: https://cosmoquest.org/ What could the great filter be? How visible is the human race to outside observers? How would astronomy work in a cosmic void? And in Q&A+, what would happen if a black hole suddenly...

🟣 Guest: Dr. John Banovetz https://www.bnl.gov/world/📜 Uncovering the Next Galactic Supernova with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.12094We should be getting 1-2 supernovae per century in a galaxy like the Milky Way. Yet, the last one observed was about 1000 years ago? Where are all the galactic supernovae? Why don't we see enough of them. Can Vera Rubin help? Finding out...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 16:16Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gac8HkEO9AEHow will we power the Moon bases? Which places will be the primary targets for the Habitable World Observatory? Which nuclear reactor is the new NASA proposal about? And in Q&A+, how long will it take to clear the L2 Lagrange point?00:00 Intro 00:26 [@Noonyuh] Could moonquakes or marsqua...

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 20:55Watch here (with no ads and a bonus part) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VHLROLaOCFcThere's a new scar on the moon. The Artemis II astronauts return home safely. A new survey has just wrapped up its scan for dark energy. Supermassive black holes ready to merge. And in Space Bites Plus, astronomers find one of the oldest stars in the universe.00:00 Intro 00:20 New Scar o...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 19:38Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N1yFECYcRYsHow can you wrap your head around the true scale of the Universe? Will humanity ever colonize gas giant moons? Can ISS missions compare to future Mars missions? And in Q&A+, did JWST produce any good science papers?00:00 Intro 00:25 [@chiroptile2881] Will humanity ever colonize the gas giants' moo...

BONUS PART STARTS AT 27:40Watch here (with no ads and a bonus part) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nX5Ou28VGwQLISA Interview https://youtu.be/AUS8A9J3d5g LIGO Interview https://youtu.be/_jmQVH9L8vI 🟣 Guest: Dr. Chiara Mingarelli https://www.chiaramingarelli.com/ 📜 Fingerprints of Individual Supermassive Black Hole Binaries in Pulsar Timing Arrays https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.05722 00:00 Intro 01:...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:57Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1rUTV39wcwMCan we eliminate darkness at night with an orbital reflector? How long do the Voyagers have left? Why didn't JWST inspect some of the potential ocean worlds? And in Q&A+, could we see the Great Attractor unobscured? 00:00 Start 00:26 [@Asmo-RL] Why are Mars and Venus un the habitable zon...

BONUS PART STARTS AT 37:54Watch here (with no ads and a bouns part) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JMP7N_Dkga0In the recent years we found out that a lot of asteroids are rubble piles. And we will be finding more of them. But it appears that Phobos might have a lot of characteristics of rubble piles. Which could have some really interesting consequences.🟣 Guest: Dr. Harrison Agrusa https://hagru...

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 20:03Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TV_kJYQctvkArtemis 2 is going well. The White House proposes to cut back NASA's budget. Webb looks at two protoplanetary systems. An entirely new class of stars. And in Space Bites Plus, Japan is planning a comet return mission.SLS IR Video00:00 Intro 00:18 Artemis 2 is going really well https://www.universetoday.c...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:22Will Jupiter system become habitable? How much atmosphere could the Moon hold onto? Do quasars have a habitable zone? And in Q&A+, is transpirational cooling better than a heat shield?00:00 Intro 00:24 [@Shrouded_Gh05t] Do I think Europa or Titan has life on it? 03:42 [@GadZookz] If Venus had a moon would it be any different? 05:17 [@jamesmnguyen] What's the max a...

Earth is hit by meteorites every day. Some are harmless, some could be dangerous. But now we have the most advanced tool to discover and predict them, the Vera Rubin Observatory. Will it be enough to predict a hit with enough precision to catch up a meteorite mid-flight? Finding out in this interview. 👉 NOIRLab Interview https://youtu.be/VKrpJODdEM0🟣 Guest: Ian Chow https://ia-chow.github.io/ 📜...

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:39Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gIOPdaFyjFYHow did the ring galaxies get their weird shape? Could we redirect a comet to hit the Moon? Could Project Orion ever launch? And in Q&A+, how bad did AI hit astronomy jobs?00:00 Intro 00:23 [@billionsandbillionsofstars] Can we expect a meteor storm in our lifetime? 02:48 [@CynicExtraordi...

BONUS PART STARTS AT 18:21 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/K6LbP3Q1iMMGoing to Mars means contaminating it with Earth's life. Most probably, we have already done it with our landers. But it appears, things might not be as bad as Mars could have a natural "built-in" protection against contamination. How does it work? Finding out in this interview.🟣 Guest: Dr. Corien Bakerm...