Universe Today Podcast

Has Perseverance found signs of life on Mars? Webb scans TRAPPIST-1e for signs of an atmosphere. 3I/ATLAS grows a tail, and could get a mission. And on Space Bites+, Webb sees a cloud of methane around the dwarf planet Makemake.

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00:00 Intro

00:21 NASA Says Perseverance Discovered Signs of Life on Mars

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-says-mars-rover-discovered-potential-biosignature-last-year/

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-exoplanet-trappist-1-e-takes-its-turn-in-the-jwsts-spotlight

09:18 3I/ATLAS Grows a Tail

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-gemini-south-telescope-takes-a-turn-imaging-the-interstellar-comet-3iatlas

11:18 Mission Concept to Catch 3I/ATLAS

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/researchers-at-swri-produced-a-mission-concept-for-exploring-interstellar-objects-like-3iatlas

13:34 Calisto’s Footprints in Jupiter Aurora

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/juno-detects-callistos-footprints-in-jupiters-aurorae

14:53 Vote results

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15:35 A Giant Burst of Energy In Need Of An Explanation

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-giant-burst-of-energy-in-need-of-an-explanation

17:34 Titan Dragonfly Continues Development

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/dragonfly/2025/09/08/nasas-dragonfly-soaring-through-key-development-test-activities/

18:59 Amazing JWST Image

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-glittering-stellar-nursery-shines-in-new-jwst-image

20:14 More space news to your inbox

20:58 Bonus story: Methane on Makemake

21:25 State of science journalism

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What's the highest energy a photon can have? Is Titan just a huge fire hazard floating in space? How do they measure the masses of planets with just satellites? And in Q&A plus, what realistic scifi is worth watching?

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00:00 Start

00:00 [Chris Nelsynels] Realistic scifi recommendations

00:26 [Marz Chart] Is oxygen flammable on Titan?

00:46 [FPLMikkel] Ability to light fires as a Great Filter

01:44 [darthex0] Are stars burning after all?

02:01 [Francois Miron] Jupiter gravitational lens

03:08 [Michael McConnell] Measuring gravity with satellites

05:42 [Colin Houseworth] Energy limit for high energy photons

06:57 [Encodedpr] Trip to a Moon base

07:57 [Annie Alexander] For All Mankind

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3I/ATLAS is very different from any comet we’ve ever seen before, Mars is filled with fragments from ancient impacts, ESA loses contact with JUICE right before an important flyby, and the highest resolution image of a solar flare ever seen. And on Space Bites+, why asteroid made of the same material can have different colors.

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00:00 Intro

00:25 3I/ATLAS is Weird

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/3iatlass-coma-is-largely-carbon-dioxide

02:51 Technosignatures of Interstellar Objects

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/what-technosignatures-would-interstellar-objects-have

06:52 Mars’ Lumpy Interior

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/insight/nasa-marsquake-data-reveals-lumpy-nature-of-red-planets-interior/

08:40 Plasma Waves In Jupiter’s Auroras

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-discover-unusual-plasma-waves-in-jupiters-aurora

10:15 ESA Restores Communication with JUICE

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-esa-restores-communications-with-juice-at-venus

12:25 Vote results

12:55 Supernova’s Heart

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/chandra-peers-into-a-supernovas-troubled-heart

15:38 Breathtaking Solar Flare

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/worlds-most-powerful-solar-telescope-captures-breathtaking-image-of-solar-flare

17:11 Cosmic Butterflies

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-butterfly-star-and-its-planet-forming-disk

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/cosmic-butterfly-unlocks-secrets-of-how-rocky-planets-form

18:59 Newsletter

19:55 Bonus story in [Space Bites+]

20:25 Media recommendations

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Which is a bigger showstopper for a human Mars mission: food or radiation exposure? Does Vera Rubin leave any chance for aliens to still sneak upon us? Can something like space whales actually exist? And in Q&A+, when can we find out what dark matter and dark energy actually are?

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• 00:00 Start

• 00:31 [Kasie Ream] Which is the bigger showstopper for Mars: food or radiation?

• 02:29 [Richard Vanasse] Does Vera Rubin make it impossible for an alien fleet to sneak up on Earth?

• 02:54 [ventsyv] One question to ask aliens

• 03:24 [Terminally Offline] How can I get into a career in a planetarium?

• 05:56 [Steve Kennedy] What is the difference between a Kilonova and a Type 1a Supernova?

• 06:12 [teknophyle] Should we quickly become a two planet species?

• 08:14 [Michael D] How do I feel about the possibility of "space whales" type aliens?

• 09:51 [Bobby 2112] How does artificial gravity work on various scifi spaceships?

• 12:34 [shootZ234] Interesting facts about black holes

• 12:55 [paul wilson] How bright will the Betelgeuse explosion be?

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Why are galaxies and star systems flat? What does the future of the space race look like? Are we going to Mars to mine it? And in Q&A+, what sparked my personal interest for space as a kid?

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00:00 Start

00:26 [Царь Зверей] Why are galaxies and star systems flat?

02:26 [Indrek Staal] What does the future of the space race look like?

11:13 [Sal] Is mining minerals the primary objective of colonizing Mars?

13:59 [Aaron Dwyer] Where was the Big Bang?

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The Wow signal was even more Wow. Starship Flight 10 makes it space and returns to Earth, more red dwarf planets get crossed off the list as lacking an atmosphere, a supernova spilled its guts into space. And on Space Bites+, finding supernovae as quickly as possible.

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00:00 Intro

00:21 Update for the “Wow!” Signal

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-wow-signal-gets-an-update-it-was-even-strong-than-we-thought

02:50 Starship IFT-10

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/blaze-of-glory-spacex-starship-goes-the-distance-in-10th-flight-test

06:39 JWST finds no atmospheres

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/another-earth-like-exoplanet-crossed-off-the-list-the-jwst-shows-that-gj-3929b-has-no-atmosphere

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/gj-1132-b-doesnt-have-an-atmosphere-according-to-new-jwst-data

09:12 White Dwarf Habitable Zones

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/white-dwarf-stars-could-create-surprisingly-common-long-lived-habitable-zones

11:03 Supernova Headscratcher

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12:43 Vote results

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13:14 TESS saw 3I/ATLAS

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/tess-spotted-3iatlas-two-months-before-it-was-discovered-it-was-even-active-then

14:50 The Mystery of Jupiter

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-study-rocks-jupiters-giant-impact-theory

16:52 Newsletter

17:38 Bonus story

18:01 Starship collab with Scott Manley and Marcus House

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00:21 Update for the “Wow!” Signal

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02:50 Starship IFT-10

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/blaze-of-glory-spacex-starship-goes-the-distance-in-10th-flight-test

06:39 JWST finds no atmospheres

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09:12 White Dwarf Habitable Zones

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11:03 Supernova Headscratcher

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12:43 Vote results

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13:14 TESS saw 3I/ATLAS

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14:50 The Mystery of Jupiter

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16:52 Newsletter

17:38 Bonus story

18:01 Starship collab with Scott Manley and Marcus House

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The boys are back! Discussing all the things that happened during Starship IFT-10. Why didn't they catch the Super Heavy booster? What did explode near the engines? Why was Starship orange? What's next for SpaceX? Looking for all the answers with Scott Manley and Marcus House.

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• 00:00 Intro

• 00:34 The Boys are back!

• 01:46 Starship IFT-10

• 04:47 Liftoff

• 05:24 Super Heavy return and landing

• 07:54 It didn't explode

• 09:27 Starlink mockups deployment

• 11:38 Skirt explosion and re-entry

• 21:10 Ship landing

• 29:39 What next?

• 32:28 Economics of Starlink

• 34:36 Artemis

• 39:23 Final thoughts

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Can the difficulty of interstellar travel the answer to the Fermi paradox? Or maybe it's the fact that we can only apply it to our galaxy and not further? Or maybe we can even find life in our solar system?

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00:00 Start

00:00 [Sean E] A copy of the ISS

00:31 [Josh B] Favourite mind-blowing fact

01:12 [SpaceManLegend] Life on Europa or Enceladus?

03:47 [Todd Gibson Art] Interstellar travel VS the Fermi paradox

04:45 [GMol] Fermi paradox for the galaxy VS the Universe

06:38 [Db Ireland] Panspermia

09:57 [Jurij Slavec] Rare Earth hypothesis

13:07 [paul wilson] How to kill a black hole?

13:44 [Astrobirder] Smart telescope to buy

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We definitely won't see a space elevator built in any foreseeable future. But there is a similar but much more practical approach – a skyhook. How close are we to creating one? Why is it useful? What challenges does it bring and when can we expect first practical demonstrations? Finding out in this interview.

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• 01:52 What is a skyhook

• 24:52 Materials

• 28:23 Possible practical tests

• 30:30 Current obsessions

• 36:59 Final thoughts

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When is a supernova too close for comfort? Will USA's Moon race against China accelerate a race towards a Mars base? How can we see the Oort cloud? And in Q&A+, what do I tell to space deniers?

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00:00 Start

00:00 [Dvids] What do I say to people that deny space?

00:25 [SpaceInfrastructure] If China beats US to the Moon, will it accelerate a Mars base development?

04:37 [LtNuke] How close does a supernova need to be to cause real damage?

08:23 [Stephen Eichenhorn] How can we see the Oort cloud?

11:36 [Visto Tutti] What telescope do we need to see the furtherest light?

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Ryugu and Bennu are related, a star tried to eat a black hole and it didn’t go well, using moons to save fuel, and China tests its new human lunar lander. In Space Bites+, how climate change will impact satellite orbits.

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00:00 Intro

00:20 Asteroids Siblings

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02:16 Star Explodes While Eating a Black Hole

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-distant-star-explodes-while-swallowing-its-black-hole-companion

04:14 Moon Flybys

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06:22 Universe’s Greatest Fireworks Show

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08:57 China Tests Its Lunar Lander

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10:32 Webb Finds Uranus’ 29th Moon

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/uranus-29th-moon-cant-hide-from-the-jwst

11:22 Psyche’s Version of The Pale Blue Dot

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12:42 More space news

13:42 Bonus story: Climate change impacting space

13:59 Current state of NASA

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Why do people believe Starships will go to Mars? Can we use molten salt batteries on the Moon? What's the difference between the Universe and the Observable Universe? And in Q&A+, what's the chance of hitting an stone during an interstellar voyage?

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00:00 Start

00:25 [Dean T] Why people believe that Starships will land on Mars?

05:01 [Michael Stanley] What is does "observable Universe" mean?

06:46 [Dixie Q] When will we be able to see into the Oort cloud?

07:39 [puffcrusader696] How big can a telescope mirror get?

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Satellites are causing light pollution. Every year there a more of them. So, why don't they just paint them all vantablack, the ultra-black coating that doesn't reflect almost any light? Finding out in this interview.

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02:25 The problem of satellite pollution

08:35 Counter measures so far

11:36 Vantablack

24:15 Satellite project

33:42 Current obsessions

38:43 Final thoughts

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Is living in the clouds of Venus better than living in sub-surface habitats on Mars? Can we really lock ourselves from orbit with space junk? Should we build another version of Biosphere before going to Mars? And in Q&A+, is abiogenesis really unlikely?

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• 00:29 [Mr Kyle] How do we distinguish the motions of galaxies and the expansion of the Universe?

• 02:14 [Melinda Green] Biosphere 2 before going to Mars?

• 03:38 [Adam Redwine] Are there any plans for Biosphere 3?

• 05:43 [A.SmollZz] Can we really trap ourselves on orbit because of space junk?

• 07:50 [Nick Stokes] What kind of space mission would I get on?

• 09:21 [name] Floating habitat on Venus VS sub-surface habitat on Mars

• 10:11 [Kyle] Hostile aliens

• 11:25 [Ken Sole] Rarest phenomena in our universe

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Finally, Webb’s analysis of TRAPPIST-1d, new Hubble images comet 3I/ATLAS, the most massive black hole ever discovered, why Mars sand is so dangerous. And in Space Bites+, staring right down the jet of an actively feeding supermassive black hole.

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00:00 Intro

00:20 Webb's Analysis of Trappist-1d

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04:30 Stellar flares at Trappist-1

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06:22 3I/ATLAS is actively releasing water

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08:41 Hubble looks at 3I/ATLAS

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hubble-captures-stunning-view-of-third-interstellar-visitor

10:03 More on Little Red Dots

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12:05 Biggest Supermassive Black Hole ever found

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14:07 Ultramassive white dwarf

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16:23 Offroading on Mars

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18:09 Mars from above

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19:56 Mars mosaic from Percy

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20:55 More space news

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How did supermassive black holes get so big so early? There are two main models for that, and JWST just got a huge boost for the one that suggests they can form via a direct collapse of gas clouds. How did the researchers pull the first observations of a potential birth of a SMBH? Finding out in this interview.

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📜 The JWST Might Have Found the First Direct-Collapse Black Hole

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📜 The ∞ Galaxy: A Candidate Direct-collapse Supermassive Black Hole between Two Massive, Ringed Nuclei

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02:18 Supermassive black holes

11:57 The Discovery

21:38 Implications for cosmology

34:17 Current obsessions

42:35 Final thoughts

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What would happen if we moved a jovian moon to Mars? What are black holes spitting out as those jets? What's the best case scenario for Europa Clipper's search for life? And in Q&A+, how are we searching for Sun-like stars?

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00:28 [Ademnon's Couch] What if we took one of Jupiter's moons to Mars?

03:28 [John Divita] How do gravitational slingshots work?

06:12 [Trevor] What is the best case scenario for Europa Clipper's search for life?

10:22 [Steve Babarik] What are black holes spitting out?

13:40 [Ahmad Canrang] What's the difference between a comet and a meteoroid?

15:21 [Santiago Kaderian] Does Canada use F or C?

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Is there an upper size limit for black holes? Why don't we build multiple identical missions to increase the chance of success? Is the Universe considered finite or infinite? And in Q&A+, is the Universe expanding or is everything else just shrinking?

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• 00:28 [Ascendant Construct] Why don't we build multiple identical space missions at once?

• 01:36 [Lubo in China] My automated telescope

• 05:27 [Kasie Ream] Radiation in space

• 09:50 [Abdul Samad Kholia] Is space considered infinite?

• 11:56 [Brenda Kalt] Why changed our perspective on the Universe?

• 13:49 [Steven Lewis] How fast can a wired communication with the Moon be?

• 14:24 [Dark Jedi Order] My favourite galaxy

• 17:15 [paul wilson] How big can black holes get?

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A Planet Found at Alpha Centauri. Webb Revisits the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Little Red Dots don't break the laws of physics. In Space Bites Plus, showing that the Earth's magnetosphere was here for a long time.

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00:20 Planet at Alpha Centauri

02:58 Webb revisits Hubble's Ultra Deep Field

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04:23 NGC 6072 by JWST

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05:45 Little red dots VS the Eddington limit

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08:25 Solar array for Nancy Grace Roman Telescope

09:26 Vote results

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09:58 Six more helicopters for Mars

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11:36 Rogue planetary systems

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13:02 Newsletter

14:10 Bonus story: early Earth magnetosphere

14:37 Huge Q&A

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Could we aim asteroid YR4 at the Moon on purpose? What would happen to babies born and raised on Mars? Should we use water as an insulation layer for our spacecraft? And in Q&A+, could we mine an asteroid that's stuck in a Lagrange point?

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• 00:28 [Goatlord] Could we direct an asteroid into the Moon to study the effects?

• 01:00 [MadmonkeyOz] Mars' ancient coast line

• 04:53 [Christian DesAlliers] Expanding advanced civilizations

• 07:52 [Web Fiji] Is there such thing as absolute stillness in the Universe

• 08:46 [TELE KOMIK] What will happen to babies born and raised on Mars?

• 10:52 [Len Kelter] Tackling the wait calculation

• 11:28 [Kasie Ream] Is it possible to do an X-Ray telescope?

• 12:06 [Jul Kar 'Cerum] Can we use water as an insulation layer for spacecraft?

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If nothing escapes a black hole, how does gravity escape? Could we detect a faster-than-light spaceship cruising through the Solar System? What does JWST really orbit at L2? And in Q&A+, could the Universe have started as a black hole?

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• 00:00 Start

• 00:29 [Shahbaz Rezaei] If nothing can escape the black hole, how does gravity come out of it?

• 01:57 [fleshmagi] How long until we realistically start mining asteroids?

• 05:35 [nakedhand] What if the Sun collides with a black hole?

• 06:26 [Ashley O'Brien] Was there a time in the early universe where the conditions were like STP?

• 09:27 [kiwibacon99] Could we detect an FTL spacecraft passing through our solar system?

• 11:34 [Uğur E.] What does JWST orbit at L2?

• 12:29 [York] What do I think about the dark forest theory?

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More evidence that dark energy is weakening, cosmic rays could keep life alive under the ice, NASA is building fuel depots in space, and a radio telescope is going to the far side of the Moon. On Space Bites+, how brines could form on the surface of Mars, providing a habitat for life.

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00:20 More evidence of Dark Energy weakening

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03:11 Cosmic rays might define a whole new habitable zone

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/cosmic-rays-could-support-life-just-under-the-ice

05:30 Zero-Boil Fuel Storage Test

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/zero-boil-fuel-storage-undergoes-system-testing

07:59 AI and Lunar Lava Tubes

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/ai-uncovers-subsurface-entrances-on-the-moon

09:49 Volcanic activity on the Moon

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11:09 Lunar telesdcope telescope

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14:08 Vote results

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14:46 From primordial black holes to SMBH

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17:47 Organic molecules in space

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19:45 Parachute test for ExoMars

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21:12 Even more space news

22:13 Secret bonus story: brines on Mars

22:28 What are YOU obsessed with right now?

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Do gravitational waves deflect like waves on the water? Which type of comet would cause the most destruction for Earth? Will we see humans on Mars in our lifetime? And in Q&A+ could AI become religious?

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• 00:25 [Web Fiji] Which type of comet will cause the most devastation if it hits Earth?

• 04:04 [James Sobek] Do gravitational waves reflect off objects?

• 07:09 [Pat Ludwig] Are there rogue gravitational waves?

• 07:27 [Rob Wright] Can a planet exist at the barycenter of a binary system?

• 09:28 [Clockwork Rex] Betelegeuse explosion wen?

• 11:41 [TJ] Will we see humans on Mars in your lifetime?

• 12:17 [Aiden Weatherbee] What would be my PhD research project?

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Do we predictions when will the Universe stop its expansion? Did we find hypervelocity stars in M31? What does it mean when planets go retrograde? And in Q&A+ could the Big Bang be a white hole?

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00:27 [Peter Keyson] When will the Universe stop expanding?

02:54 [John De Keizer] Hypervelocity stars in M31

06:20 [kindness] What does it mean that planets are retrograde?

08:31 [J E] Are we working on strategies to mitigate the effect of satellites?

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FRBs are a great example of a modern day space mystery. We've seen a lot of them. We know a fair amount about them. But we still don't really know for sure how do they work and what's their true source. Some of them can be super weird. How exactly? Finding out in this interview.

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📜 CHIME/FRB Discovery of an Unusual Circularly Polarized Long-Period Radio Transient with an

Accelerating Spin Period

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01:52 FRB on a conference

10:10 Source of FRB

19:59 New research

32:21 Current obsessions

36:03 Final thoughts

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Betelgeuse has a companion star, Vera Rubin discovered the third interstellar object accidentally, the first evidence of direct collapse supermassive black holes, and in Space Bites+ developing plans to help humanity deal with finding an extraterrestrial intelligence.

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00:24 Betelgeuse's companion star

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03:17 Vera Rubin discovered 3I/ATLAS accidentally

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05:09 Even more 3I/ATLAS

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06:34 "Unicorn" object

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08:29 Direct collablse SMBH

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11:28 Low-mass black holes in an early universe

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12:51 Vote results

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13:23 A blow against Planet X

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15:34 Double tidal disruption

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16:46 Great images

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19:53 Bonus story

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Should we be concerned about China's progress in space? Is their progress held back by a lack of cultural freedom? Which space-set book story desperately needs a movie adaptation? and in Q&A+, the best space-set movie that's factually accurate

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How can we realistically get under the ice of Europa? Why Venus is such an under appreciated destination for spacecraft? What is the shape of the Universe? And in Q&A+ what would happen to Jupiter if it became a rogue planet?

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02:23 [kLONDIKE69 NONE] Why Venus is a good destination?

10:21 [Aaron Perelmuter] What's the size of the Universe?

13:20 [John Stanton] What's the shape of the Universe?

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This is an interview with me on The Last Easy Mile podcast with Josh Farahi.

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In this episode, Fraser Cain—founder of Universe Today and co-host of Astronomy Cast—shares why space still matters. From watching meteor showers with your kids to seeing Saturn’s rings through binoculars in a city, Fraser offers practical ways to reconnect with awe. He reflects on raising science-minded kids, his love of tabletop RPGs, and how parents can create deeper imaginative experiences than screens can provide.

We also talk about the James Webb Space Telescope, the Mars rovers, and the Vera Rubin Observatory, which will capture time-lapse images of the sky. Fraser warns against the growing distrust of experts, advocating for humility, critical thinking, and Carl Sagan’s “baloney detection toolkit.”

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Is the Earth at the center of a giant void? Did a star fly through the Solar System billions of years ago messing up the orbits of some objects? Comet 3i/ATLAS is the oldest comet ever seen. Look at the picture to celebrate the third anniversary of Webb. And in Space Bites Plus, covering a crater on the moon with a concrete dome to build a pressurised habitat.

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00:19 Are we in a void?

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02:57 Dwarf galaxies

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04:08 Orbital resonance with Uranus

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05:25 Clues of an ancient stellar flyby

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06:57 Oldest comet in history

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08:24 Sunspots

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09:44 Vote results

10:19 Source of Earth's water

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12:12 DUUUUUST

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13:58 Portrait of a galaxy cluster

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14:44 Closest pic of the solar atmosphere

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15:37 JWST 3rd anniversary

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16:35 Guide to space

17:24 [Space bites+]

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What would be the best possible space mission if budget restrictions didn't exist? Why don't we launch all rockets from ships in the sea? Where are the stars that formed with our Sun? And in Q&A+ where is the center of the Universe?

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04:20 [Adam Redwine] Which places are best for launching rockets to different altitudes?

06:20 [Chris Nelsynels] How are we looking for the Sun's siblings?

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If you were dropped in a random place in space, how would you find your way home? New Horizons tackled this problem with a first interstellar navigation demonstration. Using parallax in real time to determine its position in space. How did they pull it off and what other interesting things can spacecraft do? Finding out in this interview.

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01:48 Finding your way home from a random place in the galaxy

05:58 Test with New Horizons

19:19 Science with New Horizons after its main mission

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Can somebody really enforce any space treaties and do they make any sense? What's a better future, colonies on Mars or on giant rotating spaceships? What's India's space program been up to lately? And in Q&A+, would I take a one-way ticket to Mars?

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00:28 [Iamsick] Mars vs O'Neil cylinders

02:08 [busybillyb33] How enforceable is the Outer Space Treaty?

06:04 [Tarun Pulikanti] Thoughts on India's space station ambitions

08:23 [Doogle] How difficult is it to see the Orion Nebula?

10:21 [Larry Tilghmon] Why did Oumuamua leave our solar system so easily while we cannot?

11:58 [GTP_VEXD] What is a light year and why do we use them?

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A star detonated as a supernova, twice. Trump chooses his new NASA Administrator. Why deflecting asteroids is much more complex than we thought.And on Space Bites Plus, how your flight home could signal an alien civilization.

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00:19 Star detonated as supernova ... twice

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02:27 Rogue planet hiding in Hubble data

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03:44 Deflecting asteroids is harder than we thought

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05:23 Dark matter in brown dwarfs

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06:36 New interim NASA Administrator

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07:38 2100+ Senior NASA Employees Gone

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09:22 "Impossible" rings of Quaoar

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11:08 Hubble vs JWST

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12:10 Sprite from the ISS

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13:30 3I/Atlas from VLT

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Will dust make interstellar travel impossible? Is Oumuamua unique in its weird cigar-like shape? How many nuclear reactors will we need on the Moon? And in Q&A+, does studying the Universe have no endgame? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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00:27 [@scottycartercom] My favourite planet and moon

00:51 [@Beedubz76] Are there any objects that are similar to Oumuamua?

03:52 [@askani21] Will dust make interstellar travel impossible?

06:29 [@fredjonestowns4213] How long until we reach Enceladus?

08:41 [HammmmerFan] How will society respond if we actually find evidence of alien life?


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11:25 [@johnrasnic195] Will people put Moon bases in caverns?

12:31 [Encodedpr] How many nuclear reactors will we need on the Moon?

13:42 [@gangsterdaddy510] Data rates from distant spacecraft

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Will there be a northern hemisphere version of Vera Rubin? Or maybe we can put one straight in space? Can Vera Rubin detect alien spacecraft if they ever visit? And if it finds planet 9, how fast will we be sending a mission there? And in Q&A+, how many planets will be out there if we reinstate Pluto as one? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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00:32 [@richardg1577] How do astronomers track newly discovered asteroids by Vera Rubin?

01:56 [@rodtolosa4594] Will Vera Rubin detect an alien spacecraft?

02:58 [@estraume] Are there plans for a Northern hemisphere version of Vera Rubin?


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08:08 [@nigeldawson5960] How do they keep Vera Rubin's mirrors clean?

09:15 [@austinsapp5867] Could Planet 9 be geologically active?

11:26 [@kasieream1248] Would we be able to launch a mission to Planet 9?

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What are the cosmic dark ages and what do we know about them? Why are the so hard to study? How can the Dark Age Explorer help with it and why does it need to go on the far side of the Moon? Finding out in this interview.

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02:31 Cosmic dark ages

14:23 21cm line

19:03 Current instruments

25:00 Dark Ages Explorer

41:20 Science objectives

50:47 Working with EHT

58:09 Current obsessions

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Astronomers have discovered a third interstellar object. NASA missions are getting prepared to be shut down. The most massive white dwarf has been found. And in Space Bites Plus, a capsule containing human remains and cannabis seeds crashes into the ocean.

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00:19 Third interstellar object

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03:01 NASA budget cuts

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05:17 Nancy Grace Roman telescope progress

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06:26 Exoplanet around a quiet red dwarf

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08:13 Citizen scientists help observe exoplanet transit

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10:07 Chonkiest white dwarf

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12:00 Pack of quasars

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13:23 Tianwen-2 looks back

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Which type of planet that's not in the Solar System is the most interesting? Can we detect an interstellar black hole? Should science journalists report about non-conventional science theories? And in our extended Q&A+ version, will the success of Vera Rubin stimulate building a northern hemisphere version of it?

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00:30 [SaekobusujimaESO] Can we launch an amateur telescope into space?

02:43 [No Thanks] What's my favourite type of planet absent from the Solar System?

04:15 [E Eliashar] Are we really alone in the Universe?

08:42 [Alisdair Condie] How can we be so special?

09:25 [Graham W] Could you detect an interstellar black hole if it passed in front of a star?

12:17 [Motion Theory] Should science journalists explore unconventional theories?

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Did the recent streak of Starship failures change my confidence is SpaceX's future success? How can we measure the rotation of gas giant planets? Is there a chance Voyagers can make another Pale Blue Dot image? And in our Q&A+ extended version, do we have a moral obligation to spread life in the Universe?

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00:28 [Tremolo Soul] Can we make another "Pale Blue Dot" image with Voyagers?

01:41 [Ammar] Can we still monitor Voyagers after they stop communicating?

03:24 [Blasty] Are science journals full of AI slop already?

05:14 [Vinny Contini] How do we measure the rotation of gas giant planets?

07:28 [wishmasterbrazen] Am I still confident about SpaceX after their last failures?

13:01 [churchdiscography] What's taking New Glenn so long?

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The first pictures from Rubin are finally here, construction begins on the LISA mission, Webb directly images a Saturn-sized exoplanet, and do pulsar have mountains? And in Space Bites+, a fast radio burst is coming from inside the Solar System.

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00:22 Vera Rubin Observatory is ONLINE

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07:49 LISA construction begins

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10:22 Webb images the lightest planet so far

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12:08 JWST should detect exoSaturns

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13:36 Hot Jupiters in binary systems

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15:24 Mountains on pulsars

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17:45 First light from CODEX

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19:07 Hakuto-R 2 aftermath

20:38 More space news

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Does terraforming a tidally-locked planet make any sense? Are the images we got of our galaxy's supermassive black hole fake? Can we observe gravitational waves that came before the CMB? And in Q&A+ who is currently working on space elevators? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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00:31 [Poshact] What's the feasibility of terraforming a tidally-locked planet?

03:26 [Jay Drummond] Why it's okay for space companies to dump rockets into the ocean?

05:50 [Scott Smillie] Is the image of Sag A not real?


08:44 [Richard R] Do we expand the observable Universe if we launch a telescope 1 ly from Earth?

10:02 [michael blacktree] Can we observe gravitational waves before the CMB?

13:11 [Uğur E.] When do we start orbiting our SMBH after leaving the solar system?

15:06 [drZab] Should we be building a big spaceship in orbit?

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Why doesn't NASA remove the artefacts from JWST images? How would TRAPPIST-1 planets look from their surface? Why don't they just form space telescope lenses from liquid glass in space? And in Q&A+ what shape does the solar gravitational lens look like? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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• 02:07 [Thomas O'Neill] Why doesn't NASA filter out the star artifacts from JWST photos?

• 04:07 [Finn Erikson] With the solar orbiter hitting a speed of +600.000 km/h, is a mission to the gravitanional lens from the Sun in sight?

• 06:03 [Ian Matthews] Can we view the unobservable universe by using a quadrupled gravitational lense?

• 07:47 [Coco] What will the Nancy Grace Roman telescope achieve?

• 11:01 [Blasty] Could we form lenses from liquid glass in space?

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Solar power has its limits. Some space missions will need an alternative source of power like RTGs. How can we make them better? Which fuel is optimal for them and why? How to convert heat into electricity? Finding out in this interview.

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• 05:43 Different isotopes

• 19:25 Possible missions

• 28:07 Stirling engines

• 33:48 Current obsessions

• 43:02 Final thougths and more interviews

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A new mission can make solar eclipses on demand, what do supernovae and stellar flybys do to Earth’s climate, how asteroid 2024 YR4 will make the mother of all meteor showers, and Starship 36 explodes during testing. And on Space Bites+, how we could use a space elevator to extract water from Ceres.

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00:25 Artificial solar eclipse with Proba-3

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01:55 PUNCH sees a solar erruption

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03:08 Could stellar flybys change Earth's climate

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05:43 Supernovae changing Earth's climate

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08:19 Mother of all meteor showers

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10:18 Vote results

10:57 China's Mengzhou abort test

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12:36 Honda tests a reusable rocket

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13:42 Starship explodes

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15:46 Vera Rubin's first light

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17:50 More space news

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19:12 Vancouver island

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Can a giant asteroid knock the Moon from its orbit? How good does a telescope need to be to see the Oort cloud? What are the odds of a rogue planet hiding nearby in our Solar system? And in our extended Q&A+ version, can we be sure that we're alone in the Universe? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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• 00:30 [angus campbell] Could a giant meteor knock the Moon out of orbit?

• 02:19 [Liam Dobbyn] Could dark matter be just failed stars with planets?

• 04:04 [Annie Alexander] How powerful would a telescope have to be to be able to see the Oort cloud?

• 05:17 [Clint Davis] Can we artificially rotate a tidally locked planet?

• 06:17 [your average terraria player] Why does breaking light speed cause paradoxes?

• 07:47 [Correctimus] How likely is it that a rogue planet is in the Oort cloud right now?

• 09:32 [Snelwegkoek] The coolest object I've seen in a telescope

• 12:37 [Sid Remey] How to through things down from the ISS?

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This is an interview with me for the Worldviews Podcast.

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• 00:00 Introduction

• 01:25 Fraser’s upbringing into science

• 04:59 Proud career moments

• 06:01 Space misconceptions

• 09:05 Black Holes

• 11:05 From planes flying to flying into space

• 13:05 Topics Fraser has changed his mind about

• 19:35 Aliens are not real

• 29:40 Greatest space discoveries of the century

• 34:12 Discoveries on the horizon

• 38:25 The name “Fraser”

• 39:15 Smartest people Fraser has interviewed

• 40:55 How impressive astronauts are

• 43:05 Purpose and meaning in the cosmos

• 44:35 Fine tuning of the Universe

• 46:55 Multiverse theory

• 48:45 Multiverse vs dimension

• 51:45 Mount Rushmore of Scifi tv shows

• 54:30 Sci-Fi books & Creativity

• 1:00:15 What’s next for Fraser

• 1:04:30 One question for God

• 1:06:16 Closing

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We never came back to Uranus after the Voyager 2 flyby in 1986. It's time to come back. But what will it take to organise a mission to Uranus? What priorities will it have and when can it launch? Finding out in this interview.

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02:11 What have we learned since Voyager

05:58 Requests for the mission

15:59 Planning a modern-day mission

24:22 LUCY mission

29:38 OSIRIS-ReX

37:52 Current obsessions

40:47 Final thoughts

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This is an interview with me done by Salman Hameed @ Kainaat Astronomy in English.

Salman Hameed has a PhD in astronomy and is Charles Taylor Chair and Professor of Integrated Science & Humanities at Hampshire College, and a member of the Five College Astronomy Department (FCAD) in Massachusetts, USA. He is also the CEO of the non-profit Kainaat Studios.

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Have we finally found the source of ultra-high energy cosmic rays? Our first look at the Sun’s south pole, New Glenn slips again, what kind of damage would rockets do to the ozone layer? And in Space Bites+, a pair of quasars that dominated Cosmic Noon.

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00:23 Source of cosmic rays

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-cosmic-rays-astrophysicists-closer.html

03:25 First ever view of the Sun's pole

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-solar-orbiter-is-giving-us-a-decisive-look-at-the-suns-poles

05:10 Detailed view of the Sun

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-suns-identity-crisis-solved

06:30 New Glenn launch slips again

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08:59 Rockets and the ozone layer

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11:10 Sunshade to combat climate change

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13:01 Star formation in the center of the Milky Way

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14:46 Colliding Galaxies

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15:45 A planet forming

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/youre-looking-at-a-newly-forming-planet

17:12 More space news

18:09 Bonus story

18:26 NASA's SMM

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