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Universe Today Podcast

Fraser Cain•www.patreon.com
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Episode 336: 302 - The Mars Project

In a special two part episode, Fraser collaborates with space historian Amy Shira Teitel at Vintage Space to investigate what spaceflight advances could have happened. Amy looks at the lost Apollo Missions, while Fraser talks about Werhner Von Braun’s “Mars Project”. Support Universe Today Podcast

May 22, 2017•11 min

Episode 335: 301 - Are There Dark Matter Galaxies

We know there’s dark matter, and there are galaxies, but are there galaxies entirely made up of dark matter? Astronomer Sarah Pearson joins Fraser to talk about what’s out there. Support Universe Today Podcast

May 20, 2017•10 min

Episode 334: 300 - How Fast Are Stars Moving

The stars look static in the sky, but are they moving? How fast, and how do we know? What events can make them move faster, and how can humans make them move? Support Universe Today Podcast

May 09, 2017•11 min

Episode 333: QA 20: Going Skydiving on Mars and More...

In this week's QA, Fraser contemplates the horror of advertising in space, setting off nukes to counteract global warming, and what it would be like to go skydiving on Mars. Support Universe Today Podcast

May 08, 2017•21 min

Episode 329: QA 18: Best Place For a Mass Driver and More...

In this week's QA, Fraser suggests some good locations for a Mass Driver launcher, how the laws of physics would be different in a different universe, and what it would take to throw a supermassive black hole out of its galaxy. Support Universe Today Podcast

Apr 20, 2017•18 min

Episode 326: QA 17: A Planet Inside a Star and More...

In this week's questions show, Fraser tries again to explain why the Universe has no center, if there's any evidence for intelligent design, and why we don't have drones exploring other worlds. Support Universe Today Podcast

Apr 11, 2017•20 min

Episode 307: QA 11: Why the ISS Doesn't Rotate and More...

In this week's question show, our viewers want to know why the ISS doesn't rotate, and if you can detect a black hole without an accretion disc. Also, why are we always shooting our videos in a forest? Support Universe Today Podcast

Nov 28, 2016•13 min
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