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Universe Today Podcast

Fraser Cain•www.patreon.com
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Astronomy
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Episode 366: 318 - Where Are The Voyagers Now

We’re nearly at the 40th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Voyager spacecraft. And they’re still going! Let’s remember these amazing missions. Support Universe Today Podcast

Sep 05, 2017•11 min

Episode 363: 320 - Rise Of The Supertelescopes Part 1

Astronomy is about to get much much more exciting, with a whole new class of enormous telescopes developed on Earth and in space. How much more powerful? What will we be able to see? Support Universe Today Podcast

Sep 05, 2017•12 min

Episode 358: 313 - What Happens During a Solar Eclipse

North America is preparing itself for the August Eclipse, so we thought it would be a good time to explain how eclipses work and what’s going on as the Moon briefly destroys the Sun. Support Universe Today Podcast

Jul 30, 2017•8 min

Episode 352: 312 - Why Haven't We Gone Anywhere

It’s been half a century since humans first set foot on the Moon? Why haven’t we gone back? Will we ever go anywhere interesting in space? Support Universe Today Podcast

Jul 06, 2017•11 min

Episode 351: QA 26: Faster Than Light Into the Past?

In this week’s QA, Fraser talks about black holes consuming dark matter, if traveling faster than light moves you backwards in time, and what those big pools under rockets are for. Support Universe Today Podcast

Jul 05, 2017•19 min

Episode 347: 309 - Seeing Gravity

We’ve now had multiple detections of gravitational waves, opening up a whole new field: gravitational astronomy. We talk about the detections made so far, and how we can see the Universe in a whole new way. Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 18, 2017•10 min

Episode 346: 308 - Flying Into The Sun

NASA is planning a mission to get as close as possible as we can to the Sun and reveal its mysteries. Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 13, 2017•10 min

Episode 345: QA 24: Are Aliens Testing Us and More...

In this week’s QA, Fraser talks about how aliens might be testing our morality, traveling faster than light to go back in time, and alternatives to the Big Bang Theory. Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 12, 2017•17 min

Episode 344: 307 - Construction Tips From A Type 2 Engineer Part 1

Fraser Cain and Isaac Arthur team up again to bring you another epic collaboration. This time, it’s a 2-part series of construction tips from an engineer from a Type 2 Civilization. In this episode, we harvest helium 3, mine the asteroids, and rearrange the Solar System. Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 09, 2017•10 min

Episode 341: 305 - Can We Own Space

Owning land here on Earth is nice and legal. But what about a plot of land on the Moon or Mars? When can I buy some ice on Europa? Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 01, 2017•8 min

Episode 339: 304 - What Was Cosmic Inflation

The Big Bang was a tremendous theory, but it had a few problems. In 1980 Alan Guth developed the revolutionary theory of cosmic inflation, and astronomers have been looking for evidence to this day. Support Universe Today Podcast

May 30, 2017•9 min

Episode 338: 303 - How Far Away Is Fusion Power

The Sun uses its enormous mass to crush hydrogen into fusion, releasing enormous energy. How long will it be until we’ve got this energy source for Earth? Support Universe Today Podcast

May 27, 2017•9 min
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