01:11 Is our Sun capable of releasing a super flare? 04:10 How much for a decent starting telescope? 05:20 Is terraforming Mars pointless? 07:08 Will alien life exist in the future? 09:03 Will Dobsonians work in a city? 09:45 What is the space race trying to achieve? 12:31 Can an artificial magnetic field stop space radiation? 14:04 Would I go to Mars? 14:38 Interferometer the size of Mars' orbit? 17:06 Why build bigger telescopes? 18:32 Why isn't everything expanding? 20:18 When is the next Dec...
May 07, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Support Universe Today Podcast
May 07, 2019•10 min
00:18 Is it cheaper to build things in space? 02:24 Is space rolling downhill? 05:13 What would a citykiller look like? 07:33 Farts in space? 08:54 Space-based interferometers 10:44 How much of the Universe's life has already happened. 12:42 Why not invest in stargates? 13:28 How fast to exit a black hole? 14:42 Could balloons go to orbit? Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podca...
May 04, 2019•17 min
Support Universe Today Podcast
May 01, 2019•9 min
Support Universe Today Podcast
Apr 30, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Support Universe Today Podcast
Apr 29, 2019•9 min
This week, my guest will be science writer and futurist George Dvorsky, from Gizmodo and io9. Support Universe Today Podcast
Apr 22, 2019•1 hr 1 min
In this week's questions show, I wonder if planets could form from the wreckage around dead stars, who don't all stars collapse immediately into black holes, and where did my new channel pic come from? Support Universe Today Podcast
Apr 15, 2019•24 min
Today I'm joined by Chad Weber, the video editor for the Guide to Space and other videos we do here on Universe Today. Chad was also the audio editor for Astronomy Cast and other Astrosphere projects. Support Universe Today Podcast
Apr 15, 2019•1 hr
All that waiting has paid off. Here it is, the first ever image of a black hole. Support Universe Today Podcast
Apr 10, 2019•8 min
We now know of thousands of confirmed exoplanets, with many more candidates. And there are now dozens of planet hunting telescopes on Earth and in space, using a range of techniques to find tens of thousands more. There’s a new class of instruments and missions in the works that’ll give us an incredible understanding about the planets orbiting other stars. One of these will be the one to find Earth 2.0. Support Universe Today Podcast
Apr 09, 2019•17 min
My guest today will be Dr. Brian Keating, a professor of physics and the author of the recent book "Losing the Nobel Prize". Brian was on the BICEP2 team that announced the discovery of primordial gravitational waves; a discovery that turned out to be dust. Support Universe Today Podcast
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr
In this QA episode, I wonder if there could be a galactic panspermia, why I'm always stealing articles from Fraser Cain from Universe Today, and where the Universe came from. Support Universe Today Podcast
Apr 03, 2019•24 min
My guest today will be Dr. Ian O'Neill. Ian is an astrophysicist and journalist, and has been covering space and astronomy news for more than a decade. Support Universe Today Podcast
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 1 min
This week I'm joined by Frank White, author of the Overview Effect. His new book is the Cosma Hypothesis, which talks about humanity's role in the larger cosmos. Support Universe Today Podcast
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Aircraft make some of the best platforms for science here on Earth. From weather balloons to study the high atmosphere to aircraft that fly into the hearts of hurricanes. From surveys of Antarctic ice sheets to drones. Support Universe Today Podcast
Mar 25, 2019•11 min
In this week's QA, we discuss infecting Mars with diarrhea, if life evolved more than once, and why other countries don't help explore space. Support Universe Today Podcast
Mar 24, 2019•29 min
It’s too bad Mars is such an interesting place, because it’s actually one of the most difficult places to visit in the Solar System, especially if you want to bring along a lot of luggage. That planet is a graveyard of missions that didn’t quite make it. Support Universe Today Podcast
Mar 20, 2019•12 min
This week's guest is Dr. Jessie Christiansen, aka the Aussie Astronomer. Jessie is an exoplanet researcher working at NASA's Exoplanet Science Institute at Caltech. We'll talk all things exoplanets. Support Universe Today Podcast
Mar 18, 2019•1 hr 1 min
I was a guest on the Space Junk Podcast from Oceanside Photo and Telescope. Subscribe to their podcast! When it comes to end of the world theories, NASA conspiracies or astronomy hoaxes Fraser has seen or heard them all. This episode picks apart those ideas and we talk about whether anything should or could be done to combat them. Support Universe Today Podcast
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 12 min
My guest today is Phil Torres, author, journalist and the founder of the X-Risks Institute. He tracks the ways the world could end. He's the author of Morality, Foresight and Human Florishing. An Introduction to Existential Risks Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 3 min
In this week's QA, I answer if Opportunity could ever phone home, are there stars between galaxies, and who, exactly, is Chad? Featuring a special guest answer from Dr. Becky. Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 25, 2019•27 min
This week I'm joined by Dr. Morgan Rehnberg. Morgan is a planetary scientist, scriptwriter for SciShow Space, and of course, one of the co-hosts of the Weekly Space Hangout. Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 25, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Today I wanted to look back at the history of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. To take you through their creation, launch to Mars, the amazing discoveries they made, and of course, how they finally died. Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 20, 2019•13 min
Dr. Kimberly Cartier is an exoplanet researcher, reporter for Eos Magazine and one of my co-hosts with the Weekly Space Hangout. Join us for a conversation about space, astronomy and the search for extrasolar planets. Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 2 min
In this week's questions show, I explain why SLS is still happening, if we can rule out contamination when we finally find life, and wonder why China is sending spacecraft to the Moon. Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 14, 2019•29 min
Today Fraser is joined by exoplanet researcher Dr. Jason Wright from Penn State University. In addition to the more traditional hunt for exoplanets, Jason is helping define the search for extraterrestrials using all the new techniques available to astronomers. Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 4 min
In this week's QA, I wonder if there were other bombardments, how the Earth could have been oxygen rich, and why the asteroid belt isn't a planet. With a special guest answer from Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut. Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 06, 2019•28 min
Today I hang out with astronomer Dean Regas, author with the Cincinnati Observatory and author of 100 Things to See in the Night Sky. Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Astronomers working with the NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton have developed a technique to watch quasars and track the expansion of the Universe over the last 9 billion years. What they found is that the mysterious dark energy that’s currently accelerating the expansion of the Universe doesn’t appear to be a fixed amount. It’s changing, and appears to be increasing over time. If true, it’s a groundbreaking discovery in cosmology, and it could just fortel the end of the Univ...
Feb 04, 2019•11 min
