How can we possibly know how does the Milky Way look like? Is Marth worth further exploration after not finding any life there for years? How can we realistically settle on the Moon? All this and more in the week's Q&A show. π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:43 [Andoria] Multiple rogue planets discovered by JWST 04:58 [Vulcan] How did we take a pho...
Jan 24, 2024β’45 min
When we'll be sending probes to other stars, getting there will be only one part of the challenge. How do we get the data back? So, NASA just funded a research that will be aiming to solve this problem through the NIAC program. π NIAC Award "Swarming Proxima Centauri: Coherent Picospacecraft Swarms Over Interstellar Distances" https://www.nasa.gov/general/swarming-proxima-centauri/ π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodrea...
Jan 22, 2024β’53 min
News about two lunar landers, Webb helps rule out one explanation for the Hubble Tension, NASAβs new quiet supersonic plane, and lots of exoplanet news. π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:14 Two Lunar Landers 02:20 Hycean or Lava https://www.universetoday.com/165263/is-k2-18b-covered-in-oceans-of-water-or-oceans-of-lava/ 04:19 Two-face world https://www...
Jan 19, 2024β’20 min
Why it's easier for James Webb to observe TRAPPIST-1 than Alpha Centauri? Is a lunar space elevator possible at all? What would my ideal space mission look like? Can we build a telescope the size of a solar system? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:47 [Andoria] Why it's easier for JWST...
Jan 16, 2024β’40 min
This is an episode I did with Brian Dunning, host of The Skeptoid podcast and Richard Saunders, host of The Skeptic Zone podcast. Enjoy! π The Skeptic Zone: https://skepticzone.tv π Skeptoid: https://skeptoid.com πΈ THE UFO MOVIE THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE: https://www.briandunning.com/ufo/ π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club π° EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people...
Jan 15, 2024β’50 min
This is an episode I did with Brian Dunning, host of Skeptoid and producer and director of THE UFO MOVIE THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE and Richard Saunders, host of The Skeptic Zone. Enjoy! πΈ THE UFO MOVIE THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE https://www.briandunning.com/ufo/ πΊ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/iz3NowaMuPU?si=ljrDYFmKh9-VdwKP π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club οΏ½...
Jan 14, 2024β’44 min
We finally learn the true color of Neptune. Vulcan succeeds while Peregrine fails. Delays for Artemis missions. A rocket that eats itself for more thrust. π Interview with Tory Bruno: https://youtube.com/live/WKVv9hasAyY?feature=share π I Finally Watched a Rocket Launch: https://youtu.be/XpQ_MbwNdQA π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:14 True Color of ...
Jan 12, 2024β’21 min
This is a bonus episode from John Michael Godier's Event Horizon podcast. We discussed JWST, Artmeis, Parker Solar Probe and many other things to be excited about in 2024. πΊ VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/U4Oa94Ln3yU?si=8ivCeGFhzeIkUUW8 π John Michael Godier's Event Horizon https://www.youtube.com/@EventHorizonShow π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club π° EMAIL NEWSLET...
Jan 06, 2024β’1 hr 5 min
Junoβs closest flyby of Io, Hubble studies an exoplanet atmosphere for 3 years, astronauts test out Starshipβs elevator, and more evidence for quark stars. π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:16 Juno's Closest Flyby of Io https://www.universetoday.com/165047/juno-makes-its-closest-flyby-of-io/ 02:31 Hubble studies exoplanet atmosphere for 3 years https:/...
Jan 05, 2024β’20 min
Where are the limits of James Webb's capabilities? What can we expect from it in terms of exoplanet research and how can we get there? Finding out with Dr Luis Welbanks. More interviews: π Real Science Results Behind JWST's First Year https://youtu.be/rsZzLzixd-E π JWST, LUVOIR and Mind-blowing Future Projects https://youtu.be/eXchT7mtEao π Dr Luis Welbanks: https://luiswelbanks.com/ π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goo...
Jan 01, 2024β’1 hr 1 min
Thereβs toxic gas flowing out of Enceladus that could be the key to life. Could there be black holes inside stars? NASA tight beams a cat video from space. π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:15 Toxic plumes from Enceladus https://www.universetoday.com/164849/toxic-gas-is-leaking-out-of-enceladus-its-also-a-building-block-of-life/ 01:38 JWST spies Uranus...
Dec 22, 2023β’21 min
Io is the by far the most volcanically active place in our Solar System. However, there were not too many missions studying it. What could we learn about Io if we did launch a mission to it? Finding out the answers with Dr Ashley Davies from NASA JPL. ποΈ More interviews: Fusion Reactor To Melt Through Europa's Ice https://youtu.be/7Idm53V687I?si=zw9nnz2dUpx83SKr π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/11...
Dec 20, 2023β’46 min
One of the discoveries done by James Webb was the presence of methane in the atmosphere of an exoplanet WASP-80b. How exactly did they do it and what will JWST be able to do with similar cases in the future? Looking for answers with Dr Taylor J. Bell from NASA Ames Research Center. ποΈ More interviews: The Mysterious Gap In Exoplanet Population https://youtu.be/MuH2BlHdAyw The Future of Exoplanet Research https://youtu.be/6b377MO20uE π Methane throughout the atmosphere of the warm exoplanet WAS...
Dec 18, 2023β’59 min
Hubbleβs Back, but Voyager 1 is Down. An absolutely stunning supernova picture from Webb. How talking whales will teach us to talk to aliens. π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:12 Voyager-1 is down https://www.universetoday.com/164791/voyager-1-has-another-problem-with-its-computer-system/ 01:49 Hubble is back online https://www.universetoday.com/164754...
Dec 15, 2023β’21 min
What is a realistic scenario of finding life outside Earth? What steps to we need to take to get there and how can we prove it's there. Looking for answers with Dr Harrison Smith and Dr Cole Mathis. ποΈ More interviews: Abiogenesis. No Life to Life: https://youtu.be/MeVvreDPI6c Are we truly alone in the Universe: https://youtu.be/6OKTkm7wCuI π The Futility of Exoplanet Biosignatures https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.07921 π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in ...
Dec 14, 2023β’53 min
Where do the galaxy bars come from and how do they stay stable? Will humanity ever become a Type-II civilization? When will we get more info about the TRAPPIST-1 system from JWST? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:58 [Andoria] Where do the galaxy bars come from? 04:46 [Vulcan] Wen TRAP...
Dec 12, 2023β’45 min
We still don't know how did life start on Earth. But in order to do so, Earth had to have all the building blocks for life, such as organic molecules. How could they get to Earth? Looking for a solution to this problem with Dr Richard Anslow. ποΈ More interviews: Finding exoplanets via magnetospheres: https://youtu.be/p1PnoSoH0ys Direct imaging of exoplanets: https://youtube.com/live/aMPz1pSeDyo?feature=share π Can comets deliver prebiotic molecules to rocky exoplanets? https://royalsocietypubl...
Dec 10, 2023β’42 min
What Will Starship Test on its Next Flight? A 6-Planet System in Perfect Resonance. And Betelgeuse Might Not be Rotating at all. β½οΈ Orbital refuelling video: https://youtu.be/5EXvEXfY1ts π Starship IFT-2 Special: https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:11 Starship refuelling test https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/12/nasa-wants-...
Dec 08, 2023β’18 min
How did life begin on Earth? It's one of the most important questions ever. Clearly, we don't have an answer yet, but how can we even approach it? What methods and studies can we use to come closer to the answer? Figuring all this out with Dr Sukrit Ranjan, Assistant Professor at University of Arizona. π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:33 Where does th...
Dec 07, 2023β’53 min
Black holes are defined by only three parameters: mass, charge and spin. We know that black holes spin. But how can we measure that? What tools and methods are at our disposal? Answering these questions with Dr Ruth Daly, Professor of Physics at Penn State University. π New Black Hole Spin Values for Sagittarius A* Obtained with the Outflow Method https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.12108 π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads...
Dec 04, 2023β’35 min
What is the farthest object you can see with the unaided eye? Do galaxies have Lagrange points like stars or planets? What does NASA think about Starship's last flight attempt? Which future space telescopes are the most exciting? How will Starship fly without a crew escape system? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-t...
Dec 04, 2023β’35 min
Hubble is down right now. JWST sees the first protoplanetary disk in another galaxy. Titan Dragonflyβs delay. The first full image of the Chinese Space Station from orbit. π Starship IFT-2 Special: https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:17 Artificial contact binary https://www.universetoday.com/164541/contact-binary-asteroids-a...
Dec 01, 2023β’20 min
What was it like to fly on the Space Shuttle? What made this vehicle so important for the history of spaceflight? What stories can it tell? Answering all these questions with NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut, Tom Jones. π Space Shuttle Stories: https://astronauttomjones.com/product/space-shuttle-stories/ π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:43 Why Space Shut...
Nov 29, 2023β’52 min
How bad can a solar flare really be for the Earth? What would evolution in an isolated star system look like? What damage can a rogue planet flying through the Solar System cause? When will we have Lagrange point interferometers? What's the speed limit for gravitational assists? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A. π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-bo...
Nov 29, 2023β’40 min
It happened! Starship and SuperHeavy Did Launch for the second time. All 33 raptors were working. Hot staging went as planned. But then both the Booster 9 and Ship 25 were lost. What exactly went wrong and what does it mean for the future of Starship? Finding out with Scott Manley and Marcus House. πΊ Scott Manley: https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley πΊ Marcus House: https://www.youtube.com/@MarcusHouse π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book clu...
Nov 27, 2023β’1 hr 6 min
SpaceX Starship launches again. Webb finds methane in the atmosphere of an exoplanet and reveals a star forming region near the center of the Milky Way. The overwhelming logistics of dealing with an asteroid threat. π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:16 Starship Second Flight https://www.universetoday.com/164331/spacex-tested-its-starship-again-successf...
Nov 24, 2023β’23 min
Did James Webb already reach its full potential or is there more to come from it? How does TESS compare to Kepler? Can we use Starlinks as a giant space-based interferometer? Can we rip a black hole apart to see what's inside? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A! π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:54 [Andoria] Were primordial g...
Nov 22, 2023β’48 min
China is planning a Mars Sample Return Mission. James Webb tracks water moving towards planets. The Hubble Tension has gotten even more tense. π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:12 China's Mars Sample Return Mission https://www.universetoday.com/164186/china-wants-to-retrieve-a-sample-of-mars-by-2028/ 02:36 Active Oort Cloud https://www.universetoday.co...
Nov 17, 2023β’17 min
How large surveys of our galactic neighbourhood can help us better understand dark energy? What more can we learn from them? What instruments and techniques are used for this? Answering all these question and more with Dr John Moustakas. More interviews: π Understanding Dark Energy https://youtu.be/2Y6KK94GaXc?si=twg4yVmpxDSBJFgA π Time-Domain Astronomy Dr James Davenport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCWrrL4fP5c&ab_channel=FraserCain π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/univers...
Nov 16, 2023β’59 min
Can dark energy be just empty space and nothing else? Is there a new space race going on? Why is NASA so slow with its Moon plans? Is there an upper limit for a star? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A. π¦ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday π Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 01:07 [Andoria] Is dark energy just empty space? 06:29 [Vulcan] Canadian accent 08:48 [Risa] ...
Nov 14, 2023β’40 min
