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Universe Today Podcast

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[Interview] First Ever Steam World Found by JWST

James Webb recently detected a new kind of exoplanet. It's a steam world. How did they find it and what does it mean for the future of exoplanet search? Finding out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Eshan Raul

Nov 27, 202437 min

[Bonus] Cosmology, AI Doom, and the Future of Humanity

I just wrapped up an interesting conversation over at ‪Doom Debates‬ talking about the future of artificial intelligence, the Fermi Paradox, Great Filter, Grabby Aliens and more. Check it out and subscribe to the channel.

Nov 24, 20241 hr 58 min

[Space Bites] No Booster Catch for Starship // A Star from Another Galaxy // New Explanation for Moons of Mars

Starship completes its 6th flight test, Webb analyzes a star in another galaxy and confirms the Hubble tension, again, and a new explanation for the moons of Mars. More interviews: 👉 Nobel Prize Winner Explains JWST vs The Crisis in Cosmology https://youtu.be/hmJOz9qCk0M 👉 Explanation for the Webb's "Impossible" Galaxies https://youtu.be/xPK9kF2tqfk 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:14 Starship IFT-6 https://www.universetoday.com/169736/starships-booste...

Nov 22, 202419 min

[Interview] How Red Dwarf Stars Could Host Habitable Planets After All

We're still waiting for the results from JWST about the atmospheres on the TRAPPIST-1 planets. But is there a way for red dwarf planets to keep atmospheres on planets. Latest research seems to show that it might be possible. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Joshua Krissansen-Totton https://depts.washington.edu/astrobio/wordpress/profile/joshua-krissansen-totton/ 📜 The erosion of large primary atmospheres typically leaves behind substantial secondary atmospheres on temperate rocky planets https://www.nature.com/ar...

Nov 21, 202442 min

[Overtime Q&A] Conspiracy Theories in School, Preserving History, JWST Restrictions

Should they teach conspiracy theories in schools? How can we preserve history? How restricted is JWST because of its sunshield? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A. 🦄 Watch our videos with no ads 👉 Get additional audio episodes of Overtime https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:26 Should conspiracy theories be taught in school? 08:13 How much does the sunshield block JWST? 10:19 How can we protect history? 14:27 Will we find ancient civilizations on...

Nov 20, 202424 min

[Interview] Can Anybody Stop SpaceX Now? (with Eric Berger)

Will SpaceX be able to deliver Starship in time for Artemis? Will Elon and Donald cancel SLS and replace it with Falcon Heavy? Is there any chance for real competition with SpaceX? How serious is the space race with China? Finding out the answers in this interview. Guest: Eric Berger

Nov 19, 202457 min

[Q&A] Europa Sample Return, Imaging Auroras, Winds of Titan

How hard can it be to retrieve a sample from Europa? How strong are the winds on Titan? What are the differences between different types of time dilation? Will Starship have landing legs? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.

Oct 29, 202441 min
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