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Universe Today Podcast

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[Interview] Vera Rubin Will Forever Change Astronomy. Here's Exactly How

Vera Rubin Telescope (aka LSST) is finally ready. We're expecting first light in the coming months. It will find Planet 9 (if it exists), discover thousands of new asteroids, millions of new supernovae and will change the way we do astronomy with its surveys of the night sky. Here's how it will do all that. 👉 Watch this interview with no YT ads: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:25 What's happening with Vera Rubin 08:20 What will Vera Rubin be able to see 23:35 Northern Rubin...

May 05, 2025•55 min

[Q&A] Origin of Oumuamua, Upside Down Venus, Space Station Made of Starships | Q&A 313

#TODO_DESCRIPTION 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday #TODO_TIMECODES 📺 VIDEO VERSION #TODO_LINK 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast...

Apr 17, 2025•23 min

[Q&A] Protocol for an Asteroid Strike, China Overtaking NASA, Mining the Moon | Q&A 312

#TODO_DESCRIPTION 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday #TODO_TIMECODES 📺 VIDEO VERSION #TODO_LINK 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast...

Apr 15, 2025•22 min

[Interview] Getting To Mercury with NO Propellant

#TODO_DESCRIPTION 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday #TODO_TIMECODES 📺 VIDEO VERSION #TODO_LINK 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast...

Apr 14, 2025•55 min

[Space Bites] Nearby Supernova is Coming // Stripping Stars // Limits for Titan Life

#TODO_DESCRIPTION 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday #TODO_TIMECODES 📺 VIDEO VERSION #TODO_LINK 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast...

Apr 11, 2025•22 min

[Q&A] Artificial Gravity, Trusting SpaceX, Neutron Stars VS Magnetars | Q&A 311

#TODO_DESCRIPTION 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday #TODO_TIMECODES 📺 VIDEO VERSION #TODO_LINK 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast...

Apr 10, 2025•20 min

[Q&A] Universe Inside a Black Hole, Consequences of JWST Failure, State of SETI

What consequences would Astronomy face if JWST had failed? Does SETI still do good work? Does our Universe live inside of a giant black hole? And in the free addition of [Q&A+] on Patreon, can there be an experiment that would provide proof of alien life? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

Apr 08, 2025•19 min

[Q&A] Dying Moon Landers, Gravitational Waves from Betelgeuse, Furthest Galaxies

Why don't moon landers just heat themselves to live through the lunar night? Will Betelgeuse's explosion cause a lot of gravitational waves? Is it even theoretically possible to accelerate close to the speed of light? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, what is my dream space mission? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

Apr 03, 2025•23 min

[Q&A] Nearby Rogue Planets, Beaming Power from Space, Solar Sail Propulsion

Could there be rouge planets floating in space between us and Alpha Centauri system? Will the Chinese be beaming power from a space station to Earth? Will solar sails be used for propulsion in our lifetime? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, how Lagrange points work for different planets and moons? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A.

Apr 01, 2025•22 min

[Q&A] RoboAstronauts, Replacing Kepler, Starship HLS in Danger

Will astronauts be eventually replaced by robots in space? Is there a plan for a replacement for the Kepler telescope? Do Intuitive Machines failures mean that Starship HLS is kind of in danger? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, will Artemis become 100% SpaceX? All this and more in this Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:30 Will astronauts be replaced by robots? 05:12 Is the vertical Starship HLS in danger? 07:44 What does NASA budge...

Mar 27, 2025•20 min

[Interview] Titan Is Much Stranger Than You Think

Titan is the only known world except Earth that has liquid on its surface and a dense atmosphere. We are planning to send a nuclear helicopter called Dragonfly to explore it. What can we expect from Titan? Finding out in this interview.

Mar 26, 2025•37 min

[Q&A] Colouring the Sun Green, Self-Sustaining Space Station, Fate of LUVOIR

Should we be colouring our star green to make it stand out for potential aliens? What would it take for a space station to be fully self-sufficient? What happened to LUVOIR which was supposed to be a bigger version of JWST? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, can you win a Nobel Prize by watching YouTube videos. All this and more in this Q&A.

Mar 25, 2025•22 min

[Space Bites] AMAZING Lunar Spectacle // Alternative Mars Sample Return // Direction of a Death Star

Blue Ghost wraps up two busy weeks on the Moon with a sunset, good news, the death star isn’t pointing at us, and a new option for the Mars Sample Return mission. And our longer edition on Patreon, how supernovae could have caused two of Earth’s mass extinction events. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:19 Blue Ghost's eclipse and sunset https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-is-a-lunar-eclipse-seen-from-the-moon https://www.universetoday.com/articles...

Mar 21, 2025•21 min

[Q&A] Black Hole in Uranus, AI Impersonating my Channel, Which Telescope to Buy

What would a black hole do if it was inside Uranus? What do I think about AI-generated content impersonating Universe Today? What telescope should you buy in 2025? And in our free extended version, the deepest rabbit hole I went into. All this and more in this Q&A show. 🎁 Same video. No YT ads +a BONUS question: https://www.patreon.com/posts/124793779 🚀 Even more Q&A in Overtime: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-for-q-124799180 00:00 Start 00:27 Black hole in Uranus 02:12 What wo...

Mar 20, 2025•18 min

[Interview] How Do Satellites NOT Crash. And How Can We Keep It That Way?

As we put more and more satellites in orbit, chances of them colliding also increase. How can we manage that? How can we make sure that Kessler syndrome won't happen and keep all those satellites from destroying each other? Finding out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Sydney Dolan https://sydneyidolan.com/

Mar 17, 2025•39 min

[Q&A] Galactic Navigation, People Born on Mars, Jumping Off Pluto

Could we find a way to Earth from another part of a galaxy? Would people born on Mars grow taller to adopt to lower gravity? Can you jump off the surface of Pluto? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, what would happen if dark energy is disproved? All this and more in this Q&A.

Mar 14, 2025•17 min
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