Universe Today Podcast

New measurements show dark energy may be evolving, Japan is joining Artemis with a pressurized rover, why the Moon has two different faces, and my experience with the total solar eclipse. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:16 Dark Energy might be evolving https://www.universetoday.com/166508/a-new-map-shows-the-universes-dark-energy-may-be-evolving/ 04:44 JAXA's Moon rover https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-japan-advance-space-cooperation-sign-agreement-for-lunar-rover/ 06:52 Moon's two different halves https://www.universetoday.com/166588/finally-an-explanation-for-the-moons-radically-different-hemispheres/ 08:57 Ice-melting probe https://www.universetoday.com/166548/testing-a-probe-that-could-drill-into-an-ice-world/ 10:51 Vote results https://youtu.be/zuuo1O93kMY 11:24 Rainbows on exoplanets https://www.universetoday.com/166535/the-first-atmospheric-rainbow-on-an-exoplanet/ 13:21 Small black hole https://www.universetoday.com/166566/a-neutron-star-merged-with-a-surprisingly-light-black-hole/ 14:30 Solar eclipse 2024 https://www.universetoday.com/166596/here-are-the-next-three-total-solar-eclipses-coming-up/ 16:44 Two cool videos https://www.universetoday.com/166612/watch-a-satellite-reaction-wheel-melt-in-a-simulated-orbital-re-entry/ 18:24 Even more space news 19:09 JAXA is so cool ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/8U7MbLGbArE ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

What engine type will the first manned interstellar mission use for propulsion? Will AI help solve any mysteries of space? Why do we have exoplanet types named after Neptune but not Uranus? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:24 [Andoria] What will happen to the orbits of planets when the Sun expands? 03:54 [Vulcan] What can we learn from the dust in the Solar system? 08:05 [Risa] How does Venus keep its atmosphere? 12:09 [Aeturen] What does the Unruh effect mean? 14:30 [Vendikar] Why exoplanet types aren't called after Uranus? 16:14 [Remus] How will the first interstellar manned mission look like? 21:07 [Janus] What do JWST observations of organics around protostars mean? 25:26 [Cait] Are aliens limited by the transit method? 30:16 [Betazed] Will AGI help us solve the mysteries of space? 35:19 [Cheleb] Did JWST really find city lights 7 trillion miles away? ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/5GTXejI-StE ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Vera Rubin?s Camera is complete, where are rogue planets coming from, NASA chooses suppliers for its new lunar rover, and an earlier formation for the Moon. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:14 Vera Rubin's camera is ready https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2407/ 01:39 Where do rogue planets come from https://www.universetoday.com/166406/where-are-all-these-rogue-planets-coming-from/ 03:44 NASA gives contracts for new Moon rovers https://www.universetoday.com/166500/nasa-teams-lunar-terrain-vehicle/ 05:32 SLIM's still alive https://www.universetoday.com/166431/against-all-odds-japans-slim-lander-survived-a-second-lunar-night-upside-down/ 06:48 Hopping on the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/166473/a-robot-hopper-to-explore-the-moons-dangerous-terrain/ 08:54 Vote results 09:45 Earliest possible Moon formation https://www.universetoday.com/166479/whats-the-earliest-the-moon-could-have-formed/ 11:54 Simulating a neutron star surface https://www.universetoday.com/166434/it-takes-a-supercomputer-to-properly-simulate-a-neutron-stars-surface/ 13:19 Newsletter 13:59 How to watch the eclipse ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/zuuo1O93kMY ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Does gravitational lensing affect the CMB? Can the Great Attractor solve the Hubble tension? Why don't we put a Deep Space Network antenna in space? What's the difference between a nova and a supernova? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 01:31 [Andoria] How does gravitational lensing affect the CMB? 05:31 [Vulcan] What's the difference between a nova and a supernova? 11:25 [Risa] Can the Great Attractor be the reason for the Hubble tension? 13:55 [Aeturen] Orientation of the Moon in different places on Earth 15:52 [Vendikar] Why not put the Deep Space Network in space? 21:11 [Remus] Should we build a space station to travel to Mars? 23:47 [Janus] Is there a limit for the periodic table elements? 26:52 [Cait] What was my early life experience in Astronomy? 30:54 [Betazed] What is the best thing to see from a southern latitude? 33:38 [Cheleb] Why were stars in the early universe so much larger than stars today? 37:56 [Nimbus] Would I go to Mars? 40:13 [Belos] Do we know about moons orbiting other moons? ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/Mweexhwpu5g ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 70,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

The Fermi paradox has many solutions. Many explanations for the fact that we don't see any signs of intelligent life in the Universe. We ranked all the major ones and put them into tiers from S to D. ? Pale Blue Pod: https://palebluepod.space/ ? Dr Moiya McTier: https://www.moiyamctier.com/ ? Dakotah Tyler: https://www.dakotahtyler.com/ ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:33 Fermi paradox 00:02:25 Zoo Hypothesis 00:06:19 Prime Directive 00:11:10 Simulation Hypothesis 00:16:54 Dark Forest 00:25:48 The Great Filter 00:33:54 Self-Destruction 00:40:16 We're The First 00:44:15 Rare Intelligence 00:49:00 We're Alone 00:56:00 Communication Barrier 01:04:35 Post-Biological Life 01:12:16 Hibernation Hypothesis 01:16:31 Our Tech Isn't Good Enough 01:20:49 We're Searching In Wrong Places 01:24:08 Aliens Are Among Us 01:27:01 Interstellar Travel is Impossible 01:36:19 Reapers 01:42:03 Expansion is Inefficient 01:47:48 There Is a Better Way ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/DFPfG413F58 ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

See the magnetic fields twisting around the Milky Way?s supermassive black hole, a supernova was seen in almost real time, NASA announces its planetary science goals for Artemis III and Gaia finds two ancient building blocks of the Milky Way. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:18 New EHT image of Sag A https://www.universetoday.com/166327/new-view-reveals-magnetic-fields-around-our-galaxys-giant-black-hole/ 02:45 Supernova caught in almost real time https://keckobservatory.org/sn2023ixf/ 04:55 Artemis 3 planetary science goals https://www.universetoday.com/166321/nasa-reveals-its-planetary-science-goals-for-artemis-iii/ 07:12 Gaia finds ancient streams of stars https://www.universetoday.com/166303/gaia-finds-ancient-streams-of-stars-that-formed-the-milky-way/ 08:29 Veritas mission is back in business https://www.universetoday.com/166299/nasas-veritas-mission-breathes-new-life/ 10:11 Vote results 10:53 China's Moon relay satellite 12:18 Hubble sees two newly born stars https://www.universetoday.com/166359/hubble-sees-a-star-about-to-ignite/ 14:32 Live Starlink map https://www.universetoday.com/166319/watch-a-real-time-map-of-starlinks-orbiting-earth/ 15:39 More news 16:28 Venus ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/ogTvHqhUfXQ ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Can we harvest energy from the Moon's temperature difference? Why don't we just launch multiple telescopes like Hubble? Why is the Moon grey? Why are sunspots black? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show! ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:27 [Andoria] Can we extract energy from Moon's temperature difference? 05:19 [Vulcan] Constellation of "Almost Hubbles" 08:40 [Risa] Why do sunspots look black? 10:26 [Aeturen] Will we still be 'alone' if we find life on Europa? 14:52 [Vendikar] Why do black holes shrink? 20:22 [Remus] What lifeforms can survive on Jovian moons? 25:01 [Janus] Why is the Moon grey? 26:44 [Cait] Why not build a very big spacecraft in orbit? 31:06 [Betazed] Will humans ever fly on solar sails? 33:09 [Cheleb] What does a lunar eclipse look like on the Moon? 35:03 [Nimbus] Will we ever see a Venus rover? 37:56 [Belos] Could Enceladus have life during the Sun's red giant phase? ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/coZQpmMKJ90 ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Planning trains on the Moon, Chandra is getting shut down, the future of Mars helicopters, and an update on exomoons with Dr. David Kipping. ? Interview with Dr. Kipping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umiMtQU3bMU&t=1317s&ab_channel=FraserCain ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:12 Trains on the Moon https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-to-develop-concept-for-lunar-railroad 02:29 Chandra in trouble https://www.universetoday.com/166247/nasa-is-planning-to-shut-down-one-of-the-great-observatories-to-save-money/ 05:33 De-icing Euclid https://www.esa.int/ScienceExploration/SpaceScience/Euclid/Operationsbegintode-iceEuclidsvision 07:30 More helicopters on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/166212/the-mars-science-helicopter-could-be-an-airborne-geologist-on-mars/ 09:44 Vote results 10:33 Explanations for SN 1987a https://www.universetoday.com/166188/finally-an-explanation-for-the-string-of-pearls-in-supernova-1987a/ 13:03 One hit, a billion craters https://www.universetoday.com/166223/one-impact-on-mars-produced-more-than-two-billion-secondary-craters/ 14:19 Shape of Dimorphos https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-study-asteroids-orbit-shape-changed-after-dart-impact 16:03 Exomoons update with Dr David Kipping 22:32 Newsletter 23:28 Defunding telescopes ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/y2tY3y5rEm4 ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

How heavy are the biggest stars in the Universe and how do they compare to the Sun? Why would aliens be grabby? Is there more space for science communicators? What's the minimum size for an object to have an atmosphere? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:28 [Andoria] How big are the biggest stars? 05:35 [Vulcan] How fast should colonising the Universe happen? 10:27 [Risa] Why would aliens be grabby? 13:51 [Aeturen] The difference between humans and aliens 16:14 [Vendikar] A star approaching us from the Large Magellanic cloud? 20:27 [Remus] Is the scientific discovery process slow? 24:06 [Janus] How do we know what happened before recombination? 28:19 [Cait] Is there more room for science communicators? 33:13 [Betazed] What are my interest outside of space and science? 36:17 [Cheleb] How fast do different galaxies move away from us? 37:38 [Nimbus] How much dark matter is there in our solar system? 38:31 [Belos] How big does an object need to be to hold an atmosphere? ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/i8lzID14HEs ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Another Test of SpaceX Starship Superheavy combo, another analysis of the flight with Scott Manley and Marcus House! ? Scott Manley: https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley ? Marcus House: https://www.youtube.com/@MarcusHouse ? IFT-2 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U ? IFT-1 Analysis: https://youtu.be/RGcdjJj-f4g ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:44 The plan for IFT-3 02:18 Liftoff and hot staging 04:34 Booster return 10:38 Starship in orbit 17:26 Starship's re-entry 28:22 More interesting stuff 33:25 What's next 36:58 Artemis 3 plans 43:18 Scott and Marcus 45:11 Final thoughts ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/EVic941kQ44 ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

What did NASA learn from setting their Cygnus spaceships on fire? Is fire more dangerous in space than on Earth? Finding out with Dr. David Urban, Branch Chief from NASA Glenn Research Center. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:41 Fire in space 03:56 Saffire Experiment 11:55 Conclusions 15:50 Firefighting in space 20:16 Future experiments 26:46 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/haOm94GJOwM ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

What drives NASA's most successful projects like James Webb, Perseverance, Parker Solar Probe, etc? What's going on with international cooperation? How will future missions be planned and executed? Finding out with Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, former Associate Administrator of NASA Sciecne Mission Directorate. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 02:00 JWST 09:25 Parker Solar Probe 15:55 Future missions 25:58 International projects 40:06 New job at Zurich Space 41:45 Current obsessions 54:16 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/An0M5Za0U-M ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Starship reaches orbit in a new test, NASA regains contact with Voyager 1 (sort of), are the Milky Way and Andromeda already exchanging stars, and two new incredible images to replace your desktop wallpaper. ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmnK1xmCRad_8bn0uOcmLiIE ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:18 Starship IFT-3 https://www.universetoday.com/166137/starship-orbit-spacex-third-test-breaks-up/ 06:38 Voyager-1 not dead yet https://blogs.nasa.gov/sunspot/2024/03/13/nasa-engineers-make-progress-toward-understanding-voyager-1-issue/ 08:03 Did Milkdromeda already start forming? https://www.universetoday.com/166116/are-andromeda-and-the-milky-way-already-exchanging-stars/ 10:30 White Dwarfs https://www.universetoday.com/166082/white-dwarfs-might-be-less-dead-than-we-thought/ 13:15 Vote results https://youtu.be/RozsR3TWvH8 13:58 Painting telescopes black https://www.universetoday.com/166119/ultrablack-coating-could-be-ideal-for-telescopes/ 16:50 Amazing images https://www.universetoday.com/166129/webb-sees-a-star-forming-region-blowing-vast-bubbles/ https://www.universetoday.com/166152/this-is-a-1-3-gigapixel-image-of-a-supernova-remnant/ 19:36 Cyborg jellyfish https://www.universetoday.com/166096/cyborg-jellyfish-could-help-explore-oceans-autonomously/ 21:26 Even more space news 22:24 Distances and time ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/767SgId7MW4 ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

How cold does it get in the shadows on the Moon? What's going on with dark matter research? Can we chase Oumuamua with a solar sail spacecraft? Will we ever face a war for the Moon? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:29 [Andoria] How cold do shadows on the Moon get? 05:34 [Vulcan] Why are dark matter halos spherical? 08:48 [Risa] Are we alone in the Universe? 12:26 [Aeturen] Will there be a war for the Moon? 15:40 [Vendikar] Current obsessions 19:58 [Remus] What's going on with dark matter? 23:52 [Janus] Can we catch Oumuamua with a solar sail? 29:07 [Cait] What are the Hawking radiation particles? 29:52 [Betazed] What caused the Big Bang? 29:57 [Cheleb] How to transfer energy from space down to Earth? 33:49 [Nimbus] Will dark energy eventually decline? 36:44 [Belos] Is the risk of solar flares overblown or unappreciated? ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/f3JrIf3Lu_U ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

White dwarf stars should be cooling down practically till the end of the Universe. But yet, they don't. They stop cooling at some point. Why does this happen? Figuring out the answers with Dr Simon Blouin from the University of Victoria. ? Buoyant crystals halt the cooling of white dwarf stars https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07102-y ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:16 What are White Dwarfs 08:59 Why white dwarfs stop cooling 23:03 Pollution of white dwarfs 29:29 Perfect white dwarf telescope 35:59 Current obsessions 38:25 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/nkXR7bpmy7Q ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

How do we plan a mission that can go to Enceladus and grab a sample of its plumes? How fast does it need to go? Will it bring samples to Earth or analyse them on the spacecraft? Figuring out the answers with Professor Mark Burchell from the University of Kent. ? Hypervelocity impact induced light flash experiments on single and dual layer Kapton targets to develop a time of flight space dust and debris detector https://kar.kent.ac.uk/104841/ ? We Must Go Back To Enceladus! Here's Why https://youtu.be/Q3W-0LecU5k ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 02:07 Firing tardigrades from a gun 05:32 Enceladus 13:14 How fast can we go 21:07 Optimal mission to Enceladus 32:35 Exploring Io 41:43 Sampling interstellar objects 47:55 Dust in interstellar space 51:19 Current obsessions 01:01:04 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/xB1Tr3MWKKw ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Understanding the surface of Betelgeuse, James Webb?s third observing cycle has been announced, Starship?s upcoming third test, and the most massive pair of black holes ever seen. ? Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmnK1xmCRad_8bn0uOcmLiIE ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:14 Betelgeuse is boiling https://www.universetoday.com/166044/betelgeuses-surface-is-boiling-furiously/ 02:55 JWST Cycle 3 https://www.stsci.edu/contents/news/jwst/2024/stsci-announces-the-jwst-cycle-3-general-observer-program 04:43 Where Hubble and JWST are looking https://spacetelescopelive.org/ 05:57 Starship OFT-3 Launch Date https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-3 07:37 Asteroids falling on white dwarves https://www.universetoday.com/165997/astronomers-can-see-the-impact-site-where-an-asteroid-crashed-into-a-white-dwarf/ 09:03 Vote results 09:51 ISS Surgery Robot 11:27 Oxygen on Europa https://www.universetoday.com/166005/juno-measures-how-much-oxygen-is-being-produced-by-europa/ 13:27 LIFE telescope https://www.universetoday.com/166002/the-life-telescope-passed-its-first-test-it-detected-biosignatures-on-earth/ 16:02 Biggest black hole pair ever found https://www.universetoday.com/166002/the-life-telescope-passed-its-first-test-it-detected-biosignatures-on-earth/ 17:44 Carbon emissions reach 420 https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/152519/emissions-from-fossil-fuels-continue-to-rise 18:44 Newsletter 19:55 JWST time allocation ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/RozsR3TWvH8 ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Why won't NASA send a copy of Perseverance to the Moon? Can life exist on a planet around a blue giant star? How do satellites stay safe in orbit and don't collide with each other? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. ? Ad Astra Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@adastraspace ? Oxygen Bottleneck paper https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.01160 ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:26 [Andoria] Why won't NASA send Mars-style rovers to the Moon? 05:15 [Vulcan] How to get your discovery to the scientific community? 09:56 [Risa] Can life exist near blue giant stars? 13:41 [Aeturen] Can fire be the solution the Fermi paradox? 16:13 [Vendikar] Should you study journalism in a university? 19:26 [Remus] Robin Hanson's grabby aliens 24:21 [Janus] How do satellites stay safe in orbit? 28:39 [Cait] How do supermassive black holes form? 32:56 [Betazed] Will we become a Kardashev Type I civilization? 37:20 [Cheleb] Shape of the Universe 39:43 [Nimbus] Why some planets have no surface? 41:59 [Belos] Should we preserve Earth or find another home? ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/Pu_4G76Jp4s ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Self-replicating space robots seems as an obvious way to explore the Universe. How close are we to such a scenario and what do we need to fill outer space with Von Neumann probes? Figuring out with Professor Alex Ellery. ? Realistic Scenario of Interstellar Travel https://youtu.be/SkGRVvA23qI ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 02:07 How sustainable is the Moon 07:44 Self-replicating robots 32:11 How would a mission look like 39:14 Going beyond the Moon 45:19 Realistic future scenario 59:28 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/vo8630SIo ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

What is cosmic dust? What is it made of and what can it tell us about the Universe? Could cosmic dust be responsible for life starting on Earth? Figuring it all out with Dr Craig Walton from Cambridge University. ? Dr Craig Walton: https://craigwaltongeosci.wordpress.com/ ? How Did Early Earth Get The Ingredients for Life? https://youtu.be/SkWNmkoCelY ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:43 What is dust 00:08:43 Dust falling on Earth 00:16:05 Dust and the origin of life 00:46:30 Dust on other worlds across the Universe 01:03:29 Current obsessions 01:08:16 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/GeuxmuzZ_xs ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

We?ve learned what happened to the Odysseus Lander. SLIM survived the lunar night. Experience a fiery trip from orbit to the Utah desert. James Webb completes one of its major science goals. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:15 What really happened with Odysseus https://www.universetoday.com/165896/odysseus-moon-lander-pictures/ 03:19 SLIM woke up! https://www.universetoday.com/165890/surprise-japan-slim-moon-lander-wakes-up/ 04:56 JWST big discovery https://www.universetoday.com/165936/dwarf-galaxies-banished-the-darkness-and-lit-up-the-early-universe/ 08:57 Vote results https://youtu.be/i9DTgdR2vtc 09:43 Three new moons https://www.universetoday.com/165910/new-moons-found-at-uranus-and-neptune/ 10:52 New space telescope https://www.universetoday.com/165825/a-new-space-telescope-will-map-the-universe-and-help-protect-the-earth-from-asteroids/ 12:40 Support what we do 13:16 NASA test Starship docking system https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-spacex-test-starship-lunar-lander-docking-system/ 14:20 Last pics of Ingenuity https://www.universetoday.com/165931/ingenuity-wont-fly-again-because-its-missing-a-rotor-blade/ 15:33 Varda's descent from space https://www.universetoday.com/165935/watch-the-varda-capsules-entire-fiery-atmospheric-re-entry/ 16:32 Success of failure ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/qUahxtDwe8I ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

How serious is the threat from space weapons? How should we handle the situation with international treaties? Is there a way to ensure the enforcement of them and what are the risks if somebody breaks them? Figuring out the answers with Dr Matthew Powell from the University of Portsmouth. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:49 How serious is the threat from Russia 08:37 Weapons in space 13:13 Consequences 18:12 Space-based anti-satellite weapons 25:58 The next version of outer space treaty 48:00 Current obsessions 52:55 Final thoughts ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/XQikGtRUEdc ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Where do auroras come from on rogue planets? Can we refuel the Sun to make it last longer? What's going on with space nuke tests? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:25 [Andoria] Where do auroras come from on rogue planets 05:54 [Vulcan] How can we get water on the Moon? 09:37 [Risa] What about space nukes? 13:35 [Aeturen] What happens with space laser communication? 17:05 [Vendikar] Are we alone in the Universe? 17:11 [Remus] Why is it so difficult to get to the Sun? 20:26 [Janus] How will Starship change space probes? 25:46 [Cait] Could we refuel the Sun? 29:05 [Betazed] How the Webb and Hubble pics are made? 36:25 [Cheleb] Could we detect life at the nearest star? 40:41 [Nimbus] Is the dark forest solution for the Fermi paradox any good? ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/BvcymmjVwbg ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Odysseus lands successfully on the Moon, China is planning to build bricks on the lunar surface, James Webb finds the neutron star at the heart of supernova 1987 A, and Blue Origins finally rolls out New Glenn. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:17 USA's first Moon landing in 21st century https://www.universetoday.com/165834/intuitive-machines-odysseus-lander-moon/ 05:01 Lunar bricks from China https://www.universetoday.com/165771/chinas-change-8-mission-will-try-to-make-bricks-on-the-moon/ 06:39 Perseverance has a problem https://www.universetoday.com/165742/nasa-is-trying-to-fix-a-problem-with-one-of-perseverances-instruments/ 08:32 JWST finds a neutron star https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-112 10:40 Kuiper Belt might be bigger than we thought https://www.nasa.gov/missions/new-horizons/nasas-new-horizons-detects-dusty-hints-of-extended-kuiper-belt/ 13:07 Vote results 13:48 Space-grown drugs return to Earth 15:34 OSIRIS-REx sample mass https://www.universetoday.com/165748/osiris-rexs-final-haul-121-6-grams-from-asteroid-bennu/ 17:16 Interviews 17:54 New Glenn goes vertical https://www.universetoday.com/165850/finally-blue-origins-new-glenn-goes-vertical-on-the-launch-pad/ 19:07 Euclid begins its mission https://www.universetoday.com/165755/euclid-begins-its-6-year-survey-of-the-dark-universe/ 20:40 Moon landings ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/i9DTgdR2vtc ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Why doesn't JWST look at Apollo landing sites? What happened to TRAPPIST-1 atmospheres? What's the biggest thing we can measure our velocity relative to? Will the Universe ever start bouncing back? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:27 [Andoria] What's the biggest thing we can measure our velocity relative to? 02:40 [Vulcan] Why doesn't JWST look at Apollo landing sites? 05:12 [Risa] How can we make Moon regolith safer? 09:13 [Aeturen] What do I think about smart telescopes? 13:25 [Vendikar] When is the Universe expected to bounce back like an elastic band ? 15:56 [Remus] Thoughts on the samples from OSIRIS-REx? 19:29 [Janus] What is dark matter? 20:10 [Cait] Can they still fly Ingenuity? 21:45 [Betazed] What happened to atmosphere of the TRAPPIST-1 planets? 23:43 [Cheleb] What comes next after satellites in space economy? 27:01 [Nimbus] Can we create an atmosphere on the Moon? 29:00 [Belos] Thoughts on the achievements of the Chinese space program? 33:02 [Lyar] Is dark matter just dust and gas we can't see? 36:04 [Zalcon] Will the public be informed if JWST suffers more damage? 39:07 [Arret] Is a nuclear ion engine a thing? ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/zVOkhTi88kM ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Huge Kuiper Belt discovery! With James Webb astronomers were able to see that Eric and Makemake show signs of geothermal activity. How exactly did that happen? Figuring out with Dr Christopher Glein, Lead Scientist at Southwest Research Institute. ? Dr Christopher Glein https://www.christopherglein.com/ ? Measurement of D/H and 13C/12C Ratios in Methane Ice on Eris and Makemake: Evidence for Internal Activity https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.05085 ? Moderate D/H Ratios in Methane Ice on Eris and Makemake as Evidence of Hydrothermal or Metamorphic Processes in Their Interiors: Geochemical Analysis https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.05549 ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:10 JWST's images of Eris and Makemake 05:46 Unique flavours of methane 12:21 Findings 21:16 Implications for other worlds 24:45 What's next 26:21 Current obsessions 32:51 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/eIO69E3Rqoo ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Solar sails aren't just a tool to send tiny spacecraft to Alpha Centauri. They can also be used to optimise exploration of the Solar System. How can we do that? Figuring it out with Alexander Alvara. ? BLISS: Interplanetary Exploration with Swarms of Low-Cost Spacecraft https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.11226 ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:08 Thousands of tiny solar sails 03:58 Deployment plan 10:28 Timeframe 11:58 Communication with Earth 15:15 How far can you go 17:58 Long-term potential of solar sails 26:37 Current obsessions 29:10 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/5p6Ur7V4ZVM ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

More oceans across the Solar System. The Event Horizon Telescope zooms into an active galactic nucleus. Another lunar lander sets off to the Moon. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:13 Mimas has an ocean https://www.universetoday.com/165722/saturns-death-star-moon-mimas-probably-has-an-ocean-too/ 02:37 Eris and Makemake geothermal activity https://www.swri.org/press-release/swri-scientists-find-evidence-of-geothermal-activity-within-icy-dwarf-planets 04:02 Water on asteroids https://www.universetoday.com/165696/water-found-on-the-surface-of-an-asteroid/ 05:45 Intuitive Machines Odysseus lander launch https://www.universetoday.com/165738/intuitive-machines-odysseus-moon-lander/ 07:29 Testing spacesuits https://www.universetoday.com/165698/next-generation-spacesuit-gets-tested-in-weightlessness/ 09:28 Vote results https://youtu.be/q0XKwvuK8pk 10:11 Confirmation of JUMBOs https://public.nrao.edu/news/astronomers-discover-jupiter-sized-objects/ 12:16 Lasers for the Deep Space Network https://www.universetoday.com/165700/one-of-nasas-radio-dishes-can-now-track-space-lasers-too/ 14:02 Weekly email newsletter https://universetoday.com/newsletter 14:34 A new image from EHT https://www.universetoday.com/165669/the-event-horizon-telescope-zooms-in-on-a-black-holes-jet/ 17:09 What happened after DART https://www.universetoday.com/165690/what-happened-to-all-those-boulders-blasted-into-space-by-dart/ 18:39 More moons thoughts ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/bGnxKXD8USE ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

What are the main problems of modern-day science? Why there's a growing trust gap between the scientists and the public? How can we fix those problems and restore the trust? Figuring out with Dr. Paul M. Sutter. ? Rescuing Science: Restoring Trust in an Age of Doubt https://www.pmsutter.com/store/yourplace-zrd55 ? Paul M. Sutter's website: https://www.pmsutter.com/ ? Paul M. Sutter's YouTube: @PaulMSutter ? Ask A Spaceman podcast: https://www.pmsutter.com/shows/askaspaceman ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:57 What's wrong with modern science 00:04:14 Fraud in publications 00:11:40 Funding 00:16:01 Careers 00:23:38 Politics 00:39:19 Know-it-alls 00:42:15 Science communication 00:50:42 Diversity 00:54:20 How to fix that 01:02:14 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/517Msi3wDJ4 ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

How sure can astronomers be when estimating asteroid strikes? Why is Jupiter so radioactive? What happened to the methane on Mars story? Are black holes 2D or 3D? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:24 [Andoria] Can you prove that there's no life in the Universe? 04:14 [Vulcan] How certain ca we be about asteroid strikes? 08:52 [Risa] Why is Jupiter so radioactive? 10:36 [Aeturen] Is there gravitational lensing for planets from their own stars? 13:45 [Vendikar] Wouldn't it be cheaper to send multiple satellites to deep space at a single time versus one at a time? 18:10 [Remus] What's my opinion on the shape of the Universe? 22:01 [Janus] What happened to methane on Mars? 24:27 [Cait] Will a major propulsion breakthrough happen soon? 28:26 [Betazed] Does Jupiter protect us from asteroids? 30:08 [Cheleb] Are black holes 2D or 3D? 32:28 [Nimbus] What's the most important resource on the Moon apart from water? 34:37 [Belos] How do gravitational wave detectors know where the signal came from? 37:50 [Lyar] Do Sun-like stars with tidally locked planets make sense? ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/kuTkg9d9u6E ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Big layoffs at NASA?s Jet Propulsion Lab. Testing spacesuits for the Moon. Another flyby of Io. And our final look at Ingenuity. ?? INTERVIEWS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmnK1xmCRad_8bn0uOcmLiIE ? NASA Layoffs: https://youtu.be/yFuHdZNZ6-Y ? Io Exploration: https://youtu.be/3YpbDZQHkCk ? Measuring Space Distances: https://youtu.be/hmJOz9qCk0M ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:12 NASA JPL Layoffs https://www.universetoday.com/165651/nasas-jpl-lays-off-hundreds-of-workers/ 01:25 Testing Artemis Spacesuits https://www.universetoday.com/165611/nasa-continues-testing-its-new-lunar-spacesuits/ 03:38 JWST Did It Again https://www.universetoday.com/165572/the-jwst-discovers-a-galaxy-that-shouldnt-exist/ 04:35 Berlin meteor found https://www.universetoday.com/165625/fragments-from-that-asteroid-that-exploded-above-berlin-have-been-recovered-and-theyre-really-special/ 06:30 Vote results 07:09 Mass of the Milky Way https://www.universetoday.com/165598/astronomers-measure-the-mass-of-the-milky-way-by-calculating-how-hard-it-is-to-escape/ 08:35 Dust Ruins Another Way to Measure Distances https://www.universetoday.com/165627/dust-ruins-another-way-of-measuring-distance-in-the-universe/ 11:00 Interview streak! 12:27 Juno's Io Flyby https://www.universetoday.com/165585/nasas-juno-probe-makes-another-flyby-of-io/ 13:51 Dreamchaser Test https://www.universetoday.com/165648/nasa-gives-dreamchaser-the-shakedown/ 15:43 Final look at Ingenuity https://www.universetoday.com/165641/perseverance-gives-us-one-last-look-at-the-damaged-ingenuity-helicopter/ 16:57 Meteorites ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/q0XKwvuK8pk ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

BREAKING NEWS. JPL is laying off about 530 people. Why did that happen and what it means for major NASA missions like Artemis and Mars Sample Return? Figuring it out with Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society. ?? Planetary Radio Podcast: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/space-policy-edition ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:10 JPL layoffs and NASA budget cuts 00:21:05 Effects on Artemis 00:36:50 Mars Sample Return in Danger 01:03:41 Planetary Society's plans ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/yFuHdZNZ6-Y ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

We all know the Hubble Deep Field as one of the most important astronomy images of all time. But when will we get a similar attempt from Webb? What will we be able to get from it and what are the limits of JWST? Finding out with Dr Viraj Pandya from NASA. ? Nobel Prize Winner Explains JWST vs The Crisis in Cosmology https://youtu.be/hmJOz9qCk0M ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:43 Galaxy classification 08:20 Hubble's observations and biases 19:53 Breadstick galaxies 31:07 Wen JWST Deep Field 43:58 What is the limit of Webb 52:03 Final thoughts ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/WdTkH1v2NqI ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Could we detect life on Earth from Neptune's orbit? Is the Moon shrinking over time? Why don't we send an orbiter the the Kuiper belt? What should we call Planet 9 if we find it? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:24 [Andoria] Could we detect Earth life from Neptune's orbit? 04:47 [Vulcan] Will we ever send an orbiter to the Kuiper belt? 07:57 [Risa] Is the Moon shrinking? 11:23 [Aeturen] Plans for the April eclipse? 13:25 [Vendikar] What happens when gravitational waves collide? 14:18 [Remus] Do photons experience time? 16:04 [Janus] What would be considered an unequivocal biosignature? 21:13 [Cait] What should we name Planet 9? 22:07 [Betazed] How soon can we recycle space junk? 25:04 [Cheleb] Did sci-fi become less compelling? 27:22 [Nimbus] How did Moon effect evolution on Earth? 30:28 [Belos] Are event horizons most perfect spheres in the Universe? 32:14 [Lyar] Is it possible to move from our current universe to the previous one? 35:36 [Zalcon] Why can't dark matter be objects? ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/WZUhtAPPbg0 ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

If exoplanets exist, so should exomoons. However, to this day we still did not find any. Even more than that, there's a pretty big controversy regarding the potential discovery of exomoons. What's going on and what can we do about it? Finding the answers with Dr David Kipping. ? Dr David Kipping's channel https://www.youtube.com/@CoolWorldsLab ? Previous interview with Dr Kipping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx1276dpHe4 ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:22 Catch-up after previous interview 00:02:25 Searching for exomoons 00:10:23 Counterarguments 00:15:34 Taking it to the next level 00:28:54 Alternative detection methods 00:37:27 Ideal time for observations 00:39:19 SETI and technosignatures 01:03:28 Science communication 01:28:23 Obsessions 01:37:17 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/umiMtQU3bMU ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Whenever we search for life, we're searching for 'life as we know it". But are there alternative options? Non-carbon based life? Or life that doesn't use water as a solvent? It turns out, things like that can be as close as on Venus. Figuring it out with Dr William Bains. ? Venus' Atmospheric Chemistry and Cloud Characteristics Are Compatible with Venusian Life https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371507931 More interviews: ? When Did Evolution Start on Earth https://youtu.be/MeVvreDPI6c?si=8yfmEPE4ZNu2PGxK ? Finding Alien Life. A Step-By-Step Instruction https://youtu.be/1KKOAaG1Kg8?si=DdlkXO0tSXe1wsxu ? How Did Early Earth Get The Ingredients for Life? https://youtu.be/SkWNmkoCelY ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:26 Life as we don't know it 03:27 Defining life 11:44 Evolution 14:02 The role of solvents 18:22 Other fluids 23:33 Venus 29:55 How to look for life on Venus 48:01 Obsessions 56:30 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/wK9LWHNHuF4 ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Science fiction taught us that Mars cities are inevitable. That we will sooner or later have those cool looking glass domes with spaceports and stuff. But the world is a cruel place and reality is unforgivable. So, how will a realistic Mars habitat of the future will look like? Discussing it with Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:10 Space sucks. The Reality of living in space 00:09:35 Why go to space 00:22:28 Minimum size of the population 00:30:30 Fascination with the apocalypse 00:33:51 Simulating Mars missions 00:38:12 Childbirth is space 00:40:24 Technological progress 00:44:32 Economical growth 01:01:38 Current obsessions 01:05:21 More thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/OQ8sZtg-Kdc ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Understanding dark matter is one of the most interesting challenges in modern cosmology. Upcoming new telescopes, such as Nancy Grace Roman, can help us solve this mystery. How exactly will it happen? Finding out with Dr Christian Aganze from Stanford University. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:48 How Do We See Dark Matter 08:30 Shape of Milky Way's Dark Matter Halo 15:40 What NGR will change 22:01 Possible conclusions 29:16 Current obsessions 33:27 Final thoughts ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/wFguCzi8wLU ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

SLIM woke up but briefly., Turning a forest into a giant particle detector. Another explanation for that hycean world. And some stunning new pictures from Webb. ? Nobel Prize Winner Explains JWST VS Hubble Tension: https://youtu.be/hmJOz9qCk0M ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:13 SLIM woke up briefly https://www.universetoday.com/165552/japan-moon-lander-sleeps-after-sending-science-will-it-wake-up-again/ 01:44 Turning a forest into a telescope http://arxiv.org/abs/2401.14454 04:43 Another explanation for the hycean world https://www.universetoday.com/165399/another-explanation-for-k2-18b-a-gas-rich-mini-neptune-with-no-habitable-surface/ 07:24 Vera Rubin vs Space Junk https://www.universetoday.com/165511/space-junk-is-going-to-be-a-problem-for-vera-rubin/ 09:56 Vote results 10:36 Spiral Galaxies by JWST https://www.universetoday.com/165474/feast-your-eyes-on-19-face-on-spiral-galaxies-seen-by-webb/ 12:03 N79 by James Webb https://www.universetoday.com/165392/new-webb-image-of-a-massive-star-forming-complex/ 13:02 Tsunami of interviews https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmnK1xmCRad_8bn0uOcmLiIE 13:44 Green Light for LISA https://www.universetoday.com/165483/the-space-based-gravitational-wave-observatory-lisa-gets-the-green-light/ 15:39 Starlab to launch on Starship 16:57 Thoughts on YouTube Retirement ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/8ONk73fNMJE ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Recently astronomers made an unexpected discovery. They found a planet called WASP-69b with a giant comet-like gas tail that was bigger than ever. What's causing such behaviour and what can we learn about hot Jupiters? Finding out with Dakota Tyler from the University of LA. ? WASP-69b's Escaping Envelope Is Confined to a Tail Extending at Least 7 Rp https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ad11d0 ? Weekly Space Hangout playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSzmIOQZ9aanpwIW74qBHypy2nBIe54 ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:24 Planet with a tail 13:14 Hot Jupiters 18:13 What's next for planets with tails 26:15 Current obsessions 32:24 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/0RSZCNVskcQ ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Solar energy is simple the best energy source we have access to. But how can we make it even better? With space tech, of course! In this interview I'm talking about a project that suggests putting giant solar reflectors in orbit to extend daytime for solar farms on Earth with my guest, Dr Onur Celik. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:19 Space reflectors 14:59 Reflectors vs more traditional ideas 20:21 How it will look from the ground 30:25 Applications outside of Earth 37:40 Current obsessions 38:30 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/5r2nxkhOqic ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Why can't Starship reach the Moon without refuelling? How big can black holes get? What space station will replace the ISS? How big do Lagrange points get? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:26 [Andoria] What are my thoughts on panspermia? 06:02 [Vulcan] Which upcoming Earth-based telescopes are most exciting? 09:54 [Risa] What would it take to send a telescope to the SGL focus? 12:36 [Aeturen] Do supermassive black holes have a max size limit? 12:58 [Vendikar] Should money spent on habitable planets be spent elsewhere? 16:07 [Remus] What are my thoughts on China vs ESA and NASA? 21:07 [Janus] How did science communication change over last 30 years? 26:16 [Cait] How big is a Lagrange point? 30:00 [Betazed] How to communicate with Proxima Centauri probes? 31:24 [Cheleb] How will we replace the ISS? 33:33 [Nimbus] Can we achieve interstellar travel if we really want to? 34:55 [Belos] How accurate is the habitable zone around stars? 37:32 [Lyar] Starship vs Saturn V 41:31 [Zalcon] Does international rivalry produce real space progress? ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/CubthfREhIg ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

The Hubble Tension is one of the most exciting mysteries in modern day science. Different methods give different results for the expansion of the Universe. So, how can we solve this and can James Webb help us with that? Or will it make things even worse? Finding out with Physics Nobel Prize laureate, Dr Adam Riess. ? Nobel Prize Winner John Mather Explains JWST https://youtube.com/live/S1dOwht6D30 ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:40 Cepheid variables 00:10:47 Hubble Tension 00:18:14 Calibrating the results 00:22:19 James Webb 00:33:34 Plank results 00:38:27 Potential solutions 00:46:18 Back to familiar objects 00:50:36 Most effective kinds of searches 01:01:08 Current obsessions 01:03:19 Final thoughts and more interviews ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/hmJOz9qCk0M ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Ingenuity is over. SLIM landed on the Moon, but it?s upside-down. Webb sees planets orbiting white dwarf stars. And we finally know why Starship exploded. ? Sierra Space inflatable habitat interview: https://youtu.be/C3bd4fdY3DY ? Starship IFT-2 discussion with Marcus House and Scott Manley: https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:14 Ingenuity is OVER https://www.universetoday.com/165382/nasa-lost-contact-with-its-ingenuity-helicopter-briefly-but-its-back/ 01:48 SLIM landed upside down https://www.universetoday.com/165340/japans-moon-lander-touches-down-power-problem/ 04:32 Explosive Sierra Space LIFE test https://www.sierraspace.com/newsroom/press-releases/sierra-space-advances-its-revolutionary-commercial-space-station-technology/ 06:44 Dangers of Space Salad https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2024/january/harsh-bais-kali-kniel-noah-totsline-spacegrown-plants-foodborne-infections/ 08:23 JWST sees planets around white dwarf stars https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.13153 10:12 Mystery of the ancient light https://www.universetoday.com/165310/the-jwst-solves-the-mystery-of-ancient-light/ 12:23 Vote results https://youtu.be/F12KfPkrjuk 12:57 Planets around Proxima Centauri https://www.universetoday.com/165383/what-could-the-extremely-large-telescope-see-at-proxima-centauris-planet/ 15:10 Patreon Club Exclusives 15:58 Why Starship Exploded https://www.universetoday.com/165353/now-we-know-why-starships-second-flight-test-failed/ 17:17 China's reusable booster test https://www.universetoday.com/165401/chinese-firm-successfully-tests-a-new-reusable-booster/ 18:47 Inflatable space habitats ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/3vRpI80sbv8 ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? 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 photo of our own galaxy? 08:10 [Risa] Why did The Big Bang not collapse under gravity? 10:13 [Aeturen] Why waste money on Mars? 17:23 [Vendikar] Realistic ways to settle on the Moon? 20:58 [Remus] How to interest kids in space? 23:59 [Janus] Any updated on Artemis? 27:25 [Cait] How can galaxies move away faster than light? 28:30 [Betazed] Black hole naming problem 31:22 [Cheleb] Is Moon better than the ISS? 34:38 [Nimbus] The Zoo hypothesis VS dinosaurs 37:28 [Belos] Will we ever see a proper Neptune mission? ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/GbPaytLhCoM ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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. ? NIAC Award "Swarming Proxima Centauri: Coherent Picospacecraft Swarms Over Interstellar Distances" https://www.nasa.gov/general/swarming-proxima-centauri/ ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:56 Applying for NIAC 02:54 The Idea 25:43 Imaging planets 30:06 Using tech in the Solar System 38:24 Laser technology 45:30 The reality of NIAC 51:19 Final thoughts ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/M-qhm04XoBM ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

News about two lunar landers, Webb helps rule out one explanation for the Hubble Tension, NASA?s new quiet supersonic plane, and lots of exoplanet news. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? 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.universetoday.com/165216/half-of-this-exoplanet-is-covered-in-lava/ 05:31 Plomet? Conet? https://www.universetoday.com/165251/a-hot-jupiter-with-a-comet-like-tail/ 06:50 Vote results 07:31 Two giant structures https://www.universetoday.com/165223/two-giant-structures-have-been-found-billions-of-light-years-away/ 09:41 One fewer explanation for Hubble tension https://www.universetoday.com/165266/astronomers-rule-out-one-explanation-for-the-hubble-tension/ 12:41 Support us 14:03 NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic plane https://www.universetoday.com/165239/shhh-nasa-reveals-its-new-quiet-supersonic-aircraft/ 15:30 Milky Way's magnetic fields https://www.universetoday.com/165297/astronomers-have-mapped-the-milky-ways-magnetic-fields-in-3d/ 16:30 Exoplanet discovery chaos ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/F12KfPkrjuk ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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. ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? 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 to see Trappist-1 rather than Alpha Centauri systems? 07:16 [Vulcan] Is lunar space elevator possible? 12:09 [Risa] What would my dream space mission be? 16:28 [Aeturen] Any update on JWST's TRAPPIST-1 observations? 20:54 [Vendikar] Are we building a solar system sized telescope any time soon? 23:06 [Remus] Can we catch up to Voyagers if we need to? 27:03 [Janus] What will Artemis-2 be doing at the Moon? 29:38 [Cait] Can sub-surface oceans be a source for life on planets around red dwarfs? 32:55 [Betazed] How can we predict Betelgeuse exploding? ? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/lF2wihXk58o ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

This is an episode I did with Brian Dunning, host of The Skeptoid podcast and Richard Saunders, host of The Skeptic Zone podcast. Enjoy! ? The Skeptic Zone: https://skepticzone.tv ? Skeptoid: https://skeptoid.com ? THE UFO MOVIE THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE: https://www.briandunning.com/ufo/ ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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! ? THE UFO MOVIE THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE https://www.briandunning.com/ufo/ ? YouTube version: https://youtu.be/iz3NowaMuPU?si=ljrDYFmKh9-VdwKP ? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club ? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ? CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ?? LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)