Universe Today Podcast

Feb 21 2025 1293 ep. 27 mins 7.6k
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Space news, interviews, Q&As, and exclusive content from Universe Today. Audio versions of Fraser Cain YouTube channel.

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[Space Bites] First Ever Strange Star // Fireworks from Sgr A* // Most Energetic Neutrino Ever

Feb 21 2025 19 mins  
A massive new release of Type 1a supernova data, did astronomers see a strange star form? huge spiral arms of comets in the Oort Cloud, and the highest energy neutrino ever detected. Plus in our extended version on Patreon, how scientists could get real data on UAPs. 🚀 Watch THIS VIDEO with NO ADS and a secret BONUS for FREE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/122805716 00:00 Int

[Q&A] Dying in Space, Cancelling SLS, Getting My Mind Blown

Feb 20 2025 19 mins  
What will we really lose in case SLS actually gets cancelled? Would nuclear rockets bring a significant enough improvement to space travel? Do we even know how to die in space? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 👉 Watch this same video with no ads and a bonus question: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-question-q-122574752 👉 Additional Overtime

[Q&A] Terraforming Exoplanets, Dark Matter Annihilation, Finding Life in Other Galaxies | Q&A 296

Feb 18 2025 24 mins  
Does dark matter annihilate with normal matter? Should we be searching for signs of life in other galaxies? Do we know how to terraform exoplanets? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A. 🦄 Watch additional Overtime: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:22 How can we terraform exoplanets? 08:28 Can we detect life in another galaxy? 12:46 Does da

[NIAC 2025] Exploring Enceladus with a Hopping Robot

Feb 17 2025 31 mins  
Moving across the surface of Enceladus can be more tricky than you think. Rough icy terrain can be hard for wheels. No atmosphere makes helicopters impossible. Thus, hopping and jumping might be the answer! 👉 Watch our videos with no ads: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 NIAC 2025 playlist 🚀 NIAC 2024 playlist 🚀 NIAC 2023 playlist 🟣 Guest: Dr. Justin Yim

[Space Bites] Odds of An Asteroid Strike // Dark Matter Domination // Radiation Protection with Hydrogel

Feb 14 2025 18 mins  
James Webb finds the smallest asteroids in the main belt, astronomers double the chances of that asteroid strike in 2032, using hydrogel to protect astronauts from radiation, and material from Alpha centauri is already streaming into the Solar System. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:20 JWST sees the smallest asteroid https://www.u

[Q&A] Most Exciting NIAC Project, Grains of Sand vs Stars, Total Solar Eclipse Going Away

Feb 13 2025 17 mins  
Which NIAC project would be the best to bring to life? Are there really more stars than grains of sand on Earth? Is the solar eclipse going away from us? What's on my shelf behind me? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:26 Is the total solar eclipse going away? 02:24 Will Stars

[NIAC 2025] NASA Just Funded A Project to Blow Space Structures Out Of Glass

Feb 12 2025 45 mins  
NASA just funded a NIAC project to study the possibility of building large structures on the Moon, on Mars and in space out of glass. Blowing glass bubbles similarly to how it's done on Earth. 👉 Watch our videos with no ads: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Dr. Martin Bermudez https://www.skyeports.com/ NIAC Award. Lunar Glass Structure (LUNGS): Enabling

[Q&A] Space Junk Blocking Orbit, Fine-Tuning Problem, State of Media | Q&A 294

Feb 11 2025 22 mins  
Will space debris prevent us from accessing orbit and when could it happen? Is the Universe with all its rules just a lucky accident? What does "The Publisher of Universe Today" even do? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 👉 Watch the extended Overtime Q&A: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:27 Will the Kessler syndrom

[NIAC 2025] Our Best Venus Map Is 36 Years Old. NASA Wants to Fix it With Balloons

Feb 10 2025 33 mins  
Venus has a thick layer of clouds that obscures our view of the surface. To tackle that, this NIAC project suggests launching a balloon with a tether that will go below the cloud layer and help us image Venus surface. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Dr Benjamin Hockman https://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/who-we-are/people/benjamin_hockman/

[Space Bites] Potential City-Killer Asteroid // Largest Structure in The Universe // Moon Canyons

Feb 07 2025 18 mins  
A new asteroid with a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, the European Space Agency is building a Lunar Lander platform, the largest structure in the Universe has been discovered, and how far away could we detect ourselves? 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:19 Asteroid can hit Earth in 2032 https://www.universetoday.com/170717/an-ast