Universe Today Podcast

Jan 21 2025 1268 ep. 27 mins 7.5k
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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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[Q&A] Galactic Age of the Sun, Evidence for Dark Matter, Contamination of Mars

Jan 21 2025 29 mins  
Did we already contaminate Mars with life from Earth? When will we find the first intergalactic object? How do we know dark matter is in the center of the Milky Way? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 👉 Get an extra Overtime Q&A episode: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:26 Did we already contaminate Mars? 06:42 When will we disco

[Interview] Life in Space WITHOUT Planets

Jan 20 2025 44 mins  
We're used to look for life on exoplanets. But what if we're looking in the wrong place? Can life exist without a planet? Finding out in this interview. 🦄 Get the extra part for free here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-interview-120418842 🟣 Guest: Dr. Robin Wordsworth https://eps.harvard.edu/people/robin-wordsworth 📜 Self-sustaining living habitats in ext

[Space Bites] Gaia Is Dead // Two MegaRockets in One Day // JWST’s Biggest Mystery Solved

Jan 17 2025 20 mins  
The Gaia mission is over, New Glenn gets to orbit, SpaceX catches SuperHeavy but loses Starship, and we finally get an explanation for little red dots. 🚀 Ask your questions: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patrons-send-in-120156795 00:00 Intro 00:18 Gaia is over https://www.universetoday.com/170452/the-gaia-missions-science-operations-are-over/ 02:51 SpaceX Starship IFT-7

[Q&A] Humanity's First Megaproject, Will NASA Skip the Moon for Mars, Other Local Groups

Jan 16 2025 22 mins  
Are there any other local groups of galaxies out there? Did the high temperature of the Universe create life? Will NASA be skipping the Moon for Mars? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A. 🦄 Additional Overtime episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-audio-120001337 00:00 Start 00:25 Do we know of other 'local groups' of galaxies? 05:05 Did

[Interview] What Will It Take to Find All The Exoplanets? MAUVE and Beyond

Jan 15 2025 42 mins  
How will the upcoming MAUVE telescope fit into the search for exoplanets? What science goals will it have? How will future instruments and telescopes help? Finding out in this interview. 🦄 Get the extra part for free here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-interview-120079050 🟣 Guest: Dr. Emily Rickman https://www.emilyrickman.com/ 📜 MAUVE: Mission to Analyze the Ult

[Q&A] First Terrestrial Planets, Expanding Universe VS Gravity, Black Hole Lagrange Points

Jan 14 2025 32 mins  
When did the first terrestrial planets form? How can galaxies collide when the Universe is expanding? Do black holes have Lagrange points? Answering all these questions and more. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:25 When would the first terrestrial planets have formed? 04:40 Did humanity stall with spaceflight? 11:44 If the Universe is

[Interview] 10 Year Search for Dark Matter in Antarctica

Jan 13 2025 36 mins  
How can neutrinos help us find dark matter? How a 10-year search can give null results and what significance does it have? What's next for this direction? Finding out in this interview. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:34 Why Neutrinos 14:03 High energy VS low energy search 17:04 Bonus Part: Null results 18:15 What's next 32:27

[Space Bites] BIG Mars Sample Return Update // Three HUGE Launches // EPIC Comet Incoming

Jan 10 2025 18 mins  
We’ve got two new options for NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission, an explanation for why Mars can get planet-wide dust storms, stealing secrets from Conan the Bacterium, and we could see a really bright comet next week. 🚀 Watch all our videos with no ads: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:18 Two options for Mars Sample Return mission https://www.universet

[Q&A] Reaching The Great Attractor, Hiding UFO Accidents, NASA Avoiding Searching for Life

Jan 09 2025 20 mins  
Can the government really hide any unwanted UFO incidents? Is NASA avoiding looking for life? How will Hubble Tension help science? 🦄 Additional Overtime episodes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-audio-q-119511175 00:00 Start 00:25 Can government really hide any unwanted UFO incidents? 05:11 Is NASA avoiding looking for life? 11:21 How will Hubble Tension help scien

[Bonus] Extra Part. Interview with Harry Brodsky

Jan 08 2025 9 mins  
This is a bonus part for the interview with Harry Brodsky where he talks about his underwater research experience. 🦄 Subscribe to Patreon to get these bonus episodes in future: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📺 Full Interview https://youtu.be/Ppc3zzMTJTs 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Univ