Universe Today Podcast

Oct 29 2024 1223 ep. 27 mins 7.4k
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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] Europa Sample Return, Imaging Auroras, Winds of Titan

Oct 29 2024 41 mins  
How hard can it be to retrieve a sample from Europa? How strong are the winds on Titan? What are the differences between different types of time dilation? Will Starship have landing legs? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.

[Space Bites] New Hope for TRAPPIST-1 // ISS Successor // Milky Way Particle Accelerator

Oct 25 2024 21 mins  
What comes after the International Space Station, first results from Euclid, there’s hope for the TRAPPIST-1 planets, and a triple star system with a black hole. 🦄 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 Vast Heaven-2 https://www

[Interview] How JWST Changed Our Understanding of Star Formation

Oct 23 2024 52 mins  
We know that stars start with a cloud of gas and then turn into a glowing ball. But how exactly does this process happen? How do stars turn on? Astronomers have been using JWST to find out. 🟣 Guest: Adam Rubinstein 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-boo

[Q&A] Shrinking Sgr A*, Prime Directive for Mars, Dark Energy Detectors

Oct 22 2024 38 mins  
Can there be Dark Energy detectors? When will Sgr A start shrinking? Should the Prime Directive apply to Mars? Can we bring a proper observatory in space? 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-

[Space Bites] Europa Clipper Liftoff // What's Next for Starship // Jiggly Great Red Spot

Oct 18 2024 21 mins  
Starship takes its fifth test flight, Europa Clipper launches successfully, China’s science plans from now until 2050, and Jupiter’s jiggly Great Red Spot. 🦄 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 Starship IFT-5 03:11 Europa Clip

[Overtime Q&A] Jupiter's Ultimate Faith, New Targets for New Horizons, My Favourite Moons

Oct 16 2024 27 mins  
What's the best way to do science communication? Will Jupiter expand when the Sun dies? How would aliens experience their environment? Can New Horizons get new targets in future? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.c

[Special] ABSOLUTE Success! Full Analysis of SpaceX's Crazy Starship IFT-5

Oct 15 2024 60 mins  
SpaceX caught Super Heavy with Mechazilla. Starship survived re-entry and did a precise landing in the ocean. How did they do that? What does it mean for SpaceX? What to expect from IFT-6 now? 📺 Scott Manley: https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley 📺 Marcus House: https://www.youtube.com/@MarcusHouse 🚀 IFT-4 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ecMlV4W_CLU 🚀 IFT-3 Analysis: htt

[Space Bites] Enormous Space Structure // Asteroid Inspector Launched // Starship Flight 5 Date

Oct 11 2024 18 mins  
A new spacecraft is going to look at the aftermath from the DART mission, the Milky Way is part of a much, much larger structure, an early galaxy that’s similar to the Milky Way, and Starship test flight five could be just around the corner. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/

[Q&A] Why No Missions to Mars' Poles? What Does X-37B Really Do? Why Continue With SLS?

Oct 08 2024 37 mins  
How old is the Universe? Why do no missions go to Mars' ice poles? What does X-37B actually do? Why not abandon the SLS? Can Starship solve the problems Starlinks create? 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/119

[Space Bites] ISS Leaks // Crew Dragon's Backup Plan // Planet at Barnard's Star

Oct 03 2024 16 mins  
Planets at Bernard’s Star, Chinese lunar spacesuits, Voyager 2 Has to power down one of its instruments, and a comet seen from space. 🦄 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 Planets found around the Barnard's star 02:13 Asymm