Universe Today Podcast [Space Bites] Double Supernova // Impossible Rings // Dark Brown Dwarfs
A star detonated as a supernova, twice. Trump chooses his new NASA Administrator. Why deflecting asteroids is much more complex than we thought.And on Space Bites Plus, how your flight home could signal an alien civilization.
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00:00 Intro
00:19 Star detonated as supernova ... twice
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-star-detonated-as-a-supernova-twice
02:27 Rogue planet hiding in Hubble data
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/old-hubble-space-telescope-photos-unlock-the-secret-of-a-rogue-planet
03:44 Deflecting asteroids is harder than we thought
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/deflecting-asteroids-isnt-simple-according-to-new-data-from-dart
05:23 Dark matter in brown dwarfs
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/dark-matter-could-create-dark-dwarfs-at-the-center-of-the-milky-way
06:36 New interim NASA Administrator
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/politics/sean-duffy-named-interim-nasa-administrator
07:38 2100+ Senior NASA Employees Gone
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/09/nasa-staff-departures-00444674?utm_campaign=FIRST+UP+2025-07-10&utm_content=China+s+increasingly+sophisticated+maneuvers+in+space&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaign
08:53 Vote results
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09:22 "Impossible" rings of Quaoar
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/quaoars-atmosphere-doesnt-exist-and-its-rings-shouldnt
11:08 Hubble vs JWST
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/two-powerful-space-telescopes-are-better-than-one
12:10 Sprite from the ISS
https://x.com/Astro_Ayers/status/1940810789830451563
13:30 3I/Atlas from VLT
https://www.eso.org/public/videos/potw2527a/
14:35 Newsletter
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15:48 Bonus story: signalling aliens about us
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/how-your-flight-home-could-be-broadcasting-earths-location-to-aliens
16:21 Huge Patreon Q&A
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