Universe Today Podcast

A Planet Found at Alpha Centauri. Webb Revisits the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Little Red Dots don't break the laws of physics. In Space Bites Plus, showing that the Earth's magnetosphere was here for a long time. 😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769 🚀 [Space Bites+] No ADS. BONUS Story. For FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 👉 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 00:00 Intro 00:20 Planet at Alpha Centauri 02:58 Webb revisits Hubble's Ultra Deep Field https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-revists-hubbles-classic-ultra-deep-field 04:23 NGC 6072 by JWST https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-traces-details-of-complex-planetary-nebula 05:45 Little red dots VS the Eddington limit https://www.universetoday.com/articles/little-red-dots-eat-fast-but-not-faster-than-eddington 08:25 Solar array for Nancy Grace Roman Telescope 09:26 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts 09:58 Six more helicopters for Mars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/six-of-ingenuitys-successors-could-be-exploring-mars-in-4-years 11:36 Rogue planetary systems https://www.universetoday.com/articles/rogue-planets-can-spawn-their-own-planetary-systems 13:02 Newsletter 14:10 Bonus story: early Earth magnetosphere 14:37 Huge Q&A 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/7ioJvlWBg58 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Could we aim asteroid YR4 at the Moon on purpose? What would happen to babies born and raised on Mars? Should we use water as an insulation layer for our spacecraft? And in Q&A+, could we mine an asteroid that's stuck in a Lagrange point? 😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769 👉 [Q&A+] No YT ads. Bonus Question https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:28 [Goatlord] Could we direct an asteroid into the Moon to study the effects? 01:00 [MadmonkeyOz] Mars' ancient coast line 04:53 [Christian DesAlliers] Expanding advanced civilizations 07:52 [Web Fiji] Is there such thing as absolute stillness in the Universe 08:46 [TELE KOMIK] What will happen to babies born and raised on Mars? 10:52 [Len Kelter] Tackling the wait calculation 11:28 [Kasie Ream] Is it possible to do an X-Ray telescope? 12:06 [Jul Kar 'Cerum] Can we use water as an insulation layer for spacecraft? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/eTQDaMZhxbc 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

If nothing escapes a black hole, how does gravity escape? Could we detect a faster-than-light spaceship cruising through the Solar System? What does JWST really orbit at L2? And in Q&A+, could the Universe have started as a black hole? 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question. FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:29 [Shahbaz Rezaei] If nothing can escape the black hole, how does gravity come out of it? 01:57 [fleshmagi] How long until we realistically start mining asteroids? 05:35 [nakedhand] What if the Sun collides with a black hole? 06:26 [Ashley O'Brien] Was there a time in the early universe where the conditions were like STP? 09:27 [kiwibacon99] Could we detect an FTL spacecraft passing through our solar system? 11:34 [Uğur E.] What does JWST orbit at L2? 12:29 [York] What do I think about the dark forest theory? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/rELZM0xt4ko 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

More evidence that dark energy is weakening, cosmic rays could keep life alive under the ice, NASA is building fuel depots in space, and a radio telescope is going to the far side of the Moon. On Space Bites+, how brines could form on the surface of Mars, providing a habitat for life. 😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769 🚀 [Space Bites+] No ADS. BONUS Story. For FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 👉 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 00:00 Intro 00:20 More evidence of Dark Energy weakening https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-new-supernova-study-suggests-dark-energy-might-be-weakening 03:11 Cosmic rays might define a whole new habitable zone https://www.universetoday.com/articles/cosmic-rays-could-support-life-just-under-the-ice 05:30 Zero-Boil Fuel Storage Test https://www.universetoday.com/articles/zero-boil-fuel-storage-undergoes-system-testing 07:59 AI and Lunar Lava Tubes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/ai-uncovers-subsurface-entrances-on-the-moon 09:49 Volcanic activity on the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/articles/lava-existed-in-the-moons-subsurface-longer-than-previously-thought 11:09 Lunar telesdcope telescope https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-new-lunar-far-side-radio-telescope-is-ready-for-testing 14:08 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts 14:46 From primordial black holes to SMBH https://www.universetoday.com/articles/primordial-black-holes-could-act-as-seeds-for-quasars 17:47 Organic molecules in space https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-findings-indicate-that-the-origin-of-life-started-in-space 19:45 Parachute test for ExoMars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/exomars-tests-its-parachute-by-dropping-from-the-stratosphere 21:12 Even more space news 22:13 Secret bonus story: brines on Mars 22:28 What are YOU obsessed with right now? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/04AJW2jVsW0 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Do gravitational waves deflect like waves on the water? Which type of comet would cause the most destruction for Earth? Will we see humans on Mars in our lifetime? And in Q&A+ could AI become religious? 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question. FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:25 [Web Fiji] Which type of comet will cause the most devastation if it hits Earth? 04:04 [James Sobek] Do gravitational waves reflect off objects? 07:09 [Pat Ludwig] Are there rogue gravitational waves? 07:27 [Rob Wright] Can a planet exist at the barycenter of a binary system? 09:28 [Clockwork Rex] Betelegeuse explosion wen? 11:41 [TJ] Will we see humans on Mars in your lifetime? 12:17 [Aiden Weatherbee] What would be my PhD research project? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/GltwBRguTWc 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Do we predictions when will the Universe stop its expansion? Did we find hypervelocity stars in M31? What does it mean when planets go retrograde? And in Q&A+ could the Big Bang be a white hole? 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question. FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:27 [Peter Keyson] When will the Universe stop expanding? 02:54 [John De Keizer] Hypervelocity stars in M31 06:20 [kindness] What does it mean that planets are retrograde? 08:31 [J E] Are we working on strategies to mitigate the effect of satellites? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/F5cmyeN1N9k 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

FRBs are a great example of a modern day space mystery. We've seen a lot of them. We know a fair amount about them. But we still don't really know for sure how do they work and what's their true source. Some of them can be super weird. How exactly? Finding out in this interview. 😍 [Interview+] Bonus Part. No YT ads. https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Dr. Fengqui Adam Dong 📜 A ‘Unicorn’ Object Defies Astrophysics https://public.nrao.edu/news/unicorn-object/ 📜 CHIME/FRB Discovery of an Unusual Circularly Polarized Long-Period Radio Transient with an Accelerating Spin Period https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.05139 00:00 Intro 01:52 FRB on a conference 10:10 Source of FRB 19:59 New research 32:21 Current obsessions 36:03 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/xr7okMr9WIY 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Betelgeuse has a companion star, Vera Rubin discovered the third interstellar object accidentally, the first evidence of direct collapse supermassive black holes, and in Space Bites+ developing plans to help humanity deal with finding an extraterrestrial intelligence. 😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769 🚀 [Space Bites+] No ADS. BONUS Story. For FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 👉 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 00:00 Intro 00:24 Betelgeuse's companion star https://www.universetoday.com/articles/betelgeuse-isnt-alone-it-has-a-very-dim-companion 03:17 Vera Rubin discovered 3I/ATLAS accidentally https://www.universetoday.com/articles/apparently-vera-rubin-captured-images-of-3iatlas-before-it-was-even-discovered 05:09 Even more 3I/ATLAS https://www.universetoday.com/articles/gemini-north-sees-brightening-interstellar-comet-3iatlas-in-detail 06:34 "Unicorn" object https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-identify-an-object-that-defies-astrophysics 08:29 Direct collablse SMBH https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-might-have-found-the-first-direct-collapse-black-hole 11:28 Low-mass black holes in an early universe https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-finds-plenty-of-low-mass-black-holes-in-the-early-universe 12:51 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 13:23 A blow against Planet X https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-rare-object-found-deep-in-the-kuiper-belt 15:34 Double tidal disruption https://www.universetoday.com/articles/do-supermassive-black-holes-play-with-their-food 16:46 Great images https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-newborn-planet-is-carving-out-a-home-in-its-protoplanetary-disk https://www.universetoday.com/articles/seeing-the-exact-moment-when-new-planets-started-forming 18:55 Guide to space newsletter 19:53 Bonus story 20:29 BIG SUMMER PROMO https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/M0wy9F9kEoM 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Should we be concerned about China's progress in space? Is their progress held back by a lack of cultural freedom? Which space-set book story desperately needs a movie adaptation? and in Q&A+, the best space-set movie that's factually accurate 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question. FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 [Overtime] Even more Q&As: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:24 [2Evil2Hope] Are we concerned about China? 09:41 [mr man] Is China's science held back by lack of cultural freedom? 13:13 [Alan Laurie] Which book should be turned into a movie? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/9myC2Dba1hs 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

How can we realistically get under the ice of Europa? Why Venus is such an under appreciated destination for spacecraft? What is the shape of the Universe? And in Q&A+ what would happen to Jupiter if it became a rogue planet? 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question. FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 [Overtime] Even more Q&As: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:26 [Knight Family] How do we drill down under the ice on Europa? 02:23 [kLONDIKE69 NONE] Why Venus is a good destination? 10:21 [Aaron Perelmuter] What's the size of the Universe? 13:20 [John Stanton] What's the shape of the Universe? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/XwztxvMB4vE 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast