Universe Today Podcast

A new super earth in the habitable zone. Did Jupiter save the early Earth? Astronomers see three-eye Atlas as it passes behind the sun. The X-59 quiet supersonic plane gets tested. And in Space Bites Plus, do re-entering satellites put the wrong kinds of metals in the atmosphere? All this and more in this week's Space Bites.Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZdmN7a7NDY0

What happened to the Lunar Gateway project? Is China catching up to NASA in space? Will Vera Rubin find new Earth-threatening asteroids? And in Q&A+, which missions can we expect from the Canadian Space Agency?Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5ptQJR8LJWc

Why didn't all galaxies stick together at the early stages of the Universe? Can we feel the spacetime expanding? What if simulating the Universe is easier than physically exploring it? And in Q&A+, why is Starship so hyped compared to other new rockets?Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uNPZMHzXBpIHere's a link to the full unedited livestream: https://youtube.com/live/eEwAbIxFNBs

Recently we heard a lot about hyaena planets. They are supposed to be sub-neptunes with thick Hydrogen atmosphere which allows them to maintain a planet-wide liquid ocean in a vast range of conditions. The most famous example of such a planet is K2-18b which was recently observed by JWST. But the latest studies and simulations show that, in fact, hycean worlds are probably much drier and thus the ocean worlds we were envisioning shouldn't exist.Watch the video here (with no ads) or at YouTube: https://youtu.be/lDAIAXQkNrg

A new asteroid discovered that comes uncomfortably close to Earth, two missions are going to be passing very close the tail of 3I/ATLAS, a new shakeup in NASA’s Artemis III plans, and Webb sees a giant star before it goes supernova. And in Space Bites+, 50 years after the lunar landings, new discoveries are being made in Moon rocks.Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IPg0wZqoNyU

Will 3I/ATLAS leave its tail behind in the Solar System? What keeps us from geting high res images of the interstellar object? Will the 3I/ATLAS data ever become private? And in Q&A+, if it was an alien spacecraft, how would we realistically study it?Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4cFCt7PwZE8

Humanity has extensively explored the solar system in just under a century. But at the same time the clock is ticking. Earth is not forever. This is exactly why we should take the chance, explore harder and race against time.Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mt4XC90wShk

How big of a water bucket do you need to put out the Sun? How would Earth look like from another galaxy? Will the Moon stay tidally locked forever? Why is Uranus so hillarious? And in Q&A+, which cinematic cliches deserve to be thrown out of an airlock?Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WOV69k5ZRCAHere's a link to the full, unedited livestream: https://youtube.com/live/mbF48i_eGhY

Phosphine found in a brown dwarf for the first time, new observations measure the nickel to iron ratio of Comet 3I/ATLAS, more evidence for Betelgeuse’s companion, Starship’s Flight 11 goes according to plan. And in Space Bites+, the far side of the Moon is colder than the near side.Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hHtW2ErFcCE

Why do astronauts taste food differently? Do we actively look for a SOS signal for Betelgeuse? Can we use a nearby black hole as a telescope? And in Q&A+, what shape will Milkdromeda be and why?Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6d7zToaVIec