Who will pay for the next-generation space stations that follow the ISS? How much do rockets pollute? Did James Webb make the observable Universe bigger? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 🦄 More Q&A in the Overtime Audio: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:26 Best place for a space factory? 05:21 Can stars and planets escape the Milky Way? 08:02 Did JWST make the observable universe bigger? 09:58 Do rockets pollute a lot? 13:36 Does it make sense to build a new space station? 17:32 What came before the big bang? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/4fhMZNuKpno 📰 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

Discover NASA's thrilling Dragonfly mission, which sets its sights on Titan using a Falcon Heavy. Dive into the mysteries lurking inside Uranus and the newly launched Europa Clipper, equipped to explore icy worlds. Uncover the peculiar case of a Russian cargo ship that left astronauts wrinkling their noses in space. Plus, marvel at stunning new images of the Sombrero Galaxy captured by the JWST. And don’t miss news about a recently discovered young exoplanet with an intriguing history!

Why don't comets run out of "tail fuel"? If Voyager crashes into something, can we tell it apart from a regular failure? What are the chances we will drive into a lava tube? Will satellite communication become dominant at some point? Answering all these and more in this Q&A show. 🦄 More Q&A in the Overtime Audio: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-audio-q-116788920 00:00 Start 00:37 How can comets leave tails for thousands of years without running out? 02:57 Can we detect a hit to a Voyager? 04:20 How possible would it be to drive into a lava tube on the moon? 05:44 More Space Bites from website authors? 09:52 Does Moon getting farther away impact tides on Earth? 11:34 Will satellite communications overtake traditional on-ground ones? 16:01 Can we protect a Moon colony with an artificial magnetic field? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/FwLo1h8l5Oc 📰 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

James Webb recently detected a new kind of exoplanet. It's a steam world. How did they find it and what does it mean for the future of exoplanet search? Finding out in this interview. 🦄 Get the extra part for free here: pattern.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Eshan Raul 📜 JWST/NIRISS Reveals the Water-rich "Steam World" Atmosphere of GJ 9827 d https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ad6f00 00:00 Intro 01:47 The Steam World 10:49 Steam worlds VS Hycean worlds 14:38 Exoplanet research with JWST 17:04 Questions from Patrons 23:33 Where can we find more of them? 30:09 Bonus part 30:46 Current obsessions 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/DvEQDv4yg0c 📰 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

JUMBOs, Jupiter Mass Binary Objects. Over 500 of them were detected in the Orion Nebula by JWST. But where did they come from? How did they form and why are they in binary pairs? My guest has a good guess about it. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Jessica Diamond 📜Formation of Jupiter-Mass Binary Objects through photoerosion of fragmenting cores https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.09159 00:00 Intro 01:34 JUMBOs 14:02 Photoerosion 24:57 Questions from Patreon community 31:26 Side track 34:30 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/74ORN6ap1FU 📰 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

Where will the money come from for the next generation of space stations? Does NASA have plans for a gravity tractor experiment for the Apophis flyby? Which part of the Milky Way can we see? Can there be different types of black holes? Answering all these and more in this Q&A show. 🦄 More Q&A in the Overtime Audio: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:37 Which part of the Milky Way can we see? 02:41 Will space stations be economically viable? 05:50 Are there different types of black holes? 06:58 Can you un-distort images instead of using adaptive optics? 11:53 How do we know that far away objects are still there? 13:12 Does NASA have plans for a gravity tractor experiment? 15:58 Best time to watch auroras in Alaska? 18:11 How does light from far away get to us? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/sBAAoJwEaY8 📰 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

I just wrapped up an interesting conversation over at ‪DoomDebates‬ talking about the future of artificial intelligence, the Fermi Paradox, Great Filter, Grabby Aliens and more. Check it out and subscribe to the channel. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u07Q7WUVWo 📰 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 there is a faster-than-light spaceship, could we detect it? Can we use the Sun as a magnifying glass? Which telescope to get under $200? Can Juno meet Europa clipper? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:18 Can we detect FTL spacecraft? 03:26 Good telescope for under $200? 05:51 Could we use the Sun as a magnifying lens? 06:50 Will Juno still be operational when Clipper and Juice arrive? 07:23 Why did SpaceX develop Mechazilla? 10:51 How can the Universe be infinite if it started in the Big Bang? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/tNfUvoeIjog 📰 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

Starship completes its 6th flight test, Webb analyzes a star in another galaxy and confirms the Hubble tension, again, and a new explanation for the moons of Mars. More interviews: 👉 Nobel Prize Winner Explains JWST vs The Crisis in Cosmology https://youtu.be/hmJOz9qCk0M 👉 Explanation for the Webb's "Impossible" Galaxies https://youtu.be/xPK9kF2tqfk 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:14 Starship IFT-6 https://www.universetoday.com/169736/starships-booster-and-donald-trump-make-a-splash-at-sixth-flight-test/ 03:47 Zoomed in star in another galaxy https://www.universetoday.com/169830/the-first-close-up-picture-of-star-outside-the-milky-way/ 05:20 Webb confirms Hubble Tension https://www.universetoday.com/169619/james-webb-confirms-hubbles-calculation-of-hubbles-constant/ 08:31 More monster galaxies https://www.universetoday.com/169692/three-more-galactic-monster-ultra-massive-galaxies-found/ 10:22 Vote results 11:03 Stars eating their planets https://www.universetoday.com/169702/up-to-a-third-of-stars-ate-some-of-their-planets/ 12:47 How Mars got its moons https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/mars/making-mars-moons-supercomputers-offer-disruptive-new-explanation-2/ 14:37 Repurposing Mars Express camera https://www.universetoday.com/169092/how-scientists-repurposed-a-camera-on-esas-mars-express-mission/ 16:07 Guide to space 16:45 Channel updates 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/CgZWahb-TY8 📰 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

We're still waiting for the results from JWST about the atmospheres on the TRAPPIST-1 planets. But is there a way for red dwarf planets to keep atmospheres on planets. Latest research seems to show that it might be possible. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Joshua Krissansen-Totton https://depts.washington.edu/astrobio/wordpress/profile/joshua-krissansen-totton/ 📜 The erosion of large primary atmospheres typically leaves behind substantial secondary atmospheres on temperate rocky planets https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52642-6 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 02:09 Problems with M dwarfs 11:22 Holding on to atmospheres 19:46 JWST observations 24:10 Habitable worlds observatory 32:40 Trappist-1 results wen? 40:22 More interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION #TODO_LINK 📰 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