Universe Today Podcast
Fraser Cain
Space news, interviews, Q&As, and exclusive content from Universe Today.
Audio versions of Fraser Cain YouTube channel.
Audio versions of Fraser Cain YouTube channel.
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Feb 27, 2018 • 0sec
Episode 403: 343: NASA Wants To Bring A Chunk Of Comet Back To Earth.
NASA is going to decide between a comet sample return mission or a helicopter on Titan. Which mission should it be?Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 22, 2018 • 0sec
Episode 402: QA 46 - Why Doesn't NASA Cancel SLS? And more... Featuring Emma Osborne
In this week's QA, I answer the several related questions about why NASA doesn't just cancel the Space Launch System and give all their money to SpaceX. With special guest answerer Emma Osborne.Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 21, 2018 • 0sec
Episode 401: 342: What Has The Curiosity Rover Discovered?
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has been exploring the surface of Mars for over 5 years now. What has it turned up?Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 15, 2018 • 0sec
Episode 400: QA 45: Solving Mysteries At The Speed Of Light? And more... Featuring Dr. Paul Sutter
In this QA from Iceland, astrophysicist Dr. Paul Sutter steps in to tackle some of the more complicated cosmology and physics based questions from the audience. Did the Big Bang create the matter of the Universe, how close are we do discovering what dark matter is, and more.Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 13, 2018 • 0sec
Episode 399: 341: The Rocket Engines Carrying Us to Space. The SLS RS-25 (aka The Space Shuttle Main Engine)
There are few rockets more iconic than the RS-25, also known as the Space Shuttle main engine. Even though it’s been around in some form since the 1970s, it’s been improved and upgraded several times, making it the most efficient liquid fuel rocket engine going today. And now the RS-25 is going to see a new chapter in its history, working to carry NASA’s new Space Launch System back to deep space, beyond Earth orbit.Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 6, 2018 • 0sec
Episode 398: QA 44: Am I Ruining Sci-Fi? and more
In this week's questions show, I talk about being wrong, why I'm such a buzz kill to sci-fi, and what I'd launch on a Falcon Heavy.Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 5, 2018 • 0sec
Episode 397: 340: What Is The Flyby Anomaly? Why Spacecraft Aren't Where They're Supposed to Be
You might have heard of the recently solved Pioneer anomaly. But what about the flyby anomaly? The unexpected velocity change that happens during gravitational slingshots.Support Universe Today Podcast
Feb 1, 2018 • 0sec
Episode 396: QA 43: Will New Telescopes Challenge The Big Bang and More...
In this week's questions show, Fraser is excited to see the southern hemisphere night sky, considers how the next generation of telescopes will change our understanding of the Big Bang, and suggests what you should look at with a new telescope.Support Universe Today Podcast
Jan 28, 2018 • 0sec
Episode 395: 339 - What'll It Take to Find Life? Searching the Universe for Biosignatures
When astronomers scan the atmospheres of other worlds, they’ll be looking for gases to confirm that yes, indeed, there’s life there. It turns out, this is actually pretty tough.Support Universe Today Podcast
Jan 23, 2018 • 0sec
Episode 394: QA 42: Where Can You Escape Time Dilation? And More...
In this week's questions show, Fraser wonders where you'd have to go in the Universe to minimize your time dilation, how to see Iridium Flares, how interferometry works, and more.Support Universe Today Podcast
