Universe Today Podcast

Elon Musk gave us an update on SpaceX’s plans to send humans to Mars, going all in on their new launch vehicle: the BFR.Support Universe Today Podcast

NASA is working on developing a space station in a cis-lunar orbit that will serve as the jumping off point to exploring the Solar System; it’s known as the Deep Space Gateway.Support Universe Today Podcast

In this week’s question show, Fraser searches for the most energetic collisions in the Universe, whether we should vacuum up dust on the Moon, and are there supernovae that don’t create black holes.Support Universe Today Podcast

One of the most beautiful and scientifically interesting objects in space are the globular clusters, containing hundreds of thousands of stars. What are they and where did they come from?Support Universe Today Podcast

In this week’s question show, Fraser explains why James Webb can’t be repaired if anything goes wrong, why we even need space telescopes in the first place, and his favorite methods of zipping around the Solar System.Support Universe Today Podcast

Astronomers have been searching for mid-weight black holes, and now they’ve found one, right here in the Milky Way.Support Universe Today Podcast

Over the past decades, many missions have been canceled. What alternative history could we have had if these projects had gone through?Support Universe Today Podcast

We’re nearly at the 40th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Voyager spacecraft. And they’re still going! Let’s remember these amazing missions.Support Universe Today Podcast

The Van Allen Belts surround the Earth with deadly radiation. What can we do to get past them and escape into deep space?Support Universe Today Podcast

In part 2 of this series, we look at the supertelescopes heading to space in the next few decades.Support Universe Today Podcast