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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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Jul 16, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 353: QA 27: Asteroid as a Space Ship and more...
In this week’s QA, Fraser talks using an asteroid for a space ship, colonizing the whole galaxy, and whether you’ve got dark matter all around you.Support Universe Today Podcast

Jul 6, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 352: 312 - Why Haven't We Gone Anywhere
It’s been half a century since humans first set foot on the Moon? Why haven’t we gone back? Will we ever go anywhere interesting in space?Support Universe Today Podcast

Jul 5, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 351: QA 26: Faster Than Light Into the Past?
In this week’s QA, Fraser talks about black holes consuming dark matter, if traveling faster than light moves you backwards in time, and what those big pools under rockets are for.Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 29, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 350: 311 - Is Time To Go Back To Uranus And Neptune
We’ve only seen Uranus and Neptune one time up close. There are now some mission ideas in the works that might take us back.Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 22, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 349: 310 - Is Human Hibernation Possible
We know trips in space will take a long time. Can we go to sleep for the journey and then wake up when we arrive?Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 21, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 348: QA 25: Is It Wrong to Dismantle Planets and More...
In this week’s QA, Fraser talks about how spacecraft deal with orbital debris, the ethics of dismantling planets, the age of life in the Universe. With special guest answerer, Dr. Paul Matt Sutter.Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 18, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 347: 309 - Seeing Gravity
We’ve now had multiple detections of gravitational waves, opening up a whole new field: gravitational astronomy. We talk about the detections made so far, and how we can see the Universe in a whole new way.Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 13, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 346: 308 - Flying Into The Sun
NASA is planning a mission to get as close as possible as we can to the Sun and reveal its mysteries.Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 12, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 345: QA 24: Are Aliens Testing Us and More...
In this week’s QA, Fraser talks about how aliens might be testing our morality, traveling faster than light to go back in time, and alternatives to the Big Bang Theory.Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 9, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 344: 307 - Construction Tips From A Type 2 Engineer Part 1
Fraser Cain and Isaac Arthur team up again to bring you another epic collaboration. This time, it’s a 2-part series of construction tips from an engineer from a Type 2 Civilization. In this episode, we harvest helium 3, mine the asteroids, and rearrange the Solar System.Support Universe Today Podcast


