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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Jun 6, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 343: QA 23: Black Hole Lagrange Points and More...
In this week’s QA, Fraser talks about capturing comets, finding Lagrange Points around black holes, and what would happen if you crashed a whole lot of oxygen into the Sun.Support Universe Today Podcast
Jun 6, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 342: 306 - How Do We Know The Universe Is Flat
Cosmologists tell us that the Universe is flat. It sure feels like 3-dimensions. What does this even mean, and how do we know it’s true?Support Universe Today Podcast
Jun 1, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 341: 305 - Can We Own Space
Owning land here on Earth is nice and legal. But what about a plot of land on the Moon or Mars? When can I buy some ice on Europa?Support Universe Today Podcast
May 30, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 340: QA 22: China’s Human Space Exploration and More...
In this week’s QA, Fraser talks about the Chinese space exploration efforts, rotating space stations with artificial gravity and why he’s always standing in a forest.Support Universe Today Podcast
May 30, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 339: 304 - What Was Cosmic Inflation
The Big Bang was a tremendous theory, but it had a few problems. In 1980 Alan Guth developed the revolutionary theory of cosmic inflation, and astronomers have been looking for evidence to this day.Support Universe Today Podcast
May 27, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 338: 303 - How Far Away Is Fusion Power
The Sun uses its enormous mass to crush hydrogen into fusion, releasing enormous energy. How long will it be until we’ve got this energy source for Earth?Support Universe Today Podcast
May 22, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 337: QA 21: How Could We Destroy a Galaxy and More...
In this week’s QA, Fraser proposes ways to destroy the Milky Way, wonders what might happen if a warp drive ship passes through a planet, and how you could keep a galaxy alive forever.Support Universe Today Podcast
May 22, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 336: 302 - The Mars Project
In a special two part episode, Fraser collaborates with space historian Amy Shira Teitel at Vintage Space to investigate what spaceflight advances could have happened. Amy looks at the lost Apollo Missions, while Fraser talks about Werhner Von Braun’s “Mars Project”.Support Universe Today Podcast
May 20, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 335: 301 - Are There Dark Matter Galaxies
We know there’s dark matter, and there are galaxies, but are there galaxies entirely made up of dark matter? Astronomer Sarah Pearson joins Fraser to talk about what’s out there.Support Universe Today Podcast
May 9, 2017 • 0sec
Episode 334: 300 - How Fast Are Stars Moving
The stars look static in the sky, but are they moving? How fast, and how do we know? What events can make them move faster, and how can humans make them move?Support Universe Today Podcast
