Universe Today Podcast

Fraser Cain
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Jan 14, 2025 β€’ 33min

[Q&A] First Terrestrial Planets, Expanding Universe VS Gravity, Black Hole Lagrange Points

When did the first terrestrial planets form? How can galaxies collide when the Universe is expanding? Do black holes have Lagrange points? Answering all these questions and more. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:25 When would the first terrestrial planets have formed? 04:40 Did humanity stall with spaceflight? 11:44 If the Universe is expanding, how can galaxy crash into each other? 15:12 How can a teenager help in space exploration? 19:06 Do black holes have Lagrange points? 21:15 Can we watch alien TV? 24:53 Are we alone in the Universe? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/Oo2JR1zxJ98 πŸ“° 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/ πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast
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Jan 13, 2025 β€’ 36min

[Interview] 10 Year Search for Dark Matter in Antarctica

How can neutrinos help us find dark matter? How a 10-year search can give null results and what significance does it have? What's next for this direction? Finding out in this interview. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:34 Why Neutrinos 14:03 High energy VS low energy search 17:04 Bonus Part: Null results 18:15 What's next 32:27 Current obsessions 34:54 More interviews πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/gDhhZSSXabQ πŸ“° 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/ πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast
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Jan 10, 2025 β€’ 18min

[Space Bites] BIG Mars Sample Return Update // Three HUGE Launches // EPIC Comet Incoming

We’ve got two new options for NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission, an explanation for why Mars can get planet-wide dust storms, stealing secrets from Conan the Bacterium, and we could see a really bright comet next week. πŸš€ Watch all our videos with no ads: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:18 Two options for Mars Sample Return mission https://www.universetoday.com/170329/nasa-lays-out-two-new-options-for-mars-sample-return/ 03:45 Global dust storms on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/170270/new-study-explains-how-mars-dust-storms-can-engulf-the-planet/ 05:19 Mimicking a super-bacteria https://www.universetoday.com/170266/this-superbacteria-can-withstand-enough-radiation-to-kill-a-person/ 06:50 Origin of the Pluto Charon system https://www.universetoday.com/170313/heres-how-pluto-and-charon-became-a-bizarre-double-planet/ 08:55 Vote results 09:31 Loosing the night sky to satellites https://www.universetoday.com/170339/astronomers-are-losing-the-night-sky-and-radio-sky-to-satellite-megaconstellations/ 12:21 Bright Comet incoming https://www.universetoday.com/170008/will-comet-g3-atlas-perform-at-perihelion/ 13:59 Tree big launches 16:03 Guide to space 16:40 Mystery with ads πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/y6tDzm14qLw πŸ“° 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/ πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast
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Jan 9, 2025 β€’ 21min

[Q&A] Reaching The Great Attractor, Hiding UFO Accidents, NASA Avoiding Searching for Life

Can the government really hide any unwanted UFO incidents? Is NASA avoiding looking for life? How will Hubble Tension help science? πŸ¦„ Additional Overtime episodes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-audio-q-119511175 00:00 Start 00:25 Can government really hide any unwanted UFO incidents? 05:11 Is NASA avoiding looking for life? 11:21 How will Hubble Tension help science? 16:52 What happens when we reach The Great Attractor? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/7FwSsf-6BeU πŸ“° 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/ πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast
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Jan 9, 2025 β€’ 10min

[Bonus] Extra Part. Interview with Harry Brodsky

This is a bonus part for the interview with Harry Brodsky where he talks about his underwater research experience. πŸ¦„ Subscribe to Patreon to get these bonus episodes in future: https://patreon.com/universetoday πŸ“Ί Full Interview https://youtu.be/Ppc3zzMTJTs πŸ“° 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/ πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast
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Jan 9, 2025 β€’ 47min

[Interview] This Element Is Critical for Extraterrestrial Life. And It's Not Carbon

Searching for life is complicated. Which elements are critical and which ones are not? Which can we count as biosignatures and which can occur without life? Which role does Phosphorus play in all that? πŸ¦„ Get the extra part for free here: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:36 Phosphorus and Earth life 21:42 Biosignatures and Phosphorus 38:00 Bonus part: Underwater Biology 38:51 Current obsessions 45:04 Final thoughts πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/Ppc3zzMTJTs πŸ“° 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/ πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast
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Jan 7, 2025 β€’ 22min

[Q&A] Tesla Bots on Mars, Tidally Locked Earth 2.0, Where Life Came From

What happens if we find the true origin of life? What space things should you look forward to in 2025? Can a tidally locked planet qualify as Earth 2.0? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:25 What would happen if we found out where life came from? 03:58 What to look forward to in 2025? 07:38 Can a tidally locked exoplanet qualify as Earth 2.0? 14:26 Is there an island of stability out there? 17:06 Tesla Bots on Mars? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/geFSS8_65Kc πŸ“° 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/ πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast
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Jan 3, 2025 β€’ 21min

[Space Bites] Dark Energy Illusion // Great Meteor Shower // Mars Chopper

NASA is working on an even bigger Mars helicopter, is dark energy just an illusion?, a particle that only has mass when moving in one direction, and Parker Solar Probe completes its closest flyby of the Sun. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:15 Mars Chopper 02:07 Dark Energy Illusion 07:19 One Direction Particle 09:45 Parker Solar Probe touched the Sun 11:35 Vote results 12:38 Covering an asteroid with balls 14:37 Meteor shower 16:02 Cool Images 18:07 Guide to Space 18:40 Goal for 2025 πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/YqYY8qV7v3s πŸ“° 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/ πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast
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Dec 31, 2024 β€’ 25min

[Q&A] Bigger Body Parts in Space, Venus VS Mars, Favourite Moon

What will happen to Phobos and Deimos in Mars' orbit? What happens to different body parts in space? Could Venus be a better destination for human exploration than Mars? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. πŸ¦„ Additional Overtime episodes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-audio-q-118616281 00:00 Start 00:24 What happens to Phobos and Deimos around Mars? 03:27 Does every part of your body become bigger in space? 05:47 Could Venus be a more favourable destination than Mars? 11:18 Which moon is my favourite? 14:26 When did it become okay to look for aliens as a scientist? 18:07 Why do we keep talking about an interplanetary future? πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/-2C3vavN6oA πŸ“° 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/ πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast
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Dec 27, 2024 β€’ 32min

[Special] The Best Space News Stories of 2024 (Objectively)

All the best news stories from 2024 as voted by our viewers in Space Bites. πŸ¦„ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:09 January 02:36 February 04:02 March 05:44 April 08:23 May 10:40 June 13:12 July 16:03 August 19:47 September 22:17 October 26:11 November 28:39 December 31:11 Outro πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/cdCeQldv3R0 πŸ“° 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/ πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

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