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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Oct 29, 2024 • 0sec
[Q&A] Europa Sample Return, Imaging Auroras, Winds of Titan
How hard can it be to retrieve a sample from Europa? How strong are the winds on Titan? What are the differences between different types of time dilation? Will Starship have landing legs? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
Oct 25, 2024 • 0sec
[Space Bites] New Hope for TRAPPIST-1 // ISS Successor // Milky Way Particle Accelerator
What comes after the International Space Station, first results from Euclid, there’s hope for the TRAPPIST-1 planets, and a triple star system with a black hole.
Oct 23, 2024 • 0sec
[Interview] How JWST Changed Our Understanding of Star Formation
We know that stars start with a cloud of gas and then turn into a glowing ball. But how exactly does this process happen? How do stars turn on? Astronomers have been using JWST to find out.Guest: Adam Rubinstein
Oct 22, 2024 • 0sec
[Q&A] Shrinking Sgr A*, Prime Directive for Mars, Dark Energy Detectors
Can there be Dark Energy detectors? When will Sgr A start shrinking? Should the Prime Directive apply to Mars? Can we bring a proper observatory in space? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
Oct 18, 2024 • 0sec
[Space Bites] Europa Clipper Liftoff // What's Next for Starship // Jiggly Great Red Spot
Starship takes its fifth test flight, Europa Clipper launches successfully, China’s science plans from now until 2050, and Jupiter’s jiggly Great Red Spot.
Oct 16, 2024 • 0sec
[Overtime Q&A] Jupiter's Ultimate Faith, New Targets for New Horizons, My Favourite Moons
What's the best way to do science communication? Will Jupiter expand when the Sun dies? How would aliens experience their environment? Can New Horizons get new targets in future? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A.
Oct 16, 2024 • 0sec
[Special] ABSOLUTE Success! Full Analysis of SpaceX's Crazy Starship IFT-5
SpaceX caught Super Heavy with Mechazilla. Starship survived re-entry and did a precise landing in the ocean. How did they do that? What does it mean for SpaceX? What to expect from IFT-6 now?
Oct 11, 2024 • 0sec
[Space Bites] Enormous Space Structure // Asteroid Inspector Launched // Starship Flight 5 Date
A new spacecraft is going to look at the aftermath from the DART mission, the Milky Way is part of a much, much larger structure, an early galaxy that’s similar to the Milky Way, and Starship test flight five could be just around the corner.
Oct 8, 2024 • 0sec
[Q&A] Why No Missions to Mars' Poles? What Does X-37B Really Do? Why Continue With SLS?
How old is the Universe? Why do no missions go to Mars' ice poles? What does X-37B actually do? Why not abandon the SLS? Can Starship solve the problems Starlinks create? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.
Oct 3, 2024 • 0sec
[Space Bites] ISS Leaks // Crew Dragon's Backup Plan // Planet at Barnard's Star
Planets at Bernard’s Star, Chinese lunar spacesuits, Voyager 2 Has to power down one of its instruments, and a comet seen from space.
