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If nothing escapes a black hole, how does gravity escape? Could we detect a faster-than-light spaceship cruising through the Solar System? What does JWST really orbit at L2? And in Q&A+, could the Universe have started as a black hole? 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question. FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:29 [Shahbaz Rezaei] If nothing can escape the black hole, how does gravity come out of it? 01:57 [fleshmagi] How long until we realistically start mining asteroids? 05:35 [nakedhand] What if the Sun collides with a black hole? 06:26 [Ashley O'Brien] Was there a time in the early universe where the conditions were like STP? 09:27 [kiwibacon99] Could we detect an FTL spacecraft passing through our solar system? 11:34 [Uğur E.] What does JWST orbit at L2? 12:29 [York] What do I think about the dark forest theory? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/rELZM0xt4ko 📰 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/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

More evidence that dark energy is weakening, cosmic rays could keep life alive under the ice, NASA is building fuel depots in space, and a radio telescope is going to the far side of the Moon. On Space Bites+, how brines could form on the surface of Mars, providing a habitat for life. 😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769 🚀 [Space Bites+] No ADS. BONUS Story. For FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 👉 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 00:00 Intro 00:20 More evidence of Dark Energy weakening https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-new-supernova-study-suggests-dark-energy-might-be-weakening 03:11 Cosmic rays might define a whole new habitable zone https://www.universetoday.com/articles/cosmic-rays-could-support-life-just-under-the-ice 05:30 Zero-Boil Fuel Storage Test https://www.universetoday.com/articles/zero-boil-fuel-storage-undergoes-system-testing 07:59 AI and Lunar Lava Tubes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/ai-uncovers-subsurface-entrances-on-the-moon 09:49 Volcanic activity on the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/articles/lava-existed-in-the-moons-subsurface-longer-than-previously-thought 11:09 Lunar telesdcope telescope https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-new-lunar-far-side-radio-telescope-is-ready-for-testing 14:08 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts 14:46 From primordial black holes to SMBH https://www.universetoday.com/articles/primordial-black-holes-could-act-as-seeds-for-quasars 17:47 Organic molecules in space https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-findings-indicate-that-the-origin-of-life-started-in-space 19:45 Parachute test for ExoMars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/exomars-tests-its-parachute-by-dropping-from-the-stratosphere 21:12 Even more space news 22:13 Secret bonus story: brines on Mars 22:28 What are YOU obsessed with right now? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/04AJW2jVsW0 📰 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/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Do gravitational waves deflect like waves on the water? Which type of comet would cause the most destruction for Earth? Will we see humans on Mars in our lifetime? And in Q&A+ could AI become religious? 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question. FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:25 [Web Fiji] Which type of comet will cause the most devastation if it hits Earth? 04:04 [James Sobek] Do gravitational waves reflect off objects? 07:09 [Pat Ludwig] Are there rogue gravitational waves? 07:27 [Rob Wright] Can a planet exist at the barycenter of a binary system? 09:28 [Clockwork Rex] Betelegeuse explosion wen? 11:41 [TJ] Will we see humans on Mars in your lifetime? 12:17 [Aiden Weatherbee] What would be my PhD research project? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/GltwBRguTWc 📰 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/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Do we predictions when will the Universe stop its expansion? Did we find hypervelocity stars in M31? What does it mean when planets go retrograde? And in Q&A+ could the Big Bang be a white hole? 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question. FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:27 [Peter Keyson] When will the Universe stop expanding? 02:54 [John De Keizer] Hypervelocity stars in M31 06:20 [kindness] What does it mean that planets are retrograde? 08:31 [J E] Are we working on strategies to mitigate the effect of satellites? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/F5cmyeN1N9k 📰 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/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

FRBs are a great example of a modern day space mystery. We've seen a lot of them. We know a fair amount about them. But we still don't really know for sure how do they work and what's their true source. Some of them can be super weird. How exactly? Finding out in this interview. 😍 [Interview+] Bonus Part. No YT ads. https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Dr. Fengqui Adam Dong 📜 A ‘Unicorn’ Object Defies Astrophysics https://public.nrao.edu/news/unicorn-object/ 📜 CHIME/FRB Discovery of an Unusual Circularly Polarized Long-Period Radio Transient with an Accelerating Spin Period https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.05139 00:00 Intro 01:52 FRB on a conference 10:10 Source of FRB 19:59 New research 32:21 Current obsessions 36:03 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/xr7okMr9WIY 📰 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/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Betelgeuse has a companion star, Vera Rubin discovered the third interstellar object accidentally, the first evidence of direct collapse supermassive black holes, and in Space Bites+ developing plans to help humanity deal with finding an extraterrestrial intelligence. 😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769 🚀 [Space Bites+] No ADS. BONUS Story. For FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 👉 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 00:00 Intro 00:24 Betelgeuse's companion star https://www.universetoday.com/articles/betelgeuse-isnt-alone-it-has-a-very-dim-companion 03:17 Vera Rubin discovered 3I/ATLAS accidentally https://www.universetoday.com/articles/apparently-vera-rubin-captured-images-of-3iatlas-before-it-was-even-discovered 05:09 Even more 3I/ATLAS https://www.universetoday.com/articles/gemini-north-sees-brightening-interstellar-comet-3iatlas-in-detail 06:34 "Unicorn" object https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-identify-an-object-that-defies-astrophysics 08:29 Direct collablse SMBH https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-might-have-found-the-first-direct-collapse-black-hole 11:28 Low-mass black holes in an early universe https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-finds-plenty-of-low-mass-black-holes-in-the-early-universe 12:51 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 13:23 A blow against Planet X https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-rare-object-found-deep-in-the-kuiper-belt 15:34 Double tidal disruption https://www.universetoday.com/articles/do-supermassive-black-holes-play-with-their-food 16:46 Great images https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-newborn-planet-is-carving-out-a-home-in-its-protoplanetary-disk https://www.universetoday.com/articles/seeing-the-exact-moment-when-new-planets-started-forming 18:55 Guide to space newsletter 19:53 Bonus story 20:29 BIG SUMMER PROMO https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/M0wy9F9kEoM 📰 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/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Should we be concerned about China's progress in space? Is their progress held back by a lack of cultural freedom? Which space-set book story desperately needs a movie adaptation? and in Q&A+, the best space-set movie that's factually accurate 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question. FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 [Overtime] Even more Q&As: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:24 [2Evil2Hope] Are we concerned about China? 09:41 [mr man] Is China's science held back by lack of cultural freedom? 13:13 [Alan Laurie] Which book should be turned into a movie? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/9myC2Dba1hs 📰 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/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

How can we realistically get under the ice of Europa? Why Venus is such an under appreciated destination for spacecraft? What is the shape of the Universe? And in Q&A+ what would happen to Jupiter if it became a rogue planet? 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question. FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 [Overtime] Even more Q&As: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:26 [Knight Family] How do we drill down under the ice on Europa? 02:23 [kLONDIKE69 NONE] Why Venus is a good destination? 10:21 [Aaron Perelmuter] What's the size of the Universe? 13:20 [John Stanton] What's the shape of the Universe? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/XwztxvMB4vE 📰 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/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

This is an interview with me on The Last Easy Mile podcast with Josh Farahi. Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_FR_ZvPc3U&ab_channel=TheLastEasyMilePodcast THE LAST EASY MILE: https://linktr.ee/TheLastEasyMilePodcast In this episode, Fraser Cain—founder of Universe Today and co-host of Astronomy Cast—shares why space still matters. From watching meteor showers with your kids to seeing Saturn’s rings through binoculars in a city, Fraser offers practical ways to reconnect with awe. He reflects on raising science-minded kids, his love of tabletop RPGs, and how parents can create deeper imaginative experiences than screens can provide. We also talk about the James Webb Space Telescope, the Mars rovers, and the Vera Rubin Observatory, which will capture time-lapse images of the sky. Fraser warns against the growing distrust of experts, advocating for humility, critical thinking, and Carl Sagan’s “baloney detection toolkit.” 📰 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/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Is the Earth at the center of a giant void? Did a star fly through the Solar System billions of years ago messing up the orbits of some objects? Comet 3i/ATLAS is the oldest comet ever seen. Look at the picture to celebrate the third anniversary of Webb. And in Space Bites Plus, covering a crater on the moon with a concrete dome to build a pressurised habitat. 🚀 [Space Bites+] No ADS. BONUS Story. For FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 👉 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 00:00 Intro 00:19 Are we in a void? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/are-we-in-a-giant-void-that-would-help-explain-the-hubble-tension 02:57 Dwarf galaxies https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-milky-way-could-be-surrounded-by-100-satellite-galaxies 04:08 Orbital resonance with Uranus https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-discover-uranus-has-a-dancing-partner 05:25 Clues of an ancient stellar flyby https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-use-the-colours-of-trans-neptunian-objects-to-track-an-ancient-stellar-flyby 06:57 Oldest comet in history https://www.universetoday.com/articles/newly-discovered-interstellar-comet-is-billions-of-years-older-than-the-solar-system 08:24 Sunspots https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-solve-400-year-old-solar-mystery 09:44 Vote results 10:19 Source of Earth's water https://www.universetoday.com/articles/earth-was-born-with-water-no-delivery-needed 12:12 DUUUUUST https://www.universetoday.com/articles/where-does-cosmic-dust-come-from-the-jwst-provides-an-answer 13:58 Portrait of a galaxy cluster https://www.universetoday.com/articles/portrait-of-a-galaxy-cluster 14:44 Closest pic of the solar atmosphere https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-is-the-closest-picture-ever-taken-of-the-sun 15:37 JWST 3rd anniversary https://www.universetoday.com/articles/celebrate-the-jwsts-third-anniversary-with-this-stunning-image 16:35 Guide to space 17:24 [Space bites+] https://www.patreon.com/collection/125670 18:03 What's the deal with Patreon 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/2bsKBzYtX2U 📰 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/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast