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Which is a bigger showstopper for a human Mars mission: food or radiation exposure? Does Vera Rubin leave any chance for aliens to still sneak upon us? Can something like space whales actually exist? And in Q&A+, when can we find out what dark matter and dark energy actually are? 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Start00:31 [Kasie Ream] Which is the bigger showstopper for Mars: food or radiation?02:29 [Richard Vanasse] Does Vera Rubin make it impossible for an alien fleet to sneak up on Earth?02:54 [ventsyv] One question to ask aliens03:24 [Terminally Offline] How can I get into a career in a planetarium? 05:56 [Steve Kennedy] What is the difference between a Kilonova and a Type 1a Supernova?06:12 [teknophyle] Should we quickly become a two planet species? 08:14 [Michael D] How do I feel about the possibility of "space whales" type aliens?09:51 [Bobby 2112] How does artificial gravity work on various scifi spaceships?12:34 [shootZ234] Interesting facts about black holes12:55 [paul wilson] How bright will the Betelgeuse explosion be? 📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/MxowG6xhdX4📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Why are galaxies and star systems flat? What does the future of the space race look like? Are we going to Mars to mine it? And in Q&A+, what sparked my personal interest for space as a kid? 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Start00:26 [Царь Зверей] Why are galaxies and star systems flat? 02:26 [Indrek Staal] What does the future of the space race look like? 11:13 [Sal] Is mining minerals the primary objective of colonizing Mars?13:59 [Aaron Dwyer] Where was the Big Bang? 📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/8B5f-LhVWDg📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

The Wow signal was even more Wow. Starship Flight 10 makes it space and returns to Earth, more red dwarf planets get crossed off the list as lacking an atmosphere, a supernova spilled its guts into space. And on Space Bites+, finding supernovae as quickly as possible.🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Intro00:21 Update for the “Wow!” Signalhttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-wow-signal-gets-an-update-it-was-even-strong-than-we-thought02:50 Starship IFT-10https://www.universetoday.com/articles/blaze-of-glory-spacex-starship-goes-the-distance-in-10th-flight-test06:39 JWST finds no atmosphereshttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/another-earth-like-exoplanet-crossed-off-the-list-the-jwst-shows-that-gj-3929b-has-no-atmospherehttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/gj-1132-b-doesnt-have-an-atmosphere-according-to-new-jwst-data09:12 White Dwarf Habitable Zoneshttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/white-dwarf-stars-could-create-surprisingly-common-long-lived-habitable-zones11:03 Supernova Headscratcherhttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-exposed-core-of-this-supernova-is-a-headscratcher12:43 Vote resultshttps://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts13:14 TESS saw 3I/ATLAShttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/tess-spotted-3iatlas-two-months-before-it-was-discovered-it-was-even-active-then14:50 The Mystery of Jupiter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-study-rocks-jupiters-giant-impact-theory16:52 Newsletter17:38 Bonus story18:01 Starship collab with Scott Manley and Marcus House📺 VIDEO VERSION00:00 Intro00:21 Update for the “Wow!” Signalhttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-wow-signal-gets-an-update-it-was-even-strong-than-we-thought02:50 Starship IFT-10https://www.universetoday.com/articles/blaze-of-glory-spacex-starship-goes-the-distance-in-10th-flight-test06:39 JWST finds no atmosphereshttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/another-earth-like-exoplanet-crossed-off-the-list-the-jwst-shows-that-gj-3929b-has-no-atmospherehttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/gj-1132-b-doesnt-have-an-atmosphere-according-to-new-jwst-data09:12 White Dwarf Habitable Zoneshttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/white-dwarf-stars-could-create-surprisingly-common-long-lived-habitable-zones11:03 Supernova Headscratcherhttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-exposed-core-of-this-supernova-is-a-headscratcher12:43 Vote resultshttps://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts13:14 TESS saw 3I/ATLAShttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/tess-spotted-3iatlas-two-months-before-it-was-discovered-it-was-even-active-then14:50 The Mystery of Jupiter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-study-rocks-jupiters-giant-impact-theory16:52 Newsletter17:38 Bonus story18:01 Starship collab with Scott Manley and Marcus House📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

The boys are back! Discussing all the things that happened during Starship IFT-10. Why didn't they catch the Super Heavy booster? What did explode near the engines? Why was Starship orange? What's next for SpaceX? Looking for all the answers with Scott Manley and Marcus House.📺 Scott Manley: https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley📺 Marcus House: https://www.youtube.com/@MarcusHouse🚀 IFT-5 Analysis: https://youtu.be/Flv1W6AR-cU🚀 IFT-4 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ecMlV4W_CLU🚀 IFT-3 Analysis: https://youtu.be/EVic941kQ44🚀 IFT-2 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U🚀 IFT-1 Analysis: https://youtu.be/RGcdjJj-f4g00:00 Intro00:34 The Boys are back!01:46 Starship IFT-1004:47 Liftoff05:24 Super Heavy return and landing07:54 It didn't explode09:27 Starlink mockups deployment11:38 Skirt explosion and re-entry 21:10 Ship landing29:39 What next?32:28 Economics of Starlink34:36 Artemis39:23 Final thoughts📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/-u0Qw4gEjHw📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Can the difficulty of interstellar travel the answer to the Fermi paradox? Or maybe it's the fact that we can only apply it to our galaxy and not further? Or maybe we can even find life in our solar system?👉 [Q&A+] No YT ads. Bonus Questionhttps://www.patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Start00:00 [Sean E] A copy of the ISS 00:31 [Josh B] Favourite mind-blowing fact01:12 [SpaceManLegend] Life on Europa or Enceladus?03:47 [Todd Gibson Art] Interstellar travel VS the Fermi paradox04:45 [GMol] Fermi paradox for the galaxy VS the Universe06:38 [Db Ireland] Panspermia09:57 [Jurij Slavec] Rare Earth hypothesis13:07 [paul wilson] How to kill a black hole? 13:44 [Astrobirder] Smart telescope to buy📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/pygx-mseIZY📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

We definitely won't see a space elevator built in any foreseeable future. But there is a similar but much more practical approach – a skyhook. How close are we to creating one? Why is it useful? What challenges does it bring and when can we expect first practical demonstrations? Finding out in this interview.👉 [Interview+] No YT adshttps://www.patreon.com/universetoday🟣 Guest: Dr. Markus Landgrafhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=vgra4_QAAAAJ📜 A multi-stage orbital sky hook for exploration in the new space transportation erahttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S009457652500448500:00 Intro01:52 What is a skyhook24:52 Materials 28:23 Possible practical tests30:30 Current obsessions36:59 Final thoughts📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/SvYvXk39wG8📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

When is a supernova too close for comfort? Will USA's Moon race against China accelerate a race towards a Mars base? How can we see the Oort cloud? And in Q&A+, what do I tell to space deniers? 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Start00:00 [Dvids] What do I say to people that deny space?00:25 [SpaceInfrastructure] If China beats US to the Moon, will it accelerate a Mars base development? 04:37 [LtNuke] How close does a supernova need to be to cause real damage? 08:23 [Stephen Eichenhorn] How can we see the Oort cloud? 11:36 [Visto Tutti] What telescope do we need to see the furtherest light? 📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/bJLwYHutFfE📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Ryugu and Bennu are related, a star tried to eat a black hole and it didn’t go well, using moons to save fuel, and China tests its new human lunar lander. In Space Bites+, how climate change will impact satellite orbits.🚀 [Space Bites+] No ADS. BONUS Story. For FREE:https://www.patreon.com/universetoday👉 Vote for the best story here:https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community00:00 Intro00:20 Asteroids Siblingshttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/its-official-asteroids-ryugu-and-bennu-are-siblings02:16 Star Explodes While Eating a Black Holehttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-distant-star-explodes-while-swallowing-its-black-hole-companion04:14 Moon Flybyshttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/moon-flybys-could-save-fuel-on-interplanetary-missions06:22 Universe’s Greatest Fireworks Showhttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-theory-points-to-the-universes-greatest-fireworks-show08:34 Vote resultshttps://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts08:57 China Tests Its Lunar Landerhttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/chinas-crewed-lunar-lander-passes-key-test-milestone10:32 Webb Finds Uranus’ 29th Moonhttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/uranus-29th-moon-cant-hide-from-the-jwst11:22 Psyche’s Version of The Pale Blue Dothttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-commanded-psyche-to-turn-around-and-capture-images-of-earth-and-the-moon12:42 More space news13:42 Bonus story: Climate change impacting space13:59 Current state of NASA📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/p6RWUT8fEW8📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Why do people believe Starships will go to Mars? Can we use molten salt batteries on the Moon? What's the difference between the Universe and the Observable Universe? And in Q&A+, what's the chance of hitting an stone during an interstellar voyage? 😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769👉 [Q&A+] No YT ads. Bonus Questionhttps://www.patreon.com/universetoday🔴 @scottmanley goes full-time YouTube: https://youtu.be/hM9h5TU39Dc?si=jQk50rpTnxcS5YhS 00:00 Start00:25 [Dean T] Why people believe that Starships will land on Mars? 05:01 [Michael Stanley] What is does "observable Universe" mean? 06:46 [Dixie Q] When will we be able to see into the Oort cloud? 07:39 [puffcrusader696] How big can a telescope mirror get? 09:31 [kLONDIKE69 NONE] Can we use molten salt batteries on the Moon? 10:12 [Andrea Lencione] Which classic scifi author was best at predicted the future?📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/pbAZmQ2Sh80📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Satellites are causing light pollution. Every year there a more of them. So, why don't they just paint them all vantablack, the ultra-black coating that doesn't reflect almost any light? Finding out in this interview.😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769👉 [Interview+] No YT adshttps://www.patreon.com/universetoday😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769👉 [Interview+] No YT adshttps://www.patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Intro02:25 The problem of satellite pollution08:35 Counter measures so far11:36 Vantablack 24:15 Satellite project33:42 Current obsessions38:43 Final thoughts📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/1yQegWQWtUo📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast