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Where are the limits of James Webb's capabilities? What can we expect from it in terms of exoplanet research and how can we get there? Finding out with Dr Luis Welbanks.More interviews:👉 Real Science Results Behind JWST's First Year https://youtu.be/rsZzLzixd-E👉 JWST, LUVOIR and Mind-blowing Future Projects https://youtu.be/eXchT7mtEao👉 Dr Luis Welbanks:https://luiswelbanks.com/🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro01:35 Why is JWST so good05:45 How to use JWST 14:54 Limits of JWST 17:02 TRAPPIST-1 data24:14 The future of the field35:56 Biosignatures 44:18 Habitable worlds observatory53:04 Current obsessions58:08 Final thoughts and more interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/Zn1t9c2mLJY📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

There’s toxic gas flowing out of Enceladus that could be the key to life. Could there be black holes inside stars? NASA tight beams a cat video from space. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro00:15 Toxic plumes from Enceladushttps://www.universetoday.com/164849/toxic-gas-is-leaking-out-of-enceladus-its-also-a-building-block-of-life/01:38 JWST spies Uranushttps://www.universetoday.com/164914/a-new-view-of-uranus-north-pole-from-jwst/02:54 Game-changing Psyche testhttps://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-tech-demo-streams-first-video-from-deep-space-via-laser05:51 Hawking Starshttps://www.universetoday.com/164864/could-there-be-a-black-hole-inside-the-sun/08:06 Vote results08:44 Breakthrough Starshot https://www.universetoday.com/164851/photonic-crystals-could-be-exactly-what-breakthrough-starshot-is-looking-for/12:37 Thank you, patrons!14:21 Blue Origin Are Backhttps://www.universetoday.com/164905/blue-origins-new-shepard-completes-24th-flight-new-glenn-hopefully-on-the-horizon/15:40 Starship Hot Fire Test16:47 Fermi Timelapsehttps://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/1439917:48 Space Christmas Treehttps://www.universetoday.com/164919/enjoy-the-holiday-themed-christmas-tree-cluster/18:25 Space communication📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/gUMKJayKYDU📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Io is the by far the most volcanically active place in our Solar System. However, there were not too many missions studying it. What could we learn about Io if we did launch a mission to it? Finding out the answers with Dr Ashley Davies from NASA JPL.🎙️ More interviews:Fusion Reactor To Melt Through Europa's Ice https://youtu.be/7Idm53V687I?si=zw9nnz2dUpx83SKr🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro01:47 What is Io like12:40 Global magma ocean20:55 Magma ocean VS under-ice water oceans25:02 How to explore Io36:08 From moons to exoplanets42:00 Current obsessions44:16 Final thoughts and more interviews📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/3YpbDZQHkCk📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

One of the discoveries done by James Webb was the presence of methane in the atmosphere of an exoplanet WASP-80b. How exactly did they do it and what will JWST be able to do with similar cases in the future? Looking for answers with Dr Taylor J. Bell from NASA Ames Research Center.🎙️ More interviews:The Mysterious Gap In Exoplanet Population https://youtu.be/MuH2BlHdAywThe Future of Exoplanet Research https://youtu.be/6b377MO20uE📜 Methane throughout the atmosphere of the warm exoplanet WASP-80bhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06687-0🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro01:05 What is WASP-80 b04:32 How to find methane12:23 Where does the methane come from 15:19 Was it a fluke22:35 Diversity of exoatmospheres28:30 TRAPPIST-1 system39:29 Biosignatures50:38 Current obsessions57:26 Final thoughts and more interviews📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/cyKDqNCUm68📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Hubble’s Back, but Voyager 1 is Down. An absolutely stunning supernova picture from Webb. How talking whales will teach us to talk to aliens.🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro00:12 Voyager-1 is downhttps://www.universetoday.com/164791/voyager-1-has-another-problem-with-its-computer-system/01:49 Hubble is back onlinehttps://www.universetoday.com/164754/hubble-returns-to-science-operations/03:19 Giant steam of starshttps://www.universetoday.com/164718/a-giant-stream-of-stars-is-flowing-in-deep-space/04:34 No exomoonshttps://www.universetoday.com/164738/exomoons-defy-discovery/06:49 Cassiopeia-A by JWSThttps://www.universetoday.com/164739/jwst-delivers-a-fantastic-new-image-of-supernova-remnant-cassiopeia-a/08:56 Vote results09:45 Amateur astronomer finds planet collisionhttps://www.universetoday.com/164731/amateur-astronomers-found-planets-crashing-into-each-other/11:23 Tiny telescope big sciencehttps://www.universetoday.com/164839/a-tiny-telescope-is-revealing-hot-jupiter-secrets/13:04 Interviews14:24 Nearby kilonovahttps://www.universetoday.com/164716/scientists-found-evidence-of-a-nearby-kilonova-3-5-million-years-ago/16:08 SETI talking to whaleshttps://www.universetoday.com/164832/trying-to-communicate-with-whales-is-like-talking-to-extraterrestrials/18:35 End of Voyagers📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/B2TzsNVdQto📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

What is a realistic scenario of finding life outside Earth? What steps to we need to take to get there and how can we prove it's there. Looking for answers with Dr Harrison Smith and Dr Cole Mathis.🎙️ More interviews:Abiogenesis. No Life to Life: https://youtu.be/MeVvreDPI6cAre we truly alone in the Universe: https://youtu.be/6OKTkm7wCuI📜 The Futility of Exoplanet Biosignatureshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2205.07921🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro01:06 What is a biosignature15:34 Incremental approach23:42 Prejudice against technosignatures33:26 Future telescopes47:20 Gaining progress51:22 Final thoughts and more interviews📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/1KKOAaG1Kg8📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Where do the galaxy bars come from and how do they stay stable? Will humanity ever become a Type-II civilization? When will we get more info about the TRAPPIST-1 system from JWST? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Start00:58 [Andoria] Where do the galaxy bars come from?04:46 [Vulcan] Wen TRAPPIST-1 system info?09:13 [Risa] Will we become a Type-II civ?12:58 [Aeturen] What can I look at with a telescope?17:28 [Vendikar] Is the Solar system tilted compared to galactic plane?21:08 [Remus] Could extremophiles survive on Mars?25:32 [Janus] Does gravity go to infinity at the event horizon?26:53 [Cait] Will Artemis continue to the Moon?31:26 [Betazed] Do we have UAP tech already?33:16 [Cheleb] What could grabby aliens possibly eat?35:50 [Nimbus] What is the ideal planet type for a spacefaring species?39:27 [Belos] Will competition with China advance the US space program?📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/LBWPEa7RFKU📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

We still don't know how did life start on Earth. But in order to do so, Earth had to have all the building blocks for life, such as organic molecules. How could they get to Earth? Looking for a solution to this problem with Dr Richard Anslow.🎙️ More interviews:Finding exoplanets via magnetospheres: https://youtu.be/p1PnoSoH0ysDirect imaging of exoplanets: https://youtube.com/live/aMPz1pSeDyo?feature=share📜 Can comets deliver prebiotic molecules to rocky exoplanets?https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspa.2023.0434👉 Dr Richard Anslow's websitehttps://richard17a.github.io/🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro01:19 Why the mystery? 05:32 Traditional ideas09:52 Comets16:18 Delivery mechanism21:17 Why not on Earth25:12 How often can comets come in31:13 What evidence can we have33:23 Current obsessions39:26 Final thoughts and more interviews📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/SkWNmkoCelY📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

What Will Starship Test on its Next Flight? A 6-Planet System in Perfect Resonance. And Betelgeuse Might Not be Rotating at all. ⛽️ Orbital refuelling video:https://youtu.be/5EXvEXfY1ts🚀 Starship IFT-2 Special:https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro00:11 Starship refuelling testhttps://arstechnica.com/space/2023/12/nasa-wants-to-see-gas-stations-in-space-but-so-far-its-tanks-are-empty/02:28 Perfect resonancehttps://www.universetoday.com/164579/a-planetary-system-with-six-sub-neptunes-locked-in-perfect-resonance/04:02 Hypernebula's FRBhttps://www.universetoday.com/164642/another-fast-radio-burst-is-coming-from-a-hypernebula-also-hypernebulae-are-a-thing/05:57 Chandrayaan's final surprisehttps://www.universetoday.com/164664/for-its-final-trick-chandrayaan-3-brings-its-propulsion-module-to-earth-orbit/07:22 Does Betelgeuse even rotatehttps://www.universetoday.com/164602/does-betelgeuse-even-rotate-maybe-not/08:53 Vote results09:31 Intergalactic star in Milky Way's hearthttps://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/science/2023/20231204-subaru.html10:44 Hubble tension explanationhttps://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/231-202312:07 Newsletter12:44 Red Sprites from spacehttps://www.universetoday.com/164626/red-sprites-are-best-seen-from-space/14:21 Largest iceberg on the runhttps://www.universetoday.com/164594/after-stalling-out-for-40-years-the-largest-iceberg-in-the-world-is-on-the-move/15:18 Orbital refuellinghttps://youtu.be/5EXvEXfY1ts📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/6CtZnxFyHKE📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

How did life begin on Earth? It's one of the most important questions ever. Clearly, we don't have an answer yet, but how can we even approach it? What methods and studies can we use to come closer to the answer? Figuring all this out with Dr Sukrit Ranjan, Assistant Professor at University of Arizona.🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro01:33 Where does the Theory of Evolution start06:21 The earliest organism08:26 Testing the theories16:41 Biosignatures28:41 Where to look37:50 Technosignatures39:50 Inhabited Universe 46:14 Current obsessions 50:22 Final thoughts📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/MeVvreDPI6c📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast