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JUICE is having problems extending its radar antenna. Astronomers watch a star eat its planet. A design for a space station with artificial gravity. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Intro00:14 JUICE Has Problemshttps://www.universetoday.com/161180/esa-cant-deploy-juices-radar-antenna-it-needs-it-to-scan-under-the-ice-at-callisto-europa-and-ganymede/01:39 A Sun-Like Star Eats its Planethttps://news.mit.edu/2023/astronomers-spot-star-swallowing-planet-050302:53 Space station with artificial gravity concepthttps://www.universetoday.com/161112/airbus-designs-a-space-station-with-artificial-garavity/05:52 Starship update from Elon Musk09:09 Rule-Breaking Exoplanethttps://www.universetoday.com/161146/bizarre-exoplanet-breaks-all-the-orbital-rules/11:33 Black hole eats a starhttps://www.universetoday.com/161142/a-black-hole-tore-a-star-to-pieces-the-closest-weve-ever-seen/13:20 Interviews14:31 China finally admits what happened to Zhuronghttps://www.universetoday.com/161136/china-finally-tells-us-whats-going-on-with-its-mars-rover/17:11 Permanently shadowed cratershttps://www.universetoday.com/161166/we-can-now-see-into-the-permanently-shadowed-craters-on-the-moon/19:05 Outro📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/KqUzpUHDGYM📰 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

Space missions will become longer. It will inevitably become impossible to pack every medication you need and take it from Earth. This means that we'll need a way to produce them in space. Which is the goal of the NIAC award developed by Dr Lynn Rothschild. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetodayMore about the NIAC award:https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2023/Astropharmacy/00:00 Intro02:15 Printing medicine in space17:17 Evolution VS Engineering in Biology36:30 Risks involved50:50 What's next for the NIAC grant 📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/jvHEKqrdP9k📰 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

Can solar sails change the way we explore the Solar System and beyond? Dr Slava Turyshev definitely thinks so! He assembled an all-star team of researchers in a recent paper about potential science opportunities of using solar sails. In this interview, we talk about the technology behind it, what's its current state, what perspectives it has and much more.🌟 All-star paper "Science opportunities with solar sailing smallsats": https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.14917🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🌞 Interview with Dr Turyshev about the Solar Gravitational Lenshttps://youtube.com/live/lqzJewjZUkk00:00:00 Intro00:01:55 Updates on the Solar Gravitational Lens00:08:04 All-star paper00:16:20 Sun Diver 00:26:09 How fast will it go00:34:50 Potential science objectives00:39:48 Paradigm shift in space exploration00:47:22 Timeframes for potential missions00:55:13 Funding for the project01:02:10 Where to find more 📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/W-E83lC-eN0📰 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 can we possibly know everything about exoplanets from just a single pixel? Will Mars be a good place for old people? Where does more emptiness come from if the Universe is expanding? Can we ever get to explore Betelgeuse? Answers to all these questions and more in this week's Q&A!🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Start01:43 [Tatooine] How do we know so much about exoplanets from single pixel images? 11:43 [Coruscant] Side windows on Mars greenhouses?13:09 [Hoth] Is low gravity good for old people?14:31 [Naboo] How can a planet's dynamo restart after stopping?16:42 [Kamino] How to explore Betelgeuse?19:35 [Bespin] Are we expanding with the expansion of the Universe?21:41 [Mustafar] Does Universe expand or do we shrink?22:58 [Alderaan] Will far away galaxies fade out of existence?26:01 [Dagobah] Do solar storms affect the borealis and australis equally?30:41 [Yavin] What is the Great Attractor?34:57 [Mandalore] Newest water origin explanation?📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/jUfTNxk_n2Y📰 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

When we fly to Moon and Mars, how hard will it be to deal with dust. It can be a much more difficult problem when most of us think. And why is it so hard to clean it off solar panels on Mars. We discuss all that with Dr Christine Hartzell.🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Intro01:35 What is Moon dust07:55 What damage can dust do12:57 What can we do about it20:19 How big the problem really is22:08 Why don't they just...30:11 Outro📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/LfigUsu7V2Q📰 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

iSpace's Hakuto R fails to land safely on the Moon. China wants to have people on the Moon by 2030. Another problem with James Webb. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🚀 Starship discussion with @scottmanley and @MarcusHousehttps://youtu.be/RGcdjJj-f4g00:00 Intro00:12 iSpace Hakuto-R Moon Landing Failedhttps://www.universetoday.com/161051/hakuto-r-spacecraft-just-captured-its-own-stunning-version-of-earthrise/03:10 China’s Going to the Moon by 2030https://www.universetoday.com/161106/china-is-planning-to-land-humans-on-the-moon-by-2030-to-go-with-its-ambitious-lunar-agenda/06:36 Aftermath of Starship Launchhttps://youtu.be/RGcdjJj-f4g09:16 Support Us on Patreon10:25 Yet another James Webb problemhttps://www.universetoday.com/161117/jwsts-miri-instrument-is-having-problems-again/11:38 Close-up of Deimos by UAE's Hopehttps://www.universetoday.com/161077/new-high-resolution-photos-of-deimos-from-the-hope-mission/13:43 Percy lost its pet rockhttps://www.universetoday.com/161009/the-perseverance-rover-has-lost-its-pet-rock/14:49 Ingenuity's 51st flight16:39 UFOs aren't breaking Physicshttps://www.universetoday.com/161040/ufo-office-fails-to-find-anything-that-defies-the-laws-of-physics/18:22 Outro📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/ymM6IuAeOTQ📰 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

The FarView Observatory is a NIAC project that's a giant self-building radio telescope on the far side of the Moon. In this interview, I'm discussing the details of the project with Dr Ronald Polidan who's managing the project. We also talk about the role of the Moon in the future of lunar exploration and how close we are to sending Von Neumann probes all over the Universe.🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday👉 More about the FarView Observatory NIAC Award:https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2023/FarView_Observatory/00:00:00 Intro00:01:16 Current state of lunar exploration 00:03:22 What is the FarView Observatory 00:11:20 Step-by-step procedures 00:22:40 Limits of the project 00:35:08 Science objectives of FarView00:47:17 Role of the Moon in future exploration 00:51:29 Von Neumann probes01:00:55 What's next📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/a99QXRIO1g4📰 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

SpaceX finally tested a fully stacked Starship system on April 20th. Why did they blow it up? What exactly went wrong with the test? How can they fix it in future tests? Discussing all these questions with Scott Manley and Marcus House.🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📺 Scott Manley: https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley📺 Marcus House: https://www.youtube.com/@MarcusHouse00:00 Intro00:46 How did the launch go02:46 Stage Zero problems09:39 Flight analysis19:36 How can SpaceX fix things25:08 Flying Starship to Moon and Mars27:38 Wen next launch31:52 Conclusions📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/RGcdjJj-f4g📰 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

Did Webb prove the Big Bang Theory wrong? Why did nobody test artificial gravity in space yet? What's the purpose of other planets other than Earth? How would eyes evolve under a different star? All this and more in this week's Q&A!🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Start01:04 [Tatooine] Did James Webb prove Big Bang wrong?11:07 [Coruscant] What is the purpose of other planets?17:32 [Hoth] How big does a star need to be to become a black hole?21:01 [Naboo] Favourite science fiction book?25:20 [Kamino] How large can cloud cities on Venus be?28:23 [Bespin] Do telescopes see the past?30:01 [Mustafar] Can you see Moon's rotation from Earth?32:42 [Alderaan] Why so few cubesat telescopes?37:05 [Dagobah] How would eyes evolve under a different star?38:58 [Yavin] Why don't we experiment with artificial gravity?📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/xn4ruU5CyEA📰 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

Starship launches but fails to reach orbit. JUICE looks back at Earth one last time. GAIA helps find an exoplanet. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Intro00:11 Starship Launchhttps://www.universetoday.com/160951/starship-spacex-flight-test/03:53 NASA Threaten the Future of New Horizonshttps://www.universetoday.com/160935/nasa-plans-threaten-new-horizons/06:33 JUICE Looks Back at Earthhttps://www.universetoday.com/160992/juice-looks-back-earth-jupiter-moons/07:56 Neutron Star Acts Like a Mini-Quasarhttps://www.universetoday.com/160978/neutron-star-behaves-like-a-mini-quasar/09:56 Webb Sees a Galactic Mergerhttps://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-captures-the-spectacular-galactic-merger-arp-22011:43 Q&A with Fraser Cain12:38 Gravitational Waves from Pulsars Could Be Used to Probe the Interior of the Sunhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2304.0822013:47 Tornado from the Sunhttps://www.universetoday.com/160969/watch-a-dramatic-tornado-rise-from-the-surface-of-the-sun-captured-by-andrew-mccarthy/15:09 An exoplanet in GAIA datahttps://www.universetoday.com/160962/astronomers-find-a-planet-using-gaia-data/18:41 Outro📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/2xXehJ4IJNQ📰 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