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Could black holes collapse directly in the early Universe? How do two galaxies become one after they collide? How would you communicate time units to aliens? How much will Starship change the prices of space launches? All this and more in this week's Q&A!🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Start00:50 [Tatooine] How do direct collapse black holes work?06:20 [Coruscant] How can two galaxies form one?08:34 [Hoth] How to communicate time units to aliens?11:07 [Naboo] What Astronomy research areas don't get to the news? 16:15 [Kamino] How do I come up with questions for interviews?21:42 [Bespin] How can we claim exoplanets non-habitable?25:19 [Mustafar] Does humanity have a chance at all?27:56 [Alderaan] How much cheaper will space travel be after Starship?31:35 [Dagobah] Why do science communicators not emphasize the impossibility of faster-than-light travel?35:34 [Yavin] Best places for stargazing? 37:32 [Mandalore] How do we know black holes are spinning?📺 VIDEO VERSION#TODO_LINK📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/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

Dr Michael Way explains how we can explore Venus, study its atmosphere and understand what hides underneath. It's also a crucial part of astrobiology and studying exoplanets. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday👉 Dr Michael Way on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Hag4ZAIAAAAJ00:00 Intro01:32 Venus. Earth gone wrong04:20 Exploring Venus with future missions23:23 Surviving on Venus for longer28:22 Pushing the limits with Venus34:20 Venus as an exoplanet37:25 Outro📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/ZBaWdbIE5UU📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/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

Perseverance has been on Mars for two years, are black holes the source of dark energy?, Universe-breaking galaxies found, and an early warning system for asteroids.⚫ Breakthrough In Dark Energy? Here's What The Researchers Have To Say:https://youtu.be/-8CIUzPkigQ🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Intro00:15 Mars Anniversaryhttps://www.universetoday.com/160201/follow-perseverance-on-its-mars-journey-with-this-two-year-timelapse/03:42 Too Big Too Earlyhttps://www.universetoday.com/160243/six-galaxies-that-are-too-big-too-early/05:51Source of Dark Energyhttps://www.universetoday.com/160139/are-black-holes-the-source-of-dark-energy/08:20 Moon’s permanently shadowed craters https://www.universetoday.com/160038/new-spacecraft-can-see-into-the-permanently-shadowed-craters-on-the-moon/09:50 Lunar Flashlight problems10:40 Support Us on Patreon11:34 Europe’s Early Warning System for Asteroidshttps://www.universetoday.com/160181/esa-is-building-an-early-warning-system-for-dangerous-asteroids/13:20 500-meter long asteroidhttps://www.universetoday.com/160212/a-500-meter-long-asteroid-flew-past-earth-and-astronomers-were-watching/15:08 Mercury Transit from Solar Orbiterhttps://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Mercury_s_black_disc_helps_sharpen_Solar_Orbiter_s_view15:56 Outro📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/3Ll5WGrY-uU📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/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 effect would a rogue gas giant have if it flew through the Solar System? Can fish survive in microgravity and go to space? Do hypervelocity stars leave a wake we could detect? How much do we actually know about Proxima Centauri? All this and more in the week's Q&A!🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Start01:08 [Tatooine] Can life exist on an Earth-sized moon of a gas giant?06:42 [Coruscant] Do hypervelocity stars leave a wake we could detect?10:50 [Hoth] What's the thickness of the event horizon of a black hole?13:16 [Naboo] What is the speed of gravity?18:34 [Kamino] What would be the consequences of a rouge Jupiter?21:44 [Bespin] Can fish go to space?23:34 [Mustafar] What are the temperatures of black holes?25:53 [Alderaan] How much do we actually know about Proxima Centauri?27:29 [Dagobah] Can rogue planets have an atmosphere?31:44 [Yavin] How to track possible primordial black holes?35:44 [Mandalore] Does red/blue shift include all frequencies?📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/gLGx7l_Q4yk📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/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

A recent research paper suggests that supermassive black holes can be the source of dark energy. It's a big potential breakthrough in Astronomy. So, here's what the co-author of the study, Dr Chris Pearson from STFC RAL Space, has to say about it. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday👉 More about the research: https://www.universetoday.com/160139/are-black-holes-the-source-of-dark-energy/00:00 Intro01:36 How did the paper come together03:36 Connection between Dark Energy and Black Holes06:48 Observations behind the research14:37 Causation or just correlation?21:20 Redefining what black holes are25:27 Dark Energy core of a black hole27:53 Nature of dark energy35:35 Will Dark Energy tear the Universe apart?38:30 What's next40:11 Outro📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/-8CIUzPkigQ📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/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

Blue Origin wants to build solar panels on the Moon, out of the Moon, SpaceX sold its floating landing pads, and another asteroid hits Earth exactly where and when astronomers predicted.🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🔴 Mars Mission Interview with Rick Davis: https://youtu.be/tujL0xrQ2Os🟡 JWST Interview with Lee Feinberg: https://youtu.be/eXchT7mtEao🔵 Interstellar Travel Interview with Andrew Higgins: https://youtu.be/SkGRVvA23qI🟣 Interview Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmnK1xmCRad_8bn0uOcmLiIE00:00 Intro00:15 Blue Origin's Blue Alchemisthttps://www.blueorigin.com/news/blue-alchemist-powers-our-lunar-future/02:01 SpaceX Sold Phobos and Deimos03:36 Asteroid Hits Over English Channelhttps://www.universetoday.com/160098/another-meteoroid-discovered-right-before-it-hits-the-atmosphere/05:58 A Galaxy Almost Entirely Made Of Dark Matterhttps://www.universetoday.com/160105/a-galaxy-has-been-found-thats-almost-entirely-dark-matter/08:28 Russia Causes Yet Another Problem in Orbithttps://www.universetoday.com/160126/another-russian-spacecraft-is-leaking-coolant/10:12 Interviews12:26 Rogue Supermassive Black Holehttps://www.universetoday.com/160072/astronomers-spot-a-rogue-supermassive-black-hole-hurtling-through-space-leaving-star-formation-in-its-wake/14:27 Mass Migration of Stars in Andromedahttps://www.universetoday.com/159995/astronomers-uncover-mass-migration-of-stars-into-andromeda/15:58 Outro📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/co4ylLWvVtQ📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/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

Why don't we just combine all telescopes into a single one that will have a crazy resolution? Can we simply replace old ISS modules with new ones? How long will it take to cool down Venus? How much mass can the Earth afford to lose? Why blue shift exists if the Universe is expanding? All this and more in this week's Q&A🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Start01:04 [Tatooine] How much mass can the Earth lose?04:23 [Coruscant] Can a Dyson sphere be stable?08:36 [Hoth] How long till we cool Venus down?14:34 [Naboo] How many atoms are there in the Universe?15:46 [Kamino] Can you combine all Earth telescopes into one?22:47 [Bespin] Will we ever see self-replicating probes? 25:51 [Mustafar] Wen LUVOIR?28:22 [Adleraan] Can we save Hubble?30:09 [Dagobah] Why blue shift exists if the Universe is expanding?32:16 [Yavin] Why not just replace old modules of the ISS?📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/7nVVlC-jBkg📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/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

This is an interview with me that we did with the Wiser Tomorrow Podcast. We talked about covering space news at Universe Today, how I run the company and what's my perception of some stories I cover. Enjoy!🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday👉 Wiser Tomorrow Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2011629📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/dzvT7YRPa1s📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/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 tests all 33 engines on super heavy, the worst-case scenario for space debris actually happened, a kilonova is coming, and a new map of all the matter and dark matter in the Universe.🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📰 Email Newsletter: https://universetoday.com/newsletter00:00 Intro00:15 SpaceX Conducts 33-engine test of Super Heavyhttps://www.universetoday.com/160008/spacex-sets-new-record-with-successful-test-firing-of-31-raptor-engines/01:28 Bad things happened in orbithttps://www.universetoday.com/159997/a-russian-satellite-has-broken-into-pieces-littering-debris-in-space/03:59 Ion beam shepardinghttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S009457652300055307:24 Google's AI costly mistake about James Webbhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/google-ai-chatbot-bard-offers-inaccurate-information-company-ad-2023-02-08/09:35 A kilonova is coming https://www.universetoday.com/159910/this-binary-system-is-destined-to-become-a-kilonova/12:20 Email newsletter13:20 A massive black hole in a very young Universehttps://www.universetoday.com/159914/hungry-black-hole-was-already-feasting-800-million-years-after-the-big-bang/15:42 A new map of the Universehttps://www.universetoday.com/159982/astronomers-make-a-new-map-of-all-the-matter-and-dark-matter-in-the-universe/18:05 More destruction tests from Sierra Spacehttps://www.universetoday.com/159968/sierra-space-tests-another-inflatable-space-station-module-to-destruction/20:16 Outro📺 VIDEO VERSION#TODO_LINK📰 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/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/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

Lava tubes can be a solution to a lot of our space problems. They can provide habitat space on Moon, Mars and even beyond. But how do we prepare to explore them? That's what we're discussing with Professor Francesco Sauro.🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday👉 Prof. Francesco Sauro: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/francesco.sauro2/en👉 Twitter: https://twitter.com/cescosauro👉 La Venta Association: https://laventa.it/00:00 Intro01:16 Getting into caves02:32 Why lava tubes are interesting04:00 Challenges associated with caves08:10 How to train astronauts for lava tubes15:15 What can we find in lava tubes on Moon and Mars20:32 Lava tubes as habitats27:57 Ice caves on Europa, Enceladus and Mars32:15 Outro📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/-iJ2ui2-BFU📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/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