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Fraser Cain
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Jul 15, 2022 β’ 0sec
[Space Bites] JWST First Full-Color Images Explained
NASA finally released James Webb's first full-color images. We have 5 great photos of different regions of space. So, in this video we're digesting all the great pictures we got from JWST.00:00 - Intro00:49 - Deep Field04:37 - Exoplanet07:26 - Stellar Death10:12 - Galaxy12:12 - Stellar Birth14:27 - OutroMore about the first JWST images: https://www.universetoday.com/156696/theyre-here-check-out-the-first-images-from-the-james-webb-space-telescope/The Big Q: JWST https://youtu.be/tadR5fUatHoInterview with Noble Prize Laureate John Mather https://youtu.be/S1dOwht6D30Interview with Dr. Klaus Pontoppidan https://youtu.be/6wg8d-gwTMIInterview with Lee Feinberg, Optical Telescope Manager https://youtu.be/0pEmQ1zpKtIπ¦ Support us on Patreonπ° EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletterπ§ PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/π€³ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayπ© CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.comβοΈ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Jul 5, 2022 β’ 0sec
[Q&A] Turning Starship into 9m Telescope, Lunar Gravitational Lens, Robotic Exploration | Q&A 190
In this week's questions and answers show, I explain how Starship will enable enormous space telescopes, if James Webb can look at Hubble, and if future astronomers will have any way of learning about the expansion of the Universe and the Big Bang.00:00 Start01:46 Could Starship be a telescope?04:26 Can JWST see Hubble?06:10 Will elliptical galaxies restart star formation?08:00 Will future civilizations know about the Big Bang?11:38 How will the Lunar Gateway change robotic space exploration?14:34 Where are the flagship missions?15:50 How does artificial gravity work in space?16:55 How many useful gravitational lenses are there out there?19:11 What lies beyond space?20:10 Will we definitively prove life beyond Earth?23:57 Could you use the Moon as a gravitational lens?24:40 Can we look back in time somehow?26:10 Are there good careers in astronomy?29:19 Could we learn anything getting close to black holes?Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here.π OUR WEBSITE:ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββhttps://www.universetoday.com/π PODCAST LINKS:ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββRSS: https://universetoday.com/audioiTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunesSpotify: https://universetoday.com/spotifyπ EMAIL NEWSLETTER:ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββRead by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletterπ OTHER PODCASTS:ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββWeekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists.RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay.RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSgπ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββPatreon: https://patreon.com/universetodayDiscord: https://discord.gg/3nk8kAARUmπ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA:ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββTwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayTwitch: https://twitch.tv/fcainπ CONTACT FRASER:ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββEmail: frasercain@gmail.comπ LICENSE:ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.Support Universe Today Podcast

Jul 2, 2022 β’ 0sec
[Space Bites] Mystery Rocket Crash Site Found, ISS Independence from Russia, Space Nuclear Power | Space Bites
NASA teases JWST images, Rocket Lab launches CAPSTONE, mystery rocket's crash site found on the Moon, how magnetars are created, ISS gets more independent from Russia and more.00:00 Intro00:32 NASA teases first JWST images Weekly Space Hangout with Lee Feinberg https://youtu.be/0pEmQ1zpKtI03:44 NASA funds space nuclear reactor developmenthttps://www.universetoday.com/156461/nasa-funds-the-development-of-a-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon-that-would-last-for-10-years/05:21 Rocket Lab launches CAPSTONEhttps://www.universetoday.com/156493/rocket-lab-launches-nasas-capstone-mission-to-the-moon/06:39 Mystery rocket crash site foundhttps://www.universetoday.com/156469/remember-that-rocket-that-was-going-to-crash-into-the-moon-scientists-think-theyve-found-the-crater/08:08 Independence from Russia's Progress is coming for the ISShttps://www.universetoday.com/156500/cygnus-boosts-the-international-space-station-for-the-first-time-nasa-can-now-potentially-keep-the-station-aloft-without-russias-progress-spacecraft/09:51 Support us on Patreon Interview with Andy Tomaswick https://www.patreon.com/posts/expanding-today-68472127Lee Feinberg Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pEmQ1zpKtI10:50 Rapidly growing sunspot isnβt a problemhttps://www.universetoday.com/156474/giant-sunspot-ar3038-has-doubled-in-size-and-is-pointed-right-at-earth-could-be-auroras-coming/12:35 ESA rules out dangerous asteroid hitting Earthhttps://www.esa.int/Safety_Security/Impact_in_2052_ruled_out_as_ESA_counts_down_to_Asteroid_Day14:25 A very young pulsar foundhttps://www.universetoday.com/156436/astronomers-find-a-brand-new-pulsar-thats-probably-less-than-14-years-old/15:43 How magnetars are bornhttps://www.universetoday.com/156522/the-case-is-building-that-colliding-neutron-stars-create-magnetars/17:15 Map of Mars made from orbital pictureshttps://www.universetoday.com/156492/a-new-map-of-mars-made-from-51000-orbital-images/18:43 Outroπ¦ Support us on Patreonπ° EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletterπ§ PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/π€³ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayπ© CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.comβοΈ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 28, 2022 β’ 0sec
[Q&A] Medical Emergencies on the ISS, White Dwarf VS Red Dwarf, True Color of SLS | Q&A 189
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain how astronauts are trained to deal with medical emergencies if the Universe is expanding smoothly or chaotically, and what would survive longer, a white dwarf or a red dwarf?00:00 Start01:34 [Tatooine] What if there's a medical emergency on the ISS?04:13 [Coruscant] Could we see before the Big Bang?09:28 [Hoth] Are there stars below the Earth too?12:22 [Naboo] Is there a way to see something moving faster than light?15:00 [Kamino] Why is the SLS fuel tank orange?16:30 [Bespin] Could Titan serve as a fuel depot?18:19 [Mustafar] Would the expansion of the Universe eventually spaghettify all matter?21:37 [Alderaan] If you rode a space elevator, wouldn't you fall back down?23:36 [Dagobah] What lasts longer, a red dwarf or a white dwarf?25:44 [Yavin] Would I like a solution to dark matter or dark energy?26:41 [Mandalore] Why doesn't the Moon fall down to the Earth?28:28 [Geonosis] Has anyone actually tried going the speed of light?29:20 [Corellia] How could we broadcast our existence to aliens?31:47 [Crait] How will astronomers know where to point JWST to see the first galaxies?32:59 [Endor] Could we be inside a nebula?34:44 [Exegol] What new telescope am I looking forward to?Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here.π¦ Support us on Patreonπ° EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletterπ§ PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/π€³ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayπ© CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.comβοΈ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 25, 2022 β’ 0sec
[Space Bites] China VS NASA, SpaceX Breaking Records, Repeating FRB Mystery
SLS finally got through WDR (almost), Falcon 9 are setting new reuse records, China is about to beat NASA to Mars with a sample return mission, Charon red spot explained and more.00:00 Intro00:29 New records for SpaceX01:33 SLS goes through WDR (kinda)https://www.universetoday.com/156446/nasa-says-its-satisfied-with-rehearsal-for-sls-moon-rocket-launch/02:39 South Korea joins the space clubhttps://www.universetoday.com/156405/south-korea-is-now-a-space-faring-nation-with-the-orbital-launch-of-their-homegrown-nuri-rocket/03:15 China's Mars sample return mission 05:55 Samples from Ryugu are full of amino acidshttps://www.universetoday.com/156245/samples-of-asteroid-ryugu-contain-more-than-20-amino-acids/07:34 How Asteroid 16 Psyche might look likehttps://www.universetoday.com/156333/this-is-what-the-metal-asteroid-psyche-might-look-like/08:55 Support what we dohttps://patreon.com/universetoday09:35 Charon's red spot mysteryhttps://www.universetoday.com/156395/charons-red-cap-at-its-north-pole-we-might-have-an-answer/10:58 Young galaxies arenβt exactly what we expecthttps://www.universetoday.com/156359/once-again-galaxies-look-surprisingly-mature-shortly-after-the-beginning-of-the-universe/12:48 Retired telescopes are still usefulhttps://www.universetoday.com/156388/a-totally-new-view-of-the-large-magellanic-cloud-and-more-from-retired-telescopes/14:36 Where Moon's water came from https://www.universetoday.com/156378/the-moon-could-have-gathered-some-of-its-water-from-the-earths-atmosphere/16:16 Repeating FRBshttps://www.universetoday.com/156275/a-rare-repeating-fast-radio-burst-gives-astronomers-a-chance-to-study-these-mysterious-objects/18:04 Interviews Gaia Data Release 3 with Dr. Martin Barstow https://youtu.be/iHcLBZaC5x4 NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver https://youtu.be/b1FC0BxxCtQ19:06 Outroπ¦ Support us on Patreonπ° EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletterπ§ PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/π€³ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayπ© CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.comβοΈ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 23, 2022 β’ 0sec
[Interview] Gaia Data Release 3 with Dr. Martin Barstow
Dr. Martin Barstow is is a Professor of Astrophysics and Space Science at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester and the former President of the Royal Astronomical Society. Dr. Barstow was part of the team who worked on the recent Gaia Data Release 3, which categorized almost 2 billion stars in the Milky Way.https://le.ac.uk/people/martin-barstowπ¦ Support us on Patreonπ° EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletterπ§ PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/π€³ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayπ© CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.comβοΈ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 21, 2022 β’ 0sec
[Q&A] Can ISS Be Recycled, Artificial Meteor Storms, Can Hubble See JWST
In this week's questions and answers show, I explain why most quasars are very far away, consider what would happen if you brought Pluto into the inner Solar System, and deliver the heartbreaking news of why the ISS won't be recycled.00:00 Start01:25 [Tatooine] Can quasars appear anywhere in the Universe?04:35 [Coruscant] What if you brought Pluto into the inner Solar System?07:13 [Hoth] Why can't the ISS be recycled?11:22 [Naboo] Why don't we see objects repeating in the Universe?13:17 [Kamino] What lies beyond the observable universe?15:54 [Bespin] Could an asteroid push the Earth into the Sun?18:45 [Mustafar] Are dust storms a threat to Mars settlers?21:14 [Alderaan] Could a solar gravitational lens help detect technological civilizations?23:06 [Dagobah] Would an asteroid strike on another planet be a risk to Earth?23:59 [Yavin] Could the moon of a gas giant be habitable?25:32 [Mandalore] What do I think about NASA's UAP study?29:04 [Geonosis] Could you create an artificial meteor storm?30:22 [Corellia] Where would I like to go in the Milky Way?33:04 [Crait] Could Hubble look at JWST?33:46 [Endor] Is anyone working on construction equipment for the Moon?34:57 [Exegol] Are there aliens on the back side of the Moon?37:50 [Jedha] What would we learn from a comet sample return mission?Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here.π¦ Support us on Patreonπ° EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletterπ§ PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/π€³ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayπ© CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.comβοΈ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 20, 2022 β’ 0sec
[Interview] Advanced Propulsion Systems with Dr. Sonny White
Dr. Sonny White is a physicist and mechanical engineer. He previously worked at NASA's Eagleworks Lab testing advanced propulsion systems, and developing ideas for faster-than-light travel. He's now working with Limitless Space, founded with the vision of advancing human space exploration beyond the Solar System by the end of the 21st century.https://www.limitlessspace.org/π¦ Support us on Patreonπ° EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletterπ§ PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/π€³ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayπ© CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.comβοΈ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 20, 2022 β’ 0sec
[Space Bites] Starship Approved by FAA, Rogue Black Hole's Mass, Balancing Rock on Mars
FAA finally gave its approval to SpaceX for Starship launches from Boca Chica, Gaia released its third data drop, China stars continuous space presence, Perseverance finds another weird rock on Mars.π Discord Discussion Club https://discord.gg/bRxr4JTNqhπ½ Anton's video on Best Tourist Destination in Our Solar System https://youtu.be/IzCFSaQdgn800:00 Intro00:25 FAA gives SpaceX permission to launch Starshiphttps://www.universetoday.com/156312/starship-is-one-step-closer-to-flight/02:22 Starlink 2.0 deployment from Starshiphttps://www.universetoday.com/156233/starship-will-spit-out-starlinks-like-a-candy-dispenser-1/04:20 GAIA 3rd data drop is out 06:52 World Largest Liquid Mirror Telescopehttps://www.universetoday.com/156246/the-worlds-largest-liquid-mirror-telescope-comes-online/08:45 Rogue black holeβs mass pinned by Hubblehttps://www.universetoday.com/156261/hubble-pins-down-the-mass-of-a-potential-free-floating-black-hole-thats-5000-light-years-away/10:24 Join our Discord Server11:17 Jupiter ate a bunch of planets in the pasthttps://www.universetoday.com/156235/jupiter-is-up-to-9-rock-and-metal-which-means-it-ate-a-lot-of-planets-in-its-youth/12:57 Shenzhou-14 Astronauts Begin Their Mission of 6 Months in Spacehttps://www.universetoday.com/156204/shenzhou-14-astronauts-begin-their-mission-of-6-months-in-space/13:39 Water on the Moonhttps://www.universetoday.com/156307/chinas-lunar-lander-finds-water-under-its-feet/15:39 Cool map of the entire Moonhttps://www.universetoday.com/156265/a-geologic-map-of-the-entire-moon-has-been-released-at-12500000-scale/16:37 Potential alien signal from space17:29 And even more weird rocks on Marshttps://www.universetoday.com/156313/a-perfectly-balanced-rock-seen-by-perseverance/18:58 Interviews Self Sustaining Space Habitats with Annika Rollock https://youtu.be/ZffFUMtJ3FI Liquid Mirror Telescope with Dr. Paul Hickson https://youtu.be/MCHK0wJIt8A Advanced Propulsion Systems with Dr. Sonny White https://youtu.be/MDURVz31N1k Podcast with Evan Gough https://www.patreon.com/posts/expanding-today-6781642720:15 π¦ Support us on Patreonπ° EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletterπ§ PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/π€³ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayπ© CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.comβοΈ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Jun 15, 2022 β’ 0sec
[Interview] Self Sustaining Space Habitats with Annika Rollock
Annika Rollock is a Ph.D. student at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is studying next generation space habitats and recently published a paper about how future space stations can remain self-sufficient, especially when support and communication from Earth are far away.https://www.annikarollock.com/π¦ Support us on Patreonπ° EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletterπ§ PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/π€³ OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayπ© CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.comβοΈ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast


