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Fraser Cain
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Jan 26, 2022 β’ 0sec
Episode 783: Q&A 169: Could Plants Actually Survive on the Surface of Mars? And More...
In this week's episode, I talk about the possibility of a copy of the Hubble Space Telescope, if satellites could relay information like a mesh network, and if it's even possible for plants to survive on the surface of Mars.00:00 Start01:22 Could we launch a copy of Hubble?03:34 Could satellites relay information like a mesh network?06:17 Could plants survive on Mars?08:52 Could Planet 9 be dark matter?11:12 Do globular clusters ever collapse into disks?12:36 Are there any new questions about Lagrange Points?14:07 Would the Solar System change if you build a Dyson Sphere?17:08 Could we see the Oort Cloud?19:39 Could we genetically modify humans to survive on Mars?22:32 Are we the center of the Big Bang?24:32 Could a warp drive escape a black hole?25:58 Could we fix Mars by crashing Phobos into it?27:11 Will there be a servicing mission for James Webb?28:41 Will humans visit anywhere other than Mars?31:13 Could life have formed shortly after the Big Bang?32:50 Could a moon be bigger than its planet?34:43 How could the Universe be infinite if it's expanding for a finite time?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/universetodayπ 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

Jan 18, 2022 β’ 0sec
Episode 782: Going Interstellar with Andreas Hein
My guest today is Andreas Hein, Executive Director, Chairman Technical Research Committee of the Initiative for Interstellar Studies. Andreas is part of a team working to develop practical missions for interstellar exploration. https://i4is.org/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/universetodayπ 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

Jan 18, 2022 β’ 0sec
Episode 781: Exoplanet Atmospheres with Dr. Joanna Barstow
My guest today is Dr. Joanna Barstow, a Royal Astronomical Society Research Fellow at University College London. Dr. Barstow specializes in planetary science, studying the atmospheres of planets both inside and beyond the Solar System. She's also a member of the ARIEL science team, an upcoming mission that will categorize the atmospheres of exoplanets.https://www.ucl.ac.uk/astrophysics/people/joanna-barstowπ 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/universetodayπ 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

Jan 18, 2022 β’ 0sec
Episode 780: Q&A 168: Why Aren't There Cameras On James Webb? And More...
In this week's Questions Show I explain why James Webb doesn't have any cameras on board, what the Universe is expanding into, and what is the point of building big telescopes when we're trapped in the Solar System?00:00 Start06:35 Why build big telescopes?00:35 Are there cameras on board James Webb?04:17 What is the Universe expanding into?09:01 When will we see the first image from James Webb?10:05 Have I ever done a Messier Marathon?12:33 Capabilities-driven exploration of the Moon?16:02 Which version of LUVOIR will be built?18:35 Can you see the same thing on opposite sides of the Universe?19:39 Can James Webb take pictures of stars?21:23 How did life arise?23:07 Can Hubble see Webb?23:43 Can James Webb see beyond the observable universe?25:18 Is there no way to repair James Webb?26:56 Building your own telescope28:52 What will be the most surprising discovery from Webb?30:55 What level of tech to cross 119 light-years?32:10 Can we access astronomy data?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/universetodayπ 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

Dec 31, 2021 β’ 0sec
Episode 779: Q&A 167: Will James Webb redo the Hubble Deep Field? And More...
In this week's final 2021 QA, I explain why landing on the Moon could make it difficult for other spacecraft to land, if binary planets could exist, and if there are plans to do a JWST version of the Hubble Deep Field.00:00 Start00:29 Can spacecraft land on the Moon or Mars without a landing pad?03:29 Could binary planets exist?06:25 Will we ever have certainty?09:15 Can black holes absorb dark matter?10:48 Will James Webb redo the Hubble Deep Field?12:54 Water in Valles Marineris?15:12 Is Starship just a modern day Space Shuttle?18:09 Will the Universe end in a Big Crunch?21:27 Could a thicker atmosphere on Mars protect us from radiation?22:49 What if dark matter doesn't exist?25:22 How is Moon/Mars regolith different from Earth soil?27:41 Could there be habitable moons?28:12 What missions should we be looking forward to?30:17 Could a solar system survive inside a black hole?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/universetodayπ 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

Dec 21, 2021 β’ 0sec
Episode 776: Q&A 166: Does an Infinite Universe Solve the Fermi Paradox? And More...
In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain how an infinite Universe could be the ultimate answer to the Fermi Paradox, where the energy for tidal heating comes from, and why are there always so many asteroid scare stories in media?00:00 Start00:43 Can a satellite remain in one spot?03:56 Does an infinite Universe solve the Fermi Paradox?06:41 Where does tidal heating energy come from?08:43 Is an asteroid going to hit us soon?11:35 Are galaxies traveling faster than light?13:13 Is there an anti-matter photon?14:24 Could there be Pluto Planets?15:51 Can we move the Earth away from the Sun?19:20 Can we protect spacecraft with magnetic fields?22:49 If humans vanished, would there be any evidence?24:52 Would I like to travel into the future?25:58 Why are rockets launched in stages?27:53 Biggest Starship telescope?29:36 What energy pushes the planets around the Sun?31:52 Will Starship ruin planetary protection?34:28 Why can't we find Planet 9?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/universetodayπ 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

Dec 21, 2021 β’ 0sec
Episode 778: Seeing the Clearest View of the Universe with Michael Zemcov
My guest today is Dr. Michael Zemcov, an associate professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Zemcov has proposed putting a telescope out beyond the orbit of Saturn to capture the clearest possible view of the Universe, away from the light-polluted inner Solar System. https://theconversation.com/a-small-telescope-past-saturn-could-solve-some-mysteries-of-the-universe-better-than-giant-telescopes-near-earth-169805π 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/universetodayπ 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

Dec 21, 2021 β’ 0sec
Episode 777: Discovering Earth-Sized Planets with Andrea Lin
My guest today is Andrea Lin, a graduate student at the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. Andrea is working with the NEID Spectrograph, a brand new instrument that will eventually be capable of detecting Earth-sized worlds orbiting sunlike stars. https://science.psu.edu/astro/people/apl5194π 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/universetodayπ 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

Dec 6, 2021 β’ 0sec
Episode 775: Q&A 165: How Could We Explore the Oceans of Europa? And More...
In this week's live questions and answers show, I explain why NASA doesn't build standardized rovers, how we know the Universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old, and which are the best (and worst) entry-level telescopes to get.Mars Magnetosphere storyhttps://www.universetoday.com/153368/an-absolutely-bonkers-plan-to-give-mars-an-artificial-magnetosphere/00:00 Start00:28 When will NASA make standard models of rovers?04:28 Is the Universe older than 13.8 billion years?07:06 What are the best and worst entry level telescopes?10:29 Why isn't there more of a push to explore Europa?13:40 could dark matter be a heavier element?16:29 How could we drill down through Europa's ice sheet?19:23 Will supervoids grow as the Universe expands?21:11 What's the best technology for interstellar travel?23:15 Could we protect Mars with a giant solenoid?25:37 Could we build a second James Webb?27:08 Could a longer ramp let Spinlaunch send humans to space?29:39 What is the economic cost of contaminating Mars?33:18 Do Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have any business strategy for colonizing space?35:08 How do neutron stars die?36:28 Better to live on a water world or Mars?37:37 Any way to collect small pieces of space junk?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/universetodayπ 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

Dec 1, 2021 β’ 0sec
Episode 774: Q&A 164: Could Too Much Gravity Prevent a Civilization Going to Space? And More...
In this week's live questions and answers show, I speculate what kind of civilization could be permanently stuck on the surface of their planet, if rival nations could shoot down each other's spacecraft, and how do I really feel about the Space Launch System?00:00 Start01:01 How much gravity makes spaceflight impossible?04:40 Could a rival shoot down a rocket during launch?07:07 Should I apologize for advocating for SLS?11:50 Do photons experience time?13:42 Can you see Earth's lights from the Moon?15:28 Can we detect exoplanets with their magnetic fields?17:27 What missions do I wish were never cut?20:21 Does finding life mean we're doomed?22:45 Are galaxies orbiting something bigger?23:42 Can a star collapse directly into a black hole?25:36 Should we move away from complex telescopes?29:03 What does it cost to use Hubble?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/universetodayπ 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


