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Today I'm interviewing Dr. Benjamin Zuckerman, emeritus professor from UCLA. Zuckerman is the author of over 200 papers, and was involved with the first direct imaging of a multi-planetary system.http://astro.ucla.edu/personnel/benjamin-zuckerman🚀 OUR WEBSITE:════════════════════════════════════https://www.universetoday.com/🚀 PODCAST LINKS:════════════════════════════════════RSS: https://universetoday.com/audioiTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunesSpotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER:════════════════════════════════════Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🚀 OTHER PODCASTS:════════════════════════════════════Weekly 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--MdCSg🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:════════════════════════════════════Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA:════════════════════════════════════Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayTwitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain🚀 CONTACT FRASER:════════════════════════════════════Email: frasercain@gmail.com🚀 LICENSE:════════════════════════════════════Creative 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

In this week's questions show, I talk about how dark matter seems to clump differently from regular matter. When will Starships stop exploding? And what do I think about the Stellina telescope?Image credit: Everyday Astronauthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6uKrU_WqJ1R2HMTY3LIx5Q00:00 Start00:36 Does dark matter clump?05:35 When will Starships stop exploding?10:33 What do I think about the Stellina telescope?14:44 Do I think there's a bias against searching for life?19:27 What will the far future of the Universe look like?22:48 Where is the edge of space?23:55 Do I recommend Babylon 5?25:20 What about Battlestar Galactica?26:17 Would I take a trip around the Moon?29:19 What if a black hole met a white hole?29:55 What's the state of James Webb?31:18 What if Venus had a moon?34:20 Is there a solution for Starship's legs?37:55 Will Artemis prove we went to the Moon?40:20 Could we build the Enterprise today?44:07 Could we crowdfund space missions?47:20 Will ping times doom interplanetary gameplay?48:26 How do black holes have gravity?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.🚀 OUR WEBSITE:════════════════════════════════════https://www.universetoday.com/🚀 PODCAST LINKS:════════════════════════════════════RSS: https://universetoday.com/audioiTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunesSpotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER:════════════════════════════════════Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🚀 OTHER PODCASTS:════════════════════════════════════Weekly 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--MdCSg🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:════════════════════════════════════Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA:════════════════════════════════════Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayTwitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain🚀 CONTACT FRASER:════════════════════════════════════Email: frasercain@gmail.com🚀 LICENSE:════════════════════════════════════Creative 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

This week I talk to Dr. Jack Burns, the Principle Investigator for the Lunar FARSIDE telescope. This would be a radio telescope installed on the far side of the Moon that would be capable of observing the first stars and black holes during the Dark Ages and Epoch of Reionization.https://www.colorado.edu/project/lunar-farside/dr-jack-burns🚀 OUR WEBSITE:════════════════════════════════════https://www.universetoday.com/🚀 PODCAST LINKS:════════════════════════════════════RSS: https://universetoday.com/audioiTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunesSpotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER:════════════════════════════════════Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🚀 OTHER PODCASTS:════════════════════════════════════Weekly 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--MdCSg🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:════════════════════════════════════Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA:════════════════════════════════════Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayTwitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain🚀 CONTACT FRASER:════════════════════════════════════Email: frasercain@gmail.com🚀 LICENSE:════════════════════════════════════Creative 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

This week I talk to Christopher Morrison from USNC about their recently awarded NIAC Grant. Their grant will investigate the feasibility of a radioisotope-electric propelled spacecraft that could intercept and retrieve a sample from a future interstellar asteroid or comet.You can learn more about it here:https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2021_Phase_I/Extrasolar_Object_Interceptor_and_Sample_Return/🚀 OUR WEBSITE:════════════════════════════════════https://www.universetoday.com/🚀 PODCAST LINKS:════════════════════════════════════RSS: https://universetoday.com/audioiTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunesSpotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER:════════════════════════════════════Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🚀 OTHER PODCASTS:════════════════════════════════════Weekly 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--MdCSg🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:════════════════════════════════════Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA:════════════════════════════════════Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayTwitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain🚀 CONTACT FRASER:════════════════════════════════════Email: frasercain@gmail.com🚀 LICENSE:════════════════════════════════════Creative 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

In this week's live questions show, we spend a lot of time talking about the Perseverance landing on Mars. What's happening with my content right now, and is anyone watching the Moon for meteorite impacts?00:00 Start00:15 What was the best part of the Perseverance landing?03:28 Why is the data transfer to Mars so good?05:43 How do you test AI to work remotely on Mars?07:56 How did they decelerate the rover?09:20 Is there a microphone on the rover?11:10 When will ESA's rover going?14:37 Have Mars rovers photographed Earth?15:15 Could Breakthrough Starshot send spacecraft to Mars?17:44 Does the spacecraft move faster after a cargo delivery?19:26 Do we watch for asteroids hitting the Moon?21:14 What do I think of Babylon 5?23:03 Is more content planned?28:42 Will we visit nebulae in the future?32:36 When will I shoot outside again?34:57 Do I think the government is hiding evidence of aliens?36:49 What are the limits of our technology?40:35 Why sterilize spacecraft going to other worlds?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.🚀 OUR WEBSITE:════════════════════════════════════https://www.universetoday.com/🚀 PODCAST LINKS:════════════════════════════════════RSS: https://universetoday.com/audioiTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunesSpotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER:════════════════════════════════════Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🚀 OTHER PODCASTS:════════════════════════════════════Weekly 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--MdCSg🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:════════════════════════════════════Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA:════════════════════════════════════Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayTwitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain🚀 CONTACT FRASER:════════════════════════════════════Email: frasercain@gmail.com🚀 LICENSE:════════════════════════════════════Creative 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

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In this week's questions show, I talk about why some missions go into orbit, and other missions make a direct landing on Mars. Is it a good idea for the SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch components for the Lunar Gateway? And how can we know if the Universe is finite or infinite?00:00 Start00:30 Why go into orbit when NASA goes straight for landing?04:19 What about SpaceX launching the Lunar Gateway?08:45 Is the Universe finite or infinite?11:52 Would a big black hole event horizon look flat?12:38 If I had $50 billion to spend on space16:14 Do I own any space stocks?18:04 Will there be a time when we can't see other galaxies?21:24 Is it easier or harder to fly to the Moon now?25:09 When will the first steps be on Mars?30:58 Would a Moon city protect humanity?35:46 Could we crash Mars into Pluto?36:54 Will travel to the Moon/Mars ever be cheap?39:24 Should we be improving Earth or Mars?41:06 Which book series do I recommend people read first?42:13 Will Perseverance hear the helicopter?44:07 What technologies will improve the Earth in the future?🚀 OUR WEBSITE:════════════════════════════════════https://www.universetoday.com/🚀 PODCAST LINKS:════════════════════════════════════RSS: https://universetoday.com/audioiTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunesSpotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER:════════════════════════════════════Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🚀 OTHER PODCASTS:════════════════════════════════════Weekly 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--MdCSg🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:════════════════════════════════════Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA:════════════════════════════════════Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayTwitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain🚀 CONTACT FRASER:════════════════════════════════════Email: frasercain@gmail.com🚀 LICENSE:════════════════════════════════════Creative 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

00:00 Start00:22 Easier to find life in the Solar System or Milky Way?05:13 Could an exosuit simulate gravity?06:36 Could you use water as a propulsion system?08:28 Could you have space-based interferometry?13:02 Are the moons of Jupiter in severe radiation?14:19 Is anyone working on spinning habitats?18:05 What about Amazon's satellite constellations?22:19 Can you have rogue planets without a star?25:52 How do you stop a lightsail?27:22 How far will James Webb see?31:35 Could gravitational lensing mess up the CMB?34:27 Will the Titan Dragonfly visit the seas?37:29 What's my astrophotography setup?38:55 What type of radiation is around Jupiter?39:53 Is Blue Origin a serious competitor to SpaceX?44:22 What telescopes do I have?44:47 If Earth was locked to the Sun, what would happen to the gravity?45:23 Will there be a telescope on the Moon?46:17 Would we know where a WoW signal is coming from?🚀 OUR WEBSITE:════════════════════════════════════https://www.universetoday.com/🚀 PODCAST LINKS:════════════════════════════════════RSS: https://universetoday.com/audioiTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunesSpotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER:════════════════════════════════════Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🚀 OTHER PODCASTS:════════════════════════════════════Weekly 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--MdCSg🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:════════════════════════════════════Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA:════════════════════════════════════Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayTwitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain🚀 CONTACT FRASER:════════════════════════════════════Email: frasercain@gmail.com🚀 LICENSE:════════════════════════════════════Creative 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

This week I interview Chris Prophet, the author of "SpaceX from the Ground Up". His book, now in its 6th edition covers the story of SpaceX, from its initial concept to the latest Starship tests.https://www.amazon.com/SpaceX-Ground-Up-Chris-Prophet-ebook/dp/B01CUUUZZ2🚀 OUR WEBSITE:════════════════════════════════════https://www.universetoday.com/🚀 PODCAST LINKS:════════════════════════════════════RSS: https://universetoday.com/audioiTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunesSpotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER:════════════════════════════════════Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🚀 OTHER PODCASTS:════════════════════════════════════Weekly 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--MdCSg🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:════════════════════════════════════Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA:════════════════════════════════════Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayTwitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain🚀 CONTACT FRASER:════════════════════════════════════Email: frasercain@gmail.com🚀 LICENSE:════════════════════════════════════Creative 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

In this week's Q&A show, I answer questions about Starship might be able to provide artificial gravity, whether I'd prefer to have LUVOIR or the Overwhelmingly Large Telescope, and if nuclear-powered rockets will work in space. You can join me live every Monday on my YouTube channel at 5pm Pacific Time to ask your questions live.00:00 Start00:18 Could Starships provide artificial gravity?03:51 LUVOIR or the Overwhelmingly Large Telescope?05:30 Are nuclear-powered rockets feasible?09:08 What do I think about Avi Loeb's theory about Oumuamua aliens?14:49 What happened with Starship's SN9 test?16:19 Let's learn more about the Universe Today writing team19:15 Learning the constellations23:00 Can spacecraft survive interstellar space?25:13 What if the Earth had no Moon?27:52 Why are all craters circular?30:09 Will humans be able to survive in the Solar System?33:01 Will there be a limit to orbital refueling?36:58 Did the Sun have a binary partner?39:08 Is life more likely on K-type stars?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.🚀 OUR WEBSITE:════════════════════════════════════https://www.universetoday.com/🚀 PODCAST LINKS:════════════════════════════════════RSS: https://universetoday.com/audioiTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunesSpotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER:════════════════════════════════════Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🚀 OTHER PODCASTS:════════════════════════════════════Weekly 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--MdCSg🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:════════════════════════════════════Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA:════════════════════════════════════Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayTwitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain🚀 CONTACT FRASER:════════════════════════════════════Email: frasercain@gmail.com🚀 LICENSE:════════════════════════════════════Creative 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