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In this week's interview, I talk to David Brown about his new book: The Mission. It's all about the campaign to design and build the Europa Clipper mission and everything that happened behind-the-scenes. David is a science journalist and writer with with work in the Atlantic, New York Times, Scientific American and more.https://www.dwb.io/https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-mission-david-w-brown?variant=32126580064290🚀 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 QA, I talk about what's driving the expansion of the Universe, how big the observable Universe is to the actual Universe, and what will happen to dogs in gravity.00:00 Start00:26 What's driving the expansion of the Universe?04:01 How big is the observable Universe compared to the actual Universe?07:25 Do people watch videos or listen to my podcasts?10:37 Will dogs enjoy lunar gravity?12:59 Why aren't we looking deeper in the Kuiper Belt?15:54 What would be some good ways to explore lava tubes?19:36 What happened to the Overwhelmingly Large Telescope?22:48 Would space LIGO be more sensitive?27:56 What's the most like Great Filter?31:07 Why do we talk about distance in form of time?35:14 Any future collaborations with Isaac Arthur?35:58 How long will the Mars helicopter survive?40:07 When will NASA incorporate Starship into its plans?42:15 How dangerous is the Kessler Syndrome?🚀 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

10 billion years ago, galaxies of the Universe were ablaze with the light of newly forming stars. This epic phase of history is known as “Cosmic Noon” - the height of all star creation. Galaxies like our Milky Way aren’t creating stars at nearly the rates they were in the ancient past. However, there is a time when galaxies in the present can explode with star formation – when they collide with each other. This recently published collage of merging galaxies by the Hubble HiPEEC survey (Hubble imaging Probe of Extreme Environments and Clusters) highlights six of these collisions which help us understand star formation in the early Universe. Support Universe Today Podcast

In this week's interview, I talk with Devin Carroll, a robotics Ph.D. student at the modular robotics lab at the University of Pennsylvania. Devin is working on robots that can build their own structure out of ice.https://www.modlabupenn.org/people/devin-carroll/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjfDRQWv0x0🚀 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 Q&A, I talk about the new Space Launch System hot-fire test, how Breakthrough Starshot spacecraft might be able to communicate with home, and what messages would we send to aliens that we might never be able to reach physically.00:00 Start02:11 How would Starship chipsats communicate with Earth?05:00 How far can we ever explore into the Universe?06:31 Why was the SLS test so short?08:59 This is why we test.09:52 What message would we send to aliens we could never visit?13:52 Is anyone working on a practical artificial gravity?18:32 Do we know which stars can see Earth transiting?21:11 How do spacecraft change their trajectories?23:50 When will LUVOIR launch?26:24 Why is there a solar cycle?29:51 Will AI start answering science questions?32:53 Is a generation ship or seed ship better?35:25 Are gravitational lenses like telescope lenses?36:46 Will we hit light speed or wormholes first?37:49 How prepared are we for a Carrington Event?40:48 Can we predict gamma ray bursts?45:52 What are my news sources?48:41 Do I think there's non-intelligent life out there?52:56 Would a Europa lander see any life in the surface?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

Welcome to the new style Q&As, which we're now recording every Monday live on my YouTube channel at 5pm Pacific Time. This week we got a lot of great questions about the Proxima Centauri signal, the Fermi Paradox, and Breakthrough Starshot.00:00:00 Start00:00:14 Is Starlink portable?00:01:07 Any thoughts on the Wow signal?00:03:58 What are magnetars?00:06:20 Any followup planned on Proxima signal?00:07:34 My answer to the Fermi Paradox00:11:50 Why don't neutron stars turn into black holes?00:13:03 Could Breakthrough Starshot confirm the Oort Cloud?00:15:07 Can Breaththrough Starshot slow down?00:20:03 Do other planets have pole stars?00:20:45 Should we put a telescope out by Neptune or Uranus?00:23:15 Next rare celestial event00:26:12 Does Skylon have a future in space exploration?00:30:35 How will humanity end?00:33:47 Is Elon Musk a supervillain?00:35:16 When can regular people do space tourism?00:38:12 Am I up to date on the Expanse?00:39:51 SG1 or the Expanse?00:41:37 Does everything experience gravitational lensing?00:44:07 What do I think of DALL-E?00:47:18 Doing space journalism for 21 years00:48:39 Space assembly of telescopes.🚀 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 interview, I talk with Chris Carr, one of the co-hosts in the Weekly Space Hangout. Chris is a grad student at Columbia University, specializing in the cosmos inside and outside the Milky Way.http://www.astro.columbia.edu/profile?uid=chris🚀 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 last QA of 2020, I go long answering questions about space and astronomy. I talk about the news of a radio signal received from Proxima Centauri, an update on my attempts to learn Mandarin Chinese, and a long diatribe about megaconstellations and their impact on astronomy.00:00:00 Start00:02:51 How do we know the rotation rate of gas planets?00:05:21 Green blobs00:05:42 Radio signal from Proxima Centauri00:11:25 Learning Chinese00:17:05 Why don't we live in a black hole?00:18:37 Is nuclear propulsion legal?00:21:50 Are there planets that have no knowledge of space?00:24:57 Will the speed of light change our view of the conjunction?00:26:25 Should we build a super-Kepler?00:29:00 What motivation is there for space colonization?00:31:23 Better name for dark matter?00:32:15 Why learn Chinese?00:35:12 Where will humans go instead of Mars?00:37:00 Will we detect heavier elements after the island of stability?00:38:40 Will there be a future mission to Neptune?00:39:51 Should we send a mission to Alpha Centauri?00:41:23 What would the Milky Way look like from above?00:43:00 Updates on O'Neill cylinders?00:45:10 Should we change our behaviour if we live in a simulation?00:47:06 Is the Universe 99.99% devoid of life?00:50:27 Will I do QAs in Mandarin?00:51:06 What's the terminal velocity speed of Starship?00:52:04 How to push Venus into the Sun?00:53:04 Am I enjoying The Expanse?00:54:15 Could Hubble show the conjunction?00:54:37 How big were Pop 3 stars?00:58:15 What missions would I do if I was the head of NASA?00:59:49 Will robots replace people most of the time?01:01:15 Favorite missions that never happened?01:02:20 Backyard observatory?01:03:20 ESA's reusable rocket plans01:07:25 Can a remote colony be self-sustaining?01:10:11 What about VASIMIR?01:12:17 How bad will Starlink be for astronomy?01:25:27 Could you extrapolate the position of stars in the sky?🚀 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

00:00:00 Start00:04:45 Can we know how much of the Moon is Earth and what is Theia?00:06:41 Where did the Earth's water come from?00:09:24 Would alien AI be friendly?00:12:01 How far could we detect alien civilizations?00:15:58 Why isn't metallic hydrogen made with nuclear weapons?00:19:37 Is there water on Titan?00:22:35 Is the outer Solar System rich in water?00:24:03 Do stars leak hydrogen?00:26:32 Can we own mining facilities on the Moon?00:31:08 Is the Universe orbiting a huge black hole?00:33:20 What are all the stuff behind me?00:34:35 Why is it taking so long to send missions to the ice giants?00:36:58 Favorite lunar lander?00:40:13 Why is everyone making fun of Starship?00:44:10 Can ion engines be scaled up?00:48:00 Could a Falcon 9 carry Orion?00:51:13 Am I happy to see Bridenstine step down?00:52:30 What are the limitations of horizontal launches?00:55:15 What about Sea Dragon?00:59:05 Why does it take so long to get to Jupiter?🚀 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

My guest this week is the science journalist Elizabeth Howell. Dr. Howell is one of the most prolific space journalists working in the field, contributing thousands of articles across almost every space news site (including Universe Today).She has also written and collaborated on several books. Her latest book is called "Canadarm and Collaboration", and it's all about Canada's role in spaceflight. https://elizabethhowell.ca/Our Book is out!https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/Audio Podcast version:ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audioWhat Fraser's Watching Playlist:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1GWeekly email newsletter:https://www.universetoday.com/newsletterWeekly Space Hangout:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSgSupport us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetodayMore stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcainFollow us on Twitter: @universetodayLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetodayInstagram - https://instagram.com/universetodayTeam: Fraser Cain - @fcain / frasercain@gmail.comKarla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fwChad Weber - weber.chad@gmail.comSupport Universe Today Podcast