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The Kerbal Space Program is a fun game, but also an incredible tool for simulating a realistic space exploration program. According to a new paper, people playing the game can help develop innovative ideas that can turn into real missions, especially with the development and integration of reusable rockets like Starship and New Glenn.👉 [Interview+] Bonus Part. No YT ads. FREE https://patreon.com/universetoday🟣 Guest: Rodrigo Schmitthttps://rodrigo-schmitt.github.io/📜 Design of space systems and operational mission architectures using sandbox gameshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S009457652500204800:00 Intro01:14 KSP as a learning tool12:26 Why is KSP useful for mission planning21:17 From gamers to mission architects 22:54 Useful mods for KSP 25:08 Alternatives to KSP26:52 Gaming meta and AI33:22 Current obsessions37:00 Final thoughts📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/DIFnf0UCZUk📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

The official NASA cuts are here. Several missions reach big milestones. The Solar Gravitational Lens will be challenging to use, and in our special bonus version on Patreon, [Space Bites+] an additional story about New Horizons scanning the clouds of hydrogen around the Solar System. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Intro00:19 NASA budget cuts are officialhttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-white-house-releases-its-2026-budget-request-for-nasa-cuts-to-sls-gateway-and-orion03:31 Milestones for Dragonfly and Romanhttps://science.nasa.gov/blogs/dragonfly/2025/04/24/nasas-dragonfly-passes-critical-design-review/https://www.nasa.gov/missions/roman-space-telescope/key-portion-of-nasas-roman-space-telescope-clears-thermal-vacuum-test/05:22 Satellite occultationshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2505.0347406:34 Complications with SGLhttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/using-the-solar-gravitational-lens-will-be-extremely-difficult09:27 Vote results10:09 Hakuto-R 2 arrives at Moon orbithttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/ispaces-resilience-enters-lunar-orbit-itll-try-to-land-in-early-june11:32 Rogue binary planetshttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/free-floating-binary-planets-cant-last-long13:09 Strange object on the edge of the Milky Wayhttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/its-either-the-milky-ways-farthest-known-star-cluster-or-the-smallest-known-galaxy14:30 Guide to Space15:50 Space Bites+16:09 Importance of keeping up space missions📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/M96tqKyVx_Q📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

Which evidence will be a definite smoking gun when it comes to finding extraterrestrial life? Why is a Dyson sphere more realistic than warp drives? Will America ever adopt the metric system? And in our Q&A+ version, will China be collaborating with other nations in space? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question, totally free :https://www.patreon.com/universetoday🚀 [Overtime] Even more Q&Ashttps://www.patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Start00:32 [Ross] What will be a sufficient enough evidence of life on another world? 06:07 [Mikael Biilmann] Will North America ever switch to the metric system? 08:11 [LeMonkDog] Why is a Dyson sphere considered more rational than FTL travel?12:34 [Conspiracy_Theory_Enthusiast] Are there any filters that help cope with light pollution?📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/Z31aWzrlOb0📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

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Vera Rubin Telescope (aka LSST) is finally ready. We're expecting first light in the coming months. It will find Planet 9 (if it exists), discover thousands of new asteroids, millions of new supernovae and will change the way we do astronomy with its surveys of the night sky. Here's how it will do all that. 👉 Watch this interview with no YT ads:https://www.patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Intro01:25 What's happening with Vera Rubin08:20 What will Vera Rubin be able to see23:35 Northern Rubin Wen?30:23 Survey telescopes45:50 Light pollution and satellite constellations 50:18 Current obsessions52:54 Final thoughts📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/FIJLCwtnKKI📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASERfrasercain@gmail.com⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

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