Universe Today Podcast

30:25

[Space Bites+] SpaceX Go All-In On Building The...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/28

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 25:06Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8eMctTM-dugVote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts My sister's website: https://haislacollins.com/ Japan’s Phobos mission is almost ready to launch and so is Roman, NASA needs help re-inventing the wheel, why Earth is inevitable, and on Space Bites+, melting diamonds to learn more about ice giant interiors. All this and more in this week’s Space Bites.00:00 Intro 00:17 MMX Is Ready

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19:32

[Q&A+] What Percentage of The Universe’s Life Has...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/28

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:37Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2gtlfvI9JJ0How much of the Universe's life has already passed? Is the Universe spinning? How do binary planets work? And in Q&A+, does solar wind influence the orbits of planets?00:00 Intro 00:24 [@adamredwine774] What percent of the Universe's total lifetime have already passed? 05:41 [@DamingoFlave] Do you think that Deja Vu and Dreams could be glimpses into our multiverse versions of our lives we

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41:32

[Interview+] How Much Gravity Is Too Much To Escape A...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/26

BONUS PART STARTS AT 20:51Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QD5sJ636wxMMore interviews: https://www.patreon.com/collection/44300/🟣 Guest: Dr. Sanjoy Som https://www.bluemarblespace.org/ 📜 Multistage Rocket Optimization, Geophysics, and the Spacefaring Envelope of Habitable Super-Earths https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.02691Rockets fight against gravity to help us as a civilization escape into space. But what if a planet is much heavier? How big and dense does it need to get

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26:44

[Q&A+] Can We Turn The Entire Moon Into a Giant...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/25

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 21:21Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xrMsuZTdfAMCouldn’t we use the entire moon as a data center? Does the vastness of space ever scare me? Do solar systems have Lagrange points? And in Q&A+, will we ever get to a Jetsons reality?00:00 Intro 00:23 [@rwarren58] Couldn’t we use the entire moon as a data center? 03:58 [@jonathanchamberlain6260] Is the vastness of space and the unknown nature ever unnerving for you. I love space content but

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33:35

[Space Bites+] Swift Will Now Inevitably Die // China...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/21

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 26:33Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ccPtQeURDzM🔵 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts Interview with Vasiliy Kokorev about Little Red Dots https://youtu.be/zoHtCmCbcEU Interview with Nobel Prize Winner Adam Riess about JWST https://youtu.be/hmJOz9qCk0M Interview with Lee Feinberg about HWO and LIFE Telescopes https://youtu.be/0R3ykUkxH5MWe have more pictures of the Falcon 9 crater on the moon. Starship arrives at

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18:25

[Q&A+] Earth’s True Path Through The Galaxy | Q&A 451

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/20

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:13Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aX16AFy_Y9QDo we go through same places in the Milky Way every rotation? How should we celebrate the first contact? Will artificial magnetosphere help creating an atmosphere on Mars? And in Q&A+, how much does YouTube really pay for views.00:00 Intro 00:27 [@JamesMcIntosh-r7j] Will an artificial magnetosphere help retain Mars' atmosphere? 03:36 [@1000dots] Wouldn't that cut off heat and light from

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18:03

[Q&A+] How Bad Would a Super Solar Storm Be for The...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/19

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:48Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R8_XwBxWsn0How dangerous would a massive solar storm be for future Moon and Mars bases? Can more exoplanet discoveries stimulate more funding? What’s the ultimate fate of galaxy clusters? And in Q&A+, would I go on a Moon voyage?00:00 Intro 00:27 [@slowboyfuelpump5438] how devastating would a Kerrington event be to our plans for the Moon and Mars? 03:07 [@thomasstarkey8238] If we had more Earth 2.0

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22:10

[Space Bites+] Bad News for Europa Exploration //...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/14

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:16Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9XGHRoVJgYA🔵 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/postsHow can there be auroras on Mars? More bad news for the exploration of Europa. Watching Pluto's atmosphere. And on Space Bites Plus, could planets form right after the Big Bang?00:00 Intro 00:17 Auroras on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-maven-illuminates-new-understanding-of-auroras-at-mars 03:07 More Bad News for

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17:58

[Q&A+] Alien Megastructures or Microbes?

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/13

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:15Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vMgKQDzRzUE My Top-100 movie list: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/posts/my-top-100-space-153930141Which are we more likely to find, alien megastructures or alien microbes? Why is the US racing racing China to the Moon? Will mining the asteroid belt ever become a reality? And in Q&A+, will we ever make a mega-cut video again?00:00 Intro 00:28 [@paigepotter4682] Are we closer to discovering

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34:36

[Interview+] Swarming The Rings of Saturn With Tiny...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/12

BONUS PART STARTS AT 21:56Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VqBVL2vwh04🟣 Guest: Dr. Mike Rubenstein 📜 Actively Steerable Femtosat Constellations for In-situ Exploration of Saturn’s Rings, Atmosphere, and Magnetosphere https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/actively-steerable-femtosat-constellations-for-in-situ-exploration-of-saturns-rings-atmosphere-and-magnetosphere/ 👉 All 2026 NIAC Selections

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17:44

[Q&A+] Best Way For The Universe To End

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/11

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:37Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N2INt2XOCp0My Top-100 movie list: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/posts/my-top-100-space-153930141If white holes exist, could we ever see one? Do SETI researches have access to Vera Rubin? Which is the best way for the Universe to end? And in Q&A+, will the Earth eventually become tidally locked to the Sun?00:00 Intro 00:25 [@festerallday] if a civilization isn't detected by SETI did it even

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27:50

[Space Bites+] SpaceX Slams Into The Moon // Liquid...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/07

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 19:40Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube https://youtu.be/rV0bRCA2cSs🔵 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts Interviews mentioned: 👉 Interview with Dr Matt Weller https://youtu.be/R18W6VVZMhc?si=RasWhg-Y9sfKvXys 👉 Interview with Dr Paul Byrne https://youtu.be/VXuhaJu-GNM?si=A-lFy8XUQHJLqvL-Venus might not be completely dead. Evidence of liquid flowing on the surface of Pluto. Can primordial black holes cause supernova? And on Space Bites

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20:55

[Q&A+] Can We Detect Gravitational Waves from the Big...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/07

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:26Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2lopY61vhgcChannels mentioned: @filmjoy @WeirdExplorer Are primordial gravitational waves still coming to us? How big would a 30 billion Sun mass black hole be? Do photons start experiencing time when slowed down in a medium? And in Q&A+, can any particle pop up into existence any time anywhere?00:00 Intro 00:27 [@vistotutti6037] Are primordial gravitational waves still going? 04:25

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47:29

[Interview+] How Metamaterials Can Help Moon Rovers...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/06

BONUS PART STARTS AT 30:33Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bbJ3I37yS4o🟣 Guest: Dr. Austin Phoenix https://nationalsecurity.vt.edu/personnel-directory/phoenix-austin.html 📜 ECLIPSE – Efficient variable Conductivity Lunar Insulator for Passive Surveyor Environmental control https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/eclipse-efficient-variable-conductivity-lunar-insulator-for-passive-surveyor-environmental-control/ 👉 All 2026 NIAC Selections

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21:06

[Q&A+] Current Plans to Replace the ISS

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/05

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:55Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5JbQSmK6ZyYWill private companies take over the ISS? Which sci-fi stories need to be written? What's the state of Canadian rocket market? And in Q&A+, a quick rundown of all my telescopes.00:00 Intro 00:25 [@D.S.8197] Will private companies replace the ISS? 05:51 [@kairon156] Which SciFi stories I would like to see written? 09:16 [@melantorja] Thoughts on Canadian rocket companies 11:32

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21:20

[Q&A+] We Hardly See Other Planets. What's The Point...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/08/01

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:36Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7016OzflTwwDoes the Fermi paradox make any sense? How can we talk about life out there if all the exoplanets are just single pixels or worse? Is it all just nonsense? And in Q&A, what was my favourite part of the Artemis 2 mission?00:00 Intro 00:25 [@frankshifreen] What's the point of searching for life with our primitive instruments 13:36 [@ConspiracyTheoryEnthusiast] My favorite part of the Artemis

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24:13

[Space Bites+] Starship Returns // More Evidence for...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/30

Patrons, send in your questions: patreon.com/posts/164654175BONUS PART STARTS AT: 19:02Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3DKTwnz0oAsStarship 13 flies and lands softly in the ocean. Astronomers see the companion star for Betelgeuse. A comet spun down, reversed direction and might tear itself apart. Did Webb see primordial Little Red Dots? On Space Bites+, measuring the heat working its way out of Io. All this and more in this week's Space Bites.Interviews mentionedLRDs with Dr

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50:20

[Interview+] Resolving The Largest Black Hole In the...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/29

🟣 Guest: Jeff Nosanov https://orbitalvelocity.space/ 🎙️ Space Madness Podcast https://orbitalvelocity.space/#podcast 📚 How to do Business with NASA: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Contractors https://a.co/d/062c8pxQ 📜 OBLIVION: Observing Black hole LIght Via Intensity cOrrelatioN https://www.nasa.gov/general/oblivion-observing-black-hole-light-via-intensity-correlation/00:00 Intro 01:45 NIAC Season 2026 02:54 OBLIVION 11:06 How can it possibly work 16:18 Possible targets

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19:45

[Q&A+] Why Is The Universe Not 13.8B Light-Years...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/29

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:58Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HeBEGMNq5OQWhy is the Universe not 13.8 Billion light-years wide? Could a black hole possibly consume the entire Universe? Where did all the metals come from? And in Q&A+, what's the best part of my job here?00:00 Intro 00:26 [@anonylity_4798] How is the Universe bigger than it's older 05:33 [@WendellBroadwell] Will the entire Universe inevitably fall into a giant black hole? 11:18 [@davidpayton7838]

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20:01

[Space Bites+] An Asteroid Surprised Astronomers //...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/24

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 14:16Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rnRYLtv9bjsBad news for the planets of Bernard Starr. Measuring the atmosphere on a rocky world within the habitable zone. Identifying the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. How the Milky Way flipped its disk. And on Space Bites Plus, how global Martian dust storms can be even worse.00:00 Intro 00:19 Bad news for Barnard's Star exoplanets

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