Universe Today Podcast

18:46

[Q&A+] Could We Detect Other Universes?

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/23

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:05Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HhfRcjS6HUIIf other Universes exist, is it even possible to detect them? What created the fields and quantum fluctuations that supposedly set off the Big bang? Could we use a long tether as a power source around Jupiter’s strong magnetic field? And in Q&A+, what is the best way to watch a SpaceX launch?00:00 Intro 00:28 [@hempfreedom3044] Could we detect other Universes if they exist? 03:43

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54:42

[Interview+] Supernova Remnants Should Fade Away. So,...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/22

👉 More interview HERE: https://www.patreon.com/collection/44300BONUS PART STARTS AT 34:06Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XWz1mElwO-ISupernova remnants should be stable. All the action is long gone. But newly found supernovae in M87 unexpectedly show signs of rapid change. Why does this happen? Nobody really nows yet. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Roy Kilgard https://rkilgard.faculty.wesleyan.edu/ 📜 NASA's Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions

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19:30

[Q&A+] What's The First Step for Mars True Colonization?

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/22

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:12 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3tWYGNd3hcA00:00 Intro 00:26 [@PerryM-vy4fe] Is a magnetic shield the first step for a true Mars colonization? 04:58 [@giubl3] Does stuff near the black hole spin faster than stuff further away? 08:59 [@paigepotter4682] What’s the most “I can’t believe this is my job” moment I had? 14:12 [@Nomad77ca] Do I follow Nord Space and their new launch facilities in NFLD? 16:55 My sad telescope

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25:14

[Space Bites+] Titan Dragonfly Assembly // Extra...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/17

BONUS PART START STARTS AT 18:21Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JMSfLchB5hI Interview with Dr. Noelia Noël about painting satellites black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yQegWQWtUoDragonfly is taking shape. A new exoplanet at Beta Pictoris. Hera gets a software upgrade mid-flight. And new features hiding in the Orion Nebula. On Space Bites Plus, how we can paint satellites black to reduce light pollution. All this and more in this week's Space Bites.00:00 Intro 00:20

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20:37

[Q&A+] What Would It Cost to Keep The ISS Up?

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/17

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:04Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BsHe8QzUW0kWhy not push the ISS to a high orbit instead of de-orbiting it? Will we ever send a probe to another star? Is quantum computing more promising than AI advances? And in Q&A+, how close are we to a technological singularity?00:00 Intro 00:27 [@TheLinthus] Why not push the ISS to a high orbit instead of deorbiting it? 06:18 [@zach_diecast_mansur] Will we ever send a probe to another star

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20:10

[Q&A+] Are There Galaxies Around Little Red Dots?

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/15

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:47 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R-hHX1IiFG8Is Sgr A* even massive enough for a supermassive black hole? Are there galaxies around the Little Red Dots? How important is plate tectonics? And in Q&A+, what's the biggest showstopper for a interstellar crew?00:00 Intro 00:26 [@Nomad77ca] Is our BH big enough to be "super" massive? 01:58 [@billionsandbillionsofstars] Are the Little Red Dots supermassive black holes inside galaxies

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25:15

[Space Bites+] China Lands Its First Rocket // Two...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/10

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:37Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_qdxGFRgCkgChina Lands a Reusable Rocket, Spacecraft visit two asteroids up close. How spaceflight makes you older. And using permanent magnets to protect astronauts from radiation. And on Space Bites Plus, extending inflatable tunnels for the surface of Mars.00:00 Intro 00:18 China Lands a Reusable Rocket https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2rmmx86pdo 02:04 Two Close Asteroid Encounters

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17:57

[Q&A+] Will The Sun Consume Earth After All?

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/09

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:55Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xNQXTnGGkSYWill the Sun consume the Earth or not? Should we trade feet for arms to live in microgravity? How good is the peer review process in Astronomy? And in Q&A+, what happened to the Parker Solar Probe?00:00 Intro 00:25 [@TimPointing] Will the Sun consume the Earth or not? 04:40 [@jeffhans1] Should we trade legs for arms to live in microgravity? 07:26 [@vrstovsek] How loud is the Sun? 08:21

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44:44

[Interview+] Getting to the Moon Is Much More Complex...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/09

BONUS PART starts at 29:32Watch here (with no ads and a bonus part) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OqDGsTEhlrQWe're pretty familiar with orbits around the Earth. But as we start putting more and more things on the Moon, it means we'll need to cover more and more orbits that go to and around the Moon. And it's actually much trickier than you think.🟣 Guest: Dr. Aaron Rosengren https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/node/3654 📜 The Astrodynamics Primer on Cislunar and Translunar Space

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19:36

[Q&A+] What's The Deal With Helium-3?

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/07

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:11Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N6HOGQsrf0c Is Helium-3 the real reason for the modern-day space race? Could there be an undetectable death ray coming towards us? Where's the best place to stargaze? And in Q&A+, where will Artemis missions land?00:00 Intro 00:26 [@Ravi_GoodBetterBestNLIR] Is Helium 3 is the real reason for this new moon base race? 05:09 [@slowboyfuelpump5438] What is the best place in the US for sky gazing? 07:30

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17:37

[Q&A+] Will Earth's Iron Poison The Sun?

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/06

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:33Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e6EhL7635RcSAVE STARGATE: https://www.change.org/p/save-stargate-with-martin-geroWould the Sun be poisoned by iron if the Earth crashed into it? What happens to a binary companion when a supernova goes off? Which rocket is my favourite? And in Q&A+, could JWST pay more attention to the little red dots?00:00 Intro 00:24 [@psilocybe6115] Would the Earth poison the Sun? 04:31 [@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

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20:42

[Space Bites+] Rubin's 10-Year Survey // Perseverance...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/03

Vera Rubin survey is underway. Could a spare Perseverance rover be going to the moon? Two planets that are less dense than cotton candy. A vast connected magma system on Mars.00:00 Intro 00:16 Vera Rubin's 10-year Survey Finally Begins https://www.universetoday.com/articles/its-finally-begun-the-vera-rubin-observatory-creating-what-will-be-the-greatest-movie-ever-made 03:04 NASA Moon Updates https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-more-moon-base-science-previews-new-opportunities/ 07:49

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18:29

[Q&A+] Will A Naked-Eye Moon Object End Conspiracy...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/07/02

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:05Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wk_0L1tqnps Can we put a structure on the Moon to be seen with a naked eye? Which telescope to get under 200 bucks? Which telescope should get a priority? And in Q&A+, exactly where are we in the Milky Way?00:00 Intro 00:26 [@jeffhans1] Which telescope should get a priority? 04:50 [@clivewarren3227] Can we put a structure on the Moon to be seen with a naked eye? 07:10 [@unlimitedmind69] Which

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20:27

[Q&A+] How Hot Are Black Holes?

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/06/30

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:12Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wusLmLQ5uqADr Paul Sutter https://www.pmsutter.com/How can black holes be hot when all they do is suck in everything around them? Why is the Oort cloud so perfectly spherical? How do astronomical measurements work? And in Q&A+, can small Moon impacts be a threat to Earth?00:00 Intro 00:23 [@MistSoalar] Why is the Oort cloud spherical? 03:09 [@rJaune] Could we detect the Oort Clouds, or Kuiper Belts

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24:32

[Space Bites+] NASA's Insane Rescue Mission With A...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/06/26

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:34Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UdX5yLB0qucA mission to rescue a falling space telescope. More uses for the solar gravitational lens. The Euclid Space Telescope images the center of the Milky Way. And in Space Bites+, a star ate a planet.00:00 Intro 00:15 Rescue mission for a falling telescope

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19:56

[Q&A+] What Should We Do With Hubble?

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/06/25

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:57Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HcLciDTobu4The Moon is running away from Earth. How can we stop it? Why orbiting objects get tidally locked? What makes more sense, repairing Hubble or replacing it? And in Q&A+, did the Solar System produce its own interstellar objects?00:00 Intro 00:25 [@JakeGajoff] Why objects get tidally locked? 04:42 [@nephilim20111] How do we stop the moon from getting further away? 05:04 [@Leafbinder] If moon

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22:25

[Space Bites+] JWST's Biggest Mystery Might Be...

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/06/19

Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4hclR9tb7H8Could we even find von Neumann probes in the solar system? Could alien megastructures be raining down on the moon? Do we finally have an explanation for little red dots?00:00 Intro 00:14 Where Are Alien Probes Hiding? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/are-alien-probes-hiding-in-our-backyard-a-new-study-says-weve-barely-looked 03:15 Best Place to Look for Alien Megastructures

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20:40

[Q&A+] So, We Built a Moon Base. What's Next?

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/06/19

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:41Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bWMmyQu0ZogWhat does a nation gain from a continuous Moon presence? Will it ever make sense to mine asteroids? What question should we ask aliens and what should we tell them first? And in Q&A+, don't believe everything you see.00:00 Intro 00:23 [@teknophyle1] What can a nation gain from continuous presence of the Moon? 05:20 [@churchdiscography] What do we ask the aliens first? 09:23

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51:52

[Interview+] What Will We Eat in Space?

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/06/18

Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/36ALrLsw2-wWe've seen a lot of depiction of the future of food in space in sci-fi. People eat food in space every day. But with future Moon base missions and trips to Mars, food will have to evolve as well. Which way will it go? Finding out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Tor Blomqvist https://www.deepspacefood.org/ 📜 From production to food systems: A systems-level review of drivers, requirements, and integration for Lunar and Martian food

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17:22

[Q&A+] How to Break Away from The Solar System?

Universe Today Podcast ·

2026/06/17

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:34Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GWI129yIYGUHow will future historians see space exploration? Did NASA handle well the 3I/ATLAS story? How fast do you really need to go to break free from the solar system? And in Q&A+, some sci-fi books recommendation.00:00 Intro 00:26 [@madmillion91920110] How did NASA handle 3I/ATLAS? 04:24 [@NooLoon-c1t] How fast would you need to go to leave the solar system? 08:43 [@paigepotter4682] What do you

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