Universe Today Podcast

The Gaia mission is over, New Glenn gets to orbit, SpaceX catches SuperHeavy but loses Starship, and we finally get an explanation for little red dots. 🚀 Ask your questions: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patrons-send-in-120156795 00:00 Intro 00:18 Gaia is over https://www.universetoday.com/170452/the-gaia-missions-science-operations-are-over/ 02:51 SpaceX Starship IFT-7 04:53 Blue Origin New Glenn NG-1 https://www.blueorigin.com/news/new-glenn-ng-1-mission v 06:54 Double Moon Launch https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/blue-ghost-lunar-lander-heads-to-the-moon/ 08:16 Flares from Sgr A https://www.universetoday.com/170444/astronomers-see-flares-coming-from-the-milky-ways-supermassive-black-hole/ 09:58 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 10:37 Explanation for the Little Red Dots https://www.universetoday.com/170430/webb-provides-an-explanation-for-little-red-dots/ 14:15 Origin of Earth's latest quasimoon https://www.universetoday.com/170427/earths-temporary-moon-might-have-come-from-the-moon/ 15:39 Observing the changing Universe https://www.universetoday.com/170412/the-webb-shows-us-where-cosmic-dust-comes-from/ 17:24 NIAC 2025 https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-2025-selections/ 18:17 Guide to Space newsletter 18:57 Ask your questions 📺 VIDEO VERSION #TODO_LINK 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Are there any other local groups of galaxies out there? Did the high temperature of the Universe create life? Will NASA be skipping the Moon for Mars? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A. 🦄 Additional Overtime episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-audio-120001337 00:00 Start 00:25 Do we know of other 'local groups' of galaxies? 05:05 Did the temperature of the Universe create life? 08:37 What would be the first megaproject in space? 11:46 Can we move dirty production to the Moon? 16:09 Will NASA be skipping the Moon for Mars? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/oFww0rlSBpY 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

How will the upcoming MAUVE telescope fit into the search for exoplanets? What science goals will it have? How will future instruments and telescopes help? Finding out in this interview. 🦄 Get the extra part for free here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-interview-120079050 🟣 Guest: Dr. Emily Rickman https://www.emilyrickman.com/ 📜 MAUVE: Mission to Analyze the UltraViolet universE https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.04164 👉 More interviews: * Nancy Grace Roman's Coronagraph https://youtu.be/HXZMRagv66M * Habitable Worlds Observatory's Coronagraph https://youtu.be/pk9dLIw3IEM * Searching for planets around red dwarf stars https://youtu.be/p8X_qrtxPm8 * Plato mission https://youtu.be/TofP5yeqNLg * Gaia mission https://youtube.com/live/iHcLBZaC5x4 * JWST & Quantum Telescopes https://youtu.be/eXchT7mtEao 00:00 Intro 02:05 UV astronomy 08:21 What is MAUVE 18:28 Science goals 26:16 Future instruments 35:35 Current obsessions 40:21 Bonus part 41:03 More interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/QAopwSKpk2Y 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

When did the first terrestrial planets form? How can galaxies collide when the Universe is expanding? Do black holes have Lagrange points? Answering all these questions and more. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:25 When would the first terrestrial planets have formed? 04:40 Did humanity stall with spaceflight? 11:44 If the Universe is expanding, how can galaxy crash into each other? 15:12 How can a teenager help in space exploration? 19:06 Do black holes have Lagrange points? 21:15 Can we watch alien TV? 24:53 Are we alone in the Universe? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/Oo2JR1zxJ98 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

How can neutrinos help us find dark matter? How a 10-year search can give null results and what significance does it have? What's next for this direction? Finding out in this interview. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:34 Why Neutrinos 14:03 High energy VS low energy search 17:04 Bonus Part: Null results 18:15 What's next 32:27 Current obsessions 34:54 More interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/gDhhZSSXabQ 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

We’ve got two new options for NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission, an explanation for why Mars can get planet-wide dust storms, stealing secrets from Conan the Bacterium, and we could see a really bright comet next week. 🚀 Watch all our videos with no ads: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:18 Two options for Mars Sample Return mission https://www.universetoday.com/170329/nasa-lays-out-two-new-options-for-mars-sample-return/ 03:45 Global dust storms on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/170270/new-study-explains-how-mars-dust-storms-can-engulf-the-planet/ 05:19 Mimicking a super-bacteria https://www.universetoday.com/170266/this-superbacteria-can-withstand-enough-radiation-to-kill-a-person/ 06:50 Origin of the Pluto Charon system https://www.universetoday.com/170313/heres-how-pluto-and-charon-became-a-bizarre-double-planet/ 08:55 Vote results 09:31 Loosing the night sky to satellites https://www.universetoday.com/170339/astronomers-are-losing-the-night-sky-and-radio-sky-to-satellite-megaconstellations/ 12:21 Bright Comet incoming https://www.universetoday.com/170008/will-comet-g3-atlas-perform-at-perihelion/ 13:59 Tree big launches 16:03 Guide to space 16:40 Mystery with ads 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/y6tDzm14qLw 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Can the government really hide any unwanted UFO incidents? Is NASA avoiding looking for life? How will Hubble Tension help science? 🦄 Additional Overtime episodes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-audio-q-119511175 00:00 Start 00:25 Can government really hide any unwanted UFO incidents? 05:11 Is NASA avoiding looking for life? 11:21 How will Hubble Tension help science? 16:52 What happens when we reach The Great Attractor? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/7FwSsf-6BeU 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Searching for life is complicated. Which elements are critical and which ones are not? Which can we count as biosignatures and which can occur without life? Which role does Phosphorus play in all that? 🦄 Get the extra part for free here: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:36 Phosphorus and Earth life 21:42 Biosignatures and Phosphorus 38:00 Bonus part: Underwater Biology 38:51 Current obsessions 45:04 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/Ppc3zzMTJTs 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

This is a bonus part for the interview with Harry Brodsky where he talks about his underwater research experience. 🦄 Subscribe to Patreon to get these bonus episodes in future: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📺 Full Interview https://youtu.be/Ppc3zzMTJTs 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

What happens if we find the true origin of life? What space things should you look forward to in 2025? Can a tidally locked planet qualify as Earth 2.0? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:25 What would happen if we found out where life came from? 03:58 What to look forward to in 2025? 07:38 Can a tidally locked exoplanet qualify as Earth 2.0? 14:26 Is there an island of stability out there? 17:06 Tesla Bots on Mars? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/geFSS8_65Kc 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

NASA is working on an even bigger Mars helicopter, is dark energy just an illusion?, a particle that only has mass when moving in one direction, and Parker Solar Probe completes its closest flyby of the Sun. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:15 Mars Chopper 02:07 Dark Energy Illusion 07:19 One Direction Particle 09:45 Parker Solar Probe touched the Sun 11:35 Vote results 12:38 Covering an asteroid with balls 14:37 Meteor shower 16:02 Cool Images 18:07 Guide to Space 18:40 Goal for 2025 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/YqYY8qV7v3s 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

What will happen to Phobos and Deimos in Mars' orbit? What happens to different body parts in space? Could Venus be a better destination for human exploration than Mars? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 🦄 Additional Overtime episodes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-audio-q-118616281 00:00 Start 00:24 What happens to Phobos and Deimos around Mars? 03:27 Does every part of your body become bigger in space? 05:47 Could Venus be a more favourable destination than Mars? 11:18 Which moon is my favourite? 14:26 When did it become okay to look for aliens as a scientist? 18:07 Why do we keep talking about an interplanetary future? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/-2C3vavN6oA 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

All the best news stories from 2024 as voted by our viewers in Space Bites. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:09 January 02:36 February 04:02 March 05:44 April 08:23 May 10:40 June 13:12 July 16:03 August 19:47 September 22:17 October 26:11 November 28:39 December 31:11 Outro 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/cdCeQldv3R0 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Where did Phobos and Deimos come from? Can we send a mission into a gas giant? How many exoplanets did Gaia detect? What is Canada's involvement in space exploration? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:28 How is Canada involved in space exploration? 03:25 How many exoplanets did Gaia detect? 06:21 How did Mars get its moons? 09:48 Will we ever send a mission into a gas giant or an ice giant? 14:01 Why do people mistake drones, stars, planes, etc. for aliens? 16:07 What determines the gravity on a planet? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/fRxn1SMqQ_4 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

To find life outside of Earth we first need to understand what life even is. So, what is life? How can we go from understanding 'life as we know it' to 'life as we don't know it'? And how can we then search for it in the Universe? More interviews: 👉 Venus Could Harbour Non-Water Based Life https://youtu.be/wK9LWHNHuF4?si=zqq62dMbje2ZhfSc 👉 Exomoons. Can JWST Help Find Them? https://youtu.be/umiMtQU3bMU?si=H5doB5PnzaSTr9Q4 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:09 What is life? 09:35 Life as we (don't) know it 28:55 Technosignatures 36:30 Bonus extra interview 37:20 Current obsession 42:49 More interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/apqBjg91oSk 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

More landers are going to the Moon; maybe TRAPPIST 1b has an atmosphere after all; Perseverance climbs up to the rim of Jezero Crater and a supermassive black hole rolls over onto its side. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:14 2 Landers 1 Rocket 03:02 Trappist-1b atmosphere update https://www.universetoday.com/170140/one-of-the-most-interesting-exoplanets-just-got-even-more-interesting/ 05:03 No magma ocean for Io https://www.universetoday.com/170123/new-research-suggests-io-doesnt-have-a-shallow-ocean-of-magma/ 08:00 Eat. Rest. Repeat https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/massive-black-hole-in-the-early-universe-spotted-taking-a-nap-after-overeating 10:07 Binary star near Sgr A https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2418/ 11:46 Black hole on its side https://www.nasa.gov/universe/black-holes/nasa-finds-sideways-black-hole-using-legacy-data-new-techniques/ 13:14 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 13:56 Progress for Nancy Grace Roman https://www.nasa.gov/missions/roman-space-telescope/nasa-successfully-integrates-roman-missions-telescope-instruments/ 15:12 Rim of the Jezero crater https://www.universetoday.com/170103/nasas-perseverance-rover-reaches-the-top-rim-of-the-jezero-crater/ 16:55 ISS Astrophotography from Don Petit https://www.universetoday.com/170146/astronaut-don-pettit-is-serious-he-rigged-up-astrophotography-gear-on-the-iss/ 19:15 Last minute gift 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/R8gPKu0dl20 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

How bright would the Moon be if it was covered with ice not regolith? How does spaghettification happen near black holes? How will the human body adapt to Mars's gravity after the long journey? Answering all these questions and more in the Q&A show. 🦄 Get the additional Overtime audio episodes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-audio-118171439 00:00 Start 00:26 How will our body adapt to Mars after the long journey to it? 04:06 How does spaghettification happen near black holes? 07:55 Could advanced civilizations ignite stars? 10:53 How can we be in the center of a hot bubble with multiple supernovae? 13:35 What would happen if the Moon was covered with ice? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/y9EfiBZPoE8 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Ion engines can be a very efficient way to travel not only through our Solar System but even beyond. What kinds of ion engines are there? How are they different? What kind of missions can we expect? Finding out in this interview. 🦄 Get the extra part for free here: pattern.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Dr. Dan Fries https://engr.uky.edu/people/dan-fries 📜 Advanced Electric Propulsion Systems with Optimal Specific Impulses for Fast Interstellar Precursor Missions https://www.researchgate.net/publication/385172298AdvancedElectricPropulsionSystemswithOptimalSpecificImpulsesforFastInterstellarPrecursor_Missions 00:00 Intro 01:20 What are ion engines 11:49 Possible Missions 18:15 Solar gravitational lens 30:42 Interstellar travel 34:04 Bonus part 35:10 Current obsessions 38:19 More interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/QgLE-tFUVow 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Will we have a space base on Phobos? Will hibernation help us to cope with long-distance space travel? How will Starship be returning from Mars? Answering all these questions and more in the Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:24 Why not build a space station at Phobos? 02:33 How long would it take for live to evolve to human level again? 05:23 How to cope with radiation during long-distance space travel? 09:58 How will humans get back from Mars on a Starship? 15:01 Will hibernation help us survive during space travel? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/iRLrlgrK-og 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

We finally learn why Ingenuity crashed. Gaia is nearing the end of its life. NASA is planning cargo deliveries to the Moon. And a twin of the Milky Way, seen in infancy by Webb. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:15 Why Ingenuity crashed 02:58 End of Gaia 05:52 Cargo missions for the Moon 07:34 Mass of the Milky Way 09:13 Vote results 09:47 Solar flares 12:30 Cosmic rays 14:47 Milky Way's early twin 16:25 Humanity's first quasar 17:56 Interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/4LXb-B3gf98 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)