Universe Today Podcast

By: Fraser Cain
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  • Space news, interviews, Q&As, and exclusive content from Universe Today. Audio versions of Fraser Cain YouTube channel.
    © 2024 Fraser Cain
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  • [Q&A] New Voyagers, Disc Golf on Mars, Limits of Future Telescopes

    [Q&A] New Voyagers, Disc Golf on Mars, Limits of Future Telescopes
    Oct 1 2024
    What are the limits for the telescopes of the future? Can you play disk golf on Mars or the Moon? Will all galaxies eventually fade away? When will we launch Voyagers v2.0? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:27 [Alaris] What are the limits for future telescopes? 06:47 [Ardena] Can you play golf on Moon or Mars? 09:21 [Asuria] Why don't all rockets launch from the equator? 12:21 [Belote] Which telescopes should we be launching on Starship? 16:16 [Belsa] Will all galaxies eventually fade away? 19:01 [Cartego] Does Hawking radiation affect dark matter? 21:38 [Chulak] Will there be another Voyager mission? 24:55 [Dakara] Do we live forever? 28:12 [Edora] Have we seen Oort clouds of other solar systems? 30:54 [Goronak] Will earth resources be enough for SpaceX? 35:13 [Hadante] Will I cover theories that don't have a Big Bang origin? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/5wnrAo_RmC8 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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    44 mins
  • [Space Bites] Explanation for Potential Dyson Spheres // Starlink Pollution // Super Heavy Recovered

    [Space Bites] Explanation for Potential Dyson Spheres // Starlink Pollution // Super Heavy Recovered
    Sep 27 2024
    Those aren’t Dyson Spheres they’re hotDOGs, the best gravitational lens in the Universe, new Starlinks are really bright in the radio, and SpaceX recovers its SuperHeavy. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:14 HotDOGs, Not Dyson Spheres https://www.universetoday.com/168678/those-arent-dyson-spheres-theyre-hotdogs/ 03:27 Best gravitational lens https://www.universetoday.com/168672/this-might-be-the-best-gravitational-lens-ever-found/ 04:44 Starlinks light pollution https://www.universetoday.com/168658/second-generation-starlinks-are-32-times-brighter-in-radio-wavelengths/ 07:07 SuperHeavy from a water grave https://www.universetoday.com/168691/spacex-recovers-the-super-heavy-booster-from-flight-4/ 08:08 Zebra rock on Mars https://science.nasa.gov/blog/a-striped-surprise/ 09:14 Vote results 09:53 Supernova and Earth life https://www.universetoday.com/168687/how-a-nearby-supernova-left-its-mark-on-earth-life/ 11:59 Two Chinese rocket hops 14:16 Guide to Space 14:35 Dyson sphere homework 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/2ipIUL64gLc 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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    17 mins
  • [Interview] What Happens If We Find Extraterrestrial Life?

    [Interview] What Happens If We Find Extraterrestrial Life?
    Sep 25 2024
    Are we alone in the Universe? Probably, one of the most important questions one can ask. So, how are we currently trying to answer it and what happens when we finally do? 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:24 Searching for extraterrestrial life 19:35 Agnostic methods of searching for life 26:20 What happens if we find life 29:38 Life as we don't know it 34:36 Searching for interstellar life 46:38 Which method will give results first 50:46 What if we don't find life 55:05 Current obsessions 58:59 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/2_buH0GXFx8 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Awesome podcast.

I have not found a better space science and news podcast. The news bites are great. The interviews even better. LISTEN TO IT

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My favorite podcast!

Fraser is very knowledgeable and explains everything so well. I love all the guests he brings on as well. Everyone should listen to this!

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