Universe Today Podcast Podcast By Fraser Cain cover art

Universe Today Podcast

Universe Today Podcast

By: Fraser Cain
Listen for free

About this listen

 Space news, interviews, Q&As, and exclusive content from Universe Today. Audio versions of Fraser Cain YouTube channel.© 2025 Fraser Cain Astronomy Astronomy & Space Science Natural History Nature & Ecology Physics Science
Episodes
  • [Q&A] Seeing the Oort Cloud, Rogue Planet Nearby, Knocking the Moon Away

    [Q&A] Seeing the Oort Cloud, Rogue Planet Nearby, Knocking the Moon Away
    Jun 19 2025
    Can a giant asteroid knock the Moon from its orbit? How good does a telescope need to be to see the Oort cloud? What are the odds of a rogue planet hiding nearby in our Solar system? And in our extended Q&A+ version, can we be sure that we're alone in the Universe? 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&As https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:30 [angus campbell] Could a giant meteor knock the Moon out of orbit? 02:19 [Liam Dobbyn] Could dark matter be just failed stars with planets? 04:04 [Annie Alexander] How powerful would a telescope have to be to be able to see the Oort cloud? 05:17 [Clint Davis] Can we artificially rotate a tidally locked planet? 06:17 [your average terraria player] Why does breaking light speed cause paradoxes? 07:47 [Correctimus] How likely is it that a rogue planet is in the Oort cloud right now? 09:32 [Snelwegkoek] The coolest object I've seen in a telescope 12:37 [Sid Remey] How to through things down from the ISS? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/r8lcoL2Fy-I 📰 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)
    Show more Show less
    18 mins
  • [Bonus] No Aliens?! Space Journalist Fraser Cain on Astronomy, Space Discoveries, Sci-Fi

    [Bonus] No Aliens?! Space Journalist Fraser Cain on Astronomy, Space Discoveries, Sci-Fi
    Jun 17 2025
    This is an interview with me for the Worldviews Podcast. 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/yj0Gi7d0zm4?si=NYLERm4yquBpkqbb 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Introduction 01:25 Fraser’s upbringing into science 04:59 Proud career moments 06:01 Space misconceptions 09:05 Black Holes 11:05 From planes flying to flying into space 13:05 Topics Fraser has changed his mind about 19:35 Aliens are not real 29:40 Greatest space discoveries of the century 34:12 Discoveries on the horizon 38:25 The name “Fraser” 39:15 Smartest people Fraser has interviewed 40:55 How impressive astronauts are 43:05 Purpose and meaning in the cosmos 44:35 Fine tuning of the Universe 46:55 Multiverse theory 48:45 Multiverse vs dimension 51:45 Mount Rushmore of Scifi tv shows 54:30 Sci-Fi books & Creativity 1:00:15 What’s next for Fraser 1:04:30 One question for God 1:06:16 Closing 📰 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)
    Show more Show less
    1 hr and 7 mins
  • [Interview] Planning a Mission to Uranus

    [Interview] Planning a Mission to Uranus
    Jun 16 2025
    We never came back to Uranus after the Voyager 2 flyby in 1986. It's time to come back. But what will it take to organise a mission to Uranus? What priorities will it have and when can it launch? Finding out in this interview. 😍 [Interview+] Same video. No YT ads. https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Dr. Amy Simon https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci/bio/amy.a.simon 00:00 Intro 02:11 What have we learned since Voyager 05:58 Requests for the mission 15:59 Planning a modern-day mission 24:22 LUCY mission 29:38 OSIRIS-ReX 37:52 Current obsessions 40:47 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/S-jz0o5H4Oo 📰 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)
    Show more Show less
    43 mins
adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_webcro805_stickypopup
All stars
Most relevant  
I have not found a better space science and news podcast. The news bites are great. The interviews even better. LISTEN TO IT

Awesome podcast.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Fraser is very knowledgeable and explains everything so well. I love all the guests he brings on as well. Everyone should listen to this!

My favorite podcast!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.