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[Q&A] Bigger JWST for Starship, Day on A Gas Planet, Real Science Gatekeepers

Universe Today Podcast - April 24, 2024 23:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
Why don't they just build a bigger version of James Webb for Starship? What's the pressure inside Europa's oceans? How can you measure a day on a planet without a surface? Answering all these questions and more in this week's question show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universeto...

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The Future of AI in Space Exploration: Insights from JPL NASA and ISRO Experts

Those Space People - April 22, 2024 00:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Asitang Mishra, a senior data scientist from JPL NASA, and Nitish Kumar, an AI team lead from ISRO, discuss the current and future applications of Artificial Intelligence in space exploration. They delve into how AI is transforming space missions, from satellite imagery...

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[Space Bites] ISS Debris Hit Florida House // Crisis for Mars Sample Return // Closest Black Hole

Universe Today Podcast - April 19, 2024 17:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
A piece of the ISS smashed into a house in Florida. Evidence for the first stars in the Universe. NASA is having to rethink its Mars Sample Return mission. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-un...

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Evolving Dark Matter // JAXA's Moon Rover for NASA // Eclipse Experience

Universe Today Podcast - April 12, 2024 23:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
New measurements show dark energy may be evolving, Japan is joining Artemis with a pressurized rover, why the Moon has two different faces, and my experience with the total solar eclipse. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goo...

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[Q&A] Interstellar Propulsion, Uranus-Type Exoplanets, AGI Solving Space Mysteries

Universe Today Podcast - April 08, 2024 16:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
What engine type will the first manned interstellar mission use for propulsion? Will AI help solve any mysteries of space? Why do we have exoplanet types named after Neptune but not Uranus? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon....

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[Space Bites] How To Watch The Eclipse // Vera Rubin's Huge Milestone // New Moon Rovers

Universe Today Podcast - April 05, 2024 20:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
Vera Rubin’s Camera is complete, where are rogue planets coming from, NASA chooses suppliers for its new lunar rover, and an earlier formation for the Moon. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-...

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[Q&A] Supernova VS Nova, Orientation of the Moon, Gravitational Lensing of the CMB

Universe Today Podcast - April 02, 2024 17:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
Does gravitational lensing affect the CMB? Can the Great Attractor solve the Hubble tension? Why don't we put a Deep Space Network antenna in space? What's the difference between a nova and a supernova? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: http...

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[Special] Where Are All The Aliens? We Ranked Every Explanation

Universe Today Podcast - April 01, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
The Fermi paradox has many solutions. Many explanations for the fact that we don't see any signs of intelligent life in the Universe. We ranked all the major ones and put them into tiers from S to D. 🔵 Pale Blue Pod: https://palebluepod.space/ 👉 Dr Moiya McTier: https://www.moiyamctier.com/ 👉 Dak...

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[Space Bites] New EHT Image of Sgr A* // VERITAS is back // Supernova in Almost Real Time

Universe Today Podcast - March 29, 2024 18:15 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
See the magnetic fields twisting around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, a supernova was seen in almost real time, NASA announces its planetary science goals for Artemis III and Gaia finds two ancient building blocks of the Milky Way. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universe...

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[Q&A] True Color of The Moon, Capturing Sunspots, Constellation of Almost Hubbles

Universe Today Podcast - March 26, 2024 17:45 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
Can we harvest energy from the Moon's temperature difference? Why don't we just launch multiple telescopes like Hubble? Why is the Moon grey? Why are sunspots black? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show! 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Sugge...

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Impact of podcasting on space industry communication

Those Space People - March 26, 2024 08:11 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This episode of 'Those Space People' features Alice Carruth, a podcast producer at T-Minus Space Daily Podcast for a deep dive into the world of space podcasting. Alice discusses her role as a podcast producer, the similarities and differences in podcast production within the space indu...

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Inside the world of space podcast production

Those Space People - March 25, 2024 16:52 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This episode of 'Those Space People' features Alice Carruth, a podcast producer at T-Minus Space Daily Podcast for a deep dive into the world of space podcasting. Alice discusses her role as a podcast producer, the similarities and differences in podcast production within the space indu...

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[Space Bites] Mystery of Supernova 1987a // End of Chandra // JWST Exomoons Update with @CoolWorldsLab

Universe Today Podcast - March 22, 2024 22:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
Planning trains on the Moon, Chandra is getting shut down, the future of Mars helicopters, and an update on exomoons with Dr. David Kipping. 👉 Interview with Dr. Kipping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umiMtQU3bMU&t=1317s&ab_channel=FraserCain 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/univer...

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[Q&A] Largest Stars, Dark Matter In The Solar System, Science Being Slow

Universe Today Podcast - March 19, 2024 18:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
How heavy are the biggest stars in the Universe and how do they compare to the Sun? Why would aliens be grabby? Is there more space for science communicators? What's the minimum size for an object to have an atmosphere? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. 🦄 Support us ...

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[Special] What Went Wrong With Starship's Third Test Flight

Universe Today Podcast - March 18, 2024 17:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
Another Test of SpaceX Starship Superheavy combo, another analysis of the flight with Scott Manley and Marcus House! 📺 Scott Manley: https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley 📺 Marcus House: https://www.youtube.com/@MarcusHouse 🚀 IFT-2 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U 🚀 IFT-1 Analysis: https:/...

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[Interview] NASA Set Its Spaceship on Fire. Here's Why

Universe Today Podcast - March 17, 2024 22:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
What did NASA learn from setting their Cygnus spaceships on fire? Is fire more dangerous in space than on Earth? Finding out with Dr. David Urban, Branch Chief from NASA Glenn Research Center. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://ww...

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[Interview] The Secret Behind NASA's Recent Success

Universe Today Podcast - March 16, 2024 23:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
What drives NASA's most successful projects like James Webb, Perseverance, Parker Solar Probe, etc? What's going on with international cooperation? How will future missions be planned and executed? Finding out with Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, former Associate Administrator of NASA Sciecne Mission Direc...

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[Space Bites] Starship’s Third Flight // Schrodinger’s Voyager // Start of Milkdromeda

Universe Today Podcast - March 15, 2024 18:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
Starship reaches orbit in a new test, NASA regains contact with Voyager 1 (sort of), are the Milky Way and Andromeda already exchanging stars, and two new incredible images to replace your desktop wallpaper. 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER https://universetoday.com/newsletter 👉 Interviews: https://www.youtub...

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[Q&A] How Cold Are Moon Shadows, Why Are Dark Matter Halos Spherical, War For The Moon

Universe Today Podcast - March 14, 2024 16:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
How cold does it get in the shadows on the Moon? What's going on with dark matter research? Can we chase Oumuamua with a solar sail spacecraft? Will we ever face a war for the Moon? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universeto...

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[Interview] Why White Dwarf Stars Unexpectedly Stop Cooling Down

Universe Today Podcast - March 12, 2024 18:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
White dwarf stars should be cooling down practically till the end of the Universe. But yet, they don't. They stop cooling at some point. Why does this happen? Figuring out the answers with Dr Simon Blouin from the University of Victoria. 📜 Buoyant crystals halt the cooling of white dwarf stars ht...

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[Interview] Getting Samples From Enceladus Is Harder Than You Think

Universe Today Podcast - March 11, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
How do we plan a mission that can go to Enceladus and grab a sample of its plumes? How fast does it need to go? Will it bring samples to Earth or analyse them on the spacecraft? Figuring out the answers with Professor Mark Burchell from the University of Kent. 📜 Hypervelocity impact induced light...

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Thermal Lens: Impact of directionality on Land Surface Temperature (LST)

Those Space People - March 10, 2024 08:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This episode of “Thermal Lens” features Mary Langsdale, an Environmental Scientist at King’s College London. Mary has a background in mathematics and a Phd in remote sensing. In this episode, Mary delves into her recent multi-national ESA and NASA co-funded air-borne and ground campaig...

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[Space Bites] Furious Boiling of Betelgeuse // Robot-Surgeon on the ISS // Biggest Black Holes Ever Seen

Universe Today Podcast - March 08, 2024 20:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
Understanding the surface of Betelgeuse, James Webb’s third observing cycle has been announced, Starship’s upcoming third test, and the most massive pair of black holes ever seen. 👉 Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmnK1xmCRad_8bn0uOcmLiIE 🦄 Support us on Patreon: htt...

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[Q&A] Mars Rovers On The Moon, Satellite Management, Life Near Blue Giants

Universe Today Podcast - March 05, 2024 20:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
Why won't NASA send a copy of Perseverance to the Moon? Can life exist on a planet around a blue giant star? How do satellites stay safe in orbit and don't collide with each other? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. 👉 Ad Astra Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@adastra...

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[Interview] How Close Are We To Self-Replicating Robots Conquering Space

Universe Today Podcast - March 04, 2024 21:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
Self-replicating space robots seems as an obvious way to explore the Universe. How close are we to such a scenario and what do we need to fill outer space with Von Neumann probes? Figuring out with Professor Alex Ellery. 👉 Realistic Scenario of Interstellar Travel https://youtu.be/SkGRVvA23qI 🦄 S...

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[Interview] Was Cosmic Dust Responsible for Life on Earth?

Universe Today Podcast - March 02, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
What is cosmic dust? What is it made of and what can it tell us about the Universe? Could cosmic dust be responsible for life starting on Earth? Figuring it all out with Dr Craig Walton from Cambridge University. 👉 Dr Craig Walton: https://craigwaltongeosci.wordpress.com/ 👉 How Did Early Earth Ge...

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[Space Bites] Odysseus Moon Landing Verdict // JWST Breakthrough // SLIM Surprise

Universe Today Podcast - March 01, 2024 17:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
We’ve learned what happened to the Odysseus Lander. SLIM survived the lunar night. Experience a fiery trip from orbit to the Utah desert. James Webb completes one of its major science goals. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www....

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[Interview] How Should We Handle Space Weapons

Universe Today Podcast - February 27, 2024 17:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
How serious is the threat from space weapons? How should we handle the situation with international treaties? Is there a way to ensure the enforcement of them and what are the risks if somebody breaks them? Figuring out the answers with Dr Matthew Powell from the University of Portsmouth. 🦄 Suppo...

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[Q&A] Refuelling the Sun, Rogue Planets Auroras, Space Nukes

Universe Today Podcast - February 26, 2024 15:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
Where do auroras come from on rogue planets? Can we refuel the Sun to make it last longer? What's going on with space nuke tests? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://...

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[Space Bites] USA’s Crazy Moon Landing // Problems for Perseverance // New Glenn Goes Vertical

Universe Today Podcast - February 23, 2024 20:30 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
Odysseus lands successfully on the Moon, China is planning to build bricks on the lunar surface, James Webb finds the neutron star at the heart of supernova 1987 A, and Blue Origins finally rolls out New Glenn. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the boo...