Universe Today Podcasts With Fraser Cain
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The Guide to Space is a series of space and astronomy poddcasts by Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today
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Evolving Dark Matter // JAXA's Moon Rover for NASA // Eclipse Experience
12/04/2024 Duración: 22minNew 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.
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[Q&A] Interstellar Propulsion, Uranus-Type Exoplanets, AGI Solving Space Mysteries
08/04/2024 Duración: 43minWhat 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.
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[Space Bites] How To Watch The Eclipse // Vera Rubin's Huge Milestone // New Moon Rovers
05/04/2024 Duración: 16minVera 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.
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[Q&A] Supernova VS Nova, Orientation of the Moon, Gravitational Lensing of the CMB
02/04/2024 Duración: 44minDoes 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.
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[Special] Where Are All The Aliens? We Ranked Every Explanation
01/04/2024 Duración: 01h58minThe 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.
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[Space Bites] New EHT Image of Sgr A* // VERITAS is back // Supernova in Almost Real Time
29/03/2024 Duración: 18minSee 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.
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[Q&A] True Color of The Moon, Capturing Sunspots, Constellation of Almost Hubbles
26/03/2024 Duración: 41minCan 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!
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[Space Bites] Mystery of Supernova 1987a // End of Chandra // JWST Exomoons Update with @CoolWorldsLab
22/03/2024 Duración: 25minPlanning trains on the Moon, Chandra is getting shut down, the future of Mars helicopters, and an update on exomoons with Dr. David Kipping.
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[Q&A] Largest Stars, Dark Matter In The Solar System, Science Being Slow
19/03/2024 Duración: 42minHow 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.
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[Special] What Went Wrong With Starship's Third Test Flight
18/03/2024 Duración: 47minAnother Test of SpaceX Starship Superheavy combo, another analysis of the flight with Scott Manley and Marcus House!
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[Interview] NASA Set Its Spaceship on Fire. Here's Why
17/03/2024 Duración: 29minWhat 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.
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[Interview] The Secret Behind NASA's Recent Success
16/03/2024 Duración: 57minWhat 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 Directorate.
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[Space Bites] Starship’s Third Flight // Schrodinger’s Voyager // Start of Milkdromeda
15/03/2024 Duración: 24minStarship 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.
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[Q&A] How Cold Are Moon Shadows, Why Are Dark Matter Halos Spherical, War For The Moon
14/03/2024 Duración: 42minHow 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.
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[Interview] Why White Dwarf Stars Unexpectedly Stop Cooling Down
12/03/2024 Duración: 40minWhite 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.
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[Interview] Getting Samples From Enceladus Is Harder Than You Think
11/03/2024 Duración: 01h03minHow 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.
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[Space Bites] Furious Boiling of Betelgeuse // Robot-Surgeon on the ISS // Biggest Black Holes Ever Seen
08/03/2024 Duración: 22minUnderstanding 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.
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[Q&A] Mars Rovers On The Moon, Satellite Management, Life Near Blue Giants
05/03/2024 Duración: 47minWhy 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.
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[Interview] How Close Are We To Self-Replicating Robots Conquering Space
04/03/2024 Duración: 01h01minSelf-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.
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Was Cosmic Dust Responsible for Life on Earth?
02/03/2024 Duración: 01h10minWhat 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.