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
Episodios
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[Space Bites] Hycean VS Lava Worlds //Japan's Moon Landing // NASA's Supersonic Breakthrough
19/01/2024 Duración: 19minNews about two lunar landers, Webb helps rule out one explanation for the Hubble Tension, NASA’s new quiet supersonic plane, and lots of exoplanet news.
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[Q&A] TRAPPIST-1 vs Alpha Cen, Catching The Voyagers, Lunar Space Elevator
16/01/2024 Duración: 40minWhy it's easier for James Webb to observe TRAPPIST-1 than Alpha Centauri? Is a lunar space elevator possible at all? What would my ideal space mission look like? Can we build a telescope the size of a solar system? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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[Bonus] Modern Day Skeptics
15/01/2024 Duración: 50minThis is an episode I did with Brian Dunning, host of The Skeptoid podcast and Richard Saunders, host of The Skeptic Zone podcast. Enjoy!
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[Bonus] Where are all the aliens?
14/01/2024 Duración: 43minThis is an episode I did with Brian Dunning, host of Skeptoid and producer and director of THE UFO MOVIE THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE and Richard Saunders, host of The Skeptic Zone. Enjoy!
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[Space Bites] TRUE Colour of Neptune // Moon Landing Failure // Major Missions Delays
12/01/2024 Duración: 20minWe finally learn the true color of Neptune. Vulcan succeeds while Peregrine fails. Delays for Artemis missions. A rocket that eats itself for more thrust.
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[Bonus] Why 2024 Will Be a Major Year For Space Exploration
06/01/2024 Duración: 01h05minThis is a bonus episode from John Michael Godier's Event Horizon podcast. We discussed JWST, Artmeis, Parker Solar Probe and many other things to be excited about in 2024.
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[Space Bites] Lunar Starship Elevator Test // Accurate Ancient Star Map // Io Close Flyby
05/01/2024 Duración: 19minJuno’s closest flyby of Io, Hubble studies an exoplanet atmosphere for 3 years, astronauts test out Starship’s elevator, and more evidence for quark stars.
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[Interview] What Is JWST Really Capable Of
01/01/2024 Duración: 01h01minWhere are the limits of James Webb's capabilities? What can we expect from it in terms of exoplanet research and how can we get there? Finding out with Dr Luis Welbanks. More interviews:
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[Space Bites] Game-Changing Space Test // Black Hole Core Stars // Toxic Enceladus Plumes
22/12/2023 Duración: 20minThere’s toxic gas flowing out of Enceladus that could be the key to life. Could there be black holes inside stars? NASA tight beams a cat video from space.
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[Interview] Mysteries of Io NASA Hasn't Solved Yet
20/12/2023 Duración: 46minIo is the by far the most volcanically active place in our Solar System. However, there were not too many missions studying it. What could we learn about Io if we did launch a mission to it? Finding out the answers with Dr Ashley Davies from NASA JPL.
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[Interview] How Did JWST Discover Methane On An Exoplanet WASP-80b
18/12/2023 Duración: 59minOne of the discoveries done by James Webb was the presence of methane in the atmosphere of an exoplanet WASP-80b. How exactly did they do it and what will JWST be able to do with similar cases in the future? Looking for answers with Dr Taylor J. Bell from NASA Ames Research Center.
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Voyager-1 Is DOWN // Nearby Kilonova // Giant Stream of Stars
15/12/2023 Duración: 21minHubble’s Back, but Voyager 1 is Down. An absolutely stunning supernova picture from Webb. How talking whales will teach us to talk to aliens.
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[Interview] Confirming Extraterrestrial Life. A Step-By-Step Instruction
14/12/2023 Duración: 53minWhat is a realistic scenario of finding life outside Earth? What steps to we need to take to get there and how can we prove it's there. Looking for answers with Dr Harrison Smith and Dr Cole Mathis.
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[Q&A] Extremophiles on Mars, Galaxy Bars, Artemis VS SpaceX
12/12/2023 Duración: 44minWhere do the galaxy bars come from and how do they stay stable? Will humanity ever become a Type-II civilization? When will we get more info about the TRAPPIST-1 system from JWST? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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[Interview] How Did Early Earth Get The Ingredients for Life
10/12/2023 Duración: 42minWe still don't know how did life start on Earth. But in order to do so, Earth had to have all the building blocks for life, such as organic molecules. How could they get to Earth? Looking for a solution to this problem with Dr Richard Anslow.
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[Space Bites] Starship Refuelling Test Imminent // Perfect Resonance System // Intergalactic Star
08/12/2023 Duración: 18minWhat Will Starship Test on its Next Flight? A 6-Planet System in Perfect Resonance. And Betelgeuse Might Not be Rotating at all. ⛽️ Orbital refuelling video: https://youtu.be/5EXvEXfY1ts
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[Interview] When Did Evolution Start on Earth
07/12/2023 Duración: 52minHow did life begin on Earth? It's one of the most important questions ever. Clearly, we don't have an answer yet, but how can we even approach it? What methods and studies can we use to come closer to the answer? Figuring all this out with Dr Sukrit Ranjan, Assistant Professor at University of Arizona.
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[Interview] Black Holes Spin. Now, How Can We Measure That?
04/12/2023 Duración: 34minBlack holes are defined by only three parameters: mass, charge and spin. We know that black holes spin. But how can we measure that? What tools and methods are at our disposal? Answering these questions with Dr Ruth Daly, Professor of Physics at Penn State University.
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[Q&A] NASA's Take on Starship Progress, Farthest Naked Eye Object, Galactic Lagrange Points
04/12/2023 Duración: 34minWhat is the farthest object you can see with the unaided eye? Do galaxies have Lagrange points like stars or planets? What does NASA think about Starship's last flight attempt? Which future space telescopes are the most exciting? How will Starship fly without a crew escape system? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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[Space Bites] Hubble Entered Safe Mode // Protoplanetary Disk in Another Galaxy // Dragonfly Delay
01/12/2023 Duración: 19minHubble is down right now. JWST sees the first protoplanetary disk in another galaxy. Titan Dragonfly’s delay. The first full image of the Chinese Space Station from orbit.