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Universe Today Podcast

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  • Universe Today Podcast

    [Q&A+] Why Is The Universe Not 13.8B Light-Years Wide? | Q&A 444

    29-07-2026 | 19 Min.
    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:58
    Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HeBEGMNq5OQ
    Why is the Universe not 13.8 Billion light-years wide? Could a black hole possibly consume the entire Universe? Where did all the metals come from? And in Q&A+, what's the best part of my job here?
    00:00 Intro

    00:26 [@anonylity_4798] How is the Universe bigger than it's older

    05:33 [@WendellBroadwell] Will the entire Universe inevitably fall into a giant black hole?

    11:18 [@davidpayton7838] Where did all the heavy metals come from?

    13:58 [@doogle4144] Do I prefer writing text articles for UT or being in front of a camera?

    17:08 Perseids
  • Universe Today Podcast

    [Space Bites+] An Asteroid Surprised Astronomers // Limits of Relativity // Milky Way Disk Flipped

    24-07-2026 | 20 Min.
    BONUS STORY STARTS AT 14:16
    Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rnRYLtv9bjs
    Bad news for the planets of Bernard Starr. Measuring the atmosphere on a rocky world within the habitable zone. Identifying the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. How the Milky Way flipped its disk. And on Space Bites Plus, how global Martian dust storms can be even worse.
    00:00 Intro

    00:19 Bad news for Barnard's Star exoplanets https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-determine-that-exoplanets-around-barnards-star-are-extremely-uninhabitable

    02:27 Rocky + Habitable Zone + Atmosphere https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-first-breath-of-another-world

    04:11 Testing the Limits of Relativity https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-star-orbiting-our-galaxys-supermassive-black-hole-tests-the-limits-of-relativity

    06:24 Milky Way Flipped Its Disk https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-milky-way-flipped-its-disk-billions-of-years-ago

    07:54 The Type of Meteorite that Killed the Dinosaurs https://www.universetoday.com/articles/researchers-narrow-down-the-type-of-meteorite-that-killed-the-dinosaurs

    09:07 Vote results

    09:29 Asteroid Turned Out To Be a Comet https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-catch-a-dark-comet-red-handed

    11:45 Van Gogh in Space https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-dark-energy-cameras-new-image-is-reminiscent-of-van-gogh

    13:01 Psyche flyby https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-psyche-spacecraft-captured-a-time-lapse-video-of-its-mars-flyby

    14:16 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/electrically-charged-mars-storms-threaten-future-exploration

    17:21 Problem with YouTube
  • Universe Today Podcast

    [Q&A+] Could We Detect Other Universes?

    23-07-2026 | 18 Min.
    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:05
    Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HhfRcjS6HUI
    If other Universes exist, is it even possible to detect them? What created the fields and quantum fluctuations that supposedly set off the Big bang? Could we use a long tether as a power source around Jupiter’s strong magnetic field? And in Q&A+, what is the best way to watch a SpaceX launch?
    00:00 Intro

    00:28 [@hempfreedom3044] Could we detect other Universes if they exist?

    03:43 [@EdSceptic-y2e] What created the fields and quantum fluctuations that supposedly set off the Big bang?

    09:27 [@doogle4144] Could we use a long tether as a power source around Jupiter’s strong magnetic field?

    11:05 [@HenryWarren-b6j] What is the best way to watch a SpaceX launch?

    15:57 Star City review
  • Universe Today Podcast

    [Interview+] Supernova Remnants Should Fade Away. So, Why are Some Flashing?

    22-07-2026 | 54 Min.
    👉 More interview HERE: https://www.patreon.com/collection/44300
    BONUS PART STARTS AT 34:06
    Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XWz1mElwO-I
    Supernova remnants should be stable. All the action is long gone. But newly found supernovae in M87 unexpectedly show signs of rapid change. Why does this happen? Nobody really nows yet.
    🟣 Guest: Dr. Roy Kilgard https://rkilgard.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
    📜 NASA's Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions https://chandra.si.edu/press/26_releases/press_061526.html
    00:00 Intro

    01:56 Dynamic supernovae

    08:28 What's going on there?

    20:11 How can we resolve this mystery

    22:08 X-ray binaries

    24:24 Demarkation of compact objects

    29:17 Neutron stars becoming black holes

    34:06 Light pollution

    43:53 Current obsessions

    51:25 Final thoughts
  • Universe Today Podcast

    [Q&A+] What's The First Step for Mars True Colonization?

    22-07-2026 | 19 Min.
    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:12
    Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3tWYGNd3hcA
    00:00 Intro

    00:26 [@PerryM-vy4fe] Is a magnetic shield the first step for a true Mars colonization?

    04:58 [@giubl3] Does stuff near the black hole spin faster than stuff further away?

    08:59 [@paigepotter4682] What’s the most “I can’t believe this is my job” moment I had?

    14:12 [@Nomad77ca] Do I follow Nord Space and their new launch facilities in NFLD?

    16:55 My sad telescope
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