Universe Today Podcast

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 20:07
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NASA overturns its future exploration plans, Rubin pipelines are filled with juicy data, dwarf galaxies hide overmassive black holes, Titan Dragonfly is coming together. And in Space Bites+, charting the history of a galaxy’s evolution.
00:00 Intro

00:16 NASA Ignition https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-lays-out-ambitious-plans-f00or-moon-base-and-nuclear-mars-mission

06:49 First Follow-Up On Rubin’s Alert https://www.universetoday.com/articles/rubin-alert-leads-to-first-follow-up-observations-and-detection-of-four-supernovae

10:04 JWST Finds Overmassive Black Holes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-finds-more-overmassive-black-holes-this-time-in-dwarf-galaxies

11:15 Did Triton Do It? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-moon-that-tipped-a-planet

13:20 Milestone for Dragonfly https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-dragonfly-rotorcraft-begins-integration-and-testing-ahead-of-mission-to-titan

14:41 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

15:09 Baby Planets Directly Observed https://www.universetoday.com/articles/direct-confirmation-of-two-baby-planets-forming-around-a-young-sun-like-star

17:12 Team-Up for Saturn https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-webb-and-hubble-telescopes-look-at-saturn-in-a-different-light

18:44 Crab Nebula Evolution https://www.universetoday.com/articles/watching-25-years-of-expansion-in-the-crab-nebula-with-the-hubble

20:07 Galactic Archeology https://www.universetoday.com/articles/extragalactic-archaeology-a-new-method-to-understand-galaxy-growth-and-evolution

23:16 Project Hail Mary mini-review

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:02
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Does it get dark on Venus during the night? Which propulsion tech is the best for realistic interstellar travel? Which Astrophysicist is my favourite and why? And in Q&A+, what research would I do if I were a scientist, not a journalist?
00:00 Intro

00:25 [@Smo1k] Does it get dark on Venus during the night?

01:39 [@trickymick] Could strange orbits of the dwarf planets be caused by an ancient stellar flyby?

02:25 [@SuatÖzdemirci] What's the best tech for realistic interstellar propulsion?

04:45 [@N.Armstrng] What happens when two black holes merge?

06:38 [@doogle4144] Why do I do patreon interviews?

11:14 [@happybuttersblast8334] Who is my favorite astrophysicist and why?

12:02 [@Kingtad1136] If I were a scientist and not a journalist, what would I focus my research on?

16:13 Outro

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The number of satellites has grown dramatically and it will continue to grow. But where's the limit? How many satellites can we realistically launch? Most people think that it's the Kessler Syndrome. Saturating the orbit with space debris until a chain reaction erupts. But there might be other limiting factors. What are they? Finding out in this interview.
🟣 Guest: Professor Laura Revell https://profiles.canterbury.ac.nz/Laura-Revell/publications
00:00 Intro

02:15 What happens to satellites upon re-entry

10:41 Rocket fuel emissions

24:13 Possible nuclear wars

29:07 Current obsession

34:45 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:04
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What kind of media can we expect from Titan Dragonfly? Could you track Artemis 2 with an amateur telescope? Can moons have moons that have moons? And in Q&A+, should journalists use more storytelling?
00:00 Intro

00:24 [@geohondo] What media content can we expect from the Titan Dragonfly?

01:19 [@DamingoFlave] Could you track Artemis 2 with an amateur telescope?

02:52 [@TestingTesting-1234] Should we establish Aldrin cyclers between the earth and the moon?

05:11 [@kirkwagner461] Does Aldrin Cycler give you any delta-v advantage?

05:39 [@kairon156] Is there any plan to give the moon it's own GPS?

07:23 [@EdSceptic-y2e] Moon with a moon with a moon

08:21 [@SidVicious619-d5r] Can a moon not be tidally locked to a planet?

09:45 [@C.Lo.87] Can a white dwarf collect enough material to restart fusion?

13:04 [@paigepotter4682] Do you think space journalism should ever lean more into wonder and storytelling rather than strict explanation?

16:10 Outro

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How dead is the Moon (geologically speaking)? How can we know what's going on inside it? What should the people returning to the Moon expect from it? Finding the answers in this interview.
🟣 Guest: Dr. Cole Nypaver https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/cole-nypaver
📜 Smithsonian Planetary Scientists Discover Recent Tectonic Activity on the Moon https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-planetary-scientists-discover-recent-tectonic-activity-moon
00:00 Intro

01:44 Is the Moon dead?

08:44 What created the faults

14:04 Returning to the Moon

24:24 Beyond just the Moon

26:58 Boulders on the Moon

33:37 Current obsessions

38:42 Final thoughts