Universe Today Podcast

BONUS PART STARTS AT 34:49
Why is time moving forward? Some find an answer in the Second Law of Thermodynamics. That entropy defines the arrow of time. But is there another force behind it? My guests think so. Diving into this concept in this interview.
🟣 Guests: Dr. Robert Hazen, Dr. Mike Wong
📚 Time's Second Arrow Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature https://miquai.myportfolio.com/times-second-arrow
🎧 Strange New Worlds Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/strange-new-worlds-a-science-star-trek-podcast/id1246395860
00:00 Intro

01:50 Order in the Universe

19:39 Biosignatures

27:11 Fermi Paradox

34:49 Star Trek

47:16 Current obsessions

51:56 Final thoughts

Is Earth actually a planet or not? Can dark matter be just black holes? Can a planet have a figure-eight orbit around binary stars? And in Q&A+, what happens if you put antimatter into a black hole?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:31
Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/K3fcY-cizn4
🌶️ Add to The Pile of Spice: https://www.patreon.com/posts/147346705
00:00 Start

00:25 [@churchdiscography] Is Earth not a planet?

02:02 [@paulhatfield1333] Can a planet have a figure-eight orbit?

04:03 [@lucashouse9117] Can dark matter be black holes?

06:59 [@clarkholt7892] What would a star remnant look like through a telescope?

09:04 [@andyfry.wireless] Are we in the center of the Universe?

10:56 [@iancudmore9795] Are there more space publishers like me?

14:31 [@irri4662] Does dark matter contribute to black holes?

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 14:28
A lava tube found on Venus, China tests its new capsule and softlands a rocket, SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to the Moon, and in Space Bites+, 5 galaxies colliding in the early Universe.
00:00 Intro

00:16 New image from EHT https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-collaboration-that-brought-you-the-first-image-of-a-black-hole-just-released-photos-of-its-massi

02:19 Lava Tube on Venus https://www.universetoday.com/articles/massive-venus-lava-tube-detected-using-data-from-nasas-long-defunct-magellan-spacecraft

04:43 China's Moon Rocket Test https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-02-11/VHJhbnNjcmlwdDg5MDIw/index.html

06:25 SpaceX pivots from Mars to Moon https://www.universetoday.com/articles/spacex-makes-a-huge-pivot-wants-to-build-on-the-moon-instead

08:21 Another possible explanation for Little Red Dots https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-little-red-dots-observed-by-webb-were-direct-collapse-black-holes

11:17 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

11:55 Possible bright comet alert https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-sungrazer-comet-a1-maps-could-be-bright-in-early-april-if-it-survives-perihelion

13:46 More of 3I/ATLAS https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-spherex-mission-spots-3iatlass-bright-envelope

14:28 BONUS STORY: 5 galaxy merger https://www.universetoday.com/articles/cosmic-collision-the-jwst-found-an-early-5-galaxy-merger

16:23 Why SpaceX plans make sense

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 16:22
Could Venus be turned into hell by an ancient civilization that lived on it? Why Dark Matter is not a theory? What's up with all the Great Attractor videos on YouTube? And in Q&A+, what's the current state of lava tube exploration?
👉 Dark Matter in NOT a Theory https://youtu.be/PbmJkMhmrVI
👉 Channels mentioned
https://www.youtube.com/@AstroAF/
https://www.youtube.com/@MaximumAstronomy
https://www.youtube.com/@frosthastrophotography/
00:00 Start

00:26 [@9999Joppe] Could an ancient civilization cause the greenhouse effect on Venus?

01:53 [@curtishorn1267] Dark matter is not a theory

12:11 [@evo1ov3] What is the Great Attractor?

16:22 [@brentcalaway] Missions to lava tubes

Japan’s space agency often flies under the radar, despite pursuing missions many larger agencies haven’t attempted. Like returning samples from Phobos or deploying a Toyota-built lunar rover. In this interview, we trace JAXA’s origins and the decisions that defined it.
Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_u9ZJBLCDBQ
🟣 Guest: Dr. Subodhana Wijeyeratne https://subowijeyeratne.com/
📚 The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan's Space Programs https://bdo.wfu.mybluehost.me/the-islands-the-stars/
00:00 Intro

02:01 Researching JAXA

06:48 Star of Japan's space journey

16:05 Japan's first liquid fuel rocket

24:14 Japan's relationships with NASA and others

31:23 Lesser known projects

36:53 Dependency on the US

42:00 Excitement for the Future

44:41 Current obsessions

50:17 Final thoughts