Universe Today Podcast

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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

Full livestream: https://youtube.com/live/esBOfZhJTWk

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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

This is an episode of John Michael Godier's Event Horizon show that we did together. YouTube version on JMG's channel: https://youtu.be/mbn3uK7V3b0

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:26
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A planetary system that breaks all the rules. Colliding worlds reminds us of the Earth and the Moon. A super solar storm hit Mars too. An explanation for a seven-hour gamma ray burst. And in Space Bites Plus, thousands of stellar siblings found.
🔵 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts
00:00 Intro

00:15 Planetary System that Breaks All Rules https://www.universetoday.com/articles/cheops-discovery-defies-planetary-formation-rules

02:41 A Special Rocky World https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-isnt-just-another-rocky-world-orbiting-a-red-dwarf-this-ones-special

04:32 Worlds Colliding https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-find-evidence-of-worlds-colliding-11000-light-years-away

06:21 Plans for a Moon in a Bag https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/a-private-space-company-has-a-radical-new-plan-to-bag-an-asteroid/

07:47 Lunar Magnetic Mystery Solved https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-60-year-old-mystery-about-the-moons-magnetosphere-is-finally-solved

09:47 Vote results 10:12 Solar Superstorm Hit Mars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/esas-mars-orbiters-watch-solar-superstorm-hit-the-red-planet

12:00 Nobody Could Explain This https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-seven-hour-explosion-nobody-could-explain

15:26 Something’s Changing the Small Magellanic Cloud https://www.universetoday.com/articles/something-is-changing-the-small-magellanic-cloud

15:26 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-suns-great-escape

17:41 Vibe coding