Universe Today Podcast

By: Fraser Cain
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  • Space news, interviews, Q&As, and exclusive content from Universe Today. Audio versions of Fraser Cain YouTube channel.
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  • [Q&A] Origin of Mars' Moons, Mission INTO a Gas Giant, Canada in Space

    [Q&A] Origin of Mars' Moons, Mission INTO a Gas Giant, Canada in Space
    Dec 24 2024
    Where did Phobos and Deimos come from? Can we send a mission into a gas giant? How many exoplanets did Gaia detect? What is Canada's involvement in space exploration? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:28 How is Canada involved in space exploration? 03:25 How many exoplanets did Gaia detect? 06:21 How did Mars get its moons? 09:48 Will we ever send a mission into a gas giant or an ice giant? 14:01 Why do people mistake drones, stars, planes, etc. for aliens? 16:07 What determines the gravity on a planet? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/fRxn1SMqQ_4 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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    20 mins
  • [Interview] What The Hell Is Life? And How Do We Search For It?

    [Interview] What The Hell Is Life? And How Do We Search For It?
    Dec 23 2024
    To find life outside of Earth we first need to understand what life even is. So, what is life? How can we go from understanding 'life as we know it' to 'life as we don't know it'? And how can we then search for it in the Universe? More interviews: 👉 Venus Could Harbour Non-Water Based Life https://youtu.be/wK9LWHNHuF4?si=zqq62dMbje2ZhfSc 👉 Exomoons. Can JWST Help Find Them? https://youtu.be/umiMtQU3bMU?si=H5doB5PnzaSTr9Q4 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 01:09 What is life? 09:35 Life as we (don't) know it 28:55 Technosignatures 36:30 Bonus extra interview 37:20 Current obsession 42:49 More interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/apqBjg91oSk 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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    44 mins
  • [Space Bites] TRAPPIST-1b Atmosphere // 2 Landers 1 Rocket // NO Magma Ocean for Io

    [Space Bites] TRAPPIST-1b Atmosphere // 2 Landers 1 Rocket // NO Magma Ocean for Io
    Dec 20 2024
    More landers are going to the Moon; maybe TRAPPIST 1b has an atmosphere after all; Perseverance climbs up to the rim of Jezero Crater and a supermassive black hole rolls over onto its side. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:14 2 Landers 1 Rocket 03:02 Trappist-1b atmosphere update https://www.universetoday.com/170140/one-of-the-most-interesting-exoplanets-just-got-even-more-interesting/ 05:03 No magma ocean for Io https://www.universetoday.com/170123/new-research-suggests-io-doesnt-have-a-shallow-ocean-of-magma/ 08:00 Eat. Rest. Repeat https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/massive-black-hole-in-the-early-universe-spotted-taking-a-nap-after-overeating 10:07 Binary star near Sgr A https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2418/ 11:46 Black hole on its side https://www.nasa.gov/universe/black-holes/nasa-finds-sideways-black-hole-using-legacy-data-new-techniques/ 13:14 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 13:56 Progress for Nancy Grace Roman https://www.nasa.gov/missions/roman-space-telescope/nasa-successfully-integrates-roman-missions-telescope-instruments/ 15:12 Rim of the Jezero crater https://www.universetoday.com/170103/nasas-perseverance-rover-reaches-the-top-rim-of-the-jezero-crater/ 16:55 ISS Astrophotography from Don Petit https://www.universetoday.com/170146/astronaut-don-pettit-is-serious-he-rigged-up-astrophotography-gear-on-the-iss/ 19:15 Last minute gift 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/R8gPKu0dl20 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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    20 mins

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