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Universe Today Podcast Fraser Cain

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Space news, interviews, Q&As, and exclusive content from Universe Today.
Audio versions of Fraser Cain YouTube channel.

    [Q&A] True Color of The Moon, Capturing Sunspots, Constellation of Almost Hubbles

    [Q&A] True Color of The Moon, Capturing Sunspots, Constellation of Almost Hubbles

    Can we harvest energy from the Moon's temperature difference? Why don't we just launch multiple telescopes like Hubble? Why is the Moon grey? Why are sunspots black? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show!


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    00:00 Start
    00:27 [Andoria] Can we extract energy from Moon's temperature difference?
    05:19 [Vulcan] Constellation of "Almost Hubbles"
    08:40 [Risa] Why do sunspots look black?
    10:26 [Aeturen] Will we still be 'alone' if we find life on Europa?
    14:52 [Vendikar] Why do black holes shrink?
    20:22 [Remus] What lifeforms can survive on Jovian moons?
    25:01 [Janus] Why is the Moon grey?
    26:44 [Cait] Why not build a very big spacecraft in orbit?
    31:06 [Betazed] Will humans ever fly on solar sails?
    33:09 [Cheleb] What does a lunar eclipse look like on the Moon?
    35:03 [Nimbus] Will we ever see a Venus rover?
    37:56 [Belos] Could Enceladus have life during the Sun's red giant phase?


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    • 41 min
    [Space Bites] Mystery of Supernova 1987a // End of Chandra // JWST Exomoons Update with @CoolWorldsLab

    [Space Bites] Mystery of Supernova 1987a // End of Chandra // JWST Exomoons Update with @CoolWorldsLab

    Planning trains on the Moon, Chandra is getting shut down, the future of Mars helicopters, and an update on exomoons with Dr. David Kipping.


    👉 Interview with Dr. Kipping:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umiMtQU3bMU&t=1317s&ab_channel=FraserCain


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    00:00 Intro
    00:12 Trains on the Moon


    https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-to-develop-concept-for-lunar-railroad

    02:29 Chandra in trouble


    https://www.universetoday.com/166247/nasa-is-planning-to-shut-down-one-of-the-great-observatories-to-save-money/

    05:33 De-icing Euclid


    https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Operations_begin_to_de-ice_Euclid_s_vision

    07:30 More helicopters on Mars


    https://www.universetoday.com/166212/the-mars-science-helicopter-could-be-an-airborne-geologist-on-mars/

    09:44 Vote results
    10:33 Explanations for SN 1987a


    https://www.universetoday.com/166188/finally-an-explanation-for-the-string-of-pearls-in-supernova-1987a/

    13:03 One hit, a billion craters


    https://www.universetoday.com/166223/one-impact-on-mars-produced-more-than-two-billion-secondary-craters/

    14:19 Shape of Dimorphos


    https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-study-asteroids-orbit-shape-changed-after-dart-impact

    16:03 Exomoons update with Dr David Kipping
    22:32 Newsletter
    23:28 Defunding telescopes


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    • 25 min
    [Q&A] Largest Stars, Dark Matter In The Solar System, Science Being Slow

    [Q&A] Largest Stars, Dark Matter In The Solar System, Science Being Slow

    How heavy are the biggest stars in the Universe and how do they compare to the Sun? Why would aliens be grabby? Is there more space for science communicators? What's the minimum size for an object to have an atmosphere? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.


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    00:00 Start
    00:28 [Andoria] How big are the biggest stars?
    05:35 [Vulcan] How fast should colonising the Universe happen?
    10:27 [Risa] Why would aliens be grabby?
    13:51 [Aeturen] The difference between humans and aliens
    16:14 [Vendikar] A star approaching us from the Large Magellanic cloud?
    20:27 [Remus] Is the scientific discovery process slow?
    24:06 [Janus] How do we know what happened before recombination?
    28:19 [Cait] Is there more room for science communicators?
    33:13 [Betazed] What are my interest outside of space and science?
    36:17 [Cheleb] How fast do different galaxies move away from us?
    37:38 [Nimbus] How much dark matter is there in our solar system?
    38:31 [Belos] How big does an object need to be to hold an atmosphere?


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    • 42 min
    [Special] What Went Wrong With Starship's Third Test Flight

    [Special] What Went Wrong With Starship's Third Test Flight

    Another Test of SpaceX Starship Superheavy combo, another analysis of the flight with Scott Manley and Marcus House!


    📺 Scott Manley:
    https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley


    📺 Marcus House:
    https://www.youtube.com/@MarcusHouse


    🚀 IFT-2 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U
    🚀 IFT-1 Analysis: https://youtu.be/RGcdjJj-f4g


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    00:00 Intro
    00:44 The plan for IFT-3
    02:18 Liftoff and hot staging
    04:34 Booster return
    10:38 Starship in orbit
    17:26 Starship's re-entry
    28:22 More interesting stuff
    33:25 What's next
    36:58 Artemis 3 plans
    43:18 Scott and Marcus
    45:11 Final thoughts


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    • 47 min
    [Interview] NASA Set Its Spaceship on Fire. Here's Why

    [Interview] NASA Set Its Spaceship on Fire. Here's Why

    What did NASA learn from setting their Cygnus spaceships on fire? Is fire more dangerous in space than on Earth? Finding out with Dr. David Urban, Branch Chief from NASA Glenn Research Center.


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    00:00 Intro
    01:41 Fire in space
    03:56 Saffire Experiment
    11:55 Conclusions
    15:50 Firefighting in space
    20:16 Future experiments
    26:46 Final thoughts and more interviews


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    • 29 min
    [Interview] The Secret Behind NASA's Recent Success

    [Interview] The Secret Behind NASA's Recent Success

    What drives NASA's most successful projects like James Webb, Perseverance, Parker Solar Probe, etc? What's going on with international cooperation? How will future missions be planned and executed? Finding out with Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, former Associate Administrator of NASA Sciecne Mission Directorate.


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    00:00 Intro
    02:00 JWST
    09:25 Parker Solar Probe
    15:55 Future missions
    25:58 International projects
    40:06 New job at Zurich Space
    41:45 Current obsessions
    54:16 Final thoughts and more interviews


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    • 57 min

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