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.
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[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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[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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[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?
📺 VIDEO VERSION
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[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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[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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[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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