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  • [Space Bites] Europa Clipper Liftoff // What's Next for Starship // Jiggly Great Red Spot

    [Space Bites] Europa Clipper Liftoff // What's Next for Starship // Jiggly Great Red Spot
    Oct 18 2024
    Starship takes its fifth test flight, Europa Clipper launches successfully, China’s science plans from now until 2050, and Jupiter’s jiggly Great Red Spot. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:14 Starship IFT-5 03:11 Europa Clipper launch 06:41 Uranus seen from both sides 08:41 China's space plans 11:06 Jiggling Great Red Spot 13:08 Vote results 13:56 Possible Volcanic exomoon 15:41 Giant cluster spitting out stars 17:37 Axiom's spacesuit design 18:44 Guide to Space 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/IIT-n9-HlfA 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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  • [Overtime Q&A] Jupiter's Ultimate Faith, New Targets for New Horizons, My Favourite Moons

    [Overtime Q&A] Jupiter's Ultimate Faith, New Targets for New Horizons, My Favourite Moons
    Oct 16 2024
    What's the best way to do science communication? Will Jupiter expand when the Sun dies? How would aliens experience their environment? Can New Horizons get new targets in future? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:59 How can Hawking radiation escape a black hole? 03:47 Will Jupiter also expand when the Sun expands? 05:08 Why don't astronomers use the exoplanet names? 07:05 Will the Indians beat everyone to the Moon? 08:11 Do I feel threatened by ChatGPT? 10:28 What's the best way to do science communication? 11:48 How would aliens experience their environment? 14:19 Is the surface of the Moon littered with minerals? 15:43 What is the Universe orbiting? 16:03 Will New Horizons find new targets? 16:44 Would I go back to school to become an astronomer? 17:31 What are China's plans for the Moon? 20:07 Thoughts on the newer aerospike engines? 21:53 Should we spread life in the Solar System? 23:16 What are my favorite moons? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/32_zjx-dHRw 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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  • [Special] ABSOLUTE Success! Full Analysis of SpaceX's Crazy Starship IFT-5

    [Special] ABSOLUTE Success! Full Analysis of SpaceX's Crazy Starship IFT-5
    Oct 16 2024
    SpaceX caught Super Heavy with Mechazilla. Starship survived re-entry and did a precise landing in the ocean. How did they do that? What does it mean for SpaceX? What to expect from IFT-6 now? 📺 Scott Manley: https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley 📺 Marcus House: https://www.youtube.com/@MarcusHouse 🚀 IFT-4 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ecMlV4W_CLU 🚀 IFT-3 Analysis: https://youtu.be/EVic941kQ44 🚀 IFT-2 Analysis: https://youtu.be/ReXZvXPak4U 🚀 IFT-1 Analysis: https://youtu.be/RGcdjJj-f4g 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:05 Flight 5 02:25 Initial plan for the test 03:54 Liftoff 05:50 Hot staging 10:04 Super Heavy catch 16:01 What were the odds 20:38 Future versions of Starship 23:42 Starship's re-entry and splashdown 37:38 The aftermath 42:28 Flight 6 58:11 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/Flv1W6AR-cU 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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  • [Space Bites] Enormous Space Structure // Asteroid Inspector Launched // Starship Flight 5 Date

    [Space Bites] Enormous Space Structure // Asteroid Inspector Launched // Starship Flight 5 Date
    Oct 11 2024
    A new spacecraft is going to look at the aftermath from the DART mission, the Milky Way is part of a much, much larger structure, an early galaxy that’s similar to the Milky Way, and Starship test flight five could be just around the corner. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:16 Nancy Grace Roman tests 02:09 Hera mission launched 04:02 Milky Way part of a much larger structure 06:12 Earliest spiral galaxy 07:19 JWST looks at Charon 09:50 Vote results 10:29 Water on the Moon 12:44 Super compact triple star system 14:02 Starship Flight 5 coming soon 16:22 Guide to Space 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/LI7R-LM3Ifw 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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    18 m
  • [Q&A] Why No Missions to Mars' Poles? What Does X-37B Really Do? Why Continue With SLS?

    [Q&A] Why No Missions to Mars' Poles? What Does X-37B Really Do? Why Continue With SLS?
    Oct 8 2024
    How old is the Universe? Why do no missions go to Mars' ice poles? What does X-37B actually do? Why not abandon the SLS? Can Starship solve the problems Starlinks create? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:39 [Alaris] How old is the Universe? 08:12 [Ardena] Why do no missions go to Mars' ice poles 11:04 [Asuria] What's the distance limit of a black hole's influence? 13:37 [Belote] What does X-37B actually do? 16:06 [Belsa] Why not abandon the SLS? 21:37 [Cartego] Is the Universe infinite or finite? 23:49 [Chulak] What's going on with Europa clipper? 27:45 [Dakara] Can Starship solve the problems Starlinks create? 31:53 [Edora] How often does the Earth capture another moon? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/ZUw7HvtRZfc 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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  • [Space Bites] ISS Leaks // Crew Dragon's Backup Plan // Planet at Barnard's Star

    [Space Bites] ISS Leaks // Crew Dragon's Backup Plan // Planet at Barnard's Star
    Oct 3 2024
    Planets at Bernard’s Star, Chinese lunar spacesuits, Voyager 2 Has to power down one of its instruments, and a comet seen from space. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:12 Planets found around the Barnard's star 02:13 Asymmetrical exoplanet 03:26 Crew Dragon's propulsive landing 04:29 Views from Polaris Dawn 05:11 China's new lunar spacesuits 06:25 ISS leaks. Again. 07:51 Vote results 08:26 Voyager-2 turns off one more instrument 10:10 Space balloon test 11:41 Black hole jet 13:07 Comet from space 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/BID90zOyZA4 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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  • [Q&A] New Voyagers, Disc Golf on Mars, Limits of Future Telescopes

    [Q&A] New Voyagers, Disc Golf on Mars, Limits of Future Telescopes
    Oct 1 2024
    What are the limits for the telescopes of the future? Can you play disk golf on Mars or the Moon? Will all galaxies eventually fade away? When will we launch Voyagers v2.0? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:27 [Alaris] What are the limits for future telescopes? 06:47 [Ardena] Can you play golf on Moon or Mars? 09:21 [Asuria] Why don't all rockets launch from the equator? 12:21 [Belote] Which telescopes should we be launching on Starship? 16:16 [Belsa] Will all galaxies eventually fade away? 19:01 [Cartego] Does Hawking radiation affect dark matter? 21:38 [Chulak] Will there be another Voyager mission? 24:55 [Dakara] Do we live forever? 28:12 [Edora] Have we seen Oort clouds of other solar systems? 30:54 [Goronak] Will earth resources be enough for SpaceX? 35:13 [Hadante] Will I cover theories that don't have a Big Bang origin? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/5wnrAo_RmC8 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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  • [Space Bites] Explanation for Potential Dyson Spheres // Starlink Pollution // Super Heavy Recovered

    [Space Bites] Explanation for Potential Dyson Spheres // Starlink Pollution // Super Heavy Recovered
    Sep 27 2024
    Those aren’t Dyson Spheres they’re hotDOGs, the best gravitational lens in the Universe, new Starlinks are really bright in the radio, and SpaceX recovers its SuperHeavy. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:14 HotDOGs, Not Dyson Spheres https://www.universetoday.com/168678/those-arent-dyson-spheres-theyre-hotdogs/ 03:27 Best gravitational lens https://www.universetoday.com/168672/this-might-be-the-best-gravitational-lens-ever-found/ 04:44 Starlinks light pollution https://www.universetoday.com/168658/second-generation-starlinks-are-32-times-brighter-in-radio-wavelengths/ 07:07 SuperHeavy from a water grave https://www.universetoday.com/168691/spacex-recovers-the-super-heavy-booster-from-flight-4/ 08:08 Zebra rock on Mars https://science.nasa.gov/blog/a-striped-surprise/ 09:14 Vote results 09:53 Supernova and Earth life https://www.universetoday.com/168687/how-a-nearby-supernova-left-its-mark-on-earth-life/ 11:59 Two Chinese rocket hops 14:16 Guide to Space 14:35 Dyson sphere homework 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/2ipIUL64gLc 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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