Universe Today Podcasts With Fraser Cain
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The Guide to Space is a series of space and astronomy poddcasts by Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today
Episodios
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Was Cosmic Dust Responsible for Life on Earth?
02/03/2024 Duración: 01h10minWhat is cosmic dust? What is it made of and what can it tell us about the Universe? Could cosmic dust be responsible for life starting on Earth? Figuring it all out with Dr Craig Walton from Cambridge University.
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[Space Bites] Odysseus Moon Landing Verdict // JWST Breakthrough // SLIM Surprise
01/03/2024 Duración: 19minWe’ve learned what happened to the Odysseus Lander. SLIM survived the lunar night. Experience a fiery trip from orbit to the Utah desert. James Webb completes one of its major science goals.
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[Interview] How Should We Handle Space Weapons
27/02/2024 Duración: 54minHow serious is the threat from space weapons? How should we handle the situation with international treaties? Is there a way to ensure the enforcement of them and what are the risks if somebody breaks them? Figuring out the answers with Dr Matthew Powell from the University of Portsmouth.
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[Q&A] Refuelling the Sun, Rogue Planets Auroras, Space Nukes
26/02/2024 Duración: 45minWhere do auroras come from on rogue planets? Can we refuel the Sun to make it last longer? What's going on with space nuke tests? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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[Space Bites] USA’s Crazy Moon Landing // Problems for Perseverance // New Glenn Goes Vertical
23/02/2024 Duración: 22minOdysseus lands successfully on the Moon, China is planning to build bricks on the lunar surface, James Webb finds the neutron star at the heart of supernova 1987 A, and Blue Origins finally rolls out New Glenn.
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[Q&A] JWST vs Apollo Landing Sites, TRAPPIST-1 Atmospheres, Chinese Space Program
21/02/2024 Duración: 43minWhy doesn't JWST look at Apollo landing sites? What happened to TRAPPIST-1 atmospheres? What's the biggest thing we can measure our velocity relative to? Will the Universe ever start bouncing back? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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[Interview] Discovery of The Decade for Dwarf Planets? Eris and Makemake Geothermal Activity
20/02/2024 Duración: 34minHuge Kuiper Belt discovery! With James Webb astronomers were able to see that Eric and Makemake show signs of geothermal activity. How exactly did that happen? Figuring out with Dr Christopher Glein, Lead Scientist at Southwest Research Institute.
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[Interview] Swarms of Cheap Spacecraft for Solar System Exploration
19/02/2024 Duración: 30minSolar sails aren't just a tool to send tiny spacecraft to Alpha Centauri. They can also be used to optimise exploration of the Solar System. How can we do that? Figuring it out with Alexander Alvara.
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[Space Bites] Unexpected Mimas Discovery // Moon Mission Launch // New EHT Image
16/02/2024 Duración: 21minMore oceans across the Solar System. The Event Horizon Telescope zooms into an active galactic nucleus. Another lunar lander sets off to the Moon.
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[Interview] What's Wrong With Modern Science And How To Fix It
14/02/2024 Duración: 01h04minWhat are the main problems of modern-day science? Why there's a growing trust gap between the scientists and the public? How can we fix those problems and restore the trust? Figuring out with Dr. Paul M. Sutter.
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[Q&A] Trusting Asteroid Strike Probabilities, Propulsion Breakthrough, Methane on Mars
13/02/2024 Duración: 46minHow sure can astronomers be when estimating asteroid strikes? Why is Jupiter so radioactive? What happened to the methane on Mars story? Are black holes 2D or 3D? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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[Space Bites] NASA in Trouble // More Impossible Galaxies from JWST // Final Goodbye to Ingenuity
10/02/2024 Duración: 18minBig layoffs at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. Testing spacesuits for the Moon. Another flyby of Io. And our final look at Ingenuity.
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[Interview] NASA JPL Layoffs. Artemis and Mars Sample Return in DANGER?
08/02/2024 Duración: 01h11minBREAKING NEWS. JPL is laying off about 530 people. Why did that happen and what it means for major NASA missions like Artemis and Mars Sample Return? Figuring it out with Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society.
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[Interview] Deepest Ever Deep Field. Where Are The Limits of James Webb?
07/02/2024 Duración: 54minWe all know the Hubble Deep Field as one of the most important astronomy images of all time. But when will we get a similar attempt from Webb? What will we be able to get from it and what are the limits of JWST? Finding out with Dr Viraj Pandya from NASA.
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[Q&A] Kuiper Belt Orbiter, Naming Planet 9, Most Perfect Spheres
06/02/2024 Duración: 41minCould we detect life on Earth from Neptune's orbit? Is the Moon shrinking over time? Why don't we send an orbiter the the Kuiper belt? What should we call Planet 9 if we find it? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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[Interview] Why JWST Avoids Searching For Exomoons with Dr. David Kipping
06/02/2024 Duración: 01h39minIf exoplanets exist, so should exomoons. However, to this day we still did not find any. Even more than that, there's a pretty big controversy regarding the potential discovery of exomoons. What's going on and what can we do about it? Finding the answers with Dr David Kipping.
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[Interview] Venus Could Harbour Non-Water Based Life
05/02/2024 Duración: 58minWhenever we search for life, we're searching for 'life as we know it". But are there alternative options? Non-carbon based life? Or life that doesn't use water as a solvent? It turns out, things like that can be as close as on Venus. Figuring it out with Dr William Bains.
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[Interview] What a REAL City On Mars Will Look Like
04/02/2024 Duración: 01h07minScience fiction taught us that Mars cities are inevitable. That we will sooner or later have those cool looking glass domes with spaceports and stuff. But the world is a cruel place and reality is unforgivable. So, how will a realistic Mars habitat of the future will look like? Discussing it with Kelly and Zach Weinersmith.
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[Interview] How Nancy Grace Roman Will Help Understand Dark Matter
03/02/2024 Duración: 35minUnderstanding dark matter is one of the most interesting challenges in modern cosmology. Upcoming new telescopes, such as Nancy Grace Roman, can help us solve this mystery. How exactly will it happen? Finding out with Dr Christian Aganze from Stanford University.
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[Space Bites] Giant Forest Telescope // GO for LISA // Thoughts on YouTube Retirement
02/02/2024 Duración: 19minSLIM woke up but briefly., Turning a forest into a giant particle detector. Another explanation for that hycean world. And some stunning new pictures from Webb.