Universe Today Podcasts With Fraser Cain
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Sinopsis
The Guide to Space is a series of space and astronomy poddcasts by Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today
Episodios
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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.
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[Interview] An Exoplanet With A Comet-Like Giant Tail
01/02/2024 Duración: 34minRecently astronomers made an unexpected discovery. They found a planet called WASP-69b with a giant comet-like gas tail that was bigger than ever. What's causing such behaviour and what can we learn about hot Jupiters? Finding out with Dakota Tyler from the University of LA.
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[Interview] How Space-Based Reflectors Can Change Solar Energy
31/01/2024 Duración: 40minSolar energy is simple the best energy source we have access to. But how can we make it even better? With space tech, of course! In this interview I'm talking about a project that suggests putting giant solar reflectors in orbit to extend daytime for solar farms on Earth with my guest, Dr Onur Celik.
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[Q&A] Lunar Starship VS Saturn V, Max Size of Black Holes, ISS Replacement
30/01/2024 Duración: 45minWhy can't Starship reach the Moon without refuelling? How big can black holes get? What space station will replace the ISS? How big do Lagrange points get? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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[Interview] Nobel Prize Winner Explains JWST vs The Crisis in Cosmology
29/01/2024 Duración: 01h05minThe Hubble Tension is one of the most exciting mysteries in modern day science. Different methods give different results for the expansion of the Universe. So, how can we solve this and can James Webb help us with that? Or will it make things even worse? Finding out with Physics Nobel Prize laureate, Dr Adam Riess.
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[Space Bites] Ingenuity Is OVER // Destructive Test by Sierra Space // Why Starship Exploded
26/01/2024 Duración: 21minIngenuity is over. SLIM landed on the Moon, but it’s upside-down. Webb sees planets orbiting white dwarf stars. And we finally know why Starship exploded.
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[Q&A] Is Mars Worth Exploring, Imaging Our Galaxy, Rogue Planets
24/01/2024 Duración: 44minHow can we possibly know how does the Milky Way look like? Is Marth worth further exploration after not finding any life there for years? How can we realistically settle on the Moon? All this and more in the week's Q&A show.
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[NIAC 2024] Swarming Proxima Centauri and Getting Data Back
22/01/2024 Duración: 53minWhen we'll be sending probes to other stars, getting there will be only one part of the challenge. How do we get the data back? So, NASA just funded a research that will be aiming to solve this problem through the NIAC program.
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[Space Bites] Hycean VS Lava Worlds //Japan's Moon Landing // NASA's Supersonic Breakthrough
19/01/2024 Duración: 19minNews about two lunar landers, Webb helps rule out one explanation for the Hubble Tension, NASA’s new quiet supersonic plane, and lots of exoplanet news.
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[Q&A] TRAPPIST-1 vs Alpha Cen, Catching The Voyagers, Lunar Space Elevator
16/01/2024 Duración: 40minWhy it's easier for James Webb to observe TRAPPIST-1 than Alpha Centauri? Is a lunar space elevator possible at all? What would my ideal space mission look like? Can we build a telescope the size of a solar system? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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[Bonus] Modern Day Skeptics
15/01/2024 Duración: 50minThis is an episode I did with Brian Dunning, host of The Skeptoid podcast and Richard Saunders, host of The Skeptic Zone podcast. Enjoy!
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[Bonus] Where are all the aliens?
14/01/2024 Duración: 43minThis is an episode I did with Brian Dunning, host of Skeptoid and producer and director of THE UFO MOVIE THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE and Richard Saunders, host of The Skeptic Zone. Enjoy!
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[Space Bites] TRUE Colour of Neptune // Moon Landing Failure // Major Missions Delays
12/01/2024 Duración: 20minWe finally learn the true color of Neptune. Vulcan succeeds while Peregrine fails. Delays for Artemis missions. A rocket that eats itself for more thrust.
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[Bonus] Why 2024 Will Be a Major Year For Space Exploration
06/01/2024 Duración: 01h05minThis is a bonus episode from John Michael Godier's Event Horizon podcast. We discussed JWST, Artmeis, Parker Solar Probe and many other things to be excited about in 2024.
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[Space Bites] Lunar Starship Elevator Test // Accurate Ancient Star Map // Io Close Flyby
05/01/2024 Duración: 19minJuno’s closest flyby of Io, Hubble studies an exoplanet atmosphere for 3 years, astronauts test out Starship’s elevator, and more evidence for quark stars.
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[Interview] What Is JWST Really Capable Of
01/01/2024 Duración: 01h01minWhere are the limits of James Webb's capabilities? What can we expect from it in terms of exoplanet research and how can we get there? Finding out with Dr Luis Welbanks. More interviews: