Universe Today Podcast

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Not every new space mission needs a separate launch and dedicated hardware. With this proposal, ther

How often do objects fall into the Sun? Why do some stars explode as novae, not as Type 1a supernova

AI is practically everywhere right now. But what practical use does it have in science? How can mach

How old is Jupiter’s Red Spot, watching a supermassive black hole wake up, the earliest merging quas

What are primordial black holes and how are they different from all the other kinds of black holes o

Satellites run out of fuel and have to de-orbit and end their missions. But what if they had access

What percentage of stars live in binary systems? Are there Lagrange points all the way down? Can the

Mars is full of toxic perchlorates that can be very harmful for future human missions. So, when peop

We’re now weeks away from a nova, NASA is looking for new Mars Sample Return mission ideas, there’s

What kind of science can we do with telescopes on the Moon? Giant radio dishes in craters, gravitati

What is the coldest place in the known Universe? Which object that has a name is the most distant in

Another Test of SpaceX Starship Superheavy combo, another analysis of the flight with Scott Manley a

Starship is successful on its fourth flight, Starliner reaches the station, carrying people, Hubble

How much water will a proper Moon base need? Where can we get it from? How can we manage and maintai

How would they get a 14-meter mirror to space? Are we sure there's no life on the Moon? Can ther

Lava tubes are one of the most interesting places on the Moon. They can be a great place for a poten

Starship is ready for its 4th flight, Webb finds the most distant galaxy ever seen, a new way to det

Where can we observe the effects of dark matter? How did all satellites survive the recent solar sto

NASA selected the Agnostic Life Finder (ALF) for Phase 1 in 2024. It will be studying a possibility

A proposal for a giant new space telescope, a Venus-sized world in a star’s habitable zone, Vera Rub