Universe Today Podcast

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Universe Today Podcast is a science podcast hosted by Fraser Cain, with 1,000 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  [SpaceBites+] NASA's Roman Telescope Is In Space

  Sep 4, 202623 min

  BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:53 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube https://youtu.be/AvoSIyuVXWM Nancy Grace Roman has launched. Webb sees little red dots merging. Black holes make a mess when eating, there's a 10 sided feature at Saturn South Pole. And on Space Bites Plus, figuring out how a supermassive black hole got kicked out of its galaxy. Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts 00:00 Intro 00:18 Nancy Grace Roman launched https://www.universetoday.com/articles/roman-rises-five-things-to-know-about-nasas-new-space-telescope 05:28 Merging LRDs https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-find-little-red-dots-about-to-merge 08:12 Mars’ Temperature Differences https://www.universetoday.com/articles/marss-interior-is-400c-hotter-under-southern-hemisphere 10:35 Black Hole Burping https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-catch-black-hole-spewing-matter-after-feeding 12:58 Saturn’s Decagon https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-tracks-new-decagon-encircling-saturns-south-pole/ 14:22 Vote results 14:55 Surprising Result in the Search for Dark Matter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-intrigued-by-a-surprising-result-in-the-search-for-dark-matter 17:45 BepiColombo Arrives at Mercury https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo/Latest_updates_BepiColombo_s_arrival_at_Mercury 18:53 Bonus Story. Runaway SMBHs https://www.universetoday.com/articles/physicists-determine-cause-of-runaway-supermassive-black-hole 21:28 Final thoughts

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  [Q&A+] Are Meteorites A Big Problem for The Moon?

  Sep 3, 202620 min

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:06 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TvXlCBcnOgc How much stuff falls on the Moon every day? What if Von Neumann probes had AI? How did studying the Universe change my world views? And in Q&A+, should I grind my own telescope mirror? 00:00 Intro 00:23 [@BMichaelNeal] If Von Neumann probes had independent AI, would they be Von Neumann probes? 04:24 [@christiandesalliers] The meteorite problem for a future moon base 09:06 [@paigepotter4682] Has studying the universe changed any of my personal philosophies or values? How? 14:06 [@sciencecompliance235] Do I have plans to grind my own telescope mirror? 17:53 Final thoughts

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  [Interview+] Did Ground-Based Astronomy Already Lose to Mega-Constellations?

  Sep 2, 202653 min

  BONUS PART STARTS AT 24:48 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0RvsOFWZFtw There soon will be tens of thousands of satellites in orbit. Possibly, even millions. Does it mean that ground-based Astronomy is a lost cause? How can we make it work? Also, how is New Horizons doing? Guest: Dr. Alan Stern https://alanstern.space/ New Horizons: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/new-horizons/ LUCY: https://lucy.swri.edu/ 00:00 Intro 00:57 How's New Horizons doing 02:17 Next target 08:43 More science for New Horizons 11:07 Possible follow-up missions 13:18 Funding issues 19:05 New Horizons continues to do science 23:48 LUCY mission 30:00 Mega-constellations vs ground-based astronomy 46:06 Current obsessions 50:38 Final thoughts

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  [Q&A+] How Many Supernovae Made The Solar System?

  Sep 1, 202619 min

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:23 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1E7v7lv0U-o Can you DYI a binocular telescope at home? Which binoculars should you get for stargazing? How many supernovae it took to create the Solar System? And in Q&A+ what happens is the Voyagers come back? 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@evandotpro] Does it make sense to DIY a binocular telescope? 03:30 [@JackRay-1] What magnification level and lens size would be good for binoculars used to stargaze? 08:24 [@szolosiseb773] How many stars went supernova before the formation of our current Solar System? 11:23 [@OneOfAMineRocks] What Happens When We See Voyager Coming Back From The Other Direction? 17:30 Final thoughts

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  [Space Bites+] SpaceX Go All-In On Building The Biggest Spaceport In History

  Aug 28, 202630 min

  BONUS STORY STARTS AT 25:06 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8eMctTM-dug Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts My sister's website: https://haislacollins.com/ Japan’s Phobos mission is almost ready to launch and so is Roman, NASA needs help re-inventing the wheel, why Earth is inevitable, and on Space Bites+, melting diamonds to learn more about ice giant interiors. All this and more in this week’s Space Bites. 00:00 Intro 00:17 MMX Is Ready 03:18 Possible Origin of Deimos https://www.universetoday.com/articles/marss-funky-moon-deimos-was-shaped-by-an-impact 05:36 Phobos Transit https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/perseverance-captures-another-phobos-transit/ 07:09 Starship aboard https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:255286 08:40 SpaceX's $100B expansion plan https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/spacex-intends-to-invest-up-to-100-billion-in-massive-louisiana-spaceport/ 10:30 Reinventing the Wheel for NASA https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/nasa-challenge-tests-wheel-designs-for-moon-base-mobility/ 13:20 Skyfall Drones https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-skyfall-mars-helicopters-will-feature-a-revolutionary-antenna-design 16:45 More Leads for Dark Matter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-distant-stream-of-stars-may-offer-new-clues-to-dark-matter 18:56 Vote results 19:34 Earth is inevitable https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-solar-system-models-show-earth-is-no-fluke 21:33 Roman's ready to launch 23:23 New image of Betelgeuse https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/audiences/alma-reveals-long-lived-hotspots-on-betelgeuses-bubbling-surface/ 25:06 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-melted-a-diamond-and-cracked-a-secret-of-ice-giants 27:08 More space news 27:56 Final thoughts

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