Universe Today Podcast

ESAs PLATO mission gets its eyes installed, Webb finds water ice in another star system, could it be dark matter and not dark energy thats evolving over time? And in our longer [Space Bites+] on Patreon, researchers have found that hardy bacteria are evolving to thrive in spacecraft clean rooms. [Space Bites+] No ADS. BONUS Story. For FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:20 Plato gets its eyes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-plato-mission-just-got-dozens-of-cameras-installed 02:05 Cubesat telescope https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-cubesat-to-capture-a-supernovas-uv-spectrum 04:14 Water ice in another star system https://www.universetoday.com/articles/water-ice-found-in-another-star-system 06:34 Evolving Dark Matter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/could-dark-matter-be-evolving-over-time-and-not-dark-energy 09:13 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 09:55 Everything evaporates with Hawking radiation https://www.universetoday.com/articles/everything-in-the-universe-could-decay-from-hawking-radiation 11:25 Venus tectonics https://www.universetoday.com/articles/venus-might-have-tectonic-activity-after-all 13:25 Auroras on Jupiter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-watches-auroras-dance-in-jupiters-atmosphere 15:23 More space news in Guide to Space 16:13 [Space Bites+] bonus story 16:28 Patreon Q&A VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/VcOfDAf9UsU GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ CONTACT FRASER [email protected] LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Our current tech doesn't allow us to block light from Sun-like stars to see Earth-like planets. The brightness difference is just too high. One of the ways we can achieve it is with quantum coronagraphs. What are they and how do they work? Finding out in this interview. [Interview+] Bonus Part. No YT ads. FREE https://www.patreon.com/universetoday Guest: Nico Deshler https://github.com/NicoDeshler Experimental Demonstration of a Quantum-Optimal Coronagraph Using Spatial Mode Sorters https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.12776 00:00 Intro 02:26 What is a quantum coronagraph 10:39 How to make one 19:20 How can a quantum coronagraph be used 22:02 Applications for ground-based telescopes 27:48 What's next? 34:14 Current obsessions 38:54 Final thoughts VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/cfdMxauquec GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ CONTACT FRASER [email protected] LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Why risk sending big space missions instead of swarms of cubesats? Can NASA protect future Mars astronauts from radiation with EM-rockets? How close are we to discovering our first exomoon? And in our Q&A+ version, which sci-fi tech is the closest to becoming a reality? Answering all that and more in this Q&A show. [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question, totally free : https://www.patreon.com/universetoday [Overtime] Even more Q&As https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:31 [Ramon Martinez] How will NASA protect astronauts from radiation on Mars? 02:01 [First Ninja] Why launch space missions instead of swarms of cubesats? 05:07 [J Bell] Is it normal to be not interested in life beyond Earth? 08:23 [Xander Schnoebbe] How close are we to discovering exomoons? 10:05 [Jamie Doe] Can we combine a Solar Gravitational Lens and an interferometer? 10:59 [Mandahl] Visible light interferometers on Earth 13:01 [Christopher Fiss Brummet] Will CSA/ASC step up after NASA budget cuts? 14:44 [Web Fiji] If we go through space, will we inevitably hit something? 15:31 [Silas Miller] Is the Sun made of the same elements as the planets? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/OOOPpw11Z1U GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ CONTACT FRASER [email protected] LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Is keeping the Voyagers active a waste of money and time on the Deep Space Network? Could you play catch with a baseball-mass black hole? How confident are we in the distance ladder? And in our Q&A+ version, does it make sense to film a movie in space? Answering all that and more in this Q&A show. [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question, totally free : https://www.patreon.com/universetoday [Overtime] Even more Q&As https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:29 [Bentation Funkiloglio] Could we play catch with a really tiny black hole? 01:24 [Aturuxo] How confident are we in the "distance ladder"? 08:03 [Pelican666] Is continuing the Voyager missions just a waste of money? 09:53 [Cooper Levesque] What will finding life in the Solar System actually mean? 12:10 [Edward] Would a microbe without DNA even be alive? 13:48 [Cooper Levesque] The topic I'm bored to cover VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/6egvw2jEHVQ GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ CONTACT FRASER [email protected] LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

The Kerbal Space Program is a fun game, but also an incredible tool for simulating a realistic space exploration program. According to a new paper, people playing the game can help develop innovative ideas that can turn into real missions, especially with the development and integration of reusable rockets like Starship and New Glenn. 👉 [Interview+] Bonus Part. No YT ads. FREE https://patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Rodrigo Schmitt https://rodrigo-schmitt.github.io/ 📜 Design of space systems and operational mission architectures using sandbox games https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576525002048 00:00 Intro 01:14 KSP as a learning tool 12:26 Why is KSP useful for mission planning 21:17 From gamers to mission architects 22:54 Useful mods for KSP 25:08 Alternatives to KSP 26:52 Gaming meta and AI 33:22 Current obsessions 37:00 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/DIFnf0UCZUk 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)