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  • A new answer for Mars methane, BepiColumbo is having thruster problems, three of the oldest stars in the Universe found nearby, and the best auroras in decades.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:14 Mars Methane Mystery
    https://www.universetoday.com/167003/new-answers-for-mars-methane-mystery/
    02:50 BepiColombo in Trouble
    https://www.esa.int/EnablingSupport/Operations/GlitchonBepiColomboworkongoingtorestorespacecrafttofull_thrust
    04:40 Oldest Stars in the Universe
    https://www.universetoday.com/167001/three-of-the-oldest-stars-in-the-universe-found-circling-the-milky-way/
    06:19 Crazy Auroras
    https://www.universetoday.com/166955/what-a-weekend-spectacular-aurora-photos-from-around-the-world/
    07:35 Vote results
    08:14 Supermassive Black Holes' Origin
    https://www.universetoday.com/166947/supermassive-black-holes-got-started-from-massive-cosmic-seeds/
    10:12 Bright star mystery
    https://www.universetoday.com/167007/a-star-became-1000-times-brighter-and-now-astronomers-know-why/
    11:36 Amazing Hubble images
    12:59 More space news
    13:57 How to see an aurora
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  • How exactly does Gaia operate? What should we expect from it in the near future? When and why will it come to an end? And what comes after Gaia? Finding out the answers with Dr Berry Holl.
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    00:00 Intro
    02:48 Meet Dr Berry Holl
    05:02 How Gaia works
    12:56 Measuring the speed of stars
    22:14 Limits of Gaia
    32:10 Anomalies from Gaia
    40:25 When will Gaia end
    48:48 What comes next
    01:01:33 Current obsessions
    01:02:56 Final thoughts
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  • SpaceX announces their new spacewalking suit, China is off to the Moon again, progress on Vera Rubin, and take a one-way trip into a black hole.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:12 SpaceX EVA suit
    https://polarisprogram.com/eva-suit-unveil/
    02:15 New evidence for Planet 9
    https://www.universetoday.com/166889/new-evidence-for-our-solar-systems-ghost-planet-nine/
    03:57 Vera Rubin's Mirror is done
    https://www.universetoday.com/166842/vera-rubins-primary-mirror-gets-its-first-reflective-coating/
    05:35 China's Chang'e-6 Moon mission
    https://www.universetoday.com/166876/china-is-going-back-to-the-moon-again-with-change-6/
    07:20 Vote results
    08:13 NIAC phase 2
    https://www.universetoday.com/166883/nasa-takes-six-advanced-tech-concepts-to-phase-ii/
    10:18 Dinkinesh's moonlet is young
    https://www.universetoday.com/166855/dinkineshs-moonlet-is-only-2-3-million-years-old/
    11:31 Why white dwarf stars have so much metal
    https://jila.colorado.edu/news-events/articles/hungry-hungry-white-dwarfs-solving-puzzle-stellar-metal-pollution
    12:56 Dive into a black hole
    https://www.universetoday.com/166903/fall-into-a-black-hole-with-this-new-nasa-simulation/
    13:51 More space news
    14:40 How science works
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  • How can we improve ALMA? What are the benefits of having a single big submillimeter telescope? What could we discover if the AtLAST telescope project goes through? Figuring out the answers with Dr Claudia Chicone.
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    00:00 Intro
    01:51 Submillimeter wavelength
    06:42 ALMA
    16:53 AtLAST telescope project
    32:16 Submillimeter maps of the sky
    36:30 What's next?
    43:17 Final thoughts and more interveiws
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  • How can we let aliens know we're here? What does a lunar eclipse look like as seen from the Moon? Can we record a supernova in real time? Why aren't coronagraphs just circles? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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    00:00 Start
    00:37 [Andoria] Can we signal to aliens with green glass?
    06:39 [Vulcan] Lunar eclipse seen from the Moon
    11:24 [Risa] Can we record a supernova appearing in real-time?
    16:05 [Aeturen] Why aren't coronagraphs just circles?
    20:53 [Vendikar] How do astronomers determine distances to other galaxies?
    25:02 [Remus] Who was my favourite interview?
    28:01 [Janus] How do astronomers determine the age of stars?
    31:11 [Cait] Can we move Earth by the time the Sun will die?
    34:31 [Betazed] Why does the Moon look bigger and yellow sometimes?
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  • When humans will return to the Moon they will need a lot of assistance to set up a settlement and carry out all the missions. They will need a lot of robots to do that. How exactly will it pan out? Figuring out with Professor Yang Gao from King's College London.
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    00:00 Intro
    02:48 Future Moon equipment
    13:57 Autonomous robots
    23:46 Machine learning revolution
    32:25 Self-replication
    38:09 Current obsessions
    46:13 Final thoughts and more interviews
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  • Webb sees weather on an exoplanet, takes a new image of the horsehead nebula, and a satellite takes a close up image of a piece of space debris.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:17 Weather on an exoplanet
    https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-maps-weather-on-planet-280-light-years-away/
    02:26 JWST in interferometry mode
    https://www.universetoday.com/166757/jwst-uses-interferometry-mode-to-reveal-two-protoplanets-around-a-young-star/
    04:02 One step closer to space debris removal
    https://astroscale.com/astroscale-unveils-worlds-first-image-of-space-debris-captured-through-rendezvous-and-proximity-operations/
    05:26 Hubble goes in and out of safe mode
    https://www.universetoday.com/166780/uh-oh-hubbles-having-gyro-problems-again/
    07:03 Black holes can halt star formation in galaxies
    https://www.universetoday.com/166763/black-holes-can-halt-star-formation-in-massive-galaxies/
    08:44 Vote results
    09:29 SLIM just refuses to die
    https://www.universetoday.com/166765/japans-lunar-lander-survives-its-third-lunar-night/
    10:32 Great images
    https://www.universetoday.com/166802/first-light-from-einstein-probe-a-supernova-remnant/
    13:08 More space news
    13:59 Hubble's gyros
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  • What are the limits of James Webb when it's looking for Earth-like atmospheres? What can we possibly find out? Is there any hope for red dwarf stars and their planets to have a potential for habitability? Finding out the answers with Evelyn Macdonald.
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    00:00 Intro
    01:39 Current observations with Webb
    06:14 What could we see in exoplanet atmospheres
    12:08 What do planets actually look like
    17:41 Future telescopes
    19:50 Is there hope for red dwarf star planets?
    24:55 Current obsessions
    26:34 Final thoughts and more interviews
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  • How can we protect antimatter-powered rockets from space dust? Will curing cancer solve deep space travel? What happens when planets align? Does dark matter lose angular momentum? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.
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    00:00 Start
    00:28 [Andoria] How can we protect antimatter-powered spaceships from space dust?
    06:34 [Vulcan] What will happen if all planets aligned?
    09:59 [Risa] Does dark matter lose angular momentum?
    15:09 [Aeturen] Are there any advantages to non-Dobsonians for rookies?
    21:03 [Vendikar] Why are JWST's deep field images not dramatically better than Hubble's?
    23:52 [Remus] Will space still be dangerous when we cure cancer?
    25:38 [Janus] How realistic is the concept of sophons from the Three Body Problem?
    27:36 [Cait] Do gravity waves come in different flavours?
    30:51 [Betazed] How big can a space telescope be if it's assembled in space?
    34:36 [Cheleb] Could aliens have created black holes?
    37:45 [Nimbus] What's the deal with Sedna?
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  • Juno sees a lava lake on Io, Voyager 1 isn’t spouting nonsense any more, Titan Dragonfly gets the greenlight from NASA, and TESS finds its first rogue planet.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:14 Giant Lava Lake on Io
    https://www.universetoday.com/166716/juno-reveals-a-giant-lava-lake-on-io/
    01:52 Voyager-1 restores communication
    https://www.universetoday.com/166733/nasa-restores-communications-with-voyager-1/
    03:39 NASA Greenlights Titan Dragonfly
    06:03 TESS finds its first rogue planet
    https://www.universetoday.com/166755/tess-finds-its-first-rogue-planet/
    08:13 Vote results
    08:57 Nancy Grace Roman gets reaction wheels
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Mgt2iwYgY&ab_channel=NASAGoddard
    10:28 NASA's solar sail goes to space
    https://www.universetoday.com/166759/nasas-new-solar-sail-has-launched-and-deployed/
    12:10 Two incredible timelapses from Chandra
    13:16 Downscale for Artemis III?
    https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/nasa-may-alter-artemis-iii-to-have-starship-and-orion-dock-in-low-earth-orbit/
    15:58 More space news
    16:52 Capabilities driven exploration
    https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nextstep-virtual-industry-forum6nov2014final.pdf
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  • Why don't they just build a bigger version of James Webb for Starship? What's the pressure inside Europa's oceans? How can you measure a day on a planet without a surface? Answering all these questions and more in this week's question show.
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    00:00 Start
    00:26 [Andoria] What's the pressure in Europa's ocean?
    04:45 [Vulcan] Should they build another JWST for the Starship?
    09:53 [Risa] How long is a day on a gas planet?
    13:45 [Aeturen] How does a total solar eclipse look like from the Moon?
    16:17 [Vendikar] Suggestions for backyard telescope hobbyists
    24:16 [Remus] Who are the real science gatekeepers?
    28:05 [Janus] What would I do differently for the next eclipse?
    30:55 [Cait] Phone apps with sky overlay
    33:12 [Betazed] How will Japan's pressurised rover keep dust from the inside?
    37:06 [Cheleb] What effects can a gamma ray burst have on Earth?
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  • A piece of the ISS smashed into a house in Florida. Evidence for the first stars in the Universe. NASA is having to rethink its Mars Sample Return mission.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:14 Chunk from ISS hits a house in Florida
    https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/04/15/nasa-completes-analysis-of-recovered-space-object/
    01:45 Did JWST find Pop III stars?
    https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.00953
    04:46 Problems with Mars Sample Return
    https://www.universetoday.com/166658/the-current-mars-sample-return-mission-isnt-going-to-work-nasa-is-going-back-to-the-drawing-board/
    07:00 Closest black hole
    https://www.universetoday.com/166669/the-milky-ways-most-massive-stellar-black-hole-is-only-2000-light-years-away/
    08:26 Vote results
    09:20 Moon dust shield
    https://www.universetoday.com/166615/nasa-is-building-an-electrodynamic-shield-to-deal-with-all-that-dust-on-the-moon-and-mars/
    11:18 Patreon
    12:29 Hint for an exomoon
    https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1041117
    14:27 Mind-blowing eclipse video
    https://www.universetoday.com/166677/the-solar-eclipse-like-weve-never-seen-it-before/
    15:16 More space news
    16:07 Mars sample return
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  • New measurements show dark energy may be evolving, Japan is joining Artemis with a pressurized rover, why the Moon has two different faces, and my experience with the total solar eclipse.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:16 Dark Energy might be evolving
    https://www.universetoday.com/166508/a-new-map-shows-the-universes-dark-energy-may-be-evolving/
    04:44 JAXA's Moon rover
    https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-japan-advance-space-cooperation-sign-agreement-for-lunar-rover/
    06:52 Moon's two different halves
    https://www.universetoday.com/166588/finally-an-explanation-for-the-moons-radically-different-hemispheres/
    08:57 Ice-melting probe
    https://www.universetoday.com/166548/testing-a-probe-that-could-drill-into-an-ice-world/
    10:51 Vote results
    https://youtu.be/zuuo1O93kMY
    11:24 Rainbows on exoplanets
    https://www.universetoday.com/166535/the-first-atmospheric-rainbow-on-an-exoplanet/
    13:21 Small black hole
    https://www.universetoday.com/166566/a-neutron-star-merged-with-a-surprisingly-light-black-hole/
    14:30 Solar eclipse 2024
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    16:44 Two cool videos
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    18:24 Even more space news
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  • What engine type will the first manned interstellar mission use for propulsion? Will AI help solve any mysteries of space? Why do we have exoplanet types named after Neptune but not Uranus? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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    00:00 Start
    00:24 [Andoria] What will happen to the orbits of planets when the Sun expands?
    03:54 [Vulcan] What can we learn from the dust in the Solar system?
    08:05 [Risa] How does Venus keep its atmosphere?
    12:09 [Aeturen] What does the Unruh effect mean?
    14:30 [Vendikar] Why exoplanet types aren't called after Uranus?
    16:14 [Remus] How will the first interstellar manned mission look like?
    21:07 [Janus] What do JWST observations of organics around protostars mean?
    25:26 [Cait] Are aliens limited by the transit method?
    30:16 [Betazed] Will AGI help us solve the mysteries of space?
    35:19 [Cheleb] Did JWST really find city lights 7 trillion miles away?
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  • Vera Rubin’s Camera is complete, where are rogue planets coming from, NASA chooses suppliers for its new lunar rover, and an earlier formation for the Moon.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:14 Vera Rubin's camera is ready
    https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2407/
    01:39 Where do rogue planets come from
    https://www.universetoday.com/166406/where-are-all-these-rogue-planets-coming-from/
    03:44 NASA gives contracts for new Moon rovers
    https://www.universetoday.com/166500/nasa-teams-lunar-terrain-vehicle/
    05:32 SLIM's still alive
    https://www.universetoday.com/166431/against-all-odds-japans-slim-lander-survived-a-second-lunar-night-upside-down/
    06:48 Hopping on the Moon
    https://www.universetoday.com/166473/a-robot-hopper-to-explore-the-moons-dangerous-terrain/
    08:54 Vote results
    09:45 Earliest possible Moon formation
    https://www.universetoday.com/166479/whats-the-earliest-the-moon-could-have-formed/
    11:54 Simulating a neutron star surface
    https://www.universetoday.com/166434/it-takes-a-supercomputer-to-properly-simulate-a-neutron-stars-surface/
    13:19 Newsletter
    13:59 How to watch the eclipse
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  • Does gravitational lensing affect the CMB? Can the Great Attractor solve the Hubble tension? Why don't we put a Deep Space Network antenna in space? What's the difference between a nova and a supernova? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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    00:00 Start
    01:31 [Andoria] How does gravitational lensing affect the CMB?
    05:31 [Vulcan] What's the difference between a nova and a supernova?
    11:25 [Risa] Can the Great Attractor be the reason for the Hubble tension?
    13:55 [Aeturen] Orientation of the Moon in different places on Earth
    15:52 [Vendikar] Why not put the Deep Space Network in space?
    21:11 [Remus] Should we build a space station to travel to Mars?
    23:47 [Janus] Is there a limit for the periodic table elements?
    26:52 [Cait] What was my early life experience in Astronomy?
    30:54 [Betazed] What is the best thing to see from a southern latitude?
    33:38 [Cheleb] Why were stars in the early universe so much larger than stars today?
    37:56 [Nimbus] Would I go to Mars?
    40:13 [Belos] Do we know about moons orbiting other moons?
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  • The Fermi paradox has many solutions. Many explanations for the fact that we don't see any signs of intelligent life in the Universe. We ranked all the major ones and put them into tiers from S to D.
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    00:00:00 Intro
    00:01:33 Fermi paradox
    00:02:25 Zoo Hypothesis
    00:06:19 Prime Directive
    00:11:10 Simulation Hypothesis
    00:16:54 Dark Forest
    00:25:48 The Great Filter
    00:33:54 Self-Destruction
    00:40:16 We're The First
    00:44:15 Rare Intelligence
    00:49:00 We're Alone
    00:56:00 Communication Barrier
    01:04:35 Post-Biological Life
    01:12:16 Hibernation Hypothesis
    01:16:31 Our Tech Isn't Good Enough
    01:20:49 We're Searching In Wrong Places
    01:24:08 Aliens Are Among Us
    01:27:01 Interstellar Travel is Impossible
    01:36:19 Reapers
    01:42:03 Expansion is Inefficient
    01:47:48 There Is a Better Way
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  • See the magnetic fields twisting around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, a supernova was seen in almost real time, NASA announces its planetary science goals for Artemis III and Gaia finds two ancient building blocks of the Milky Way.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:18 New EHT image of Sag A
    https://www.universetoday.com/166327/new-view-reveals-magnetic-fields-around-our-galaxys-giant-black-hole/
    02:45 Supernova caught in almost real time
    https://keckobservatory.org/sn2023ixf/
    04:55 Artemis 3 planetary science goals
    https://www.universetoday.com/166321/nasa-reveals-its-planetary-science-goals-for-artemis-iii/
    07:12 Gaia finds ancient streams of stars
    https://www.universetoday.com/166303/gaia-finds-ancient-streams-of-stars-that-formed-the-milky-way/
    08:29 Veritas mission is back in business
    https://www.universetoday.com/166299/nasas-veritas-mission-breathes-new-life/
    10:11 Vote results
    10:53 China's Moon relay satellite
    12:18 Hubble sees two newly born stars
    https://www.universetoday.com/166359/hubble-sees-a-star-about-to-ignite/
    14:32 Live Starlink map
    https://www.universetoday.com/166319/watch-a-real-time-map-of-starlinks-orbiting-earth/
    15:39 More news
    16:28 Venus
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  • Can we harvest energy from the Moon's temperature difference? Why don't we just launch multiple telescopes like Hubble? Why is the Moon grey? Why are sunspots black? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show!
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    00:00 Start
    00:27 [Andoria] Can we extract energy from Moon's temperature difference?
    05:19 [Vulcan] Constellation of "Almost Hubbles"
    08:40 [Risa] Why do sunspots look black?
    10:26 [Aeturen] Will we still be 'alone' if we find life on Europa?
    14:52 [Vendikar] Why do black holes shrink?
    20:22 [Remus] What lifeforms can survive on Jovian moons?
    25:01 [Janus] Why is the Moon grey?
    26:44 [Cait] Why not build a very big spacecraft in orbit?
    31:06 [Betazed] Will humans ever fly on solar sails?
    33:09 [Cheleb] What does a lunar eclipse look like on the Moon?
    35:03 [Nimbus] Will we ever see a Venus rover?
    37:56 [Belos] Could Enceladus have life during the Sun's red giant phase?
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  • Planning trains on the Moon, Chandra is getting shut down, the future of Mars helicopters, and an update on exomoons with Dr. David Kipping.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:12 Trains on the Moon
    https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-to-develop-concept-for-lunar-railroad
    02:29 Chandra in trouble
    https://www.universetoday.com/166247/nasa-is-planning-to-shut-down-one-of-the-great-observatories-to-save-money/
    05:33 De-icing Euclid
    https://www.esa.int/ScienceExploration/SpaceScience/Euclid/Operationsbegintode-iceEuclidsvision
    07:30 More helicopters on Mars
    https://www.universetoday.com/166212/the-mars-science-helicopter-could-be-an-airborne-geologist-on-mars/
    09:44 Vote results
    10:33 Explanations for SN 1987a
    https://www.universetoday.com/166188/finally-an-explanation-for-the-string-of-pearls-in-supernova-1987a/
    13:03 One hit, a billion craters
    https://www.universetoday.com/166223/one-impact-on-mars-produced-more-than-two-billion-secondary-craters/
    14:19 Shape of Dimorphos
    https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-study-asteroids-orbit-shape-changed-after-dart-impact
    16:03 Exomoons update with Dr David Kipping
    22:32 Newsletter
    23:28 Defunding telescopes
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