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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
https://www.universetoday.com/166596/here-are-the-next-three-total-solar-eclipses-coming-up/
16:44 Two cool videos
https://www.universetoday.com/166612/watch-a-satellite-reaction-wheel-melt-in-a-simulated-orbital-re-entry/
18:24 Even more space news
19:09 JAXA is so cool
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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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How heavy are the biggest stars in the Universe and how do they compare to the Sun? Why would aliens be grabby? Is there more space for science communicators? What's the minimum size for an object to have an atmosphere? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:28 [Andoria] How big are the biggest stars?
05:35 [Vulcan] How fast should colonising the Universe happen?
10:27 [Risa] Why would aliens be grabby?
13:51 [Aeturen] The difference between humans and aliens
16:14 [Vendikar] A star approaching us from the Large Magellanic cloud?
20:27 [Remus] Is the scientific discovery process slow?
24:06 [Janus] How do we know what happened before recombination?
28:19 [Cait] Is there more room for science communicators?
33:13 [Betazed] What are my interest outside of space and science?
36:17 [Cheleb] How fast do different galaxies move away from us?
37:38 [Nimbus] How much dark matter is there in our solar system?
38:31 [Belos] How big does an object need to be to hold an atmosphere?
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Another Test of SpaceX Starship Superheavy combo, another analysis of the flight with Scott Manley and Marcus House!
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00:00 Intro
00:44 The plan for IFT-3
02:18 Liftoff and hot staging
04:34 Booster return
10:38 Starship in orbit
17:26 Starship's re-entry
28:22 More interesting stuff
33:25 What's next
36:58 Artemis 3 plans
43:18 Scott and Marcus
45:11 Final thoughts
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What did NASA learn from setting their Cygnus spaceships on fire? Is fire more dangerous in space than on Earth? Finding out with Dr. David Urban, Branch Chief from NASA Glenn Research Center.
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00:00 Intro
01:41 Fire in space
03:56 Saffire Experiment
11:55 Conclusions
15:50 Firefighting in space
20:16 Future experiments
26:46 Final thoughts and more interviews
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What drives NASA's most successful projects like James Webb, Perseverance, Parker Solar Probe, etc? What's going on with international cooperation? How will future missions be planned and executed? Finding out with Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, former Associate Administrator of NASA Sciecne Mission Directorate.
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00:00 Intro
02:00 JWST
09:25 Parker Solar Probe
15:55 Future missions
25:58 International projects
40:06 New job at Zurich Space
41:45 Current obsessions
54:16 Final thoughts and more interviews
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Starship reaches orbit in a new test, NASA regains contact with Voyager 1 (sort of), are the Milky Way and Andromeda already exchanging stars, and two new incredible images to replace your desktop wallpaper.
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00:00 Intro
00:18 Starship IFT-3
https://www.universetoday.com/166137/starship-orbit-spacex-third-test-breaks-up/
06:38 Voyager-1 not dead yet
https://blogs.nasa.gov/sunspot/2024/03/13/nasa-engineers-make-progress-toward-understanding-voyager-1-issue/
08:03 Did Milkdromeda already start forming?
https://www.universetoday.com/166116/are-andromeda-and-the-milky-way-already-exchanging-stars/
10:30 White Dwarfs
https://www.universetoday.com/166082/white-dwarfs-might-be-less-dead-than-we-thought/
13:15 Vote results
https://youtu.be/RozsR3TWvH8
13:58 Painting telescopes black
https://www.universetoday.com/166119/ultrablack-coating-could-be-ideal-for-telescopes/
16:50 Amazing images
https://www.universetoday.com/166129/webb-sees-a-star-forming-region-blowing-vast-bubbles/
https://www.universetoday.com/166152/this-is-a-1-3-gigapixel-image-of-a-supernova-remnant/
19:36 Cyborg jellyfish
https://www.universetoday.com/166096/cyborg-jellyfish-could-help-explore-oceans-autonomously/
21:26 Even more space news
22:24 Distances and time
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How cold does it get in the shadows on the Moon? What's going on with dark matter research? Can we chase Oumuamua with a solar sail spacecraft? Will we ever face a war for the Moon? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:29 [Andoria] How cold do shadows on the Moon get?
05:34 [Vulcan] Why are dark matter halos spherical?
08:48 [Risa] Are we alone in the Universe?
12:26 [Aeturen] Will there be a war for the Moon?
15:40 [Vendikar] Current obsessions
19:58 [Remus] What's going on with dark matter?
23:52 [Janus] Can we catch Oumuamua with a solar sail?
29:07 [Cait] What are the Hawking radiation particles?
29:52 [Betazed] What caused the Big Bang?
29:57 [Cheleb] How to transfer energy from space down to Earth?
33:49 [Nimbus] Will dark energy eventually decline?
36:44 [Belos] Is the risk of solar flares overblown or unappreciated?
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White dwarf stars should be cooling down practically till the end of the Universe. But yet, they don't. They stop cooling at some point. Why does this happen? Figuring out the answers with Dr Simon Blouin from the University of Victoria.
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07102-y
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00:00 Intro
01:16 What are White Dwarfs
08:59 Why white dwarfs stop cooling
23:03 Pollution of white dwarfs
29:29 Perfect white dwarf telescope
35:59 Current obsessions
38:25 Final thoughts and more interviews
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How do we plan a mission that can go to Enceladus and grab a sample of its plumes? How fast does it need to go? Will it bring samples to Earth or analyse them on the spacecraft? Figuring out the answers with Professor Mark Burchell from the University of Kent.
π Hypervelocity impact induced light flash experiments on single and dual layer Kapton targets to develop a time of flight space dust and debris detector
https://kar.kent.ac.uk/104841/
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00:00 Intro
02:07 Firing tardigrades from a gun
05:32 Enceladus
13:14 How fast can we go
21:07 Optimal mission to Enceladus
32:35 Exploring Io
41:43 Sampling interstellar objects
47:55 Dust in interstellar space
51:19 Current obsessions
01:01:04 Final thoughts and more interviews
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Understanding the surface of Betelgeuse, James Webb’s third observing cycle has been announced, Starship’s upcoming third test, and the most massive pair of black holes ever seen.
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00:00 Intro
00:14 Betelgeuse is boiling
https://www.universetoday.com/166044/betelgeuses-surface-is-boiling-furiously/
02:55 JWST Cycle 3
https://www.stsci.edu/contents/news/jwst/2024/stsci-announces-the-jwst-cycle-3-general-observer-program
04:43 Where Hubble and JWST are looking
https://spacetelescopelive.org/
05:57 Starship OFT-3 Launch Date
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-3
07:37 Asteroids falling on white dwarves
https://www.universetoday.com/165997/astronomers-can-see-the-impact-site-where-an-asteroid-crashed-into-a-white-dwarf/
09:03 Vote results
09:51 ISS Surgery Robot
11:27 Oxygen on Europa
https://www.universetoday.com/166005/juno-measures-how-much-oxygen-is-being-produced-by-europa/
13:27 LIFE telescope
https://www.universetoday.com/166002/the-life-telescope-passed-its-first-test-it-detected-biosignatures-on-earth/
16:02 Biggest black hole pair ever found
https://www.universetoday.com/166002/the-life-telescope-passed-its-first-test-it-detected-biosignatures-on-earth/
17:44 Carbon emissions reach 420
https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/152519/emissions-from-fossil-fuels-continue-to-rise
18:44 Newsletter
19:55 JWST time allocation
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Why won't NASA send a copy of Perseverance to the Moon? Can life exist on a planet around a blue giant star? How do satellites stay safe in orbit and don't collide with each other? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:26 [Andoria] Why won't NASA send Mars-style rovers to the Moon?
05:15 [Vulcan] How to get your discovery to the scientific community?
09:56 [Risa] Can life exist near blue giant stars?
13:41 [Aeturen] Can fire be the solution the Fermi paradox?
16:13 [Vendikar] Should you study journalism in a university?
19:26 [Remus] Robin Hanson's grabby aliens
24:21 [Janus] How do satellites stay safe in orbit?
28:39 [Cait] How do supermassive black holes form?
32:56 [Betazed] Will we become a Kardashev Type I civilization?
37:20 [Cheleb] Shape of the Universe
39:43 [Nimbus] Why some planets have no surface?
41:59 [Belos] Should we preserve Earth or find another home?
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Self-replicating space robots seems as an obvious way to explore the Universe. How close are we to such a scenario and what do we need to fill outer space with Von Neumann probes? Figuring out with Professor Alex Ellery.
π Realistic Scenario of Interstellar Travel
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00:00 Intro
02:07 How sustainable is the Moon
07:44 Self-replicating robots
32:11 How would a mission look like
39:14 Going beyond the Moon
45:19 Realistic future scenario
59:28 Final thoughts and more interviews
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