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Universe Today Podcast

Fraser Cain
Universe Today Podcast
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  • Universe Today Podcast

    [Q&A+] We Were Promised A Firehose of Results From Vera Rubin. Where Are They?

    29/09/2026 | 22 mins.
    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:56
    Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cdHAMQf1Fnk
    When will we see the surfaces of exoplanets? What non-western telescopes should we expect? Where are all the big promised results from Vera Rubin? And in Q&A+, how to get in space journalism and is it worth it now?
    00:00 Intro

    00:33 [@theindianking3000] Will Roman see exoplanets better than JWST?

    03:13 [@fwd79] Which non-western space telescopes are coming?

    05:55 [@paulwilson1529] How packed is the asteroid belt?

    07:35 [@GadZookz] Are there any calories on the Moon or Mars?

    10:26 [@rilanfelnar2698] Results from Vera Rubin. When?

    13:56 [@absolute-doink] Any advice for someone interested in space journalism?

    20:31 Final thoughts
  • Universe Today Podcast

    [Space Bites+] Turns Out, Superflares Are Quite Possible for Our Sun

    25/09/2026 | 21 mins.
    BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:59
    Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pkZ5tjeeiS0
    00:00 Intro

    00:33 Superflares are on the table https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-sun-is-physically-capable-of-producing-a-superflare-according-to-a-new-study

    04:10 Direct image of the youngest exoplanet ever https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-directly-image-the-youngest-exoplanet-ever

    05:56 Weather report for exoplanets https://www.universetoday.com/articles/researchers-develop-a-way-to-check-the-weather-on-a-exoplanet

    07:34 Zombie white dwarf https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-zombie-white-dwarf-star-is-born-again-hallelujah

    08:55 More on LRDs https://www.universetoday.com/articles/little-red-dots-are-the-seeds-of-quasars-and-supermassive-black-holes

    11:10 Vote results

    11:35 Smashed icy moons https://www.universetoday.com/articles/smashed-icy-moons-cool-too-rapidly-to-retain-oceans

    13:57 Early galaxies https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-rare-distant-clump-of-early-galaxies-reveals-ancient-cosmic-secrets

    15:59 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/earths-center-of-mass-drifts-less-than-we-thought

    18:47 Final thoughts
  • Universe Today Podcast

    [Q&A+] What Happened At the Very Beginning?

    24/09/2026 | 20 mins.
    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:04
    Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XukdOeLfIgQ
    What does matter and antimatter annihilate into? How do we know what happened before the CMB? Is outer space dirty? And in Q&A+, initial thoughts about Seestar S50 pro.
    00:00 Intro

    00:48 [@SirIke49] What do matter and antimatter annihilate into?

    05:00 [@nitstyles13] How do we know what happened before the CMB?

    12:36 [@Wackyg6] Question from a 6 yr old. Is outer space dirty?

    15:04 [@HavoJavo] Thoughts on the Seestar s50 pro

    17:42 Final thoughts
  • Universe Today Podcast

    [Interview+] A Far Side of The Moon Radio Telescope May Happen Sooner Than You Think

    23/09/2026 | 47 mins.
    BONUS PART STARTS AT 31:55
    Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OVcy19IcuIg
    🟣 Guest: Dr. Dave Deboer
    📜 The Lunar Farside Transients and Technology Telescope (LFT3) Mission https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.25762
    https://lft3.space/
    A radio telescope on the far side of the Moon should become a reality very soon. How will it operate? What science will it do? Who and how will deliver it? Finding out in this interview.
    00:00 Intro

    01:59 Why the far side of the Moon?

    08:01 Possible science

    20:47 The potential survey

    23:20 Getting to the Moon

    31:55 Epoch of reionization

    43:27 Current obsessions

    46:03 Final thoughts
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    [Q&A+] How Feasible Is A Starship-Based Space Station?

    23/09/2026 | 23 mins.
    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:28
    Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6utGiIvm2LE
    Is combining multiple space telescopes the way to go? Can we detect ice-shell exoplanets? How feasible would a Starship space base be? And in Q&A+, why didn't CMB go past us?
    00:00 Intro

    00:39 [@estraume] Space telescopes flying in formation

    08:53 [@goatlord51] Do we have anything that can detect ice shell exo-planets?

    14:26 [@kipnielsen8752] How feasible would a starship space station be?

    17:28 [@zephyr9673] Why didn't CMB go past us?

    19:59 Final thoughts
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