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We did it! We made it to 2021! Join Fraser for a live QA about all things space and astronomy. 🚀 OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ 🚀 PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify 🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🚀 OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg 🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain 🚀 CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: [email protected] 🚀 LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.

In this week's last QA of 2020, I go long answering questions about space and astronomy. I talk about the news of a radio signal received from Proxima Centauri, an update on my attempts to learn Mandarin Chinese, and a long diatribe about megaconstellations and their impact on astronomy. 00:00:00 Start 00:02:51 How do we know the rotation rate of gas planets? 00:05:21 Green blobs 00:05:42 Radio signal from Proxima Centauri 00:11:25 Learning Chinese 00:17:05 Why don't we live in a black hole? 00:18:37 Is nuclear propulsion legal? 00:21:50 Are there planets that have no knowledge of space? 00:24:57 Will the speed of light change our view of the conjunction? 00:26:25 Should we build a super-Kepler? 00:29:00 What motivation is there for space colonization? 00:31:23 Better name for dark matter? 00:32:15 Why learn Chinese? 00:35:12 Where will humans go instead of Mars? 00:37:00 Will we detect heavier elements after the island of stability? 00:38:40 Will there be a future mission to Neptune? 00:39:51 Should we send a mission to Alpha Centauri? 00:41:23 What would the Milky Way look like from above? 00:43:00 Updates on O'Neill cylinders? 00:45:10 Should we change our behavior if we live in a simulation? 00:47:06 Is the Universe 99.99% devoid of life? 00:50:27 Will I do QAs in Mandarin? 00:51:06 What's the terminal velocity speed of Starship? 00:52:04 How to push Venus into the Sun? 00:53:04 Am I enjoying The Expanse? 00:54:15 Could Hubble show the conjunction? 00:54:37 How big were Pop 3 stars? 00:58:15 What missions would I do if I was the head of NASA? 00:59:49 Will robots replace people most of the time? 01:01:15 Favorite missions that never happened? 01:02:20 Backyard observatory? 01:03:20 ESA's reusable rocket plans 01:07:25 Can a remote colony be self-sustaining? 01:10:11 What about VASIMIR? 01:12:17 How bad will Starlink be for astronomy? 01:25:27 Could you extrapolate the position of stars in the sky? 🚀 OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ 🚀 PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify 🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🚀 OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg 🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain 🚀 CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: [email protected] 🚀 LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.

In this week's live QA, I answer questions about the source of the Earth's water, what happened to Theia after it collided with the Earth? And can we hope for alien artificial intelligence to be peaceful? 00:00:00 Start 00:04:45 Can we know how much of the Moon is Earth and what is Theia? 00:06:41 Where did the Earth's water come from? 00:09:24 Would alien AI be friendly? 00:12:01 How far could we detect alien civilizations? 00:15:58 Why isn't metallic hydrogen made with nuclear weapons? 00:19:37 Is there water on Titan? 00:22:35 Is the outer Solar System rich in water? 00:24:03 Do stars leak hydrogen? 00:26:32 Can we own mining facilities on the Moon? 00:31:08 Is the Universe orbiting a huge black hole? 00:33:20 What are all the stuff behind me? 00:34:35 Why is it taking so long to send missions to the ice giants? 00:36:58 Favorite lunar lander? 00:40:13 Why is everyone making fun of Starship? 00:44:10 Can ion engines be scaled up? 00:48:00 Could a Falcon 9 carry Orion? 00:51:13 Am I happy to see Bridenstine step down? 00:52:30 What are the limitations of horizontal launches? 00:55:15 What about Sea Dragon? 00:59:05 Why does it take so long to get to Jupiter? 🚀 OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ 🚀 PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify 🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🚀 OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg 🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain 🚀 CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: [email protected] 🚀 LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.

In this week's live questions show, I explain why planets can remain habitable long after their stars have died, what we're going to do now that Arecibo has collapsed, how we'll explore the oceans underneath Europa. I also answer the question of whether or not I'm ready to learn about the secret Galactic Federation. Our live shows are provided ad-free thanks to the support of our amazing patrons. Join our community at https://patreon.com/universetoday. 00:00:00 Start 00:06:07 Can white dwarf stars have planets? Is it habitable in the long term? 00:09:50 Can bugs fly on the space station? 00:11:16 How will we track asteroids without Arecibo? 00:13:41 Could Arecibo have been collapsed safely? 00:16:28 Can ISS dodge meteors? 00:18:45 What would it take to rebuild Arecibo? 00:19:45 Is there dark matter here in the Solar System? 00:22:59 No ads 00:23:17 Will we be watching the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter? 00:23:40 Will Arecibo engineers be able to get other jobs? 00:24:20 Could there be captured interstellar objects in the Solar System? 00:26:50 Will I be watching the Starship test? 00:30:43 Seriously? Conjunction Star Party? 00:31:41 Will a Ryugu sample be contaminated by the Solar System? 00:33:55 Will China share their space station? 00:37:43 Should James Webb launch on a different rocket? 00:40:17 How could we actually drill into Europa? 00:43:27 How will we scan Europa's oceans? 00:46:12 Are there positive and negative magnetars? 00:48:22 How will we not contaminate other worlds with Earth life? 00:50:22 What if someone is hurt on the International Space Station? 00:51:53 Can we join the Galactic Federation? 00:52:50 Are Cargo Dragons reused? 00:53:33 How will the Europa Clipper's lander work? 00:55:35 Why doesn't Starship have escape pods? 00:57:03 What about a mission to other Jovian moons. 🚀 OUR WEBSITE: ════════════════════════════════════ https://www.universetoday.com/ 🚀 PODCAST LINKS: ════════════════════════════════════ RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify 🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER: ════════════════════════════════════ Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🚀 OTHER PODCASTS: ════════════════════════════════════ Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists. RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay. RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg 🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: ════════════════════════════════════ Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: ════════════════════════════════════ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain 🚀 CONTACT FRASER: ════════════════════════════════════ Email: [email protected] 🚀 LICENSE: ════════════════════════════════════ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.

My guest this week is Alex Ignatiev, from Lunar Resources. Alex and his team are working on a rover that could build solar panels, wiring and even radio antennae out of lunar regolith. This could support future bases or even radio telescopes. You can learn more about Lunar Resources here: http://lunarresources.space/ Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

In this week's live questions show, I explain how amateurs can contribute to space and astronomy research, will I sign up for Starlink, and what would happen if the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way turned into a quasar? 00:00:00 Start 00:03:13 How can amateurs can contribute to science? 00:05:50 What if Sgr* turned into a quasar? 00:07:00 Will the Universe end in a Big Rip? 00:10:32 How can solar sails be pushed by massless photons? 00:12:45 Do we know what rocky planets are made out of? 00:14:18 How did my mind change after interviewing Wallace Arthur 00:18:06 Will I sign up for Starlink Beta? 00:20:00 Am I looking forward to Dune? 00:23:30 Isn't the buy in cost for Starlink too expensive? 00:26:08 How can the methuselah star be older than the Universe? 00:27:31 Can we observe Oort clouds in other Solar Systems? 00:30:00 Does Andromeda have a supermassive black hole? 00:32:43 Any progress on Event Horizon Telescope? 00:34:35 What if an Earth-sized world fell into the Sun? 00:36:01 How can spacecraft journey from star to star? 00:37:31 Is Andromeda more massive? 00:38:31 Propulsion systems I'm excited about? 00:40:23 Is the Sun gaining or losing mass? 00:41:10 Why is it a good year for comets? 00:42:52 Can we use fusion for spaceflight? 00:46:15 How could we destroy Saturn's rings? 00:47:23 Any update on Terrascope? 00:48:52 Could we put astronauts to sleep? 00:51:53 What about cold fusion? 00:53:21 Is a hot big bang feasible? 00:55:15 Could there be planets in globular clusters? 00:58:20 Could neutrinos be dark matter? Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

In this week's Open Space, we had a series of questions about the International Space Station. How long will it remain in orbit, and what role will it continue to play with other space stations under construction? We also talked about how much longer the Earth will remain habitable, and if it could be possible to replace Arecibo. 00:00:00 Start 00:03:35 How much longer with the Earth be habitable? 00:06:30 The great conjunction 00:09:11 Is nuclear power a good option in space? 00:13:31 What is the future of the ISS? 00:18:24 What are the chances of replacing Arecibo? 00:21:57 Couldn't we melt down the station for raw material? 00:23:35 What do I think of Axiom's private space station? 00:27:28 What's the best supernova candidate? 00:32:25 Could we add mass to Mars to restart its core? 00:36:03 Am I excited about the next Gaia release? 00:40:45 Are we looking backwards in time? 00:42:00 How's Chinese going? 00:46:39 What's the future of the Thirty Meter Telescope? 00:50:24 Will there be more international collaboration? 00:54:45 How much of the Universe has already disappeared? 00:56:33 Future telescope names? 00:57:00 Legit warp drive? 00:59:45 Any value putting a telescope on Mars? Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

In this week's live QA, I talk about how much oxygen we need to survive. Could SpaceX have succeeded without NASA's help? And what's going to happen with Gateway with all the changes to Artemis? 00:00:00 Start 00:01:31 How much oxygen is too difficult? 00:03:46 Do the Falcon 9 boosters really land, or does the camera always cut out? 00:04:55 Could SpaceX have succeeded without NASA? 00:07:53 Will Gateway get delayed too? 00:11:20 Too drunk to control a telescope? 00:12:38 Is the Universe heating up? 00:16:00 Why rush to Mars? 00:19:50 Why research things that'll happen in the far future? 00:22:10 Could we use railguns? 00:26:00 Does thinking about the Universe drive you crazy? 00:28:45 Why don't we send cubesats in all directions? 00:31:32 Why could reduce the atmospheric pressure of Venus? 00:33:13 What's the farthest humans will go? 00:37:17 Will self replicating robots be built? 00:41:47 Will we never go to other stars? 00:44:07 Could a Dyson Sphere hide its radiation? 00:46:30 Where is the life in the Universe? 00:48:00 Dyson Sphere is a dumb idea. 00:49:47 What will be attributed to aliens next? 00:50:00 What are the cause of fast radio bursts? 00:53:30 Will we control space junk? Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

In this week's live QA, I talk about Elon Musk's hope of establishing a free Mars, the future of gravitational wave detectors, and what do I think about trying to live in other places in the Solar System? 00:00:00 Start 00:03:00 Thoughts on Bridenstine leaving NASA? 00:08:10 Should we declare a Free Mars? 00:11:43 How sensitive will gravitational wave detectors become? 00:17:05 More damage at Arecibo 00:19:20 Why is the Moon the same visual size as the Sun? 00:22:02 Are white holes real? 00:25:48 Any hard sci-fi 00:28:30 Why doesn't Elon talk about nuclear propulsion or artificial gravity? 00:31:03 Why is artificial gravity research so expensive? 00:33:00 What's going to happen with Artemis? 00:37:33 What do I think about GPT-3? 00:42:43 Could we live on Venus? 00:48:00 Give Venus an artificial satellite? 00:49:22 Would Mercury be better to live on? 00:51:00 What is the Great Attractor? 00:52:27 Is Titan the best? 00:53:16 Live underground on Venus? 00:55:00 Is Mercury a good source of metals? 00:55:56 Could we terraform Ceres? 00:58:15 How close can planets get to their star? Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

In this week's life QA, I talk more about the discovery of water on Mars, is SLS an obsolete system, where will the Voyagers go next, and what do I think Elon Musk's long game really is? 00:00:00 Start 00:03:03 SOFIA discovery of water on the Moon 00:05:29 Which gas giant should we visit next? 00:07:59 Is SLS obsolete? 00:15:26 When will it be possible to make money going to space? 00:17:49 Do the Voyagers have a long term destination? 00:20:20 Could you deorbit an asteroid safely? 00:23:06 What's the largest possible rocket? 00:24:37 Who would win in war, Mars or Earth? 00:26:02 When will I visit Boca Chica? 00:27:57 Opinion of the Orville? 00:29:20 Where did I get my education from? 00:31:09 Mindbending ideas about the Universe. 00:35:10 Time dilation doesn't make sense. 00:36:59 What starter telescope do I recommend? 00:39:35 Best hiking boots? 00:40:45 Is there a deal to get to Moon or Mars? 00:43:02 What's Elon's end game? 00:47:05 Is AI the worst existential threat? 00:47:37 Is Starlink filtered? 00:51:15 Craziest dark matter theories. 00:51:53 Why isn't everything just flying away? 00:54:53 Will telescopes be hooked up to PCs? 00:58:00 If Jupiter was turned into a star, would it distrupt the Solar System? Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

This week my guest is Australian astronomer Fred Watson. He's a writer, researcher and the astronomer-in-charge for the Australian Astronomical Observatory. https://www.darkskytraveller.com.au/fredwatson Space Nuts Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-space-and-science-news/id1080090608 00:00:00 Start 00:05:30 Telescopes in Australia 00:11:16 Pioneering the science of spectroscopy 00:18:43 Square Kilometer Array 00:23:34 Why the SKA is different from the Event Horizon Telescope 00:28:32 What will the SKA be able to detect? 00:33:30 Investigating the Universe's Dark Ages 00:38:00 Status of the SKA 00:40:56 Starlink and radio telescopes 00:49:00 Fred's favorite science Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

In this week's live questions show, I talk about the possibility of life on exomoons and why they'll be important targets to search. Why I hate the embargo system for news, and the announcement of water on the Moon. 00:00:00 Start 00:04:10 Searching for exomoons 00:07:35 Why I hate embargoes 00:11:29 Discovery of water on the Moon 00:17:00 Could Spitzer target the Moon? 00:17:30 Would Jupiter's magnetosphere protect you? 00:20:56 Any space telescopes for Starship? 00:26:27 Cost of a replacement James Webb? 00:27:45 Do you need gravitational assists to go to the outer Solar System? 00:30:49 Is Juno still flying? 00:31:17 When will Starship do its next hop? 00:32:35 Could you have a world made entirely of water? 00:36:05 Will amateurs be able to use Gaia? 00:38:16 What's the impact of James Webb on other missions? 00:43:26 How can small businesses work with NASA? 00:47:00 Quantum foam particles. 00:48:40 What are the most habitable stars? 00:52:36 Does nothingness exist? 00:55:10 What does it mean that the Universe is expanding? Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

In this week's live QA, I give updates on the discovery of phosphine at Venus, how the Universe could be compressed into a singularity leading to a Big Bang, and more... 00:00 Start 05:54 Have we learned any more about Venus? 08:31 Elon Musk interview with the Mars Society 11:15 How small would Earth be as a black hole? 11:31 Could space be infinite at the Big Bang? 13:57 Will we mine the Moon for Helium 3? 17:08 How does inflation improve the Big Bang? 23:22 Why didn't the Universe collapse again? 27:03 OSIRIS-REx update 28:17 Could you turn condensed light into matter? 30:11 Will the magnetic reversal be devastating? 32:35 How can you have atmospheric pressure without a container? 33:45 What will Starship land on? 34:47 Will it cost more than a ton of gold to bring gold back from the Moon. 36:20 Why do I think multicellular life is rare? 41:47 Starfleet or Space Force? 42:38 Would there be a Universe without us to observe it? 44:27 What rocket launch do I want to see? 45:39 What's the difference between the SpaceX suits and the shuttle suits? 47:43 Will the first person on Mars be Chinese? 49:23 Could we start building our Dyson Sphere now? 51:37 Are there any full views of the Earth from satellites? 54:47 Have any black holes evaporated yet? 55:45 Is interstellar space cold or hot? 56:59 Could you use the transit method to communicate between stars? 58:32 Is Planet 9 a black hole? Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

In this week's live questions show, I answer questions about drilling for microbes on Mars, missions that could survive the surface of Venus, and if anyone else is dissatisfied with the Big Bang. 00:00 Start 04:18 Any updates on the Chinese mission to Mars? 05:41 How many exoplanets are confirmed? 07:18 Can any rovers drill for microbes? 10:31 Any ways to survive the surface of Venus? 13:10 How do you know if an exoplanet has cleared its path? 15:31 Is anyone dissatisfied with the Big Bang? 19:50 Favorite solution to Planet 9? 21:48 When did I start getting interested in space? 22:55 How likely is the Venus phosphine abiotic? 27:45 How intense is the radiation field at Jupiter? 28:54 Will I ever stream video games? 34:03 Could we detect planets in the Magellanic Clouds 36:13 Would would life be like near a black hole? 38:40 How many launches have I seen? 41:50 Is quantum mechanics a big hoax? 42:35 Good targets for astrophotography? 44:04 Raised by Wolves? 45:02 Are we living in a black hole? 45:31 When will there be lunar tourism? 45:60 Have I read Artemis? 47:20 Is the Universe computable? 47:41 How can the Universe expand faster than the speed of light? 50:00 Why is the Moon drifting away from us? 52:00 Do we know how fast the Universe is expanding? 53:17 Do Mercury and Venus pass in front of the Sun? 54:35 Most significant scientific advance in the last 20 years? 55:43 Is the expansion rate different in the Universe? 58:10 Will we screw up the climate permanently? 59:43 Wrap up Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

This week I'll be talking with astronomer Scott Gaudi from Ohio State University about the search for habitable exoplanets and NASA's HabEx mission. Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

Sarah Scoles is a Denver-based science writer who has supplied articles to WIRED Science and Popular Science. Her newest book is called "They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers". http://www.sarahscoles.com/ Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

In this week's live QA, I answer more questions about the discovery of phosphine on Venus, does Russia own Venus? And more... 00:00 Intro 07:30 Does Russia Own Venus 08:35 How much life would be on Venus? 10:39 Are there missions planned to go to Venus? 12:38 Why is phosphine such a big deal? 16:00 Could we harvest hydrogen from the gas giants? 18:12 Does life really find a way? 19:22 How do we terraform Venus? 22:02 What do I think about the TicTac UFOs? 24:10 Does China release pictures from the Moon? 26:24 What do I think of Away? 29:07 Best rocket fuel? 31:26 Biggest telescope I've looked through? 32:54 Do nearby parallel Universe exist? 36:40 Do I think there's life in the Solar System? 39:20 What historical person would I like to meet? 40:38 Do we contact scientists when working on a story? 42:30 How can we be certain Earth won't be hit by an asteroid? 44:50 What famous science people know me? 45:08 What will LISA be able to detect? 47:30 Are we still mapping the Van Allen Belt? 49:14 Am I worried about Starlink? 53:14 How is the Decadal Survey going? 54:07 Balloon missions to Venus? 55:00 Will satellite megaconstellations make spaceflight difficult? Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

It's time for an all new season of Open Space. This is a live QA with Fraser Cain. Obviously, everyone wanted to discuss the discovery of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. So we did that as well as talk about the progress of Starship and upcoming missions to Mars.

This week, it'll be the last Open Space with Fraser before the show goes on its summer hiatus until September. If you've got some burning space questions, no will be your chance to ask them. 00:00 Start 03:07 What percentage of black holes are dark matter? 06:17 Why are Mars Trojans so stable? 09:04 What if you throw fire at a black hole? 10:17 Will powerful coronal mass ejections hit us? 12:20 Do pulsars downgrade to regular neutron stars? 14:30 When is it conjunction and not just a close approach? 16:40 What happens when the pulsar slows down? 17:20 How do black holes pull on photons? 18:42 Could aliens be hiding in the past? 22:42 Could you feed a black hole to hide your waste heat? 24:15 Are we transferring life to other worlds? 26:05 It would take longer to transfer from Andromeda 29:37 Do black holes emit heat? 31:50 Why didn't the Big Bang turn into a black hole? 33:48 Will humanity settle the Milky Way? 37:50 Why is our supermassive black hole not very massive? 38:57 Will we find simple life forms? 44:10 Can we know for certain that we're alone? 45:27 What makes life rare? 46:16 How long back in time can we see? 47:50 What makes us different from animals? 48:38 Are we the Universe conscious? 49:30 Could black holes tear each other apart? 51:10 AIs controlling spacecraft? 53:09 Great Red Spot or Saturn Hexagon? 53:38 Why are Star Wars movies so bad? 57:10 Any space missions going to deep space? 58:09 Halo drive feasibility? 59:29 How do I have time to read? Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

Another week, another Open Space. In this week's questions show, I talk about planets orbiting red dwarf stars, if planets could steal moons from each other, and whether or not the space shuttle should have ever been built. 02:58 Is Proxima Centauri C a gas giant? 05:22 How doomed are red dwarf planets? 07:37 Could a planet steal a moon? 10:25 Should we sent asteroids back to Earth to mine them? 14:00 Do any sunlike stars have promising planets? 15:35 Why do meteors turn green? 17:51 Will Starlink communicate from Earth to Mars? 21:50 What if our supermassive black hole increased in mass? 23:35 Will spaceforce administer justice in space? 27:29 Will we discover life on Enceladus? 31:10 What is the limit of ion engines? 32:33 Have any lava tubes been explored? 34:05 How will we deal with astronaut mental health? 36:52 Would I want three telescopes at L3, L4, L5 39:10 How does the speed of gravity affect the movement of stars in the Milky Way? 40:15 Was the shuttle prematurely ended? 43:52 Is there competition for small rockets? 49:00 What if the Sun was different type of star? 51:28 Is space radiation underappreciated risk? 54:44 what are my expectations for James Webb? 55:38 What are the best ideas for cleaning space debris? 57:51 Will James Webb find biosignatures? 58:15 Does the Solar System line up with the Milky Way? Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]