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[Space Bites+] "Impossible" Green Stars Might Actually Exist
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 20:35Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B9P_8oZ4rCAThe Japanese mission is off to Phobos. Actually, there are green stars. Explaining the most mysterious cloud on …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 20:35
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The Japanese mission is off to Phobos. Actually, there are green stars. Explaining the most mysterious cloud on Mars. Euclid discovers a comet. And in Space Bites+, how the shrinking Moon could be a danger for astronauts.
00:00 Intro
00:17 MMX Goes to Mars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jaxas-martian-moons-exploration-mission-is-on-its-way-to-mars-and-phobos
03:09 Self-Interacting Dark Matter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-distant-supercluster-of-galaxies-points-to-self-interacting-dark-matter
06:25 Actually, there are Green Stars https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/astronomers-reveal-true-colours-of-white-dwarf-stars/
08:08 Mars’s Most Mysterious Cloud https://www.universetoday.com/articles/marss-most-mysterious-cloud-might-be-defying-textbook-cloud-physics
10:06 Euclid Discovers a Comet https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-esas-euclid-space-telescope-has-discovered-a-new-comet
12:21 How the Milky Way's Disk Formed https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-stubborn-question-answered-new-research-reveals-how-the-milky-ways-disk-formed
14:40 Vote results
15:06 Microblazar Confirmed https://www.universetoday.com/articles/achievement-unlocked-microblazar-confirmed
17:39 Cool pictures https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-captures-stars-in-the-early-stages-of-life-in-a-nearby-stellar-nursery https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2625/?lang
20:35 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-moon-is-still-shrinking-as-it-cools-that-could-create-a-hazard-for-lunar-mission
23:59 Final thoughts
[Q&A+] Was the UN-Observable Universe Always UN-Reachable?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:54Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/a0t-G4LKiMUWhat does "the present" mean in space? Why do we have the laws of Physics we have? Was there a rime …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:54
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What does "the present" mean in space? Why do we have the laws of Physics we have? Was there a rime when all the Universe was accessible? And in Q&A+, are all black holes perfect spheres?
00:00 Intro
00:25 [@idodekkers9165] Was there a time when all the universe was visible?
06:02 [@madmillion91920110] Does the 'present' actually mean anything a cosmic scale?
09:42 [@LDEKSOCH] Why these particular laws of physics?
14:54 [@georgegherghinescu] Do event horizons of fast rotating black holes have a flattened sphere shape?
17:43 Final thoughts
[Interview+] Going Beyond Hubble and Roman to Find Planets With Atmospheres
BONUS PART STARST AT 21:45Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sx-qjgeslfQA new mission that was just proposed to NASA is an extreme UV telescope that will observe hundreds of stars to find …
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BONUS PART STARST AT 21:45
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A new mission that was just proposed to NASA is an extreme UV telescope that will observe hundreds of stars to find the conditions for planets with atmospheres. How exactly will it work? Finding out in this interview.
Interview with Lee Feinberg about the HWO https://youtu.be/0R3ykUkxH5M?si=DhJxA32PyHr3ypUh
Huge interview about TRAPPIST-1 system https://youtu.be/B8H4EnbKkgU?si=_mGhpuR5w2G0bCtX
🟣 Guest: Dr. Allison Youngblood https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci/bio/allison.a.youngblood
📜 ESCAPE: a small explorer mission to study the stellar drivers of exoplanet evolution https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.00683
00:00 Intro
02:19 M-dwarf stars and their planets
07:10 ESCAPE mission
17:27 Next steps
21:45 TESS
30:40 Current obsessions
35:46 Final thoughts
[Q&A+] Why Are There No Binary Planets?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:22Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MhJFyC_vdtkWhy are there no binary planets? Should you buy into dark energy and dark matter? What apps are best …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:22
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Why are there no binary planets? Should you buy into dark energy and dark matter? What apps are best for stargazing? And in Q&A+, why don't NASA just bring put wipers on Mars solar panels?
00:00 Intro
00:25 [@EdSceptic-y2e] Why are there no binary planets?
02:39 [@andrewczski1969] Do you buy into dark matter?
08:46 [@alcalbg] Does total dark energy increase as space expands?
10:11 [@Noonyuh] What are your favorite apps or sites for real-time maps of the sky?
15:22 [@andrewczski1969] just couldn't send along swiffers, huh?
20:00 Final thoughts
[Space Bites+] Turns Out, Hypernovae Might Not Exist At All
BONUS STORY STARTS AT 14:37Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qpthhx9svK8 Do hypernovae actually exist? The science is in from the Artemis 2 mission. A second generation planet found …
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BONUS STORY STARTS AT 14:37
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Do hypernovae actually exist? The science is in from the Artemis 2 mission. A second generation planet found around a white dwarf. Starship 40 finally makes it home. And Space Bites Plus, a red dwarf feasting on a brown dwarf.
🔵 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts
00:00 Intro
00:17 Hypernovae May Be All Hype, No Nova https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hypernovae-may-be-all-hype-no-nova
02:19 Artemis 2 Lunar Science Report https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-preliminary-lunar-science-report-for-artemis-ii-is-out
04:00 Potential Second Generation Planet https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-detect-potential-second-generation-planet-around-dying-stellar-white-dwarf
06:45 Supernova Remnant https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-uncover-more-intriguing-detail-in-an-ancient-supernova-remnant
08:28 Vote results
08:53 Primordial Helium https://www.universetoday.com/articles/primordial-helium-further-confirms-our-understanding-of-the-big-bang
11:02 Ship 40 Made it Home
11:53 Jupiter from Juno https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-data-from-the-juno-spacecraft-reveals-that-jupiters-has-a-rippling-wavy-magnetodisk
12:54 Limb Darkening on Other Stars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-observe-the-limb-darkening-effect-on-nearby-stars
14:37 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-red-dwarf-is-taking-its-time-eating-a-brown-dwarf
17:32 Final thoughts
[Q&A+] Should We Still Be Worried About The Apophis Asteroid?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:25Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/99euKNYNKIEAre interferometers the future of telescopes? Can we aim at stars by knowing only where they were …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:25
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Are interferometers the future of telescopes? Can we aim at stars by knowing only where they were billions of years ago? Is the Apophis asteroid still dangerous? And in Q&A+, can we just sent the SG-1 to it?
00:00 Intro
00:37 [@PerryM-vy4fe] Are Interferometers the future of space telescopes?
03:36 [@Frosty.Winnipeg] If we can see stars a billion light years away can we guesstimate where they are now?
05:29 [@PeterYannick] Where do we have to aim a laser if we want to sent a message to Alpha Centauri?
07:19 [@andrewczski1969] Apophis in 2029 can shut the WHOLE show down, no?
12:43 [@kairon156] Are there any plans on getting rock samples from Mar's moons?
14:25 [@Frosty.Winnipeg] Can’t we just send SG-1 to face Apophis?
18:20 Final thoughts
[Q&A+] Why Won't NASA Just Buy Falcon 9 from SpaceX?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:14Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bmthiCOpbMQIf SpaceX no longer want Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon, why won't NASA just buy them for themselves? What …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:14
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If SpaceX no longer want Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon, why won't NASA just buy them for themselves? What would a perfect space station look like? What is being done to improve the deep space network? And in Q&A+, finally, a Lagrange Point question.
00:00 Intro
00:27 [@kairon156] What would a perfect space station look like?
08:13 [@endigo2007] Can NASA buy the remaining Falcon 9's and operate them to send Dragon to ISS?
10:57 [@musicover5] Is there work being done to increase the bandwidth of the deep space network?
14:14 [@jamessobek196] Does the Moon jiggle L2 Lagrange points?
18:04 Final thoughts
[Space Bites+] Finally, A NASA Mission To Explore Lava Tubes
BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:14Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/S7Vbh0p5VfcTeam Human https://www.teamhuman.org/A Moon lava tube mission. Remnants of the Moon’s magnetosphere. Where are the …
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BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:14
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Team Human https://www.teamhuman.org/
A Moon lava tube mission. Remnants of the Moon’s magnetosphere. Where are the wondering supermassive black holes. And on Space Bites+, why Mars’ ice caps are mostly dust free.
00:00 Intro
00:14 Finally, A Moon Lava Tube Mission https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-selects-gimli-to-search-the-marius-lunar-pit-for-a-potential-lunar-base-site
03:06 Possible lunar dynamo https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-buried-volcano-on-the-moon-hints-at-an-ancient-lunar-dynamo
06:11 Pulsar Feeding from a Companion's Stellar "Wind" https://www.universetoday.com/articles/xrism-makes-first-ever-detection-of-a-pulsar-feeding-from-a-companions-stellar-wind
07:45 Origin of Mars and Earth https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-study-shows-that-earth-and-mars-had-different-origins
10:10 Vote results 10:36 Wandering Black Holes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/wandering-black-holes-may-hold-clues-to-the-evolution-of-the-universe
12:30 Searching for black holes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/thousands-of-black-holes-could-be-lurking-in-our-backyardand-you-can-help-find-them
14:57 Hubble's 200,000th orbit https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-hubble-marks-its-200000th-orbit-by-watching-lensed-supernova
16:09 Supernova near Sag A* https://www.universetoday.com/articles/chandra-x-ray-observatory-drops-new-view-of-our-galaxys-unruly-centre
17:14 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/mars-north-pole-ice-is-far-cleaner-than-expected
18:14 Final thoughts
[Q&A+] How Realistic Are Mars Colonizations Plans?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:42Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B_h8kKdiHe8Why do star shades look like flowers? Is Mars colonization just a Ponzi Scheme? Why would it be worth …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:42
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Why do star shades look like flowers? Is Mars colonization just a Ponzi Scheme? Why would it be worth doing? And on Q&A+, should you scream into the void?
00:00 Intro
00:23 [@silasmiller4417] Why are renders of orbital star shades shaped like flower pedals?
05:37 [@illyakuryakin5024] Anyone notice no one is talking about the Ponzi scheme called "Mars Colonization" anymore?
12:13 [@illyakuryakin5024] why would it be so "amazing"?
17:42 [@Alienalloy] If I scream in the vacuum of space have I gone beyond compony health and safety procedures so already a lost cause?
20:20 Final thoughts
[Interview+] Two Football Fields of Solar Sail in One Rocket | NIAC 2026
BONUS PART STARTS AT 25:44Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube https://youtu.be/B8xbSUstIhA🟣 Guest: Dr. Artur Davoyan https://samueli.ucla.edu/people/artur-davoyan/ Solar sails are great. It's a propulsion …
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BONUS PART STARTS AT 25:44
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🟣 Guest: Dr. Artur Davoyan https://samueli.ucla.edu/people/artur-davoyan/
Solar sails are great. It's a propulsion method that doesn't require carrying fuel. But the need to be really big to be efficient. How do you fold them on Earth and unfold in space? What's a reliable way to do that? NASA recently awarded a NIAC grant specifically for that.
📜 Coilable Stacked Solar Sails for Very High delta-V Missions https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/coilable-stacked-solar-sails-for-very-high-delta-v-missions/
👉 All 2026 NIAC Selections https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/niac-2026-selections/
00:00 Intro
01:31 Solar sail as a propulsion method
25:44 Alternative propulsion methods
38:38 Current obsessions
44:54 Final thoughts
[Q&A+] What’s The Best Way To Go Under The Ice of Europa?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:37Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eLHeqk2Yh1QHow bright is space? What's the best way to go under the ice on Europa? Are there new gravitational …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:37
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How bright is space? What's the best way to go under the ice on Europa? Are there new gravitational wave detectors in the works? And on Q&A+, have we actually seen black holes grow?
00:00 Intro
00:23 [@Noxelius] What's the best way to get under the ice of Europe or Enceladus?
01:46 [@jvan120] how bright is it in space?
05:16 [@luiscarneiro4123] How can we make governments invest more money in space?
09:11 [@rJaune] Are there any plans to make new Gravitational Wave detectors?
12:27 [@AproposOfWetSnow] What if Pluto got into Mercury's orbit?
14:37 [@GeraldBlakefield] Have we actually seen black holes grow?
17:39 Final thoughts
[Space Bites+] This Telescope Will Do What JWST and Roman Can't
BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:56Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/y9Iknlzbn5sNASA is working on a new far-infrared space telescope, Starship finally makes it to orbit, a nuclear reactor for …
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BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:56
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NASA is working on a new far-infrared space telescope, Starship finally makes it to orbit, a nuclear reactor for the Moon, and an exoplanet orbiting backwards. On Space Bites plus, a galaxy with a disconnected center.
00:00 Intro
00:18 New far-infrared NASA telescope coming https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-first-selection-for-a-new-class-of-mission-the-prima-far-infrared-telescope
02:11 Starship goes orbital https://www.universetoday.com/articles/spacexs-starship-rocket-does-its-job-during-first-orbital-flight
04:09 Power for the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-1000c-lunar-microreactor-could-power-the-next-era-of-moon-bases
07:28 Sub-Neptune orbiting the wrong way https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-find-a-sub-neptune-orbiting-completely-backward-around-a-red-dwarf
09:37 Vote results
10:03 Dynamic structural evolution in Chariklo’s rings https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-finds-dynamic-structural-evolution-in-chariklos-rings
11:14 Finding life on Enceladus could be easier than we thought https://www.universetoday.com/articles/finding-life-on-enceladus-could-be-easier-than-we-thought-says-new-research
13:08 Getting even more from the CMB https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-new-test-looks-for-a-subtle-twist-in-ancient-light
15:56 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/diving-into-an-out-of-sync-galaxy
16:46 Final thoughts
[Q&A+] What Does The Milky Way Orbit?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:23Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BWKrIT28Uk0We orbit the Sun, Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way, but what does the Milky Way orbit? Can we …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:23
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We orbit the Sun, Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way, but what does the Milky Way orbit? Can we still catch up with Oumuamua? Is the Big Crunch a ruled-out theory? And in Q&A+, have we seen a phenomenon we can't yet explain?
00:00 Intro
00:26 [@jonathanchamberlain6260] What does the Milky Way orbit?
04:21 [@paulwilson1529] Could we still catch up with Oumuamua?
08:28 [@bakkos_bakkos] Is The Big Crunch a ruled out theory?
13:35 [@kamleshpatel6817] Why can't gravitational waves travel faster than light?
15:23 [@paigepotter4682] Is there an astronomical phenomenon where you think we’ve probably seen the evidence already, but haven’t realized what we’re looking at yet?
18:51 Final thoughts
[Interview+] How Good Was Our Search for Extraterrestrial Life, Really?
BONUS PART STARTS AT 43:25Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/izP3FsO9u8oPBS Spacetime video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OM0zTfdsPo Professor David Kipping's channel: @CoolWorldsLab …
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BONUS PART STARTS AT 43:25
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PBS Spacetime video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OM0zTfdsPo
Professor David Kipping's channel: @CoolWorldsLabWe've done a lot of searching for extraterrestrial life over the years. But how good was it? Did we look hard enough or deep enough? Is it too early for conclusions? Could do a better job? If so, how? Figuring out in this interview.
🟣 Guest: Dr. Ben Zuckerman
📜 Broadband Searches for Extraterrestrial Technological Intelligence: a New Strategy To Find Nearby Alien Civilizations https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.07333
00:00 Intro
01:36 SETI
05:07 How deep did we look
24:12 What could we have done differently
36:57 Most satisfying answer to the Fermi Paradox
43:25 BONUS PART: pollution of white dwarfs
53:01 Current obsessions
57:14 Final thoughts
[Q&A+] We Were Promised A Firehose of Results From Vera Rubin. Where Are They?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:56Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cdHAMQf1FnkWhen will we see the surfaces of exoplanets? What non-western telescopes should we expect? Where are …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:56
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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
[Space Bites+] Turns Out, Superflares Are Quite Possible for Our Sun
BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:59 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pkZ5tjeeiS000:00 Intro 00:33 Superflares are on the table https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-sun-is-physically-capable …
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BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:59
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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
[Q&A+] What Happened At the Very Beginning?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:04Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XukdOeLfIgQWhat does matter and antimatter annihilate into? How do we know what happened before the CMB? Is outer …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:04
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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
[Interview+] A Far Side of The Moon Radio Telescope May Happen Sooner Than You Think
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 …
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BONUS PART STARTS AT 31:55
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🟣 Guest: Dr. Dave Deboer
📜 The Lunar Farside Transients and Technology Telescope (LFT3) Mission https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.25762
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
[Q&A+] How Feasible Is A Starship-Based Space Station?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:28Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6utGiIvm2LEIs combining multiple space telescopes the way to go? Can we detect ice-shell exoplanets? How feasible …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:28
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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
[Space Bites+] Moon Cities Are Not Happening. Here's Why
BONUS PART START AT 15:19Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hCgllDUvjMkInterview with Martin Elvis about the Moon: https://youtu.be/CvFMw-kXIzs Astronomy Cast video …
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BONUS PART START AT 15:19
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Interview with Martin Elvis about the Moon: https://youtu.be/CvFMw-kXIzs
Astronomy Cast video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZdAB_hwPeAMaybe we won’t be living on cities on the Moon. A fresh new crater on the Moon, and it’s a biggie. Roman perfect launch adds years to its mission. Did the Sun eat a planet? And in Space Bites+, Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought.
00:00 Intro
00:42 Problems for Moon Cities https://www.universetoday.com/articles/dont-get-your-hopes-up-for-a-city-on-the-moon
03:32 New Crater https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-moon-orbiter-spots-new-once-in-century-moon-crater/
04:44 Roman Mission Already Extended https://www.universetoday.com/articles/from-10-to-22-years-the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescopes-mission-has-just-been-extended
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/2026/09/15/nasa-activates-romans-primary-instrument-checks-out-coronagraph/08:34 Black Hole Hair https://www.universetoday.com/articles/if-black-holes-have-hair-we-will-see-it-in-the-ringdown-of-their-mergers
10:23 Vote results 10:45 The Sun May Have Swallowed a Planet https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-sun-may-have-swallowed-a-planet
13:17 Beauty by Webb https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-searches-for-brown-dwarfs-in-a-stunning-star-forming-region
15:19 BONUS STORY
17:40 Final thoughts
[Q&A+] Why Didn't NASA Just Build Another Kepler When It Failed?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 09:07Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/koZUXaCXpYAWhen Kepler failed, why didn't we just build another one? Do we know about all the potentially …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 09:07
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When Kepler failed, why didn't we just build another one? Do we know about all the potentially dangerous asteroids? Could one just come out of nowhere? And in Q&A+, which planets are more difficult to visit (the answer will surprise you)?
00:00 Intro
00:22 [@paulcockerill4260] Why didn't NASA build another Kepler?
05:16 [@SeanMann-o6v] Are the near earth asteroids all known?
09:07 [@davew1959] Which planets are easier to visit?
13:49 Final thoughts
[Interview+] This Crazy Robot Could Explore the CAVES of Titan | NIAC 2026
BONUS PART STARTS AT 32:27Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6h5It3GnTGITitan Dragonfly is one of the most exciting missions in development. But it'll have its limits. For example, it …
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BONUS PART STARTS AT 32:27
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Titan Dragonfly is one of the most exciting missions in development. But it'll have its limits. For example, it won't go into caves on Titan. Which are super interesting. But this NIAC project will study a robot that should be able to go there.
🟣 Guest: Dr. Daniel Drew https://danieldrew.me/
📜 Solid-state Propulsion for Autonomous Reconnaissance of Karst (SPARK) https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/solid-state-propulsion-for-autonomous-reconnaissance-of-karst-spark/
👉 All 2026 NIAC Selections https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/niac-2026-selections/
00:00 Intro
01:31 What is karst
05:59 The NIAC project
23:28 Alternative use cases
27:48 Earth-based version
32:27 Using robots in Hawaii
39:15 Current obsessions
46:36 Final thoughts
[Q&A+] Can You Put An Consumer-Grade Telescope In Space?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:01Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UjOkLC6N9cYCan someone launch a regular small telescope into space? Are Moon caves stable enough for a permanent …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:01
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Can someone launch a regular small telescope into space? Are Moon caves stable enough for a permanent base? What happened to the Swift rescue mission? And in Q&A+, was the asteroid belt a planet at some point?
00:00 Intro
00:41 [@Noonyuh] Could affordable consumer smart telescopes be easily retrofitted to survive in space?
05:06 [@user-kx2fc2mw5v] Are Moon caves stable enough to build in them?
08:47 [@surrender_monkey] What happened to the Swift rescue mission?
15:01 [@EdSceptic-y2e] Is the asteroid belt a destroyed planet or is it forming into a planet or neither?
18:15 Final thoughts
[Space Bites+] This Supernova Candidate Turned Out To Be Something Completely Different
BONUS STORY STARTS AT 16:05Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fA75k6U2HYgIs this a supernova ready to explode, or is it just a trick of the light. A mission to Halley’s Comet in 2060. An …
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BONUS STORY STARTS AT 16:05
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Is this a supernova ready to explode, or is it just a trick of the light. A mission to Halley’s Comet in 2060. An amazing new image from Vera Rubin. Webb fails to find an exomoon. And in Space Bites Plus, some black holes formed much faster than their galaxies. All this and more in this week’s Space Bites.
00:00 Intro
00:36 Supernova Impostor https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-unmask-a-supernova-impostor
03:10 No Exomoon https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-ruled-out-finding-tiny-moons-around-an-exoplanet-thats-great-news
05:20 Possible Rendezvous With Halley's Comet In 2061 https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-ruled-out-finding-tiny-moons-around-an-exoplanet-thats-great-news
07:31 Remember 3I/ATLAS? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-revelations-about-the-origin-of-interstellar-comet-3iatlas
09:02 Largest 2-D Map of the Universe https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-desi-legacy-imaging-survey-releases-the-largest-2-d-map-of-the-universe
10:32 The 20th Data Release of the SDSS https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-20th-data-release-dr-20-of-the-sloan-digital-sky-survey-sdss-is-here
12:04 Vote results 12:28 Chang’e-7 Postponed https://www.universetoday.com/articles/china-postpones-the-change-7-mission
13:18 Firing Lasers At An Asteroid https://www.universetoday.com/articles/japans-hayabusa2-achieves-first-ever-laser-ranging-experiment-with-an-asteroid
14:28 Rubin Peers Deep Into the COSMOS Field https://www.universetoday.com/articles/rubin-observatory-peers-deep-into-the-famous-cosmos-field
16:05 Bonus Story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/some-black-holes-grow-much-faster-than-their-galaxies
18:58 Final thoughts
[Q&A+] Did China Really Steal the Falcon 9 Design?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:32Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tdTe2acoWKcShould SpaceX be concerned about China's reusable rocket designs? Have we ever found meteorites coming …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:32
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Should SpaceX be concerned about China's reusable rocket designs? Have we ever found meteorites coming from Mercury? Why is it called the speed of light, not the speed of gravity? And in Q&A+, when should we start building a Monolith?
00:00 Intro
00:26 [@rwarren58] What would it take to image the surface of a planet at Proxima Centauri?
03:07 [@churchdiscography] Does SpaceX mind that China basically duplicated the Falcon 9 design for a reusable rocket?
07:54 [@paigepotter4682] Have we ever found anything from Mercury on Earth like we have from the Moon and Mars?
09:33 [@Mefodon] Why is the speed of light not called the speed of gravity?
13:32 [@geohondo] What should we leave behind?
17:45 Final thoughts
[Interview+] We All Love Space. Here's Why
BONUS PART STARTS AT 33:01Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wk7ccTP9Aag🟣 Guest: Mat Kaplan https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio Mat Kaplan is a huge inspiration for me. We talked …
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BONUS PART STARTS AT 33:01
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🟣 Guest: Mat Kaplan https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio
Mat Kaplan is a huge inspiration for me. We talked about the Planetary Society, his career hosting The Planetary Radio, most exciting upcoming missions, destinations we should visit and much more.
00:00 Intro
01:31 Meet Mat Kaplan
11:47 The Planetary Society
22:03 Interesting mission ideas
27:54 Which places should we explore
33:01 Science communication
48:03 Current obsessions
52:38 Final thoughts
[Q&A+] Will Roman Find Even More New Physics?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 16:31Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lG_soURwfxkWill new telescopes continue bringing up new discoveries? Why doesn't the CMB get blocked by galaxies? …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 16:31
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Will new telescopes continue bringing up new discoveries? Why doesn't the CMB get blocked by galaxies? Where did the first stars form? And in Q&A+, the truth about Roman's mirror.
00:00 Intro
00:25 [@XxMyNameIsTAOxX] Will new telescopes bring new discoveries?
07:18 [@Zeldaborg_Galactic_Defender] Why don't galaxies block the CMB?
10:33 [@MistSoalar] Were first gen stars were born in opaque dust clouds behind CMB?
16:31 [@MistSoalar] The truth behind Roman's mirror
21:26 Final thoughts
[SpaceBites+] NASA's Roman Telescope Is In Space
BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:53Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube https://youtu.be/AvoSIyuVXWMNancy Grace Roman has launched. Webb sees little red dots merging. Black holes make a mess when eating, there's a 10 …
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BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:53
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Nancy Grace Roman has launched. Webb sees little red dots merging. Black holes make a mess when eating, there's a 10 sided feature at Saturn South Pole. And on Space Bites Plus, figuring out how a supermassive black hole got kicked out of its galaxy.
Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts
00:00 Intro
00:18 Nancy Grace Roman launched https://www.universetoday.com/articles/roman-rises-five-things-to-know-about-nasas-new-space-telescope
05:28 Merging LRDs https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-find-little-red-dots-about-to-merge
08:12 Mars’ Temperature Differences https://www.universetoday.com/articles/marss-interior-is-400c-hotter-under-southern-hemisphere
10:35 Black Hole Burping https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-catch-black-hole-spewing-matter-after-feeding
12:58 Saturn’s Decagon https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-tracks-new-decagon-encircling-saturns-south-pole/
14:22 Vote results 14:55 Surprising Result in the Search for Dark Matter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-intrigued-by-a-surprising-result-in-the-search-for-dark-matter
17:45 BepiColombo Arrives at Mercury https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo/Latest_updates_BepiColombo_s_arrival_at_Mercury
18:53 Bonus Story. Runaway SMBHs https://www.universetoday.com/articles/physicists-determine-cause-of-runaway-supermassive-black-hole
21:28 Final thoughts
[Q&A+] Are Meteorites A Big Problem for The Moon?
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:06Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TvXlCBcnOgcHow much stuff falls on the Moon every day? What if Von Neumann probes had AI? How did studying the …
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:06
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How much stuff falls on the Moon every day? What if Von Neumann probes had AI? How did studying the Universe change my world views? And in Q&A+, should I grind my own telescope mirror?
00:00 Intro
00:23 [@BMichaelNeal] If Von Neumann probes had independent AI, would they be Von Neumann probes?
04:24 [@christiandesalliers] The meteorite problem for a future moon base
09:06 [@paigepotter4682] Has studying the universe changed any of my personal philosophies or values? How?
14:06 [@sciencecompliance235] Do I have plans to grind my own telescope mirror?
17:53 Final thoughts
[Interview+] Did Ground-Based Astronomy Already Lose to Mega-Constellations?
BONUS PART STARTS AT 24:48Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0RvsOFWZFtwThere soon will be tens of thousands of satellites in orbit. Possibly, even millions. Does it mean that ground-based …
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BONUS PART STARTS AT 24:48
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There soon will be tens of thousands of satellites in orbit. Possibly, even millions. Does it mean that ground-based Astronomy is a lost cause? How can we make it work? Also, how is New Horizons doing?
🟣 Guest: Dr. Alan Stern https://alanstern.space/
New Horizons: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/new-horizons/
LUCY: https://lucy.swri.edu/
00:00 Intro
00:57 How's New Horizons doing
02:17 Next target
08:43 More science for New Horizons
11:07 Possible follow-up missions
13:18 Funding issues
19:05 New Horizons continues to do science
23:48 LUCY mission
30:00 Mega-constellations vs ground-based astronomy
46:06 Current obsessions
50:38 Final thoughts
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