The 10 Best Universe Today Podcast Episodes
1) [Q&A+] The Next Interstellar Project, Black Hole Planets, Combining Stars into a Megastar | Q&A 358
What would be the next interstellar project after the quite end of Breakthrough Starshot? Can planets exist around black holes? Why don't all stars combine into one megastar? And in Q&A+, are ion engi...Show More
2) [Interview+] This Crazy Pizza Slice Shaped Telescope Obliterates JWST Resolution
James Webb can't resolve Earth-size planets around Sun-like stars. Not just because of the contrast but also because of the diffraction limit. To do that you need a mirror of 20+ meters. But what if y...Show More
3) [Q&A] Landing on Venus, Neutron Stars Going Boom, Shape of the Oort Cloud
Can neutron stars create an equivalent of Type 1a supernovae? Can you land on Venus without a parachute? How do we know the shape of the Oort cloud? And in Q&A+, what's going on with 3I/ATLAS' weird t...Show More
4) [Space Bites+] Destroying Asteroid YR4 // Bummer for Hycean Worlds // Water on Ryugu
Should we destroy asteroid 2024 YR4 instead of letting it hit the moon? Why Hycean worlds probably don't exist. Liquid water once flowed on asteroid Ryugu. Space bytes+ a supermassive black hole that ...Show More
5) [Q&A] New Moons for Mars, Black Hole Jets, Best Case Scenario for Europa Clipper
What would happen if we moved a jovian moon to Mars? What are black holes spitting out as those jets? What's the best case scenario for Europa Clipper's search for life? And in Q&A+, how are we search...Show More
6) [Space Bites] JWST's Results from TRAPPIST-1d // Water from 3I/ATLAS // Biggest Black Hole Ever Found
Finally, Webb’s analysis of TRAPPIST-1d, new Hubble images comet 3I/ATLAS, the most massive black hole ever discovered, why Mars sand is so dangerous. And in Space Bites+, staring right down the jet o...Show More
7) [Q&A] Black Hole Size Limit, Economies of Scale for Space Missions, Favourite Galaxy
Is there an upper size limit for black holes? Why don't we build multiple identical missions to increase the chance of success? Is the Universe considered finite or infinite? And in Q&A+, is the Unive...Show More
8) [Space Bites] New Planet at Alpha Centauri // Webb Ultra Deep Field // Six Mars Helicopters
A Planet Found at Alpha Centauri. Webb Revisits the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Little Red Dots don't break the laws of physics. In Space Bites Plus, showing that the Earth's magnetosphere was here for...Show More
9) [Q&A] Aiming an Asteroid at The Moon, Mars Babies, Absolute Stillness
Could we aim asteroid YR4 at the Moon on purpose? What would happen to babies born and raised on Mars? Should we use water as an insulation layer for our spacecraft? And in Q&A+, could we mine an aste...Show More
10) [Space Bites] Weakening Dark Energy // Lunar Radio Telescope // Fuel Depots for Space
More evidence that dark energy is weakening, cosmic rays could keep life alive under the ice, NASA is building fuel depots in space, and a radio telescope is going to the far side of the Moon. On Spac...Show More