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NASA selected the Agnostic Life Finder (ALF) for Phase 1 in 2024. It will be studying a possibility to search for existing and past life on Mars alongside the in situ resource utilization process. How will this device work and what potential implications could it have? Finding out with Dr Jan Spacek.
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00:00 Intro
02:23 The NIAC Proposal for ALF
17:25 Life as we don't know it
23:31 What's next for the NIAC project
27:45 The Morning Star mission to Venus
35:37 IMPRESS mission to Mars
43:55 Europa and Enceladus
50:19 Finding life
53:50 Current obsessions
55:33 Final thoughts
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A proposal for a giant new space telescope, a Venus-sized world in a star’s habitable zone, Vera Rubin gets its camera, and the first data release from Euclid.
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00:00 Intro
00:14 SALTUS: Giant 14m space telescope proposal
https://www.universetoday.com/167083/astronomers-propose-a-14-meter-infrared-space-telescope/
03:32 New ExoVenus planet found
https://www.universetoday.com/167096/a-new-venus-sized-world-found-in-the-habitable-zone-of-its-star/
05:07 Massive Protoplanetary disk
https://www.universetoday.com/167038/this-is-the-largest-planet-forming-disk-ever-seen/
06:24 Voyager-1's Back for Real
https://blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024/05/22/voyager-1-resumes-sending-science-data-from-two-instruments/
07:27 China's space aquarium
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-05-19/Aquatic-antics-Fish-exhibit-disorientation-in-China-Space-Station-1tJt4wprXMY/p.html
09:11 Vote results
10:27 More Evidence for Gravitational Wave Background
https://www.universetoday.com/167058/more-evidence-for-the-gravitational-wave-background-of-the-universe/
13:09 Vera Rubin Got Its Camera
https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2413/
14:25 Euclid data release
https://www.esa.int/ScienceExploration/SpaceScience/Euclid/ESAsEuclidcelebratesfirstsciencewithsparklingcosmic_views
16:23 More space news
17:32 ExoVenus
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Getting to Enceladus is cool. However, it's not yet possible because there isn't enough budget for it. How can we make missions like that happen despite the budget limitations? Finding out the answers with Dr Manasvi Lingam.
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00:00 Intro
02:17 Why Enceladus
03:46 How can NASA cut costs
08:24 Mission profile
15:06 The science
24:23 Alternative approaches
31:21 Practical demonstration
37:44 Out of the box ideas
52:57 Current obsessions
58:41 Final thoughts
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A new answer for Mars methane, BepiColumbo is having thruster problems, three of the oldest stars in the Universe found nearby, and the best auroras in decades.
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00:00 Intro
00:14 Mars Methane Mystery
https://www.universetoday.com/167003/new-answers-for-mars-methane-mystery/
02:50 BepiColombo in Trouble
https://www.esa.int/EnablingSupport/Operations/GlitchonBepiColomboworkongoingtorestorespacecrafttofull_thrust
04:40 Oldest Stars in the Universe
https://www.universetoday.com/167001/three-of-the-oldest-stars-in-the-universe-found-circling-the-milky-way/
06:19 Crazy Auroras
https://www.universetoday.com/166955/what-a-weekend-spectacular-aurora-photos-from-around-the-world/
07:35 Vote results
08:14 Supermassive Black Holes' Origin
https://www.universetoday.com/166947/supermassive-black-holes-got-started-from-massive-cosmic-seeds/
10:12 Bright star mystery
https://www.universetoday.com/167007/a-star-became-1000-times-brighter-and-now-astronomers-know-why/
11:36 Amazing Hubble images
12:59 More space news
13:57 How to see an aurora
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How exactly does Gaia operate? What should we expect from it in the near future? When and why will it come to an end? And what comes after Gaia? Finding out the answers with Dr Berry Holl.
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00:00 Intro
02:48 Meet Dr Berry Holl
05:02 How Gaia works
12:56 Measuring the speed of stars
22:14 Limits of Gaia
32:10 Anomalies from Gaia
40:25 When will Gaia end
48:48 What comes next
01:01:33 Current obsessions
01:02:56 Final thoughts
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SpaceX announces their new spacewalking suit, China is off to the Moon again, progress on Vera Rubin, and take a one-way trip into a black hole.
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00:00 Intro
00:12 SpaceX EVA suit
https://polarisprogram.com/eva-suit-unveil/
02:15 New evidence for Planet 9
https://www.universetoday.com/166889/new-evidence-for-our-solar-systems-ghost-planet-nine/
03:57 Vera Rubin's Mirror is done
https://www.universetoday.com/166842/vera-rubins-primary-mirror-gets-its-first-reflective-coating/
05:35 China's Chang'e-6 Moon mission
https://www.universetoday.com/166876/china-is-going-back-to-the-moon-again-with-change-6/
07:20 Vote results
08:13 NIAC phase 2
https://www.universetoday.com/166883/nasa-takes-six-advanced-tech-concepts-to-phase-ii/
10:18 Dinkinesh's moonlet is young
https://www.universetoday.com/166855/dinkineshs-moonlet-is-only-2-3-million-years-old/
11:31 Why white dwarf stars have so much metal
https://jila.colorado.edu/news-events/articles/hungry-hungry-white-dwarfs-solving-puzzle-stellar-metal-pollution
12:56 Dive into a black hole
https://www.universetoday.com/166903/fall-into-a-black-hole-with-this-new-nasa-simulation/
13:51 More space news
14:40 How science works
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How can we improve ALMA? What are the benefits of having a single big submillimeter telescope? What could we discover if the AtLAST telescope project goes through? Figuring out the answers with Dr Claudia Chicone.
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00:00 Intro
01:51 Submillimeter wavelength
06:42 ALMA
16:53 AtLAST telescope project
32:16 Submillimeter maps of the sky
36:30 What's next?
43:17 Final thoughts and more interveiws
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How can we let aliens know we're here? What does a lunar eclipse look like as seen from the Moon? Can we record a supernova in real time? Why aren't coronagraphs just circles? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.
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00:00 Start
00:37 [Andoria] Can we signal to aliens with green glass?
06:39 [Vulcan] Lunar eclipse seen from the Moon
11:24 [Risa] Can we record a supernova appearing in real-time?
16:05 [Aeturen] Why aren't coronagraphs just circles?
20:53 [Vendikar] How do astronomers determine distances to other galaxies?
25:02 [Remus] Who was my favourite interview?
28:01 [Janus] How do astronomers determine the age of stars?
31:11 [Cait] Can we move Earth by the time the Sun will die?
34:31 [Betazed] Why does the Moon look bigger and yellow sometimes?
πΊ VIDEO VERSION
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When humans will return to the Moon they will need a lot of assistance to set up a settlement and carry out all the missions. They will need a lot of robots to do that. How exactly will it pan out? Figuring out with Professor Yang Gao from King's College London.
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00:00 Intro
02:48 Future Moon equipment
13:57 Autonomous robots
23:46 Machine learning revolution
32:25 Self-replication
38:09 Current obsessions
46:13 Final thoughts and more interviews
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Webb sees weather on an exoplanet, takes a new image of the horsehead nebula, and a satellite takes a close up image of a piece of space debris.
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00:00 Intro
00:17 Weather on an exoplanet
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-maps-weather-on-planet-280-light-years-away/
02:26 JWST in interferometry mode
https://www.universetoday.com/166757/jwst-uses-interferometry-mode-to-reveal-two-protoplanets-around-a-young-star/
04:02 One step closer to space debris removal
https://astroscale.com/astroscale-unveils-worlds-first-image-of-space-debris-captured-through-rendezvous-and-proximity-operations/
05:26 Hubble goes in and out of safe mode
https://www.universetoday.com/166780/uh-oh-hubbles-having-gyro-problems-again/
07:03 Black holes can halt star formation in galaxies
https://www.universetoday.com/166763/black-holes-can-halt-star-formation-in-massive-galaxies/
08:44 Vote results
09:29 SLIM just refuses to die
https://www.universetoday.com/166765/japans-lunar-lander-survives-its-third-lunar-night/
10:32 Great images
https://www.universetoday.com/166802/first-light-from-einstein-probe-a-supernova-remnant/
13:08 More space news
13:59 Hubble's gyros
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What are the limits of James Webb when it's looking for Earth-like atmospheres? What can we possibly find out? Is there any hope for red dwarf stars and their planets to have a potential for habitability? Finding out the answers with Evelyn Macdonald.
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00:00 Intro
01:39 Current observations with Webb
06:14 What could we see in exoplanet atmospheres
12:08 What do planets actually look like
17:41 Future telescopes
19:50 Is there hope for red dwarf star planets?
24:55 Current obsessions
26:34 Final thoughts and more interviews
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How can we protect antimatter-powered rockets from space dust? Will curing cancer solve deep space travel? What happens when planets align? Does dark matter lose angular momentum? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:28 [Andoria] How can we protect antimatter-powered spaceships from space dust?
06:34 [Vulcan] What will happen if all planets aligned?
09:59 [Risa] Does dark matter lose angular momentum?
15:09 [Aeturen] Are there any advantages to non-Dobsonians for rookies?
21:03 [Vendikar] Why are JWST's deep field images not dramatically better than Hubble's?
23:52 [Remus] Will space still be dangerous when we cure cancer?
25:38 [Janus] How realistic is the concept of sophons from the Three Body Problem?
27:36 [Cait] Do gravity waves come in different flavours?
30:51 [Betazed] How big can a space telescope be if it's assembled in space?
34:36 [Cheleb] Could aliens have created black holes?
37:45 [Nimbus] What's the deal with Sedna?
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Juno sees a lava lake on Io, Voyager 1 isn’t spouting nonsense any more, Titan Dragonfly gets the greenlight from NASA, and TESS finds its first rogue planet.
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00:00 Intro
00:14 Giant Lava Lake on Io
https://www.universetoday.com/166716/juno-reveals-a-giant-lava-lake-on-io/
01:52 Voyager-1 restores communication
https://www.universetoday.com/166733/nasa-restores-communications-with-voyager-1/
03:39 NASA Greenlights Titan Dragonfly
06:03 TESS finds its first rogue planet
https://www.universetoday.com/166755/tess-finds-its-first-rogue-planet/
08:13 Vote results
08:57 Nancy Grace Roman gets reaction wheels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Mgt2iwYgY&ab_channel=NASAGoddard
10:28 NASA's solar sail goes to space
https://www.universetoday.com/166759/nasas-new-solar-sail-has-launched-and-deployed/
12:10 Two incredible timelapses from Chandra
13:16 Downscale for Artemis III?
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/nasa-may-alter-artemis-iii-to-have-starship-and-orion-dock-in-low-earth-orbit/
15:58 More space news
16:52 Capabilities driven exploration
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nextstep-virtual-industry-forum6nov2014final.pdf
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Why don't they just build a bigger version of James Webb for Starship? What's the pressure inside Europa's oceans? How can you measure a day on a planet without a surface? Answering all these questions and more in this week's question show.
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00:26 [Andoria] What's the pressure in Europa's ocean?
04:45 [Vulcan] Should they build another JWST for the Starship?
09:53 [Risa] How long is a day on a gas planet?
13:45 [Aeturen] How does a total solar eclipse look like from the Moon?
16:17 [Vendikar] Suggestions for backyard telescope hobbyists
24:16 [Remus] Who are the real science gatekeepers?
28:05 [Janus] What would I do differently for the next eclipse?
30:55 [Cait] Phone apps with sky overlay
33:12 [Betazed] How will Japan's pressurised rover keep dust from the inside?
37:06 [Cheleb] What effects can a gamma ray burst have on Earth?
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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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