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  • James Webb finds the smallest asteroids in the main belt, astronomers double the chances of that asteroid strike in 2032, using hydrogel to protect astronauts from radiation, and material from Alpha centauri is already streaming into the Solar System.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:20 JWST sees the smallest asteroid
    https://www.universetoday.com/170834/jwst-finds-the-smallest-asteroids-ever-seen-in-the-main-belt/
    02:45 Double the chances of hitting Earth
    https://www.universetoday.com/170837/yes-the-odds-of-an-asteroid-striking-earth-have-doubled-no-you-dont-need-to-worry/
    05:52 Webb sees newly forming planets
    https://www.universetoday.com/170882/the-jwst-gives-us-our-best-image-of-planets-forming-around-a-star/
    07:13 Protecting from radiation with hydrogel
    https://www.universetoday.com/170817/hydrogels-could-be-ideal-radiation-protection-for-astronauts/
    09:03 Vote results
    09:38 Meterial from Alpha Centauri
    https://www.universetoday.com/170799/material-from-alpha-centauri-is-already-here/
    11:37 Dark Matter dominating early Universe
    https://www.universetoday.com/170833/a-new-study-reveals-how-dark-matter-dominated-the-early-universe-1/
    13:17 Mars clouds from Curiosity
    https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26519-curiosity-views-twilight-clouds/
    14:02 Einstein ring from Euclid
    https://www.universetoday.com/170864/the-euclid-space-telescope-captures-a-rare-stunning-einstein-ring/
    14:59 RCW 38
    https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2503/
    15:41 More space news
    16:17 Bonus story on Patreon
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  • Which NIAC project would be the best to bring to life? Are there really more stars than grains of sand on Earth? Is the solar eclipse going away from us? What's on my shelf behind me? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A.
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    00:00 Start
    00:26 Is the total solar eclipse going away?
    02:24 Will Starship and New Glenn bring more space observatories?
    04:36 Which NIAC award is the most exciting?
    06:48 Are there places in the Universe with dozens of galaxies in the sky?
    08:21 Are there more grains of sand than stars in the Universe?
    09:54 Item from the shelf
    12:33 A starhade project
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  • NASA just funded a NIAC project to study the possibility of building large structures on the Moon, on Mars and in space out of glass. Blowing glass bubbles similarly to how it's done on Earth.
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    🟣 Guest: Dr. Martin Bermudez
    https://www.skyeports.com/
    NIAC Award. Lunar Glass Structure (LUNGS): Enabling Construction of Monolithic Habitats in Low-Gravity:
    https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/lunar-glass-structure-lungs-enabling-construction-of-monolithic-habitats-in-low-gravity/
    00:00 Intro
    01:25 How difficult is blowing glass
    14:11 Moon habitat made of glass
    29:07 Glass structures in space
    33:17 What is NIAC like
    40:57 Current obsessions
    43:38 More interviews
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  • Will space debris prevent us from accessing orbit and when could it happen? Is the Universe with all its rules just a lucky accident? What does "The Publisher of Universe Today" even do? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.
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    00:00 Start
    00:27 Will the Kessler syndrome stop us from launching rockets?
    04:11 The fine-tuning problem
    09:38 What does the Publisher of Universe Today actually do?
    14:43 How do I stay rested with all this?
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  • Venus has a thick layer of clouds that obscures our view of the surface. To tackle that, this NIAC project suggests launching a balloon with a tether that will go below the cloud layer and help us image Venus surface.
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    🟣 Guest: Dr Benjamin Hockman
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    NIAC Award. TOBIAS: Tethered Observatory for Balloon-based Imaging and Atmospheric Sampling
    https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/tobias-tethered-observatory-for-balloon-based-imaging-and-atmospheric-sampling/
    00:00 Intro
    01:37 Upper atmosphere of Venus
    20:23 Possible Sample Collection
    21:52 Upcoming Venus missions
    25:18 NIAC project goals
    26:58 Current obsessions
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  • A new asteroid with a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, the European Space Agency is building a Lunar Lander platform, the largest structure in the Universe has been discovered, and how far away could we detect ourselves?
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    00:00 Intro
    00:19 Asteroid can hit Earth in 2032
    https://www.universetoday.com/170717/an-asteroid-has-a-1-chance-of-impacting-earth-in-2032/
    02:27 ESA's lunar lander
    https://www.universetoday.com/170745/esa-is-building-its-own-lunar-lander/
    03:39 Moon's geological activity
    https://www.universetoday.com/170694/evidence-of-recent-geological-activity-on-the-moon/
    05:17 Moon canyons
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-55675-z
    07:01 How far can we detect ourselves
    https://www.universetoday.com/170747/how-far-away-could-we-detect-ourselves/
    09:45 Vote results
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    10:25 Largest structure in the Universe
    https://www.universetoday.com/170765/astronomers-find-the-largest-structure-in-the-universe-and-name-it-quipu/
    12:44 Signs of a SMBH in the Large Magellanic Cloud
    https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.00102
    14:00 Three great images
    16:15 Even more space news
    17:42 Interviews
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  • Who will get sample from Mars first? Who controls the James Webb Space Telescope? Does space radiation rule out panspermia? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.
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    00:00 Start
    00:25 Mars sample return race. USA or China?
    06:04 What happens to the information going into a black hole?
    09:49 Who controls JWST?
    12:20 Do we need science when we have AI now?
    17:00 Does space radiation rule out panspermia?
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  • We all want to see potentially habitable exoplanets around Sun-like stars. But to do that you need a starshade. Something to cover the star and reveal the faint planets around it. What can we build these structures from to make them rigid and strong enough? Finding out in this interview.
    🟣 Guest: Christine Gregg
    Dynamically Stable Large Space Structures via Architected Metamaterials
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    00:00 Intro
    02:05 Meta-materials
    06:12 NIAC award
    14:11 In-space assembly
    27:04 More interviews
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  • Why are most craters circular, no matter which angle the meteor falls? Is there a size limit for a telescope before diminishing returns take place? Can black holes have atmospheres? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.
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    00:00 Start
    00:24 How big can a telescope get?
    05:12 Does an optical telescope on the Moon make any sense?
    08:13 Can black holes have atmospheres?
    11:05 Why are craters circular not elliptical?
    12:41 Will Starship refuel in orbit in 2025?
    12:52 Is there evidence for primordial black holes?
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  • Space Docks are everywhere in science fiction. It's the most logical way to build big constructions in space. So, NASA funded a futuristic project that studies the possibility of assembling structures in space.
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    πŸš€ NIAC 2023 playlist (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmmM_Ft5DzAbrwzXHB8ED0rf)
    🟣 Guest: Dr Vojtech Holub
    https://thinkorbital.com/
    πŸš€ NIAC award, Construction Assembly Destination:
    https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/construction-assembly-destination/
    00:00 Intro
    01:26 Welding in space experiment
    08:03 The NIAC award
    27:39 Current obsessions
    30:01 Final thoughts and more interviews
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  • The MOXIE experiment on the Perseverance rover showed that creating oxygen on other planets is possible. Now, we can apply the same logic to Venus. This could allow the creation of constantly floating balloons, leading to cloud cities in the future.
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    00:00 Intro
    02:03 MOXIE experiment on Perseverance
    08:17 Exploring Venus with Electrolysis
    22:18 Protecting the balloon
    25:10 Efficiency
    34:23 More interviews
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  • Venus is closer than Mars. It's more Earth-like. We can bring back samples from it. But it's chronically underexlored. This is why we need a Venus Exploration Program!
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    🟣 Guest: Dr Paul Byrne
    https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.06830
    00:00 Intro
    01:35 Current state of Venus exploration
    08:08 Venus Exploration Program
    16:41 Technological advancements
    23:32 Venus Sample Return
    27:05 Why Venus at all
    38:36 Big scientific question
    57:07 Current obsessions
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  • The building blocks of life have been found in asteroid samples, the most volcanic activity ever seen on Io, astronauts are searching for bacteria on the outside of the space station, and Ingenuity found surprisingly fast wind speeds on Mars.
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    πŸ‘‰ TRAPPIST-1 Interview
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    00:00 Intro
    00:19 Building blocks for life in OSIRIS-REx samples
    https://www.universetoday.com/170693/the-building-blocks-for-life-found-in-asteroid-bennu-samples/
    03:08 First launch for an asteroid mining company
    https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/astroforge-selects-target-for-high-risk-seat-of-the-pants-asteroid-mission/
    05:47 Record-breaking volcanic activity on Io
    https://www.universetoday.com/170655/juno-sees-a-massive-hotspot-of-volcanic-activity-on-io/
    07:08 2 planets 1 star
    https://www.universetoday.com/170673/massive-gas-giant-planets-locked-in-a-gravitational-struggle/
    08:39 Microbes outside the ISS
    https://www.universetoday.com/170658/astronauts-are-going-to-check-if-there-are-microbes-on-the-outside-of-the-station/
    10:31 Vote results
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    11:04 Ingenuity and wind speeds
    https://www.universetoday.com/170619/ingenuity-measured-windspeeds-on-mars-during-its-flights/
    12:43 M87 changing over time
    https://www.universetoday.com/170642/watching-the-changing-m87-black-hole-event-horizon/
    14:45 Predicting solar flares with AI
    https://www.universetoday.com/170687/machine-learning-could-have-predicted-the-powerful-solar-storms-in-2024/
    17:02 More space news
    17:42 Flood of interviews
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  • How big can a space crowbar be? Why does the Sun look bigger near the horizon? How do we measure temperature on the Moon? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.
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    00:00 Start
    00:23 How do we measure temperature on the Moon or in space?
    03:51 Can you see more of the Milky Way in the Southern Hemisphere?
    06:07 What is metallic hydrogen?
    10:16 Is the Sun bigger near the horizon?
    12:45 What's Gaia's role in the distance ladder?
    15:45 How big can a crowbar be in space?
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  • NASA is launching a new telescope this year called Pandora. It'll be specifically inspecting atmospheres of exoplanets. It even uses spare parts from JWST. Learning more about the Pandora telescope in this interview.
    🟣 Guest: Dr Ben Hord
    https://pandorasat.com/
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    00:00 Intro
    01:31 What is the Pandora mission
    07:37 Target selection
    13:38 Spare detector from JWST
    16:59 Fighting stellar contamination
    26:32 An alternative for TRAPPIST-1
    28:57 What's next for Pandora
    35:05 Current obsessions
    38:18 Final thoughts
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  • Did we find ore veins on Moon or Mars? Can we see astronomical objects in 3D? Can we catch a ride on a comet? How will the internet work on Mars? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A.
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    00:00 Start
    00:23 Did we find ore veins on Moon or Mars?
    05:13 Is it harder to land on the Moon or on Mars?
    10:40 What are the potential supernovae we could see in our lifetime?
    12:41 Can we hitch a ride on a comet?
    14:16 What will the Mars colony internet be like?
    17:45 How to communicate with Mars when it's blocked by the Sun?
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  • What's going on with the TRAPPIST-1 system? Did James Webb find atmospheres or not? Do any of the planets have a chance to be habitable? When should we expect more information? Answering all these questions in this interview.
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    🟣 Guest: Megan Gialluca
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    00:00:00 Intro
    00:01:43 TRAPPIST-1b
    00:17:45 TRAPPIST-1c
    00:35:12 TRAPPIST-1d
    00:40:06 TRAPPIST-1e, f, g, h
    00:42:19 The problem of stellar contamination
    01:03:50 Current obsessions
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  • What happened to Starship during test flight 7? Astronomers see a black hole’s jets forming in real-time. Curiosity finds ripples of an ancient shore, and an insanely high-resolution image of Andromeda captured by Hubble.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:19 What happened to Starship during Flight 7
    https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-7
    02:25 Black Hole jets forming in real-time
    https://www.universetoday.com/170504/black-hole-jets-seen-forming-in-real-time/
    03:37 Flapping flag on the Moon
    https://www.universetoday.com/170350/chinas-change-7-will-include-a-flag-that-will-flap-on-the-moon/
    05:35 Super fast winds on an exoplanet
    https://www.universetoday.com/170549/supersonic-winds-blowing-on-an-extreme-exoplanet/
    06:55 Non-solo hot Jupiters
    https://www.universetoday.com/170538/hot-jupiters-can-co-exist-with-other-planets/
    08:19 Vote results
    09:06 Predicting solar flares
    https://www.universetoday.com/170547/coronal-loops-flicker-right-before-the-sun-unleashes-big-flares/
    10:56 Why Mars has two different hemispheres
    https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/new-marsquake-data-could-help-solve-one-of-our-solar-systems-biggest-mysteries
    12:35 Open water marks from Curiosity
    https://www.universetoday.com/170532/curiosity-finds-ancient-wave-ripples-on-mars/
    14:13 2.5 Billion pixels of Andromeda
    https://www.universetoday.com/170498/hubble-takes-a-2-5-gigapixel-image-of-andromeda/
    15:45 NIAC season
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  • How does JWST stay in L2 and not drift away? What is the wait calculation for Alpha Centauri? How can we use Jupiter's Lagrange points? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.
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    00:00 Start
    00:26 How does JWST stay in L2?
    02:57 What is the 'wait calculation' for Alpha Cen?
    06:49 Why don't they just ... wear weights to compensate for low gravity?
    08:57 Can two telescopes act as an Earth-sized binocular?
    14:25 Why so few timelapses?
    16:15 Can we do anything interesting at Jupiter's Lagrange points?
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  • To look for lifer in space we need to understand it. What fundamental boundaries does it have? What limits are imposed on life? Finding out in this interview.
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    🟣 Guest: Dr Ricard Solé
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    πŸ“œ Fundamental constraints to the logic of living systems
    https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsfs.2024.0010
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    00:00 Intro
    01:26 Fundamental constraints
    08:28 Information as a limiting factor
    16:16 Fundamental logic of cell structure
    23:25 Computer programming VS life
    24:56 Limits for life
    33:57 Current obsessions
    38:16 Bonus part and more interviews
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