Universe Today Podcast
Space news, interviews, Q&As, and exclusive content from Universe Today.
Audio versions of Fraser Cain YouTube channel.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 1404
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
[Space Bites] Dangers of A Super Solar Storm // Jupiter Twice The Size // Crazy Moon Landing System
Jupiter could have been twice as big in the past, the challenges of landing on the Moon, the record for the farthest galaxy has been broken. And in our Patreon edition, how the location of gas plays …
[Q&A] My Favourite Space Image, Shape of Oort Cloud, The Concept of Aliens
When did humans first think of aliens? Why is Oort cloud a sphere when the Solar System is a disk? Which space image is my favourite? And in our Q&A+ on patreon, is search for life only limited to lo…
[Q&A] Lasers VS Space Junk, Missions Overdelivering, Asteroids Already Mined
Which space mission would I save from cancellation if I could? Is fighting space junk with lasers a good idea or not? What if we find asteroids that have already been mined? And in our Q&A+ on patreo…
[Interview] How Liquid Water Can Hide on Mars
So far we couldn't find liquid water on Mars. But there are still places where it can hide from us. One of them is pockets under the ice. How can it exist there and which possible ways do we have to …
[Space Bites] Eyes for Plato // Water Ice in Another Star System // Venus Tectonics
ESA’s PLATO mission gets its eyes installed, Webb finds water ice in another star system, could it be dark matter and not dark energy that’s evolving over time? And in our longer [Space Bites+] on Pa…
[Interview] How Quantum Coronagraphs Will Help Us See Earth-Like Planets Around Sun-Like Stars
Our current tech doesn't allow us to block light from Sun-like stars to see Earth-like planets. The brightness difference is just too high. One of the ways we can achieve it is with quantum coronagra…
[Q&A] Cubesats VS Big Missions, EM Protection from Space Radiation, Discovering Exomoons
Why risk sending big space missions instead of swarms of cubesats? Can NASA protect future Mars astronauts from radiation with EM-rockets? How close are we to discovering our first exomoon? And in ou…
[Q&A] Why Keep Voyagers Alive, Life with No DNA, Confidence in the Distant Ladder
Is keeping the Voyagers active a waste of money and time on the Deep Space Network? Could you play catch with a baseball-mass black hole? How confident are we in the distance ladder? And in our Q&A+ …
[Interview] How KSP Helps Designing Real-Life Space Mission
The Kerbal Space Program is a fun game, but also an incredible tool for simulating a realistic space exploration program. According to a new paper, people playing the game can help develop innovative…
[Space Bites] Spying on Spy Satellites // Official NASA Budget Cuts // Dragonfly Milestone
The official NASA cuts are here. Several missions reach big milestones. The Solar Gravitational Lens will be challenging to use, and in our special bonus version on Patreon, [Space Bites+] an additio…
[Q&A] Smoking Gun Biosignatures, Dyson Spheres vs Warp Drives, Adopting the Metric System
Which evidence will be a definite smoking gun when it comes to finding extraterrestrial life? Why is a Dyson sphere more realistic than warp drives? Will America ever adopt the metric system? And in …
[Q&A] Black Holes as a Great Filter, Artemis 3 Landing Site, Smallest Possible Star
[Interview] Vera Rubin Will Forever Change Astronomy. Here's Exactly How
Vera Rubin Telescope (aka LSST) is finally ready. We're expecting first light in the coming months. It will find Planet 9 (if it exists), discover thousands of new asteroids, millions of new supernov…
[Space Bites] Moon Ejecta Hitting Earth // China’s Satellite Rescue // Asteroid Closeup
[Q&A] Pessimism Regarding Humanity, Dark Stars, Source Kilonova | Q&A 315