What consequences would Astronomy face if JWST had failed? Does SETI still do good work? Does our Universe live inside of a giant black hole? And in the free addition of [Q&A+] on Patreon, can there …

00:19:12 | Tue 08 Apr 2025

[Space Bites] Revolutionary Mercury Mission Concept // Dust Shield for the Moon // First Crewed Polar Mission

Webb discovers auroras on Neptune, and measures the exact size of Asteroid 2024 YR4, the first Private Mission to carry humans on a polar orbit, a mission that could reach and explore Mercury using o…

00:19:49 | Fri 04 Apr 2025

[Q&A] Dying Moon Landers, Gravitational Waves from Betelgeuse, Furthest Galaxies

Why don't moon landers just heat themselves to live through the lunar night? Will Betelgeuse's explosion cause a lot of gravitational waves? Is it even theoretically possible to accelerate close to t…

00:23:04 | Thu 03 Apr 2025

[Q&A] Nearby Rogue Planets, Beaming Power from Space, Solar Sail Propulsion

Could there be rouge planets floating in space between us and Alpha Centauri system? Will the Chinese be beaming power from a space station to Earth? Will solar sails be used for propulsion in our li…

00:21:43 | Tue 01 Apr 2025

[Interview] Can We Fix Liquid Mirror Telescopes' Biggest Problem?

Liquid mirror telescopes exist. But there's a big problem with them. They can only look directly up. Can we fix it? Can they work beyond the Earth's surface, in orbit or on the Moon? Finding out in t…

00:31:37 | Mon 31 Mar 2025

[Space Bites] Possible Solution for Hubble Tension // Weird Rock Found on Mars // Space Tornadoes

Long-chain hydrocarbons found on Mars, has dark energy been decreasing over time? a completely flat telescope lens, the center of the Milky Way contains a star grinder. And in our free version on Pat…

00:22:47 | Fri 28 Mar 2025

[Q&A] RoboAstronauts, Replacing Kepler, Starship HLS in Danger

Will astronauts be eventually replaced by robots in space? Is there a plan for a replacement for the Kepler telescope? Do Intuitive Machines failures mean that Starship HLS is kind of in danger? And …

00:20:07 | Thu 27 Mar 2025

[Interview] Titan Is Much Stranger Than You Think

Titan is the only known world except Earth that has liquid on its surface and a dense atmosphere. We are planning to send a nuclear helicopter called Dragonfly to explore it. What can we expect from …

00:36:45 | Wed 26 Mar 2025

[Q&A] Colouring the Sun Green, Self-Sustaining Space Station, Fate of LUVOIR

Should we be colouring our star green to make it stand out for potential aliens? What would it take for a space station to be fully self-sufficient? What happened to LUVOIR which was supposed to be a…

00:21:55 | Tue 25 Mar 2025

[Space Bites] AMAZING Lunar Spectacle // Alternative Mars Sample Return // Direction of a Death Star

Blue Ghost wraps up two busy weeks on the Moon with a sunset, good news, the death star isn’t pointing at us, and a new option for the Mars Sample Return mission. And our longer edition on Patreon, h…

00:20:30 | Fri 21 Mar 2025

[Q&A] Black Hole in Uranus, AI Impersonating my Channel, Which Telescope to Buy

What would a black hole do if it was inside Uranus? What do I think about AI-generated content impersonating Universe Today? What telescope should you buy in 2025? And in our free extended version, t…

00:18:26 | Thu 20 Mar 2025

[Q&A] Biggest Disappointment in Space Exploration, Aliens Hiding, Privatisation of Space

What is my biggest disappointment in the history of space exploration? Will the YR4 asteroid have a chance to hit the Moon? Does the solar gravitational lens need a coronagraph? And in our free exten…

00:19:23 | Tue 18 Mar 2025

[Interview] How Do Satellites NOT Crash. And How Can We Keep It That Way?

As we put more and more satellites in orbit, chances of them colliding also increase. How can we manage that? How can we make sure that Kessler syndrome won't happen and keep all those satellites fro…

00:38:53 | Mon 17 Mar 2025

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[Interview] How Space VFX Are Made

[Space Bites] Cancelling Roman Telescope // Big Biosignatures Update // Spinning Universe

[Q&A] Origin of Oumuamua, Upside Down Venus, Space Station Made of Starships | Q&A 313

[Q&A] Protocol for an Asteroid Strike, China Overtaking NASA, Mining the Moon | Q&A 312

[Interview] Getting To Mercury with NO Propellant

[Space Bites] Nearby Supernova is Coming // Stripping Stars // Limits for Titan Life

[Q&A] Artificial Gravity, Trusting SpaceX, Neutron Stars VS Magnetars | Q&A 311

[Q&A] Universe Inside a Black Hole, Consequences of JWST Failure, State of SETI