Universe Today Podcast

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:56
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NASA is working on a new far-infrared space telescope, Starship finally makes it to orbit, a nuclear reactor for the Moon, and an exoplanet orbiting backwards. On Space Bites plus, a galaxy with a disconnected center.
00:00 Intro

00:18 New far-infrared NASA telescope coming https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-first-selection-for-a-new-class-of-mission-the-prima-far-infrared-telescope

02:11 Starship goes orbital https://www.universetoday.com/articles/spacexs-starship-rocket-does-its-job-during-first-orbital-flight

04:09 Power for the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-1000c-lunar-microreactor-could-power-the-next-era-of-moon-bases

07:28 Sub-Neptune orbiting the wrong way https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-find-a-sub-neptune-orbiting-completely-backward-around-a-red-dwarf

09:37 Vote results

10:03 Dynamic structural evolution in Chariklo’s rings https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-finds-dynamic-structural-evolution-in-chariklos-rings

11:14 Finding life on Enceladus could be easier than we thought https://www.universetoday.com/articles/finding-life-on-enceladus-could-be-easier-than-we-thought-says-new-research

13:08 Getting even more from the CMB https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-new-test-looks-for-a-subtle-twist-in-ancient-light

15:56 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/diving-into-an-out-of-sync-galaxy

16:46 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:23
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We orbit the Sun, Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way, but what does the Milky Way orbit? Can we still catch up with Oumuamua? Is the Big Crunch a ruled-out theory? And in Q&A+, have we seen a phenomenon we can't yet explain?
00:00 Intro

00:26 [@jonathanchamberlain6260] What does the Milky Way orbit?

04:21 [@paulwilson1529] Could we still catch up with Oumuamua?

08:28 [@bakkos_bakkos] Is The Big Crunch a ruled out theory?

13:35 [@kamleshpatel6817] Why can't gravitational waves travel faster than light?

15:23 [@paigepotter4682] Is there an astronomical phenomenon where you think we’ve probably seen the evidence already, but haven’t realized what we’re looking at yet?

18:51 Final thoughts

BONUS PART STARTS AT 43:25
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PBS Spacetime video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OM0zTfdsPo
Professor David Kipping's channel:  @CoolWorldsLab 
We've done a lot of searching for extraterrestrial life over the years. But how good was it? Did we look hard enough or deep enough? Is it too early for conclusions? Could do a better job? If so, how? Figuring out in this interview.
🟣 Guest: Dr. Ben Zuckerman
📜 Broadband Searches for Extraterrestrial Technological Intelligence: a New Strategy To Find Nearby Alien Civilizations https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.07333
00:00 Intro

01:36 SETI

05:07 How deep did we look

24:12 What could we have done differently

36:57 Most satisfying answer to the Fermi Paradox

43:25 BONUS PART: pollution of white dwarfs

53:01 Current obsessions

57:14 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:56
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When will we see the surfaces of exoplanets? What non-western telescopes should we expect? Where are all the big promised results from Vera Rubin? And in Q&A+, how to get in space journalism and is it worth it now?
00:00 Intro

00:33 [@theindianking3000] Will Roman see exoplanets better than JWST?

03:13 [@fwd79] Which non-western space telescopes are coming?

05:55 [@paulwilson1529] How packed is the asteroid belt?

07:35 [@GadZookz] Are there any calories on the Moon or Mars?

10:26 [@rilanfelnar2698] Results from Vera Rubin. When?

13:56 [@absolute-doink] Any advice for someone interested in space journalism?

20:31 Final thoughts

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:59
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00:00 Intro

00:33 Superflares are on the table https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-sun-is-physically-capable-of-producing-a-superflare-according-to-a-new-study

04:10 Direct image of the youngest exoplanet ever https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-directly-image-the-youngest-exoplanet-ever

05:56 Weather report for exoplanets https://www.universetoday.com/articles/researchers-develop-a-way-to-check-the-weather-on-a-exoplanet

07:34 Zombie white dwarf https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-zombie-white-dwarf-star-is-born-again-hallelujah

08:55 More on LRDs https://www.universetoday.com/articles/little-red-dots-are-the-seeds-of-quasars-and-supermassive-black-holes

11:10 Vote results

11:35 Smashed icy moons https://www.universetoday.com/articles/smashed-icy-moons-cool-too-rapidly-to-retain-oceans

13:57 Early galaxies https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-rare-distant-clump-of-early-galaxies-reveals-ancient-cosmic-secrets

15:59 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/earths-center-of-mass-drifts-less-than-we-thought

18:47 Final thoughts