Universe Today Podcast

Earth is hit by meteorites every day. Some are harmless, some could be dangerous. But now we have the most advanced tool to discover and predict them, the Vera Rubin Observatory. Will it be enough to predict a hit with enough precision to catch up a meteorite mid-flight? Finding out in this interview.
👉 NOIRLab Interview https://youtu.be/VKrpJODdEM0
🟣 Guest: Ian Chow https://ia-chow.github.io/
📜 Predictions of Imminent Earth Impactors Discovered by LSST https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.05587
00:00 Intro

01:54 Working with Vera Rubin

04:33 Early detections

14:12 How can we improve

18:20 Big threats

22:00 New method to identify asteroids

27:43 Amateur observations

31:52 Current obsessions

33:08 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:39
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How did the ring galaxies get their weird shape? Could we redirect a comet to hit the Moon? Could Project Orion ever launch? And in Q&A+, how bad did AI hit astronomy jobs?
00:00 Intro

00:23 [@billionsandbillionsofstars] Can we expect a meteor storm in our lifetime?

02:48 [@CynicExtraordinaire] Will Project Orion ever work?

05:03 [@PhoboScorpio] Can you power a spaceship with Jupiter?

09:48 [@vistotutti6037] Could we redirect a comet into the Moon?

12:33 [@EdSceptic-y2e] How did ring galaxies form?

13:39 [@ShaanGrilla] How bad the AI is affecting Astro jobs?

17:42 Outro

BONUS PART STARTS AT 18:21
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Going to Mars means contaminating it with Earth's life. Most probably, we have already done it with our landers. But it appears, things might not be as bad as Mars could have a natural "built-in" protection against contamination. How does it work? Finding out in this interview.
🟣 Guest: Dr. Corien Bakermans https://altoona.psu.edu/person/corien-bakermans-phd
📜 ‘Water bears’ reveal potential for adapting, protecting Martian resources https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/water-bears-reveal-potential-adapting-protecting-martian-resources
0:00 Intro

01:48 Fantastic Tardigrades and where to find them

03:25 Martian regolith vs life

07:13 Earth soil vs Mars regolith

09:10 Experimental setup

14:49 Contamination risks for Mars

17:13 What's next for the research

18:21 Sub-zero bacteria

25:08 Current obsessions

28:56 Final thoughts

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 20:11
👉 Interviews on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmnK1xmCRad_8bn0uOcmLiIE
👉 Interviews on Patreon (free for everyone) https://www.patreon.com/collection/44300?view=expanded
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Artemis II lifts off for the moon. A comet slows down and reverses its rotation. Galaxies found without dark matter. Anti-matter goes for a ride. And in Space Bites Plus, how humanity is slowing down the rotation of the Earth.
00:00 Intro

00:17 Artemis 2 Launched https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-artemis-generation-begins-artemis-ii-launches-for-the-moon

02:40 Moonfall Drones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsK-ff2Mycg

04:33 Never Seen Before Comet Behaviour https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-detects-first-ever-spin-reversal-of-tiny-comet/

06:35 Another Galaxy with NO Dark Matter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-find-a-third-galaxy-missing-its-dark-matter-validating-a-violent-cosmic-collision-theory

10:13 AI Helped Finding Hundreds of Exoplanets https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scouring-tess-data-with-ai-reveals-a-hundred-new-exoplanets

12:12 Transporting Antimatter https://home.cern/news/press-release/experiments/base-experiment-cern-succeeds-transporting-antimatter

15:04 Vote results

15:53 Robotic Refueling https://www.china-in-space.com/p/sustain-space-successfully-completes

17:20 Plants for Mars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/mars-plant-growth-from-cyanobacteria-based-fertilizer

19:07 Celebrating Spring https://www.universetoday.com/articles/to-celebrate-the-coming-of-spring-nasa-releases-images-of-blossaming-stellar-nurseries

20:11 BONUS STORY https://www.universetoday.com/articles/we-are-slowing-down-the-planet

22:28 Interviews

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:49
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What will we learn from going back to the Moon? Is there dark matter in the Solar System? Which telescopes would be best for Time Delay Cosmography? And in Q&A+, which planets will be left after the Sun dies?
00:00 Intro

00:24 [@N.Armstrng] Which telescopes will be best for Time Delay Cosmography?

05:28 [@notmanyeclipsesleft] What is the most important long-term information mankind will acquire from creating a permanent presence on the moon?

09:24 [@jessienotot3558] Would WW3 lead to the Kessler Syndrome?

12:55 [@sferrin2] Why does the Universe appear to be the same size in every direction?

14:49 [@geohondo] Do we know if dark matter possibly in our solar system?

15:49 [@kasieream1248] Which planet will the sun be left with as a white dwarf?

17:38 Outro