BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:53

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Nancy Grace Roman has launched. Webb sees little red dots merging. Black holes make a mess when eating, there's a 10 sided feature at Saturn South Pole. And on Space Bites Plus, figuring out how a supermassive black hole got kicked out of its galaxy.

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00:00 Intro

00:18 Nancy Grace Roman launched https://www.universetoday.com/articles/roman-rises-five-things-to-know-about-nasas-new-space-telescope

05:28 Merging LRDs https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-find-little-red-dots-about-to-merge

08:12 Mars’ Temperature Differences https://www.universetoday.com/articles/marss-interior-is-400c-hotter-under-southern-hemisphere

10:35 Black Hole Burping https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-catch-black-hole-spewing-matter-after-feeding

12:58 Saturn’s Decagon https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-tracks-new-decagon-encircling-saturns-south-pole/

14:22 Vote results 14:55 Surprising Result in the Search for Dark Matter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-intrigued-by-a-surprising-result-in-the-search-for-dark-matter

17:45 BepiColombo Arrives at Mercury https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo/Latest_updates_BepiColombo_s_arrival_at_Mercury

18:53 Bonus Story. Runaway SMBHs https://www.universetoday.com/articles/physicists-determine-cause-of-runaway-supermassive-black-hole

21:28 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:06

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How much stuff falls on the Moon every day? What if Von Neumann probes had AI? How did studying the Universe change my world views? And in Q&A+, should I grind my own telescope mirror?

00:00 Intro

00:23 [@BMichaelNeal] If Von Neumann probes had independent AI, would they be Von Neumann probes?

04:24 [@christiandesalliers] The meteorite problem for a future moon base

09:06 [@paigepotter4682] Has studying the universe changed any of my personal philosophies or values? How?

14:06 [@sciencecompliance235] Do I have plans to grind my own telescope mirror?

17:53 Final thoughts

BONUS PART STARTS AT 24:48

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There soon will be tens of thousands of satellites in orbit. Possibly, even millions. Does it mean that ground-based Astronomy is a lost cause? How can we make it work? Also, how is New Horizons doing?

🟣 Guest: Dr. Alan Stern https://alanstern.space/

New Horizons: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/new-horizons/

LUCY: https://lucy.swri.edu/

00:00 Intro

00:57 How's New Horizons doing

02:17 Next target

08:43 More science for New Horizons

11:07 Possible follow-up missions

13:18 Funding issues

19:05 New Horizons continues to do science

23:48 LUCY mission

30:00 Mega-constellations vs ground-based astronomy

46:06 Current obsessions

50:38 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:23

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Can you DYI a binocular telescope at home? Which binoculars should you get for stargazing? How many supernovae it took to create the Solar System? And in Q&A+ what happens is the Voyagers come back?

00:00 Intro

00:25 [@evandotpro] Does it make sense to DIY a binocular telescope?

03:30 [@JackRay-1] What magnification level and lens size would be good for binoculars used to stargaze?

08:24 [@szolosiseb773] How many stars went supernova before the formation of our current Solar System?

11:23 [@OneOfAMineRocks] What Happens When We See Voyager Coming Back From The Other Direction?

17:30 Final thoughts

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 25:06

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Japan’s Phobos mission is almost ready to launch and so is Roman, NASA needs help re-inventing the wheel, why Earth is inevitable, and on Space Bites+, melting diamonds to learn more about ice giant interiors. All this and more in this week’s Space Bites.

00:00 Intro

00:17 MMX Is Ready

03:18 Possible Origin of Deimos https://www.universetoday.com/articles/marss-funky-moon-deimos-was-shaped-by-an-impact

05:36 Phobos Transit https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/perseverance-captures-another-phobos-transit/

07:09 Starship aboard https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:255286

08:40 SpaceX's $100B expansion plan https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/spacex-intends-to-invest-up-to-100-billion-in-massive-louisiana-spaceport/

10:30 Reinventing the Wheel for NASA https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/nasa-challenge-tests-wheel-designs-for-moon-base-mobility/

13:20 Skyfall Drones https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-skyfall-mars-helicopters-will-feature-a-revolutionary-antenna-design

16:45 More Leads for Dark Matter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-distant-stream-of-stars-may-offer-new-clues-to-dark-matter

18:56 Vote results

19:34 Earth is inevitable https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-solar-system-models-show-earth-is-no-fluke

21:33 Roman's ready to launch

23:23 New image of Betelgeuse https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/audiences/alma-reveals-long-lived-hotspots-on-betelgeuses-bubbling-surface/

25:06 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-melted-a-diamond-and-cracked-a-secret-of-ice-giants

27:08 More space news

27:56 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:37

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How much of the Universe's life has already passed? Is the Universe spinning? How do binary planets work? And in Q&A+, does solar wind influence the orbits of planets?

00:00 Intro

00:24 [@adamredwine774] What percent of the Universe's total lifetime have already passed?

05:41 [@DamingoFlave] Do you think that Deja Vu and Dreams could be glimpses into our multiverse versions of our lives we live?

07:45 [@ragetail3] Is the idea of adding a slingshot connected to earth for slinging rockets in to space a realistic idea?

12:26 [@HudsonAnsley] How do binary planets work??

14:37 [@danielguite3914] Do solar winds influence planet orbits?

17:23 Final thoughts

BONUS PART STARTS AT 20:51

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🟣 Guest: Dr. Sanjoy Som https://www.bluemarblespace.org/

📜 Multistage Rocket Optimization, Geophysics, and the Spacefaring Envelope of Habitable Super-Earths https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.02691

Rockets fight against gravity to help us as a civilization escape into space. But what if a planet is much heavier? How big and dense does it need to get before a civilization gets permanently trapped and can't go to space?

00:00 Intro

01:16 Escaping the gravity well

06:53 Limiting factors

09:47 Rockets

15:18 Can a civilizations get trapped

20:51 Geology-driven civilization

32:54 Current obsessions

39:11 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 21:21

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Couldn’t we use the entire moon as a data center? Does the vastness of space ever scare me? Do solar systems have Lagrange points? And in Q&A+, will we ever get to a Jetsons reality?

00:00 Intro

00:23 [@rwarren58] Couldn’t we use the entire moon as a data center?

03:58 [@jonathanchamberlain6260] Is the vastness of space and the unknown nature ever unnerving for you. I love space content but sometimes it gives me major anxiety.

11:16 [@ashstar42] How do you stay motivated when the world seems to be turning its back on progress?

20:04 [@DamingoFlave] Do Solar Systems have Lagrange points?

21:21 [@Stanton415] How quickly do you believe the robots will be able to give us Jetsons reality?

25:04 Final thoughts

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 26:33

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Interview with Vasiliy Kokorev about Little Red Dots https://youtu.be/zoHtCmCbcEU
Interview with Nobel Prize Winner Adam Riess about JWST https://youtu.be/hmJOz9qCk0M
Interview with Lee Feinberg about HWO and LIFE Telescopes https://youtu.be/0R3ykUkxH5M

We have more pictures of the Falcon 9 crater on the moon. Starship arrives at port after landing in the ocean. The Link mission to save Swift has failed. Another reusable Chinese rocket lands. And in Space Bites Plus, a really clever way to redirect an asteroid with a nuclear weapon.

00:00 Intro

00:37 The Falcon Crater https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-lro-images-falcon-9-crater-on-moon-learns-new-details/

03:08 Starship Arrives to a Port https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/its-christmastime-at-spacex-as-company-salvages-starship-from-indian-ocean/

05:33 Mars' Field of Polygons https://www.universetoday.com/articles/mars-curiosity-rover-discovers-massive-field-of-polygons

07:41 Link Failed. Swift Will Die Soon https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-updates-next-steps-for-commercial-swift-boost-mission/

08:59 China Lands A Rocket (Again) https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/the-floodgates-are-open-after-another-chinese-company-lands-a-reusable-rocket/

10:41 Fastest Star In The Milky Way https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-fastest-star-in-the-milky-way-will-test-relativity

13:21 LRD = Black Hole Star? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-little-red-dots-could-be-black-hole-stars

15:47 Early Galaxies Are Bigger Than We Thought https://www.universetoday.com/articles/whoa-the-jwsts-ancient-galaxies-are-much-more-massive-than-thought

17:56 Three Supermassive Black Holes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/another-first-for-the-jwst-it-detects-three-supermassive-black-holes-in-the-same-galaxy

19:20 JWST Looks at Callisto https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-peeks-at-callistos-ancient-scars

20:49 Vote results

21:45 Star Formation is Slowing Down in the Andromeda Galaxy https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hubble-reveals-that-star-formation-is-slowing-down-in-the-andromeda-galaxy

23:35 Helix Nebula https://www.universetoday.com/articles/mothra-shows-us-a-star-being-recycled-in-the-helix-nebula

24:38 Carina Nebula https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-captures-the-treasure-chest-at-the-heart-of-the-carina-nebula

25:49 Lion Nebula https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-captures-clearest-image-yet-of-the-lion-nebula

26:33 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nuking-an-asteroid-on-short-notice-could-save-us

30:31 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:13

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Do we go through same places in the Milky Way every rotation? How should we celebrate the first contact? Will artificial magnetosphere help creating an atmosphere on Mars? And in Q&A+, how much does YouTube really pay for views.

00:00 Intro

00:27 [@JamesMcIntosh-r7j] Will an artificial magnetosphere help retain Mars' atmosphere?

03:36 [@1000dots] Wouldn't that cut off heat and light from the sun too?

04:20 [@emilianolaneri] Does the Earth always follow the same path through on the milky way?

07:07 [@sciencecompliance235] How should we celebrate the first contact?

11:16 [@drewd2] How old is the Universe if you include pre-big bang?

14:13 [@JohnnyApplleseed] How much does 3M views pay?

15:55 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:48

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How dangerous would a massive solar storm be for future Moon and Mars bases? Can more exoplanet discoveries stimulate more funding? What’s the ultimate fate of galaxy clusters? And in Q&A+, would I go on a Moon voyage?

00:00 Intro

00:27 [@slowboyfuelpump5438] how devastating would a Kerrington event be to our plans for the Moon and Mars?

03:07 [@thomasstarkey8238] If we had more Earth 2.0 candidates, would governments increase astronomy funding?

05:28 [@ragetail3] @frasercain when they say the farthest galaxy we can see is 13 billion light years away, and they say it is basically right after the big bang. What would Earth 4 billion years ago have seen there?

08:18 [@MikeKalil-e4f] How did we get here before the light reached us here?

10:11 [@OneOfAMineRocks] What does dark energy imply for the gravity-bound galaxies?

12:48 [@iliketurtles7947] Would I be willing to live on a lunar base for some years?

16:49 Upcoming Nancy Grace Roman launch

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:16

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How can there be auroras on Mars? More bad news for the exploration of Europa. Watching Pluto's atmosphere. And on Space Bites Plus, could planets form right after the Big Bang?

00:00 Intro

00:17 Auroras on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-maven-illuminates-new-understanding-of-auroras-at-mars

03:07 More Bad News for Europa Exploration https://www.universetoday.com/articles/europas-interior-ocean-may-harbor-life-but-could-be-hard-to-reach-says-new-research

05:46 Watching Pluto’s Atmosphere https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-watch-as-a-distant-worlds-atmosphere-shrinks-and-thins

08:14 Identifying Quasars with Machine Learning https://www.universetoday.com/articles/seven-needles-800000-haystacks

10:05 First “AI-Driven” Telescope https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-telescope-that-points-itself

11:55 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

12:41 China’s Rocket Exploded in Flight https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/one-of-chinas-workhorse-rockets-just-exploded-in-flight/

13:41 Moonquakes to Locate Lunar Ice https://www.universetoday.com/articles/how-to-find-lunar-ice-moonquakes-to-the-rescue

15:40 More Good News for Swift https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/08/11/nasa-swift-boost-spacecraft-prepares-to-continue-mission/

17:16 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-ingredients-for-planets-turned-up-astonishingly-early

19:58 Solar eclipse 2026 and the Perseids

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:15

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Which are we more likely to find, alien megastructures or alien microbes? Why is the US racing racing China to the Moon? Will mining the asteroid belt ever become a reality? And in Q&A+, will we ever make a mega-cut video again?

00:00 Intro

00:28 [@paigepotter4682] Are we closer to discovering alien microbes or alien megastructures?

03:09 [@MelindaGreen] Why is the US even racing China to the moon?

06:05 [@darthex0] Is a space station cheaper if communists do it?

07:03 [@bladesolar1] Will mining at the asteroid belt ever be a reality?

10:23 [@goatlord51] If an amateur uses the Vera Rubin data to find planet nine do they get to name it?

11:15 [@melantorja] Will there be a Lagrange point questions mega-cut?

14:57 Final thoughts

BONUS PART STARTS AT 21:56

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🟣 Guest: Dr. Mike Rubenstein

📜 Actively Steerable Femtosat Constellations for In-situ Exploration of Saturn’s Rings, Atmosphere, and Magnetosphere https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/actively-steerable-femtosat-constellations-for-in-situ-exploration-of-saturns-rings-atmosphere-and-magnetosphere/

👉 All 2026 NIAC Selections https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/niac-2026-selections/

Saturn's rings are dense. Sending one flagship probe through them makes no sense. It'll most probably be lost. But sending a swarm of small cheap probes does. Even if a lot of them won't survive, you're still getting lots of data. This is exactly what this NIAC project is proposing.

00:00 Intro

01:22 Observing Saturn's rings

05:21 A swarm of satellites

21:56 Invisible drones

29:33 Current obsessions

31:12 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:37

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If white holes exist, could we ever see one? Do SETI researches have access to Vera Rubin? Which is the best way for the Universe to end? And in Q&A+, will the Earth eventually become tidally locked to the Sun?

00:00 Intro

00:25 [@festerallday] if a civilization isn't detected by SETI did it even exist?

02:20 [@tommix6016] If White Holes were to exist, would they be detectable?

03:49 [@vistotutti6037] Does SETI have access to the Vera Rubin data stream?

06:26 [@setaihedron] So we are going to trust that the most corrupt government in modern history is honest about what it is filtering from the data?

09:00 [@MelindaGreen] How would I prefer the Universe end?

12:37 [@paulwilson1529] Will the Earth become tidally lock to the Sun?

14:56 Final thoughts

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 19:40

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Interviews mentioned:
👉 Interview with Dr Matt Weller https://youtu.be/R18W6VVZMhc?si=RasWhg-Y9sfKvXys
👉 Interview with Dr Paul Byrne https://youtu.be/VXuhaJu-GNM?si=A-lFy8XUQHJLqvL-

Venus might not be completely dead. Evidence of liquid flowing on the surface of Pluto. Can primordial black holes cause supernova? And on Space Bites Plus, what happened to Neptune's rings and moons when Triton showed up?

00:00 Intro

00:18 Three Worlds Not One https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-asteroid-that-may-be-three-worlds

02:22 Venus Isn’t Dead https://www.universetoday.com/articles/venus-isnt-dead-after-all

06:04 Liquid on Pluto https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/science-news/2026/08/05/nasas-new-horizons-finds-evidence-of-recent-liquid-on-plutos-surface/

07:47 Charon Was Spinning Much Faster https://www.universetoday.com/articles/charons-mountains-reveal-moon-once-spun-10x-faster

09:00 Primordial Black Holes and Supernovae https://www.universetoday.com/articles/primordial-black-holes-can-trigger-type-ia-supernovae-and-astronomers-should-be-able-to-find-them

12:05 SpaceX Slams a Rocket Into The Moon https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2085121782315446613

13:53 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

14:48 Voyager 2 Avoids Shutting Down More Instruments https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-engineers-help-prolong-voyager-2s-science-mission/

17:05 Quick Update on New Glenn https://x.com/davill/status/2085074404627915059

18:07 Rescuing the Rescuer https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/heres-how-engineers-plan-to-save-the-satellite-sent-to-save-nasas-swift-mission/

19:40 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/smashed-ice-worlds-formed-neptunes-inner-moons-and-rings

20:50 Hank Green's AI controversy

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:26

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 @filmjoy 

 @WeirdExplorer 

Are primordial gravitational waves still coming to us? How big would a 30 billion Sun mass black hole be? Do photons start experiencing time when slowed down in a medium? And in Q&A+, can any particle pop up into existence any time anywhere?

00:00 Intro

00:27 [@vistotutti6037] Are primordial gravitational waves still going?

04:25 [@AriasThirdOfHisName] Thoughts on charged black holes?

06:45 [@KnownUnknown-i8r] How large is a 30 billion solar mass black hole?

08:04 [@hangmann747tinmann8] Does a photon experience time when it's slowed down in a medium?

09:18 [@oldtimer2662] Is Andromeda traveling towards us or are we traveling towards it?

10:35 [@EpicQuestBio] Has anyone considered using railgun to launch ultra-high-aspect ablation-shieled microgram payloads to escape velocity from their backyard?

13:26 [@yonatan62] Is there a chance that any particle can pop into existence anywhere at any time?

17:29 Final thoughts

BONUS PART STARTS AT 30:33

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🟣 Guest: Dr. Austin Phoenix https://nationalsecurity.vt.edu/personnel-directory/phoenix-austin.html

📜 ECLIPSE – Efficient variable Conductivity Lunar Insulator for Passive Surveyor Environmental control https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/eclipse-efficient-variable-conductivity-lunar-insulator-for-passive-surveyor-environmental-control/

👉 All 2026 NIAC Selections https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/niac-2026-selections/

The Moon is brutal. It's super hot during the day and super cold during the night. Most landers and rovers can't survive that swing. So, how do you mitigate it? One of this year's NIAC projects has a potential solution.

00:00 Intro

01:04 Why is the Moon so terrible?

04:56 Mitigation strategies

30:33 Bistable booms https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.13818

37:26 Current obsessions

45:03 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:55

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Will private companies take over the ISS? Which sci-fi stories need to be written? What's the state of Canadian rocket market? And in Q&A+, a quick rundown of all my telescopes.

00:00 Intro

00:25 [@D.S.8197] Will private companies replace the ISS?

05:51 [@kairon156] Which SciFi stories I would like to see written?

09:16 [@melantorja] Thoughts on Canadian rocket companies

11:32 [@Matthew...1979] How do we see Proxima Centauri?

12:55 [@raelcohen] Which telescopes do I own?

18:17 Gaming hand-helds

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:36

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Does the Fermi paradox make any sense? How can we talk about life out there if all the exoplanets are just single pixels or worse? Is it all just nonsense? And in Q&A, what was my favourite part of the Artemis 2 mission?

00:00 Intro

00:25 [@frankshifreen] What's the point of searching for life with our primitive instruments

13:36 [@ConspiracyTheoryEnthusiast] My favorite part of the Artemis 2 mission?

19:33 Summer media

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BONUS PART STARTS AT: 19:02

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Starship 13 flies and lands softly in the ocean. Astronomers see the companion star for Betelgeuse. A comet spun down, reversed direction and might tear itself apart. Did Webb see primordial Little Red Dots? On Space Bites+, measuring the heat working its way out of Io. All this and more in this week's Space Bites.

Interviews mentioned

LRDs with Dr. John Chisholm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4caOfg5K8Is

LRDs with Dr. Vasily Kokorev https://youtu.be/zoHtCmCbcEU

OBLIVION NIAC with Jeff Nosanov https://youtu.be/U6fZ2GryNhU

Timecodes

00:00 Intro

00:22 They Are Recovering The Starship https://www.universetoday.com/articles/spacexs-starship-deploys-starlink-satellites-during-13th-flight-test

03:45 More Evidence for Bettelbuddy https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2611/

05:39 Bad News, Everyone https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/28/commissioning-update-for-spacecraft-to-boost-nasas-swift/

07:22 CAPSTONE-2 for Moon Docking https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/armd/nasa-announces-new-spacecraft-technology-demonstration-mission-at-moon/

09:06 Chang’e-6 Rocks https://www.universetoday.com/articles/change-6-samples-reveal-how-earth-slows-solar-wind-striking-moons-near-side https://www.universetoday.com/articles/samples-of-lunar-rock-are-leading-scientists-to-rethink-the-moons-history

12:05 Self-Destructing Comet https://www.universetoday.com/articles/spin-reversing-comet-may-face-self-destruction

13:31 Vote results 14:13 Little Red Dots https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-distant-primordial-object-may-be-a-newborn-little-red-dot https://www.universetoday.com/articles/little-red-dots-could-be-ancient-globular-clusters-each-dominated-by-a-super-massive-star

17:40 Almost an Exomoon https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-first-confirmed-exo-satellite-challenges-our-definitions-of-planets-and-moons

19:02 BONUS Story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/juno-measures-the-heat-below-ios-restless-surface

21:36 Final thoughts

🟣 Guest: Jeff Nosanov https://orbitalvelocity.space/

🎙️ Space Madness Podcast https://orbitalvelocity.space/#podcast

📚 How to do Business with NASA: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Contractors https://a.co/d/062c8pxQ

📜 OBLIVION: Observing Black hole LIght Via Intensity cOrrelatioN https://www.nasa.gov/general/oblivion-observing-black-hole-light-via-intensity-correlation/

00:00 Intro

01:45 NIAC Season 2026

02:54 OBLIVION

11:06 How can it possibly work

16:18 Possible targets for observation

20:01 Alternative applications

26:23 Orbital Velocity LLC

36:28 Space Madness Pod

41:01 Current obsessions

48:25 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:58

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Why is the Universe not 13.8 Billion light-years wide? Could a black hole possibly consume the entire Universe? Where did all the metals come from? And in Q&A+, what's the best part of my job here?

00:00 Intro

00:26 [@anonylity_4798] How is the Universe bigger than it's older

05:33 [@WendellBroadwell] Will the entire Universe inevitably fall into a giant black hole?

11:18 [@davidpayton7838] Where did all the heavy metals come from?

13:58 [@doogle4144] Do I prefer writing text articles for UT or being in front of a camera?

17:08 Perseids

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 14:16

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Bad news for the planets of Bernard Starr. Measuring the atmosphere on a rocky world within the habitable zone. Identifying the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. How the Milky Way flipped its disk. And on Space Bites Plus, how global Martian dust storms can be even worse.

00:00 Intro

00:19 Bad news for Barnard's Star exoplanets https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-determine-that-exoplanets-around-barnards-star-are-extremely-uninhabitable

02:27 Rocky + Habitable Zone + Atmosphere https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-first-breath-of-another-world

04:11 Testing the Limits of Relativity https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-star-orbiting-our-galaxys-supermassive-black-hole-tests-the-limits-of-relativity

06:24 Milky Way Flipped Its Disk https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-milky-way-flipped-its-disk-billions-of-years-ago

07:54 The Type of Meteorite that Killed the Dinosaurs https://www.universetoday.com/articles/researchers-narrow-down-the-type-of-meteorite-that-killed-the-dinosaurs

09:07 Vote results

09:29 Asteroid Turned Out To Be a Comet https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-catch-a-dark-comet-red-handed

11:45 Van Gogh in Space https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-dark-energy-cameras-new-image-is-reminiscent-of-van-gogh

13:01 Psyche flyby https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-psyche-spacecraft-captured-a-time-lapse-video-of-its-mars-flyby

14:16 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/electrically-charged-mars-storms-threaten-future-exploration

17:21 Problem with YouTube

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:05

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If other Universes exist, is it even possible to detect them? What created the fields and quantum fluctuations that supposedly set off the Big bang? Could we use a long tether as a power source around Jupiter’s strong magnetic field? And in Q&A+, what is the best way to watch a SpaceX launch?

00:00 Intro

00:28 [@hempfreedom3044] Could we detect other Universes if they exist?

03:43 [@EdSceptic-y2e] What created the fields and quantum fluctuations that supposedly set off the Big bang?

09:27 [@doogle4144] Could we use a long tether as a power source around Jupiter’s strong magnetic field?

11:05 [@HenryWarren-b6j] What is the best way to watch a SpaceX launch?

15:57 Star City review

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BONUS PART STARTS AT 34:06

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Supernova remnants should be stable. All the action is long gone. But newly found supernovae in M87 unexpectedly show signs of rapid change. Why does this happen? Nobody really nows yet.

🟣 Guest: Dr. Roy Kilgard https://rkilgard.faculty.wesleyan.edu/

📜 NASA's Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions https://chandra.si.edu/press/26_releases/press_061526.html

00:00 Intro

01:56 Dynamic supernovae

08:28 What's going on there?

20:11 How can we resolve this mystery

22:08 X-ray binaries

24:24 Demarkation of compact objects

29:17 Neutron stars becoming black holes

34:06 Light pollution

43:53 Current obsessions

51:25 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:12

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00:00 Intro

00:26 [@PerryM-vy4fe] Is a magnetic shield the first step for a true Mars colonization?

04:58 [@giubl3] Does stuff near the black hole spin faster than stuff further away?

08:59 [@paigepotter4682] What’s the most “I can’t believe this is my job” moment I had?

14:12 [@Nomad77ca] Do I follow Nord Space and their new launch facilities in NFLD?

16:55 My sad telescope

BONUS PART START STARTS AT 18:21

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Interview with Dr. Noelia Noël about painting satellites black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yQegWQWtUo

Dragonfly is taking shape. A new exoplanet at Beta Pictoris. Hera gets a software upgrade mid-flight. And new features hiding in the Orion Nebula. On Space Bites Plus, how we can paint satellites black to reduce light pollution. All this and more in this week's Space Bites.

00:00 Intro

00:20 Dragonfly Takes Its Shape https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/dragonfly/2026/07/09/nasas-dragonfly-clears-key-tests-as-titan-rotorcraft-takes-shape/

03:41 Software Update for HERA https://www.universetoday.com/articles/rebooting-a-spacecraft-140-million-kilometres-from-home

06:11 New Exoplanet at Beta Pictoris https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-exoplanet-hid-for-10-years-before-astronomers-finally-found-it

09:36 Missing Link for Black Holes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-relativistic-jet-could-be-an-indication-of-the-missing-link-for-black-holes

11:51 Vote results

12:13 Ancient astronomers were right about Theta Eridani https://www.universetoday.com/articles/to-ancient-astronomers-theta-eridani-was-brighter-for-a-thousand-years-now-we-know-why

14:41 New Features Hiding in the Orion Nebula https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-find-new-features-hiding-in-the-orion-nebula

16:15 Hubble Discovers First of Star Cluster’s Missing Black Holes https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-discovers-first-of-star-clusters-missing-black-holes/

17:54 More space news

18:21 BONUS https://www.universetoday.com/articles/ultra-black-coating-could-mitigate-light-pollution-caused-by-satellites

19:03 How do you do, fellow kids?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:04

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Why not push the ISS to a high orbit instead of de-orbiting it? Will we ever send a probe to another star? Is quantum computing more promising than AI advances? And in Q&A+, how close are we to a technological singularity?

00:00 Intro

00:27 [@TheLinthus] Why not push the ISS to a high orbit instead of deorbiting it?

06:18 [@zach_diecast_mansur] Will we ever send a probe to another star?

10:49 [@clivewarren3227] Is quantum computing more promising than AI advances?

14:04 [@slowboyfuelpump5438] How close are we to a technological singularity?

16:30 How your support helps

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:47

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Is Sgr A* even massive enough for a supermassive black hole? Are there galaxies around the Little Red Dots? How important is plate tectonics? And in Q&A+, what's the biggest showstopper for a interstellar crew?

00:00 Intro

00:26 [@Nomad77ca] Is our BH big enough to be "super" massive?

01:58 [@billionsandbillionsofstars] Are the Little Red Dots supermassive black holes inside galaxies?

05:54 [@luiscarneiro4123] Will Euclid + JWST data force a revision of dark matter models, or could something unexpected emerge?

09:38 [@kcvillain87] Do we have ideas about the roll of tectonics and habitability?

14:47 [@Dying2play13] what's the biggest showstopper for a interstellar crew?

19:48 Chill out and relax

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:37

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China Lands a Reusable Rocket, Spacecraft visit two asteroids up close. How spaceflight makes you older. And using permanent magnets to protect astronauts from radiation. And on Space Bites Plus, extending inflatable tunnels for the surface of Mars.

00:00 Intro

00:18 China Lands a Reusable Rocket https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2rmmx86pdo

02:04 Two Close Asteroid Encounters https://www.universetoday.com/articles/another-success-for-hayabusa-2-as-it-completes-a-flyby-of-asteroid-torifune https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n6758838/c10760422/content.html

06:11 Milky Way’s Arms Are Bigger Than We Thought https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-milky-ways-arms-reach-out-further-than-we-thought

07:36 Spaceflight Makes you Older https://www.universetoday.com/articles/does-space-speed-up-ageing-a-new-study-says-yes

10:24 Permanent Magnets Protect Astronauts? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/could-permanent-magnets-protect-astronauts-from-solar-storms

13:00 Vote results

13:35 Blue Origin’s Plan for LC-36 Repairs https://www.blueorigin.com/news/new-glenn-return-to-flight

15:16 Quasars from Euclid https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-euclid-space-telescope-has-found-31-new-ancient-quasars-including-the-most-ancient-one-ever-foun

16:32 JWST's 4th anniversary https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Webb_reveals_millions_of_stars_in_nearby_galaxy

17:37 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/university-team-proposed-retractable-pressurized-tunnels-for-missions-to-mars

20:48 More space news

21:14 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:55

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Will the Sun consume the Earth or not? Should we trade feet for arms to live in microgravity? How good is the peer review process in Astronomy? And in Q&A+, what happened to the Parker Solar Probe?

00:00 Intro

00:25 [@TimPointing] Will the Sun consume the Earth or not?

04:40 [@jeffhans1] Should we trade legs for arms to live in microgravity?

07:26 [@vrstovsek] How loud is the Sun?

08:21 [@JJsQuest] How good is the peer review process in Astronomy?

11:55 [@darrengreen8000] What happened to the Parker Solar Probe?

15:07 Interviews

BONUS PART starts at 29:32

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We're pretty familiar with orbits around the Earth. But as we start putting more and more things on the Moon, it means we'll need to cover more and more orbits that go to and around the Moon. And it's actually much trickier than you think.

🟣 Guest: Dr. Aaron Rosengren https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/node/3654

📜 The Astrodynamics Primer on Cislunar and Translunar Space https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.26367

00:00 Intro

01:51 New operating volume in space

03:58 Lunar orbits during the Apollo era

09:42 Lagrange points

14:07 Artemis orbits

25:34 Kessler syndrome in cislunar space

29:32 Risks of crushing things into the Moon

39:00 Current obsessions

41:38 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:11

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Is Helium-3 the real reason for the modern-day space race? Could there be an undetectable death ray coming towards us? Where's the best place to stargaze? And in Q&A+, where will Artemis missions land?

00:00 Intro

00:26 [@Ravi_GoodBetterBestNLIR] Is Helium 3 is the real reason for this new moon base race?

05:09 [@slowboyfuelpump5438] What is the best place in the US for sky gazing?

07:30 [@d.o.6769] What is my favorite naked eye or low mag observation?

10:16 [@kevinjelesnianski2260] Could there be an undetectable death ray coming towards us?

14:11 [@paigepotter4682] Where will future Artemis missions land?

16:20 My media

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:33

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SAVE STARGATE: https://www.change.org/p/save-stargate-with-martin-gero

Would the Sun be poisoned by iron if the Earth crashed into it? What happens to a binary companion when a supernova goes off? Which rocket is my favourite? And in Q&A+, could JWST pay more attention to the little red dots?

00:00 Intro

00:24 [@psilocybe6115] Would the Earth poison the Sun?

04:31 [@paulmichaelfreedman8334] My favorite rocket or space vehicle?

09:56 [@tomholroyd7519] What happens when a binary companion goes supernova?

12:33 [@abdwyer] Could JWST be “focused” on the Little Red Dots?

15:43 Take action!

Vera Rubin survey is underway. Could a spare Perseverance rover be going to the moon? Two planets that are less dense than cotton candy. A vast connected magma system on Mars.

00:00 Intro

00:16 Vera Rubin's 10-year Survey Finally Begins https://www.universetoday.com/articles/its-finally-begun-the-vera-rubin-observatory-creating-what-will-be-the-greatest-movie-ever-made

03:04 NASA Moon Updates https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-more-moon-base-science-previews-new-opportunities/

07:49 Planets Lighter Than Candy Floss https://www.universetoday.com/articles/two-planets-lighter-than-candy-floss

09:59 Not Ice Giants (Maybe) https://www.universetoday.com/articles/uranus-neptune-may-be-magma-worlds-not-ice-giants

12:04 Vote results 12:36 Another Galaxy With No Dark Matter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-discover-another-galaxy-with-no-dark-matter

14:58 Possible Vast Underground Magma System on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/mars-may-have-vast-magma-systems-beneath-its-surface

16:47 More space news

18:19 Isaacman's NASA

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:05

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Can we put a structure on the Moon to be seen with a naked eye? Which telescope to get under 200 bucks? Which telescope should get a priority? And in Q&A+, exactly where are we in the Milky Way?

00:00 Intro

00:26 [@jeffhans1] Which telescope should get a priority?

04:50 [@clivewarren3227] Can we put a structure on the Moon to be seen with a naked eye?

07:10 [@unlimitedmind69] Which telescope to get under 200 bucks?

11:05 [@kennywoodward9862] Where are we in the Milky Way exactly?

15:06 Update on my Top-100 scifi movies

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:12

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Dr Paul Sutter https://www.pmsutter.com/

How can black holes be hot when all they do is suck in everything around them? Why is the Oort cloud so perfectly spherical? How do astronomical measurements work? And in Q&A+, can small Moon impacts be a threat to Earth?

00:00 Intro

00:23 [@MistSoalar] Why is the Oort cloud spherical?

03:09 [@rJaune] Could we detect the Oort Clouds, or Kuiper Belts of exo-systems?

03:45 [@nephilim20111] How hot black holes are?

08:05 [@d.o.6769] What are the various units and how do they relate to each other?

15:12 [@-Blackberry] Can small Moon impacts be a threat to Earth

17:06 Dr Paul Sutter

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:34

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A mission to rescue a falling space telescope. More uses for the solar gravitational lens. The Euclid Space Telescope images the center of the Milky Way. And in Space Bites+, a star ate a planet.

00:00 Intro

00:15 Rescue mission for a falling telescope https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonianmag/this-week-nasa-will-launch-a-first-of-its-kind-mission-to-save-a-space-telescope-that-has-observed-the-sky-for-nearly-22-years-180988998/

03:40 More Uses for the Solar Gravitational Lens https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-solar-gravitational-lens-could-map-white-dwarfs-and-black-holes

07:43 Six Galaxies Become One https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-spies-six-galaxies-becoming-one

09:44 Dying by the Wrong Rules https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-star-dying-by-the-wrong-rules

11:40 Vote results

12:07 The Secret of Early Galaxy Growth https://www.universetoday.com/articles/cosmic-dawn-fuel-discovery-unlocks-early-galaxy-growth-secrets-vla-fuel-discovery

13:54 The First Pair of Sibling Supernova Remnants https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-is-the-first-pair-of-sibling-supernova-remnants

16:07 Euclid Captures Milky Way’s Bulge https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/ESA_s_Euclid_captures_the_Milky_Way_s_crowded_heart

18:34 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-find-stellar-evidence-of-an-engulfed-planet

20:22 More space news

21:00 Bad naming in Astronomy

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:57

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The Moon is running away from Earth. How can we stop it? Why orbiting objects get tidally locked? What makes more sense, repairing Hubble or replacing it? And in Q&A+, did the Solar System produce its own interstellar objects?

00:00 Intro

00:25 [@JakeGajoff] Why objects get tidally locked?

04:42 [@nephilim20111] How do we stop the moon from getting further away?

05:04 [@Leafbinder] If moon tickets were only 500$ would I go?

06:31 [@C.Lo.87] Which makes more sense, a new Hubble or a repair mission?

11:45 [@a-a-ron929] Where to look during a meteor storm?

13:57 [@C.Lo.87] Have we ever witnessed an object from our solar system get flung out at escape velocity?

16:04 Summer plans

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Could we even find von Neumann probes in the solar system? Could alien megastructures be raining down on the moon? Do we finally have an explanation for little red dots?

00:00 Intro

00:14 Where Are Alien Probes Hiding? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/are-alien-probes-hiding-in-our-backyard-a-new-study-says-weve-barely-looked

03:15 Best Place to Look for Alien Megastructures https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-best-place-to-look-for-alien-megastructures-might-be-moon-dust

06:26 Exoplanets Choked by Diesel Smog https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-finds-exoplanets-choked-by-diesel-smog

08:20 Did we finally solve Little Red Dots https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-little-red-dots-that-turned-out-to-be-black-holes-in-disguise

10:55 LISA Could Double as an Asteroid Scale https://www.universetoday.com/articles/lisa-could-double-as-an-asteroid-scale

12:54 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

13:33 The Galaxy's Spin Is Hiding in the Hum of Gravitational Waves https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-galaxys-spin-is-hiding-in-the-hum-of-gravitational-waves

15:05 Pulsar in an Almost Flawless Circular Orbit https://www.universetoday.com/articles/fast-finds-a-pulsar-in-an-almost-flawless-circular-orbit

16:42 The Cause of Venus’ Weird Rotation https://www.universetoday.com/articles/venus-strange-rotation-was-likely-triggered-by-a-high-velocity-moon-sized-impactor

18:11 More space news

18:39 YouTube Thumbnails

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:41

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What does a nation gain from a continuous Moon presence? Will it ever make sense to mine asteroids? What question should we ask aliens and what should we tell them first? And in Q&A+, don't believe everything you see.

00:00 Intro

00:23 [@teknophyle1] What can a nation gain from continuous presence of the Moon?

05:20 [@churchdiscography] What do we ask the aliens first?

09:23 [@floater81floats37] When will it make sense to mine asteroids?

13:41 [@lukeskydropper] Do not believe everything you see

17:56 For All Mankind

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We've seen a lot of depiction of the future of food in space in sci-fi. People eat food in space every day. But with future Moon base missions and trips to Mars, food will have to evolve as well. Which way will it go? Finding out in this interview.

🟣 Guest: Tor Blomqvist https://www.deepspacefood.org/

📜 From production to food systems: A systems-level review of drivers, requirements, and integration for Lunar and Martian food systems https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009457652600113X

00:00 Intro

02:06 Who did space food best

05:35 What food will martian missions have

13:41 Setting up a greenhouse

34:01 Future missions

44:09 Current obsessions

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:34

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How will future historians see space exploration? Did NASA handle well the 3I/ATLAS story? How fast do you really need to go to break free from the solar system? And in Q&A+, some sci-fi books recommendation.

00:00 Intro

00:26 [@madmillion91920110] How did NASA handle 3I/ATLAS?

04:24 [@NooLoon-c1t] How fast would you need to go to leave the solar system?

08:43 [@paigepotter4682] What do you think future historians will get wrong about space exploration??

11:53 [@jeffhans1] Do you think future people will look back on us with pity for only having natural vision and hearing?

12:34 [@kimbarron4239] What books are people reading?

14:24 Future events

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:51

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David Kipping’s  @CoolWorldsLab  video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT7V4gE4ZIc

Matt’s podcast https://storiesbywilliams.com/podcast-series/ https://www.patreon.com/cw/houseofwilliams

Meet the crew for Artemis III, Weighing a dormant black hole, evidence for a long-gone early planet, how robot probes could take over the galaxy, and in Space Bites+, scanning 3I/ATLAS for alien signals.

00:00 Intro

00:18 Artemis III Updates https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/nasa-assigns-crew-for-artemis-iii-sets-aggressive-timeline-for-flying-it/

04:13 Weighing a Dormant Black Hole https://www.universetoday.com/articles/orbiting-stars-give-clues-to-a-quiescent-black-holes-mass

05:43 How SMBHs Gain Weight https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-is-how-supermassive-black-holes-feed-themselves

07:22 Sgr A* Wind https://www.universetoday.com/articles/theyve-been-searching-for-the-milky-ways-black-hole-wind-for-50-years-and-finally-found-it

08:42 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

09:18 Evidence for an Early Planet https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-rare-meteorite-just-revealed-a-lost-mars-sized-planet-from-the-dawn-of-the-solar-system

11:44 Observing Protoplanetary Disk’s Rotation https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-make-live-observation-of-a-nearby-protoplanetary-disks-rotation

13:16 Cosmic Web Like You've Never Seen it Before https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-cosmic-web-like-youve-never-seen-it-before

15:14 David Kipping Has a New Take on the Existence of Advanced Life https://www.universetoday.com/articles/david-kipping-has-a-new-take-on-the-existence-of-advanced-life-in-the-universe-and-the-numbers-are-n

17:51 BONUS story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-seti-institute-releases-technosignature-report-on-3iatlas

19:47 Matt Williams' podcast https://storiesbywilliams.com/podcast-series/

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 16:01

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Should we just wait and let Alpha Centauri get closer? Which will happen first, antimatter propulsion or fusion power? What are the consequences of crashing rockets into the ocean? And in Q&A+, can we detect magnetic fields of planets being torn by black holes?

00:00 Intro

00:26 [@geohondo] Are there consequences for crashing a rocket in the ocean?

05:24 [@GadZookz] Do we have to wait 5000 years to send humans to Alpha Centauri when it will be a lot closer?

11:21 [@fermis1proponant] Anti matter power first or Fusion?

16:01 [@brendafrye8048] When a planet is gobbled up by a black hole would the planetary magnetic field be measurable as it is destroyed?

19:16 SpaceX coverage

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:08

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With the New Glenn explosion and Starship having problems of its own, what is a realistic setback for NASA's Moon base plans? Do they need to look into alternative propulsion methods? And in Q&A+, will Europe ever catch up in space domain?

00:00 Intro

00:25 [@nikolapbyt] Is 2028 still a realistic target after the last Starship flight and the New Glenn explosion?

09:52 [@ragetail3] Is NASA progressively looking into solar sail technology?

14:13 Different types of science papers

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 16:42

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What's next for Blue Origin after the explosion? Finding overly massive black holes at the early universe. Could dark matter be made of comets? A galaxy that just isn't rotating. And in Space Bites Plus, how massive can neutron stars be? All this and more on this week's Space Bites.

00:00 Intro

00:14 Might Be Not Than Bad (Still Pretty Bad) https://www.universetoday.com/articles/blue-origin-issues-official-statement-on-new-glenn-explosion

02:35 Testing milestone for Blue Moon https://www.universetoday.com/articles/blue-origins-lunar-lander-just-passed-its-toughest-test-yet

04:43 Roman Has a Launch Date https://www.universetoday.com/articles/roman-telescopes-massive-infrared-mirror-is-ready-to-fly

06:19 Another Take on Early SMBHs https://www.universetoday.com/articles/are-the-jwsts-early-overrmassive-black-holes-just-normal-range-outliers

08:43 Why Galaxies Stop Forming Stars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/heres-why-so-many-massive-galaxies-in-the-early-universe-stop-forming-stars

10:23 Could Dark Matter Be Comets (At Least Partially?) https://www.universetoday.com/articles/could-the-milky-ways-missing-mass-be-hiding-in-a-swarm-of-interstellar-comets

13:13 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

13:41 And Yet It’s Not Spinning https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-galaxy-that-forgot-to-spin

14:45 First light for ngVLA https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-next-generation-very-large-array-prototype-ngvla-gathers-its-first-light

16:42 How Heavy Can a Neutron Star Get https://www.universetoday.com/articles/how-heavy-can-a-neutron-star-get

18:49 More space news

19:19 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 09:15

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00:00 Intro

00:52 [@paigepotter4682] What’s the last thing about space you changed your mind about?

09:15 [@seanrobertson8796] I’m being sincere, maybe a bit cynical, but how do I know my telescope is actually taking the picture and not just downloading it?

10:47 My media

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:51

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Ranking Solutions to the Fermi Oaradox: https://youtu.be/DFPfG413F58

What could Starship launch with its 9 meter faring? How can we possibly be ready for Mars? What happens with information in a black hole? And in Q&A+, when can we be confident that Planet 9 doesn't exist?

00:00 Intro

00:24 [@EdSceptic-y2e] Biosphere 2 didn't work on our hospitable planet so how are they really gonna do it on the utterly inhospitable moon or Mars?

06:38 [@brettostrander1031] What payloads will Starship be able to launch?

09:42 [@doogle4144] Nancy Grace Roman being on schedule

11:57 [@madmillion91920110] If Hawking radiation evaporates black holes, where does the information go?

13:51 [@jonnywalker-74] When will we be able safely say that planet 9 doesn't exist if we don't find it?

16:13 I need your suggestions