Universe Today Podcast

Epizode

• 
  [Interview+] Supernova Remnants Should Fade Away. So, Why are Some Flashing? 22.07.2026 54min

  👉 More interview HERE: https://www.patreon.com/collection/44300BONUS PART STARTS AT 34:06Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XWz1mElwO-ISupernova 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.html00:00 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
• 
  [Q&A+] What's The First Step for Mars True Colonization? 22.07.2026 19min

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:12 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3tWYGNd3hcA00:00 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
• 
  [Space Bites+] Titan Dragonfly Assembly // Extra Long-Distance Software Update // New Exoplanet Detection Method 17.07.2026 25min

  BONUS PART START STARTS AT 18:21Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JMSfLchB5hI Interview with Dr. Noelia Noël about painting satellites black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yQegWQWtUoDragonfly 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-satellites19:03 How do you do, fellow kids?
• 
  [Q&A+] What Would It Cost to Keep The ISS Up? 17.07.2026 20min

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:04Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BsHe8QzUW0kWhy 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
• 
  [Q&A+] Are There Galaxies Around Little Red Dots? 15.07.2026 20min

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:47 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R-hHX1IiFG8Is 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
• 
  [Space Bites+] China Lands Its First Rocket // Two Asteroids // Milky Way's Bigger Than We Thought 10.07.2026 25min

  BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:37Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_qdxGFRgCkgChina 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-mars20:48 More space news 21:14 Final thoughts
• 
  [Q&A+] Will The Sun Consume Earth After All? 09.07.2026 17min

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:55Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xNQXTnGGkSYWill 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
• 
  [Interview+] Getting to the Moon Is Much More Complex Than You Think 09.07.2026 44min

  BONUS PART starts at 29:32Watch here (with no ads and a bonus part) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OqDGsTEhlrQWe'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/2606.2636700:00 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
• 
  [Q&A+] What's The Deal With Helium-3? 07.07.2026 19min

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:11Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N6HOGQsrf0c 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
• 
  [Q&A+] Will Earth's Iron Poison The Sun? 06.07.2026 17min

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:33Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e6EhL7635RcSAVE STARGATE: https://www.change.org/p/save-stargate-with-martin-geroWould 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!
• 
  [Space Bites+] Rubin's 10-Year Survey // Perseverance Clone for the Moon // Super-Puff Planets 03.07.2026 20min

  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
• 
  [Q&A+] Will A Naked-Eye Moon Object End Conspiracy Theories? 02.07.2026 18min

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:05Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wk_0L1tqnps 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
• 
  [Q&A+] How Hot Are Black Holes? 30.06.2026 20min

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:12Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wusLmLQ5uqADr 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
• 
  [Space Bites+] NASA's Insane Rescue Mission With A Crazy Budget 26.06.2026 24min

  BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:34Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UdX5yLB0qucA 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-planet20:22 More space news 21:00 Bad naming in Astronomy
• 
  [Q&A+] What Should We Do With Hubble? 25.06.2026 19min

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:57Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HcLciDTobu4The 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
• 
  [Space Bites+] JWST's Biggest Mystery Might Be Finally Solved 19.06.2026 22min

  Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4hclR9tb7H8Could 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
• 
  [Q&A+] So, We Built a Moon Base. What's Next? 19.06.2026 20min

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:41Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bWMmyQu0ZogWhat 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
• 
  [Interview+] What Will We Eat in Space? 18.06.2026 51min

  Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/36ALrLsw2-wWe'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/S009457652600113X00:00 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
• 
  [Q&A+] How to Break Away from The Solar System? 17.06.2026 17min

  BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:34Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GWI129yIYGUHow 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
• 
  [Space Bites+] Super-Rare Meteorite Hints at an Ancient Destroyed Planet 12.06.2026 21min

  BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:51Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tEliREVlWQEDavid Kipping’s  @CoolWorldsLab  video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT7V4gE4ZIc Matt’s podcast https://storiesbywilliams.com/podcast-series/ https://www.patreon.com/cw/houseofwilliamsMeet 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-3iatlas19:47 Matt Williams' podcast https://storiesbywilliams.com/podcast-series/