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Universe Today Podcast

Universe Today Podcast

By: Fraser Cain
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  • [Space Bites+] Super-Rare Meteorite Hints at an Ancient Destroyed Planet

    [Space Bites+] Super-Rare Meteorite Hints at an Ancient Destroyed Planet
    Jun 12 2026
    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/
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    22 mins
  • [Q&A+] How Bad Is Crashing Rockets in the Ocean, Really?

    [Q&A+] How Bad Is Crashing Rockets in the Ocean, Really?
    Jun 12 2026

    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 16:01

    Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xxUV3w5rrfE

    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
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    24 mins
  • [Q&A+] What Happens to the Moon Race Now?

    [Q&A+] What Happens to the Moon Race Now?
    Jun 10 2026

    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:08

    Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8dVXQ2fZJ-A

    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
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    21 mins
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