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Universe Today Podcast

Fraser Cain
Universe Today Podcast
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  • Universe Today Podcast

    [Space Bites+] Crazy New SpaceX Plans // AI Mars Takeover // NO Artemis 2 in February

    2026-2-06 | 26 mins.
    BONUS STORY starts at 19:42
    👉 Interview about Europa with Dr. Paul Byrne https://youtu.be/Sj3JwQde-b8
    👉 Interview about Magnetars with Dr. Genevieve Schroeder https://youtu.be/Q3JGdARjzTA
    👉 How AI Destroyed My Job: https://youtu.be/HjDD8xwU6s8
    🔵 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts
    Another reason why Europa might not be habitable, Artemis II is delayed for a month, Claude takes Perseverance for a drive, SpaceX is planning to launch data center satellites, and in Space Bites+, making discoveries in leftover data.
    00:00 Intro

    00:15 New Measurements for Europa https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-juno-measures-thickness-of-europas-ice-shell

    03:16 Ammonia on Europa https://www.universetoday.com/articles/cracks-on-europa-sport-traces-of-ammonia

    04:40 No Artemis Launch in February https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-artemis-ii-spacecraft-on-the-launch-pad

    06:34 Claude AI Took Over Percy https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-perseverance-rover-completes-first-ai-planned-drive-on-mars/

    08:26 Many More Satellites for SpaceX https://www.universetoday.com/articles/elon-musk-lays-out-a-new-vision-of-ai-satellites-as-spacex-acquires-xai

    12:06 New Shepard Paused For No Less Than 2 Years https://www.blueorigin.com/news/new-shepard-to-pause-flights

    13:18 Vital Molecule in Interstellar Space https://www.universetoday.com/articles/for-the-first-time-scientists-detect-molecule-critical-to-life-in-interstellar-space

    15:09 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

    15:42 Lava Tunnels for Venus https://www.universetoday.com/articles/venus-might-harbor-massive-subsurface-lava-tunnels

    17:23 Kilonova simulation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt6vcy-hssA

    18:36 Even Further Galaxies https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-pushes-boundaries-of-observable-universe-closer-to-big-bang/

    19:42 BONUS STORY

    21:02 Missions that didn't happen
  • Universe Today Podcast

    [Q&A+] Streaming Artemis Landings, Planets VS Supernovae, Life Deep Inside Earth

    2026-2-05 | 19 mins.
    How will livestreams from Artemis be different from Apollo? Can planetary systems survive their stars exploding? Can a completely different life hide deep inside Earth? And in Q&A+, when should we expect new NIAC awards?
    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:31
    Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N9PwTZFnMRc
  • Universe Today Podcast

    AI Came To Take My Job. Here’s How I Responded

    2026-2-04 | 10 mins.
    🟣 Universe Today: https://www.universetoday.com/
    00:00 It already happened

    00:45 The downfall of ad-supported media

    05:08 My response

    06:44 What's next?
  • Universe Today Podcast

    [Q&A+] AI Warp Drive, Surviving in Space, Firing at a Black Hole

    2026-2-03 | 20 mins.
    Will AI help us to create a warp drive? Could aliens even survive a trip to Earth? What would happen if you fire a powerful beam at a black hole? And in Q&A+, which part of the Universe does the CMB show us?
    BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:06
    Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/a7CKyGeiMEY
  • Universe Today Podcast

    [Interview+] Everything You Need to Know About JWST's Discoveries in 2026

    2026-2-02 | 41 mins.
    JWST is still up there and working 24/7. There are papers coming out every day based on the results from Webb. What's the current status of JWST? What are the latest discoveries? What should we expect next from it? Finding out in this interview.
    BONUS PART STARTS AT 28:29
    Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vcgUQy1SXdc
    🟣 Guest: Dr. Andreas Faisst https://sites.astro.caltech.edu/~afaisst/
    📜 Young Galaxies Grow Up Fast https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/young-galaxies-grow-up-fast
    00:00 Intro

    01:41 How JWST changed Cosmology

    05:36 Surprising findings from Webb

    13:50 The role of super-massive black holes

    17:09 The mystery of little red dots

    21:57 What to watch for

    28:39 DUUUST

    35:57 Current obsessions

    40:06 Final thoughts

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