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[Space Bites] A THIRD Interstellar Object // Pack of Quasars // Tianwen-2 Looks Back
Astronomers have discovered a third interstellar object. NASA missions are getting prepared to be shut down. The most massive white dwarf has been found. And in Space Bites Plus, a capsule containing human remains and cannabis seeds crashes into the ocean. 🚀 [Space Bites+] No ADS. BONUS Story. For FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 👉 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 00:00 Intro 00:19 Third interstellar object https://www.universetoday.com/articles/inbound-astronomers-discover-third-interstellar-object 03:01 NASA budget cuts https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/trump-administration-moves-to-tighten-the-noose-around-nasa-science-missions/ 05:17 Nancy Grace Roman telescope progress https://www.universetoday.com/articles/roman-telescope-core-components-complete-vibration-testing 06:26 Exoplanet around a quiet red dwarf https://www.universetoday.com/articles/gj-12-b-earth-sized-planet-orbiting-a-quiet-m-dwarf-star 08:13 Citizen scientists help observe exoplanet transit https://www.universetoday.com/articles/worldwide-team-of-citizen-scientists-help-confirm-a-tricky-exoplanet 09:27 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 10:07 Chonkiest white dwarf https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-supermassive-white-dwarf-is-pulsating-rapidly-revealing-details-of-its-interior 12:00 Pack of quasars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-dense-group-of-quasars-form-the-cosmic-himalayas 13:23 Tianwen-2 looks back https://www.universetoday.com/articles/tianwen-2-looks-back-at-the-earth 14:44 More space news 15:51 Bonus story 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/4Bx96IKAfhs 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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[Q&A] Absent Planets from Our Solar System, Interstellar Black Holes, Non-Conventional Theories
Which type of planet that's not in the Solar System is the most interesting? Can we detect an interstellar black hole? Should science journalists report about non-conventional science theories? And in our extended Q&A+ version, will the success of Vera Rubin stimulate building a northern hemisphere version of it? 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question. FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 [Overtime] Even more Q&As: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:30 [SaekobusujimaESO] Can we launch an amateur telescope into space? 02:43 [No Thanks] What's my favourite type of planet absent from the Solar System? 04:15 [E Eliashar] Are we really alone in the Universe? 08:42 [Alisdair Condie] How can we be so special? 09:25 [Graham W] Could you detect an interstellar black hole if it passed in front of a star? 12:17 [Motion Theory] Should science journalists explore unconventional theories? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/l2UJPZ_IhqA 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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[Q&A] Confidence in SpaceX, New Pale Blue Dot, A Day on Gas Giants
Did the recent streak of Starship failures change my confidence is SpaceX's future success? How can we measure the rotation of gas giant planets? Is there a chance Voyagers can make another Pale Blue Dot image? And in our Q&A+ extended version, do we have a moral obligation to spread life in the Universe? 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question. FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 [Overtime] Even more Q&As: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:28 [Tremolo Soul] Can we make another "Pale Blue Dot" image with Voyagers? 01:41 [Ammar] Can we still monitor Voyagers after they stop communicating? 03:24 [Blasty] Are science journals full of AI slop already? 05:14 [Vinny Contini] How do we measure the rotation of gas giant planets? 07:28 [wishmasterbrazen] Am I still confident about SpaceX after their last failures? 13:01 [churchdiscography] What's taking New Glenn so long? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/M5n64Zly9BY 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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[Space Bites] Vera Rubin's ONLINE // Huge LISA Update // Record-Breaking JWST Exoplanet
The first pictures from Rubin are finally here, construction begins on the LISA mission, Webb directly images a Saturn-sized exoplanet, and do pulsar have mountains? And in Space Bites+, a fast radio burst is coming from inside the Solar System. 🚀 [Space Bites+] No ADS. BONUS Story. For FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 👉 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 00:00 Intro 00:22 Vera Rubin Observatory is ONLINE https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-first-pictures-from-vera-rubin-are-here 07:49 LISA construction begins https://www.universetoday.com/articles/lisa-construction-begins 10:22 Webb images the lightest planet so far https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-directly-images-a-saturn-sized-star-in-a-nearby-system 12:08 JWST should detect exoSaturns https://www.universetoday.com/articles/rare-conditions-can-make-double-hot-jupiters 13:36 Hot Jupiters in binary systems https://www.universetoday.com/articles/rare-conditions-can-make-double-hot-jupiters 14:51 Vote reuslts 15:24 Mountains on pulsars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/pulsars-could-have-tiny-mountains 17:45 First light from CODEX https://www.universetoday.com/articles/pulsars-could-have-tiny-mountains 19:07 Hakuto-R 2 aftermath 20:38 More space news 21:56 Bonus story 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/AMjRfS5PkLY 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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[Q&A] SMBH Images, Primordial Gravitational Waves, Terraforming Tidally-Locked Planets
Does terraforming a tidally-locked planet make any sense? Are the images we got of our galaxy's supermassive black hole fake? Can we observe gravitational waves that came before the CMB? And in Q&A+ who is currently working on space elevators? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question. FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 [Overtime] Even more Q&As: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:31 [Poshact] What's the feasibility of terraforming a tidally-locked planet? 03:26 [Jay Drummond] Why it's okay for space companies to dump rockets into the ocean? 05:50 [Scott Smillie] Is the image of Sag A not real? 08:44 [Richard R] Do we expand the observable Universe if we launch a telescope 1 ly from Earth? 10:02 [michael blacktree] Can we observe gravitational waves before the CMB? 13:11 [Uğur E.] When do we start orbiting our SMBH after leaving the solar system? 15:06 [drZab] Should we be building a big spaceship in orbit? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/xXQs259LESw 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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