Best Fraser Cain Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 725: Looking Ahead 52:28

24h ago52:28

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Streamed live on Jun 24, 2024. Normally Pamela refuses to think about the future. But today, on our final episode before hiatus, she’s throwing out those rules. It’s like the PURGE! Here’s what we’re excited about for the future. Especially for the next couple of months until we return in September.

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Ep. 725: Looking Ahead 33:48

3h ago33:48

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Streamed live on Jun 24, 2024. Normally Pamela refuses to think about the future. But today, on our final episode before hiatus, she’s throwing out those rules. It’s like the PURGE! Here’s what we’re excited about for the future. Especially for the next couple of months until we return in September. This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patro…

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[Space Bites] SpaceX Gets $849M to Destroy the ISS // Moon Samples Land // Waves on Titan 19:08

13h ago19:08

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China returns samples from the far side of the Moon, SpaceX will be de-orbiting ISS, could you surf the methane waves on Titan, and who knows when Starliner is coming home 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:…

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[Interview] Practically FREE Primordial Gravitational Waves Detector 1:07:21

1d ago1:07:21

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Not every new space mission needs a separate launch and dedicated hardware. With this proposal, there's a huge potential for finding signals from primordial black holes by just using signals from a spacecraft flying to Uranus or Neptune. No additional hardware required. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in t…

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[Q&A] Objects Falling Into The Sun, Hubble 2 from Space Force, Slowest Speed in the Universe 44:11

3d ago44:11

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How often do objects fall into the Sun? Why do some stars explode as novae, not as Type 1a supernovae? Can the US Army just donate NASA a Hubble 2? Will humans be living underground on Mars? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https:/…

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Ep. 724: Summer (Science & Sci Fi) Reads 37:10

3d ago37:10

37:10

Streamed live Jun 20, 2024. Fraser & Pamela list their favorite books! Take notes! I also have a favor to ask - I'm working on a research project with my collaborator Sanlyn Buxener on what factors help and hinder people learning and doing science. Can you please take our survey? bit.ly/AstEco THANK YOU! - Pamela…

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Practical Use for AI and Machine Learning in Science 49:40

4d ago49:40

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AI is practically everywhere right now. But what practical use does it have in science? How can machine learning and large language models help in Astronomy and Cosmology? What can they look like and what use can we get out of them? 🟣 Guest: Dr Mike Smith https://www.mjjsmith.com/ 👉 AstroPT on GitHub: https://github.com/Smith42/astroPT 👉 AstroPT Di…

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Ep. 724: Summer (Science & Sci Fi) Reads 31:11

4d ago31:11

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 724: Summer (Science & Sci Fi) ReadsFraser & Pamela list their favorite books! Take notes! It’s almost time for our summer hiatus. A time to catch up on all that reading. We’ll give you some book recommendations, and what we’re hoping to read during the summer. Streamed live Jun 20, 2024. From Pamela: I also have a favor to ask -…

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[Space Bites] Updates on The Great Red Spot // Black Hole Awakening // More Starliner Delays 18:21

7d ago18:21

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How old is Jupiter’s Red Spot, watching a supermassive black hole wake up, the earliest merging quasars, and Starliner still hasn’t come home. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:13 Great Red Spot https://www…

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[Interview] Deep Dive Intro Primordial Black Holes 54:17

8d ago54:17

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What are primordial black holes and how are they different from all the other kinds of black holes out there? How could we possibly detect them and what would it mean for Cosmology? Can primordial black holes be a solution for dark matter? Finding out the answers in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Jason Kristiano https://jkristiano.github.io/ 📜 Generating…

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[Interview] Satellites That Scoop Air And Use It As Propellant 42:47

9d ago42:47

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Satellites run out of fuel and have to de-orbit and end their missions. But what if they had access to a practically infinite amount of fuel? What if they could scoop air from the atmosphere and use it as propellant? That is exactly the research that Dr Mansur Tisaev is doing! 🟣 Guest: Dr. Mansur Tisaev https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mansur-T…

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[Q&A] Galaxy Level Threats, The Truth About Binary Stars, Rogue Gravitational Waves 42:21

9d ago42:21

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What percentage of stars live in binary systems? Are there Lagrange points all the way down? Can there be a rogue gravitational wave? Why do stars twinkle? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/…

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[Interview] NASA Wants to Make Mars Less Toxic with This Clever Idea 55:37

10d ago55:37

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Mars is full of toxic perchlorates that can be very harmful for future human missions. So, when people go to Mars, they will need to fix it. NASA has awarded a NIAC grant for a project that can help solving this problem. It's called Detoxifying Mars: the biocatalytic elimination of omnipresent perchlorates. 👉 More about the NIAC project: https://ww…

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Ep. 723: Exoplanets by the Numbers 29:15

12d ago29:15

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 723: Exoplanets by the Numbers By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Jun 10, 2024. Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, revealing entirely new types of worlds that we just don’t have in the solar system. It’s enough to start getting a rough sense of what kinds of planets are out there. What’s the big pi…

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Ep. 723: Exoplanets by the Numbers 1:01:57

11d ago1:01:57

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Streamed live on Jun 10, 2024. Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, revealing entirely new types of worlds that we just don’t have in the solar system. It’s enough to start getting a rough sense of what kinds of planets are out there. What’s the big picture?

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[Space Bites] New Visible Nova // Starship Mars Sample Return // Frost on Olympus Mons 19:23

14d ago19:23

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We’re now weeks away from a nova, NASA is looking for new Mars Sample Return mission ideas, there’s frost on Olympus Mons, and watching asteroids collide in another star system. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Int…

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[Interview] I'm Convinced. Let's Do Astronomy From the Moon 1:03:59

16d ago1:03:59

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What kind of science can we do with telescopes on the Moon? Giant radio dishes in craters, gravitational wave detectors, UV-interferometers and much more. How Starship will completely change this field and enable new opportunities. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Martin Elvis https://cfa.harvard.edu/people/martin-elvis 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/uni…

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[Q&A] Coldest Place in The Universe, Most Distant Solar System Object, Best Use for Starship 37:27

16d ago37:27

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What is the coldest place in the known Universe? Which object that has a name is the most distant in the Solar System? What would be the best use for SpaceX Starship? How do satellites avoid collisions? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the b…

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[Special] IFT-4 and the Future of Starship: All You Need to Know 1:04:56

21d ago1:04:56

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Another Test of SpaceX Starship Superheavy combo, another analysis of the flight with Scott Manley and Marcus House! Super Heavy soft-landed in the ocean. Starship survived re-entry. What does it mean for SpaceX? 📺 Scott Manley: https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley 📺 Marcus House: https://www.youtube.com/@MarcusHouse 🚀 IFT-3 Analysis: https://youtu…

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Ep. 722: Weather on Exoplanets 1:02:37

18d ago1:02:37

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Here’s a familiar question: How’s the weather? We’re familiar with the weather on Earth and telescopes and missions are watching the weather on other planets in the Solar System. But for the first time in history, astronomers can now answer that question for exoplanets, located light-years away from us.…

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Ep. 722: Weather on Exoplanets 29:48

20d ago29:48

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 722: Weather on Exoplanets By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Jun 3, 2024. Here’s a familiar question: How’s the weather? We’re familiar with the weather on Earth and telescopes and missions are watching the weather on other planets in the Solar System. But for the first time in history, astronomers can now answer t…

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[Space Bites] HUGE Starship Success // Far Side Moon Samples // Hubble In Trouble 27:22

20d ago27:22

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Starship is successful on its fourth flight, Starliner reaches the station, carrying people, Hubble is only using one gyro, and Chang’e-6 scoops samples from the Moon and heads for home. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club …

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[Interview] How Much Water Will A Human Colony on Moon or Mars Need 43:46

24d ago43:46

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How much water will a proper Moon base need? Where can we get it from? How can we manage and maintain the water? How will this approach work on Mars and beyond? Finding out the answers with Dr Jeffrey Lee. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Jeffrey Lee https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dX5MnbUAAAAJ&hl=en 📜 Water Management Considerations for a Self-Sustaining Mo…

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[Q&A] Life on the Moon, Lagrange Points Around Lagrange Points, JWST Time Cost 44:38

26d ago44:38

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How would they get a 14-meter mirror to space? Are we sure there's no life on the Moon? Can there be Lagrange points around Lagrange points? How much mass does Earth gain and lose to space? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://…

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[Interview] Leaping Robot for Lunar Lava Tubes 47:16

27d ago47:16

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Lava tubes are one of the most interesting places on the Moon. They can be a great place for a potential lunar base, but they also can be a time capsule that can tell us about the entire history of the Moon. And there's a very interesting mission in development that could explore lava tubes. It's called Lunar Leaper. Guest: Dr Anna Mittelholz 🦄 Sup…

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[Space Bites] Starship Flight 4 Update // Giant Stars Disappearing // Volcanoes on Venus 21:13

1M ago21:13

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Starship is ready for its 4th flight, Webb finds the most distant galaxy ever seen, a new way to detect Hawking Radiation, and fresh volcanoes on Venus. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 00:14 Starship Flight …

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[Q&A] Danger from Solar Storms, Observing Planet X, Pink Auroras 37:23

1M ago37:23

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Where can we observe the effects of dark matter? How did all satellites survive the recent solar storms? Why auroras can show different colours? If we found Planet X, could we even observe it? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: …

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Ep. 721: Rogue Planets 29:49

1M ago29:49

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 721: Rogue Planets By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on May 20, 2024. Most of the exoplanets we’ve found are around stars, where they belong. But a few have been found free-floating in interstellar space. The evidence is growing that there are a lot of them out there, maybe even more than planets with stars. How do th…

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