Best Fraser Cain Podcasts (2024)

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[Space Bites] Wow! Signal Solved // Consequences of DART // Blue Origin Explosion 20:37

1h ago20:37

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The DART mission is going to create a meteor shower on Earth, an explanation for the Wow! Signal, big problems with New Glenn, and JUICE completes a flyby of both the Earth and Moon. 👉 Plato Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TofP5yeqNLg 👉 JMG's Wow! Signal Interview: https://youtu.be/4ck9IsczPNU 👉 Everyday Astronaut's Blue Origin Tour: htt…

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[Overtime Q&A] New Space Stations, Rocket Size Limit, Surviving Mass Extinction 33:22

18h ago33:22

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Have I ever messed up a recording? Are there plans for new space stations? Is there a limit to the size of an orbital rocket? Will humanity survive the next mass extinction event? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://w…

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Ep. 172: William Herschel - REMASTER 25:33

1h ago25:33

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 172: William Herschel - REMASTER By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay From January 11, 2010. Ancient astronomers knew of 5 planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – 6 if you count Earth. And then in 1781, William Herschel discovered an entirely new planet, Uranus, boosting the number of planets to 7. Let’s learn about Hersch…

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[Interview] Can PLATO Be The Mission To Finally Find Earth 2.0? 54:22

42m ago54:22

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The quest to find an Earth-sized planet around a Sun-like star continues. One of the telescopes that could achieve it is ESA's Plato mission. How will it be able to do it and what should we expect from it? Finding out it this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr. David Brown https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/dbrown/ 🔭 Plato Telescope: h…

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Jupiter Ascending at the dining table 56:21

14m ago56:21

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Corinne and Moiya watched Jupiter Ascending and they want to tell you all about it. One of them liked it more than the other, but they both agree that Eddie Redmayne is too good at playing a freaky little guy. Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at patreon.com/palebluepod! Join the Multitude discord at multitude.productions/shows Find …

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[Space Bites] Huge Lake on Mars // Fate of Milkdromeda // Hope for VIPER Rover 18:30

32m ago18:30

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Vast amounts of water found on Mars, but there’s a catch, Milky Way and Andromeda might not merge after all, a planet found before it gets destroyed, and an easier way to terraform Mars. 👉 Submit Your Questions for Patreon Q&A: https://www.patreon.com/posts/110229335 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the …

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[Interview] Can Dark Matter Solve One Of The Biggest Mysteries of Black Holes? 40:36

37m ago40:36

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The final parsec problem is a mystery that is yet to be answered by cosmology. On paper, supermassive black holes shouldn't merge. But yet they do. Why is it happening? What helps them slow down? Could it be dark matter? Looking for answers in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Gonzalo Alonso Álvarez 📜 Self-Interacting Dark Matter Solves the Final Parsec…

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[Overtime Q&A] Why Is Uranus On Its Side? A Telescope for $200? Can We Build More Planets? 27:03

3h ago27:03

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What's the most challenging part of Astronomy? What happened to Uranus? Which telescope to get for $200? Could we detect Voyager-like spacecraft flying through the solar system? 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://www.goodread…

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[Interview] Why Is Nobody Talking About Multi-Stage Interstellar Spaceships? 1:14:32

10d ago1:14:32

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Interstellar travel might not be as impossible as most people think. Especially if we adopt the multi-stage approach that we already use in everyday rockets. How can we do it and what results we can expect? Finding out in this interview. 👉 Interstellar Travel Without Breaking Physics with Andrew Higgins: https://youtu.be/SkGRVvA23qI 🟣 Guest: Jeff G…

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Ep. 88 - The Hubble Space Telescope - REMASTER 32:42

15h ago32:42

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 88 - The Hubble Space Telescope - REMASTER By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay From May 12, 2008. Our understanding of the cosmos has been revolutionized by the Hubble Space Telescope. The breathtaking familiar photos, like the Pillars of Creation, pale in comparison to the astounding amount of science data returned to Earth. Hubble’…

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Imagining alien worlds at L2 1:00:54

1d ago1:00:54

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It's a Pale Blue Pod x Exolore crossover! Moiya and Corinne talk about JWST's iconic first images, then pick one as the setting for a new world. They imagine a planet of scaly people who love a relaxing train ride. Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at patreon.com/palebluepod! Listen to Big Game Hunger every Monday Find Us Online Webs…

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[Space Bites] China's Space Junk // Graphene on the Moon // Best Meteor Shower Is Here 19:58

4d ago19:58

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It’s time for the Perseids meteor shower, Gaia has found hundreds of asteroid moons, Starliner is still in question, and where does the Moon’s atmosphere come from? 🦄 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 It's…

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[Interview] How Simulated Observations Help Future Telescopes 47:52

5d ago47:52

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Future telescopes like Vera Rubin and Nancy Grace Roman will generate a lot of data. This will be a big challenge. To get ready for it astronomers use simulated observation data. Why is it important and how is it done? Finding out in this interview. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https:/…

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[Overtime Q&A] Things Falling Into Black Holes, Interstellar Medium, Beyond Science 33:27

7d ago33:27

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What happens to the stuff that falls into black holes? Do supergiants have sunspots? How can you do a gravitational slingshot from the Sun? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-univ…

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Ep. 162: Edwin Hubble - REMASTER 26:47

8d ago26:47

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 162: Edwin Hubble - REMASTER By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay From November 2, 2009. You might know the name “Hubble” because of the Hubble Space Telescope. But this phenomenal observatory was named after one of the most influential astronomers in modern history. Hubble discovered that galaxies are speeding away from us in all dir…

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[Interview] When Will James Webb Finally Reveal the TRAPPIST-1 Atmospheres Results? 59:39

8d ago59:39

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TRAPPIST-1 is one of the most interesting systems out there. JWST did observe them but we still don't have the results from all of them. Why is that and when can we expect to know something about their atmospheres? Finding out in this interview. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www…

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JWST in a cocktail bar 50:27

19d ago50:27

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Moiya and Corinne dish about the James Webb Space Telescope, covering everything from its dimensions to its coolest discoveries to its many, many, many launch delays. Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at patreon.com/palebluepod! Listen to Moiya's other podcast Exolore every other Thursday Find Us Online Website: palebluepod.com Patre…

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[Space Bites] Dark Oxygen in Deep Ocean // Solar Cycles // Starliner Suspense 19:24

11d ago19:24

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We’ve learned much more from the DART mission, dark oxygen is being generated at the bottom of the ocean, Starliner is almost ready to come home, and we might not need to dig deep to find life on Europa. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe…

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[Bonus] Discussing Starship's Fifth Test Flight with John Michael Godier 58:53

11d ago58:53

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John Michael Godier and Universe Today's Fraser Cain discuss the exciting developments in space exploration, focusing on Spacex and the upcoming fifth test launch of Starship. Join us as we discuss the details, analyzing the performance, challenges, and future implications of SpaceX's ambitious project. ⚫️ JMG's Event Horizon: https://www.youtube.c…

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[Overtime Q&A] Expanding Universe, Starship Telescopes, Quasi Stars VS Black Holes 24:03

14d ago24:03

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What happened at the earliest stages of the Universe and what is it expanding into? Can they just put a telescope inside a Starship? Why do I like the NIAC program so much? Answering all these questions and much more in this week's episode of Overtime Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: …

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Ep. 219 - Planck Mission - REMASTER 29:28

17d ago29:28

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 219 - Planck Mission - REMASTER By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay From February 7, 2011. Another mission named after a famous physicist. This time we’re looking at the Planck mission, designed to study the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation over the entire sky. Like the previous WMAP mission, this will help astronomers understan…

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[Interview] Fluids Get Really Weird In Space. NIAC 2024 54:02

15d ago54:02

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Fluids behave very differently in space. We can make good use of it. For example, a recent NIAC grant was awarded to investigate a Magnetohydrodynamic Drive for Hydrogen and Oxygen Production in Mars Transfer. This is a system that should provide breathing oxygen for a journey to Mars made out of water with no moving parts in it. 🟣 Guest: Dr Alvaro…

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Uranus in a hot air balloon 49:35

15d ago49:35

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Moiya tells Corinne about her favorite planet in the solar system, Uranus! They talk about Greek vs Roman gods, Shakespearean moons, and how the blue planet is just a sleepy girl. Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at patreon.com/palebluepod! Listen to Join the Party every Tuesday Find Us Online Website: palebluepod.com Patreon: patre…

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[Space Bites] GAIA Damaged // Possible Signs of Life on Mars // Lava Tubes Mapped 17:50

18d ago17:50

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Gaia was hit by a micrometeoroid and a solar storm, mapping a lunar lava tube from space, both Mars rovers found fascinating rocks, and a direct image of the closest exo-jupiter. 🦄 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 In…

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[Overtime Q&A] Telescopes Shooting Lasers, Assembling Telescopes in Space, Growing Plants on Mars 33:11

21d ago33:11

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What are those lasers shooting out from telescopes? Can we build a space elevator? Could we grow plants in Mars regolith? Why not assemble telescopes in space? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/gro…

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Ep. 218 REMASTER - Max Plank 28:56

1M ago28:56

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Astronomy Cast - Ep. 218 REMASTER - Max Plank By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay From Jan 31, 2011. It’s time for another action-packed double episode, where we meet a man and his mission. This time around its German physicist Max Planck, considered to be the father of quantum theory – he was later granted a Nobel Prize for just that discovery. Let’s …

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[Special] Everything NASA Discovered from YEAR 2 of JWST 53:52

1M ago53:52

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It's already been two years of JWST operations. In this episode we accumulated all the major science results, all the amazing images and graphs, all the important discoveries and controversies. Enjoy the ULTIMATE GUIDE to the second year of James Webb. 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/wh4G1Wh79Ck 🥇 All the JWST discoveries from YEAR 1 https://youtu…

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Social roundup by the sea 52:03

23d ago52:03

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Corinne and Moiya bring you their favorite spacey social posts from the last couple weeks. They cover Mars missions, egyptian gods, space station destruction, and community building before they stroll on the beach to hunt for seashells. **correction: Gauss is a measure of magnetic activity, not pressure. Moiya meant to say bars or pascals or someth…

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[Space Bites] Europa Clipper in Danger // NASA Cancels VIPER // Dune Style Space Suit 19:44

1M ago19:44

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Europa Clipper might be delayed. NASA is cancelling its VIPER lunar rover mission. Mapping the dark matter in a dwarf galaxy. And a real-life stillsuit. 🦄 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 Europa Clipper i…

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[Interview] Finding Interstellar Visitors Flying Through The Solar System 1:02:13

28d ago1:02:13

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Oumuamua and Borisov were the first interstellar visitors found by humanity. There should be many more of them. How can we find it and what will it mean for Astronomy? Finding out the answers. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book…

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