Universe Today Podcast

What consequences would Astronomy face if JWST had failed? Does SETI still do good work? Does our Universe live inside of a giant black hole? And in the free addition of [Q&A+] on Patreon, can there be an experiment that would provide proof of alien life? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 🎁 [Q&A

Webb discovers auroras on Neptune, and measures the exact size of Asteroid 2024 YR4, the first Private Mission to carry humans on a polar orbit, a mission that could reach and explore Mercury using only a solar sail. And in our bonus story on Patreon, what would it take to build a sample return mission to Io? 🚀 Watch

Why don't moon landers just heat themselves to live through the lunar night? Will Betelgeuse's explosion cause a lot of gravitational waves? Is it even theoretically possible to accelerate close to the speed of light? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, what is my dream space mission? Answering all these questio

Could there be rouge planets floating in space between us and Alpha Centauri system? Will the Chinese be beaming power from a space station to Earth? Will solar sails be used for propulsion in our lifetime? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, how Lagrange points work for different planets and moons? Answering al

Liquid mirror telescopes exist. But there's a big problem with them. They can only look directly up. Can we fix it? Can they work beyond the Earth's surface, in orbit or on the Moon? Finding out in this interview. 👉 Watch this video with NO ADS and a BONUS part for FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest:

Long-chain hydrocarbons found on Mars, has dark energy been decreasing over time? a completely flat telescope lens, the center of the Milky Way contains a star grinder. And in our free version on Patreon, a new theory for the formation of Mercury. 🚀 Watch THIS VIDEO with NO ADS and a secret BONUS for FREE: https://www