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[Q&A+] Hardest Lagrange Point, Voyagers' Realistic Lifetime, Goals for Telescopes Jan 08, 2026

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Can we find a use for the L3 Lagrange point? How long do the Voyagers have left? Which goals do we have for telescopes that are being built? And in Q&A+, arguably the most important technology we can focus on?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:07

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[Q&A+] Exciting Science in 2026, Nature of Dark Matter, Forever Travelling Light Jan 06, 2026

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What exciting science can we expect in 2026? Can dark matter be black holes or even something else? Does light travel forever? And in Q&A+, could a rogue planet pass through the Solar System?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 16:10

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[Interview+] Why People Stop Trusting Science? And How Can We Fix It Jan 05, 2026

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There is growing mistrust in experts and expertise. Not just in space but in practically any field. Why do people stop trusting experts? What processes are behind it? What can we do to fix it? Finding out in this interview.

🟣 Guest: Dr. Frederic Bertley https://www.fredericbertley.com/

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[Q&A+] Sun's Siblings, Symmetrical Universe, Biosignature Molecules Jan 02, 2026

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Can we find siblings of the Sun? Is the expansion of the Universe symmetrical in all directions? Which molecules can be considered biosignatures? And in Q&A+, I answer a tricky question about Star Wars vs Star Trek.

BONUS QUESTION START AT 18:33

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[Q&A+] Habitable Titan, Seeing The Sun from The Past, EHT's Next Target Dec 30, 2025

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Will Titan become habitable when the Sun expands? What is the next target for the Event Horizon Telescope? Could we see light from the Sun's past? And in Q&A+, a quick update on the search of Planet 9.

BONUS QUESTION START AT 18:00

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[Interview+] Teaching ChatGPT to Do Real Science Dec 29, 2025

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LLM and Generative AI seems to be everywhere. But at the same time it generates a lot of AI slop in all forms. However, there are really good ways we can use LLMs for science. How can we do it in astronomy? Can we teach ChatGPT or Gemini to do good science? Finding out in this interview.

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BONUS PART STARTS at 40:59

🟣 Guest: Nolan Koblischke https://nolank.ca

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00:00 Intro
02:30 Using LLMs for Astronomy purposes
10:30 Training LLMs
31:42 LLMs potentially contributing to new science knowlegde
40:59 Which part of astronomy is it most useful in
49:48 Current obsessions
58:11 Final thoughts

[Space Bites+] Minus One Ocean World // Superkilonova // Catastrophic Collisions at Fomalhaut Dec 26, 2025

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The best spacecraft images of 3I/ATLAS, maybe Titan doesn’t have a liquid ocean, planetesimals crashing in a nearby star system, and the first superkilonova. And in Space Bites+, astronomers are finding more exoplanet candidates that might have atmospheres.

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00:00 Intro
00:14 More Activity from 3I/ATLAS https://www.universetoday.com/articles/esas-juice-mission-reveals-more-activity-from-3iatlas
02:28 We May Have Lost an Ocean World https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-solar-system-loses-an-ocean-world
04:48 Catastrophic Collision Spotted in Fomalhaut https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-hubble-witnesses-catastrophic-collisions-in-the-fomalhaut-system
07:34 Crashing Exocomets https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-hubble-witnesses-catastrophic-collisions-in-the-fomalhaut-system
09:30 Superkilonova https://www.universetoday.com/articles/did-astronomers-just-find-a-superkilonova-double-explosion-maybe
11:47 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts
12:15 "They Live" galaxies https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-found-a-jekyll-and-hyde-galaxy-in-the-early-universe
14:02 BONUS STORY https://www.universetoday.com/articles/five-new-planets-and-the-battle-for-their-atmospheres
17:08 More space news
17:50 Wrapping up 2025

[Q&A+] Earth from Mars, Asteroid Discoveries After Vera Rubin, Life in Mars Samples | Q&A 383 Dec 25, 2025

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Could people on Mars see city lights on Earth? Will it still be possible for amateurs to discover asteroids after Vera Rubin? What can we expect from Mars samples? And in Q&A+, what happens if you put your hand across the event horizon of a black hole?

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[Q&A+] Mission to Save Hubble, 2I/Borisov vs 3I/ATLAS, Galaxy Weather | Q&A 382 Dec 23, 2025

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Will Jared Isaacman fly to fix Hubble as NASA Administrator? Why was 2I/Borisov covered much less than Oumuamua and 3I/ATLAS? Does the Milky Way have galactic weather? And in Q&A+, my thoughts about SpaceX IPO which is absolutely not financial advice?

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[Space Bites+] 3I/ATLAS Closest Approach // Rock Giants // New NASA Administrator Dec 19, 2025

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3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth, a new independent way to measure the Hubble constant, are Uranus and Neptune actually rock giants? Jared Isaacman is the new NASA administrator. And in Space Bites+, astronomers search for the black hole in the Omega Centauri cluster.

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