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    Universe Today Podcast

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    [Interview] How KSP Helps Designing Real-Life Space Mission May 12, 2025
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    The Kerbal Space Program is a fun game, but also an incredible tool for simulating a realistic space exploration program. According to a new paper, people playing the game can help develop innovative ideas that can turn into real missions, especially with the development and integration of reusable rockets like Starship and New Glenn.

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    00:00 Intro
    01:14 KSP as a learning tool
    12:26 Why is KSP useful for mission planning
    21:17 From gamers to mission architects
    22:54 Useful mods for KSP
    25:08 Alternatives to KSP
    26:52 Gaming meta and AI
    33:22 Current obsessions
    37:00 Final thoughts

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    [Space Bites] Spying on Spy Satellites // Official NASA Budget Cuts // Dragonfly Milestone May 09, 2025
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    The official NASA cuts are here. Several missions reach big milestones. The Solar Gravitational Lens will be challenging to use, and in our special bonus version on Patreon, [Space Bites+] an additional story about New Horizons scanning the clouds of hydrogen around the Solar System.

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    • 00:00 Intro

    • 00:19 NASA budget cuts are official

      • https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-white-house-releases-its-2026-budget-request-for-nasa-cuts-to-sls-gateway-and-orion

    • 03:31 Milestones for Dragonfly and Roman

      • https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/dragonfly/2025/04/24/nasas-dragonfly-passes-critical-design-review/

      • https://www.nasa.gov/missions/roman-space-telescope/key-portion-of-nasas-roman-space-telescope-clears-thermal-vacuum-test/

    • 05:22 Satellite occultations

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    • 06:34 Complications with SGL

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    • 09:27 Vote results

    • 10:09 Hakuto-R 2 arrives at Moon orbit

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    • 11:32 Rogue binary planets

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    • 13:09 Strange object on the edge of the Milky Way

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    • 14:30 Guide to Space

    • 15:50 Space Bites+

    • 16:09 Importance of keeping up space missions

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    [Q&A] Smoking Gun Biosignatures, Dyson Spheres vs Warp Drives, Adopting the Metric System May 08, 2025
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    Which evidence will be a definite smoking gun when it comes to finding extraterrestrial life? Why is a Dyson sphere more realistic than warp drives? Will America ever adopt the metric system? And in our Q&A+ version, will China be collaborating with other nations in space? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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    • 00:00 Start

    • 00:32 [Ross] What will be a sufficient enough evidence of life on another world?

    • 06:07 [Mikael Biilmann] Will North America ever switch to the metric system?

    • 08:11 [LeMonkDog] Why is a Dyson sphere considered more rational than FTL travel?

    • 12:34 [Conspiracy_Theory_Enthusiast] Are there any filters that help cope with light pollution?

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    [Q&A] Black Holes as a Great Filter, Artemis 3 Landing Site, Smallest Possible Star May 06, 2025
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    [Interview] Vera Rubin Will Forever Change Astronomy. Here's Exactly How May 05, 2025
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    Vera Rubin Telescope (aka LSST) is finally ready. We're expecting first light in the coming months. It will find Planet 9 (if it exists), discover thousands of new asteroids, millions of new supernovae and will change the way we do astronomy with its surveys of the night sky. Here's how it will do all that.

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    • 00:00 Intro

    • 01:25 What's happening with Vera Rubin

    • 08:20 What will Vera Rubin be able to see

    • 23:35 Northern Rubin Wen?

    • 30:23 Survey telescopes

    • 45:50 Light pollution and satellite constellations

    • 50:18 Current obsessions

    • 52:54 Final thoughts

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    [Space Bites] Planet 9 Hint // Problems for Psyche // Uranus Occultation May 02, 2025
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    [Q&A] Inside The Space Voids, Protecting Mars, JWST Deep Fields May 01, 2025
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    [Q&A] Dinosaurs VS The Asteroid, Infinite Gravity, Real Autonomy of ISS Apr 29, 2025
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    [Interview] The Tricky Part of Finding Extraterrestrial Life Apr 28, 2025
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    [Space Bites] Moon Ejecta Hitting Earth // China’s Satellite Rescue // Asteroid Closeup Apr 25, 2025
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