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[Space Bites] TRUE Colour of Neptune // Moon Landing Failure // Major Missions Delays Jan 12, 2024

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We finally learn the true color of Neptune. Vulcan succeeds while Peregrine fails. Delays for Artemis missions. A rocket that eats itself for more thrust.

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00:00 Intro
00:14 True Color of Neptune
- https://www.universetoday.com/165118/uranus-and-neptune-are-actually-pretty-much-the-same-color/
01:52 Diamond Rain on Ice Giants
- https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2024-01-08-diamond-rain-icy-planets-offers-clues-magnetic-field-mysteries
03:20 Vulcan succeeds, Peregrine fails
- https://www.universetoday.com/165127/the-first-launch-of-ulas-vulcan-goes-smoothly-but-theres-a-problem-with-its-lander-payload/
05:42 Artemis 2 and 3 officially delayed
- https://www.universetoday.com/165158/nasa-is-pushing-back-its-moon-landings-to-2026/
07:50 MMX got delayed too
09:13 OSIRIS-REx samples unboxing is over
- https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/2024/01/11/nasas-osiris-rex-team-clears-hurdle-to-access-remaining-bennu-sample/
10:15 Self-eating rocket
- https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1033908_en.html
11:52 Vote results
- https://youtu.be/GlvqhST1wOs
12:36 The faintest galaxy
- https://greenbankobservatory.org/astronomers-accidentally-discover-dark-primordial-galaxy/
13:40 Titan's "magic" islands
- https://www.universetoday.com/165108/titans-magic-islands-could-be-floating-blobs-of-organic-solids/
14:53 Support Universe Today
15:39 Brown dwarf aurora
- https://www.universetoday.com/165156/a-solo-brown-dwarf-found-with-auroras/
16:57 Giant star eruption
https://www.universetoday.com/165154/a-giant-star-is-fading-away-but-first-it-had-an-enormous-eruption/
18:27 How to see a rocket launch
https://youtu.be/XpQ_MbwNdQA?si=eU-zHGk8QMBMRISg

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[Bonus] Why 2024 Will Be a Major Year For Space Exploration Jan 06, 2024

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This is a bonus episode from John Michael Godier's Event Horizon podcast. We discussed JWST, Artmeis, Parker Solar Probe and many other things to be excited about in 2024.

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[Space Bites] Lunar Starship Elevator Test // Accurate Ancient Star Map // Io Close Flyby Jan 05, 2024

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Juno’s closest flyby of Io, Hubble studies an exoplanet atmosphere for 3 years, astronauts test out Starship’s elevator, and more evidence for quark stars.

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00:00 Intro
00:16 Juno's Closest Flyby of Io
- https://www.universetoday.com/165047/juno-makes-its-closest-flyby-of-io/
02:31 Hubble studies exoplanet atmosphere for 3 years
- https://www.universetoday.com/165088/hubble-watches-an-exoplanet-atmosphere-change-over-three-years/
04:56 An Ancient Stone With An Accurate Sky Map
- https://www.universetoday.com/165037/an-ancient-stone-found-in-italy-is-an-accurate-map-of-the-night-sky/
06:30 Solar Flares
- https://www.universetoday.com/165033/the-sun-just-blasted-its-strongest-flare-in-6-years-get-ready-for-auroras/
07:38 NIAC Awards 2024
- https://www.nasa.gov/general/niac-2024-selections/
08:17 Vote results
- https://youtu.be/gUMKJayKYDU
09:08 Canadarm hit by meteorite
- https://www.universetoday.com/164960/ouch-canadarm2-took-a-direct-hit-from-a-micrometeorite/
10:24 Lunar Starship's Elevator Test
- https://www.universetoday.com/164983/nasa-astronauts-are-trying-out-the-starship-lunar-elevator/
11:25 2023 in review
12:49 Quark Stars
- https://www.universetoday.com/165045/the-most-massive-neutron-stars-probably-have-cores-of-quark-matter/
14:26 Gorgeous Images
- https://www.universetoday.com/164928/youll-need-all-the-internet-to-download-the-full-resolution-of-this-new-running-chicken-nebula-image/
16:41 How to see an aurora

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[Interview] What Is JWST Really Capable Of Jan 01, 2024

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Where are the limits of James Webb's capabilities? What can we expect from it in terms of exoplanet research and how can we get there? Finding out with Dr Luis Welbanks.

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👉 Real Science Results Behind JWST's First Year https://youtu.be/rsZzLzixd-E
👉 JWST, LUVOIR and Mind-blowing Future Projects https://youtu.be/eXchT7mtEao

👉 Dr Luis Welbanks:
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00:00 Intro
01:35 Why is JWST so good
05:45 How to use JWST
14:54 Limits of JWST
17:02 TRAPPIST-1 data
24:14 The future of the field
35:56 Biosignatures
44:18 Habitable worlds observatory
53:04 Current obsessions
58:08 Final thoughts and more interviews

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[Space Bites] Game-Changing Space Test // Black Hole Core Stars // Toxic Enceladus Plumes Dec 22, 2023

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There’s toxic gas flowing out of Enceladus that could be the key to life. Could there be black holes inside stars? NASA tight beams a cat video from space.

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00:00 Intro
00:15 Toxic plumes from Enceladus
- https://www.universetoday.com/164849/toxic-gas-is-leaking-out-of-enceladus-its-also-a-building-block-of-life/
01:38 JWST spies Uranus
- https://www.universetoday.com/164914/a-new-view-of-uranus-north-pole-from-jwst/
02:54 Game-changing Psyche test
- https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-tech-demo-streams-first-video-from-deep-space-via-laser
05:51 Hawking Stars
- https://www.universetoday.com/164864/could-there-be-a-black-hole-inside-the-sun/
08:06 Vote results
08:44 Breakthrough Starshot
- https://www.universetoday.com/164851/photonic-crystals-could-be-exactly-what-breakthrough-starshot-is-looking-for/
12:37 Thank you, patrons!
14:21 Blue Origin Are Back
- https://www.universetoday.com/164905/blue-origins-new-shepard-completes-24th-flight-new-glenn-hopefully-on-the-horizon/
15:40 Starship Hot Fire Test
16:47 Fermi Timelapse
- https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14399
17:48 Space Christmas Tree
- https://www.universetoday.com/164919/enjoy-the-holiday-themed-christmas-tree-cluster/
18:25 Space communication

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[Interview] Mysteries of Io NASA Hasn't Solved Yet Dec 20, 2023

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Io is the by far the most volcanically active place in our Solar System. However, there were not too many missions studying it. What could we learn about Io if we did launch a mission to it? Finding out the answers with Dr Ashley Davies from NASA JPL.

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Fusion Reactor To Melt Through Europa's Ice
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00:00 Intro
01:47 What is Io like
12:40 Global magma ocean
20:55 Magma ocean VS under-ice water oceans
25:02 How to explore Io
36:08 From moons to exoplanets
42:00 Current obsessions
44:16 Final thoughts and more interviews

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[Interview] How Did JWST Discover Methane On An Exoplanet WASP-80b Dec 18, 2023

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One of the discoveries done by James Webb was the presence of methane in the atmosphere of an exoplanet WASP-80b. How exactly did they do it and what will JWST be able to do with similar cases in the future? Looking for answers with Dr Taylor J. Bell from NASA Ames Research Center.

🎙️ More interviews:
The Mysterious Gap In Exoplanet Population https://youtu.be/MuH2BlHdAyw
The Future of Exoplanet Research https://youtu.be/6b377MO20uE

📜 Methane throughout the atmosphere of the warm exoplanet WASP-80b
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06687-0

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00:00 Intro
01:05 What is WASP-80 b
04:32 How to find methane
12:23 Where does the methane come from
15:19 Was it a fluke
22:35 Diversity of exoatmospheres
28:30 TRAPPIST-1 system
39:29 Biosignatures
50:38 Current obsessions
57:26 Final thoughts and more interviews

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Voyager-1 Is DOWN // Nearby Kilonova // Giant Stream of Stars Dec 15, 2023

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Hubble’s Back, but Voyager 1 is Down. An absolutely stunning supernova picture from Webb. How talking whales will teach us to talk to aliens.

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00:00 Intro
00:12 Voyager-1 is down
- https://www.universetoday.com/164791/voyager-1-has-another-problem-with-its-computer-system/
01:49 Hubble is back online
- https://www.universetoday.com/164754/hubble-returns-to-science-operations/
03:19 Giant steam of stars
- https://www.universetoday.com/164718/a-giant-stream-of-stars-is-flowing-in-deep-space/
04:34 No exomoons
- https://www.universetoday.com/164738/exomoons-defy-discovery/
06:49 Cassiopeia-A by JWST
- https://www.universetoday.com/164739/jwst-delivers-a-fantastic-new-image-of-supernova-remnant-cassiopeia-a/
08:56 Vote results
09:45 Amateur astronomer finds planet collision
- https://www.universetoday.com/164731/amateur-astronomers-found-planets-crashing-into-each-other/
11:23 Tiny telescope big science
- https://www.universetoday.com/164839/a-tiny-telescope-is-revealing-hot-jupiter-secrets/
13:04 Interviews
14:24 Nearby kilonova
- https://www.universetoday.com/164716/scientists-found-evidence-of-a-nearby-kilonova-3-5-million-years-ago/
16:08 SETI talking to whales
- https://www.universetoday.com/164832/trying-to-communicate-with-whales-is-like-talking-to-extraterrestrials/
18:35 End of Voyagers

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[Interview] Confirming Extraterrestrial Life. A Step-By-Step Instruction Dec 14, 2023

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What is a realistic scenario of finding life outside Earth? What steps to we need to take to get there and how can we prove it's there. Looking for answers with Dr Harrison Smith and Dr Cole Mathis.

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Abiogenesis. No Life to Life: https://youtu.be/MeVvreDPI6c
Are we truly alone in the Universe: https://youtu.be/6OKTkm7wCuI

📜 The Futility of Exoplanet Biosignatures
https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.07921

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00:00 Intro
01:06 What is a biosignature
15:34 Incremental approach
23:42 Prejudice against technosignatures
33:26 Future telescopes
47:20 Gaining progress
51:22 Final thoughts and more interviews

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[Q&A] Extremophiles on Mars, Galaxy Bars, Artemis VS SpaceX Dec 12, 2023

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Where do the galaxy bars come from and how do they stay stable? Will humanity ever become a Type-II civilization? When will we get more info about the TRAPPIST-1 system from JWST? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.

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