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    Astronomy

    Universe Today Podcast

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    [Meet The Team] Evan Gough, Writer Oct 02, 2022
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    We continue to introduce the team behind Universe Today. In this episode meet Evan Gough, who is the author of more than 1400 articles on the website. Fraser and Evan talked about the way that stories for UT are born, which traps can a writer fall into, and whether to take a university degree or not. Enjoy!

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    • 00:00 - Intro

    • 01:10 - How did Evan become a part of Universe Today

    • 05:49 - What kind of stories are the most interesting

    • 08:30 - Degree VS No Degree

    • 10:38 - How a story on UT is made

    • 14:57 - Traps for space writers and how to avoid them

    • 19:05 - Balance of mainstream and 'underground'

    • 22:19 - What are the growth paths

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    [Space Bites] SpaceX To Boost Hubble, NASA Smashes Asteroid, Exciting Enceladus Discoveries Oct 01, 2022
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    Humanity moved an asteroid on purpose for the first time in history. Juno flies past Jupiter. A possible mission to boost Hubble, and a mysterious blob is orbiting Milky Way’s supermassive black hole.

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    • 00:00 - Intro

    • 00:39 - DART successfully smashed into asteroid Dimorphos

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157794/this-is-the-last-thing-dart-saw-as-it-smashed-into-its-asteroid-target/

    • 05:05 - SpaceX wants to boost Hubble's orbit

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157844/nasa-spacex-hubble-reboost/

    • 06:30 - SLS launch delayed. Again

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157806/as-hurricane-ian-bears-down-on-florida-nasa-decides-to-roll-artemis-1-back-to-the-assembly-building/

    • 08:38 - Mysterious blob orbiting Milky Way's black hole

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157730/theres-a-blob-of-gas-orbiting-around-the-milky-ways-supermassive-black-hole/

    • 11:11 - Webb Sees Sand in Brown Dwarf’s Atmosphere

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157617/webb-scans-a-nearby-brown-dwarf-and-finds-it-has-clouds-made-of-sand/

    • 12:43 - Support us on Patreon

    • 13:28 - Zhurong Looks Beneath Utopia Basin

      • https://english.cas.cn/research/highlight/astronomy/202209/t20220926_320768.shtml

    • 15:24 - Enceladus Is Even More Habitable Than Expected

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157703/it-appears-that-enceladus-is-even-more-habitable-than-we-thought/

    • 16:46 - Juno’s Flyby of Europa

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157855/europa-extreme-closeup-nasa-juno/

    • 18:01 - Outro

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    [Bonus] Alternatives to Dark Matter by Paul Sutter Sep 28, 2022
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    This is a bonus from my friend Paul Sutter. It is an episode from his podcast ''Ask A Spaceman'. He explains possible alternatives to Dark Matter, which is a very popular question in my Q&A episodes. Enjoy!

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    [Q&A] Antimatter Black Holes, Wen Hop, Life Around Brown Dwarfs Sep 27, 2022
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    In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain what would happen when an antimatter black hole collides with a regular black hole, I try to estimate when Starship is going to make an orbital launch, and wonder if there could be life around brown dwarf stars.

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    In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain what would happen when an antimatter black hole collides with a regular black hole, I try to estimate when Starship is going to make an orbital launch, and wonder if there could be life around brown dwarf stars.

    00:00 Start
    00:44 What will happen with New Horizons now?
    04:20 What lies beyond the Cosmic Microwave Background?
    08:12 When will we see an actual picture of an exoplanet?
    10:59 Could there be life around a brown dwarf?
    13:47 When will the SpaceX orbital test happen?
    15:28 Will we find gravitational waves in the CMB?
    19:49 How could we know if the Universe collided with another universe?
    22:04 Is Titan moving away from Saturn?
    24:09 Could there be antimatter black holes?
    26:04 Could we fly into Jupiter?
    28:20 Will gas giants die?
    30:45 Is there an edge to the Universe?
    31:55 When will the CMB no longer be detectable?
    33:26 How will we block radiation on the Lunar Gateway?

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    [Meet The Team] Nancy Atkinson, Senior Editor Sep 25, 2022
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    This week's behind the scenes interview is with Universe Today's senior editor, Nancy Atkinson. Nancy has been writing for Universe Today since the early days and has contributed thousands of articles. She's also a mentor to newer writers on the team.

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    • 00:00:00 - Intro

    • 00:01:04 - Meet Nancy Atkinson

    • 00:06:29 - How space writing changes one's life

    • 00:09:00 - Writing books

    • 00:13:28 - Favourite people to interview

    • 00:20:54 - Drawing a line between being factual and casual

    • 00:24:59 - Advice for future journalists

    • 00:28:46 - Outro

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    [Space Bites] JWST Problems, Newborn Quasar, Detecting Exoplanets with Lagrange Points Sep 23, 2022
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    James Webb has a problem with one of its most important instruments, SLS completes a crucial test before the next launch attempt, Europe wants to rival Crew Dragon and Starliner, and a new quasar is about to be born.

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    • 00:00 - Intro

    • 00:32 - SLS Passes Important Tanking Test

      • https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022/09/21/artemis-cryogenic-demonstration-test-concludes-all-objectives-met

    • 02:37 - Starship Updates. Booster 7 Hot Fire with 7 Engines

    • 03:50 - James Webb Has Problems with MIRI

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157695/jwst-partially-stops-observations-after-suffering-instrument-problem/

    • 05:19 - JWST looks at Neptune and its rings

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157709/neptune-and-its-rings-glow-in-webb-telescopes-portrait/

    • 06:17 - Webb also looks at Mars

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157675/webb-turns-its-infrared-gaze-on-mars/

    • 07:54 - SUSIE. Europe's take on crewed capsules

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157666/is-europe-building-its-own-starship-not-exactly/

    • 09:23 - A quasar about to be born

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157596/a-galaxy-with-ten-times-the-mass-of-the-milky-way-is-preparing-to-become-a-quasar/

    • 10:40 - Sun-like star orbiting a black hole

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157655/astronomers-find-a-sun-like-star-orbiting-a-nearby-black-hole/

    • 11:53 - Detecting exoplanets with Lagrange points

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157651/a-new-way-to-discover-planets-astronomers-detect-an-exoplanet-by-seeing-its-trojan-belts/

    • 13:20 - Get ready for DART impact

      • https://www.universetoday.com/157509/dart-sees-asteroid-didymos-for-the-first-time-in-two-weeks-itll-crash-into-the-moon/

    • 15:01 - Channel updates

    • 16:32 - Outro

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    [Interview] Solar Sail Propulsion: Reality VS Fiction with Les Johnson Sep 23, 2022
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    Les Johnson is the Principle Investigator with NASA's upcoming Near-Earth Asteroid Scout mission that will fly on the SLS and test solar sail navigation. But at the same time, he's a science fiction author. So, in this interview, we discussed both these sides of his life.

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    • 00:00 - Intro

    • 01:01 - Meet Les Johnson

    • 02:19 - Working at NASA and being a science fiction writer at the same time

    • 06:50 - Solar sails proplusion

    • 10:29 - Flying towards the Sun with solar sails

    • 14:32 - Near-Earth Asteroid Scout mission flying on the SLS

    • 21:07 - Why so few solar sails are used now

    • 27:07 - What's the future of solar sails

    • 39:07 - Methods of interstellar exploration

    • 53:02 - Role of science fiction in modern space exploration

    • 01:00:10 - Outro

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    [Q&A] True Edge of the Universe, Nuclear Rockets Adoption, Lunar Poles Exploration | Q&A 192 Sep 21, 2022
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    In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain the difference between the observable universe and the Hubble sphere, how satellite megaconstellations will affect smartphones and other consumer devices, and what impact Jupiter's radiation might have for life on Europa.

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    00:00 Start
    00:36 What's the difference between the observable universe and the Hubble sphere?
    03:57 Will smartphones get satellite access?
    08:07 Could Jupiter's radiation impact Europa's life?
    11:02 Information about the lunar poles?
    13:19 What do I think about Starlink?
    22:09 Are asteroids or comets more dangerous?
    23:43 How will climate change affect the space industry?
    26:17 Should we build a lunar gateway or moon base?
    30:00 Will we see nuclear rockets soon?
    32:56 Why do conspiracy theorists point at NASA?
    38:02 Will NASA run out of shuttle engines for SLS?
    39:47 Can regular people do SETI?

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    [Interview] Proving the Big Bang Happened with Dr Brian Keating Sep 21, 2022
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    This week I'm joined by Dr. Brian Keating, a cosmologist who studies cosmic microwave background radiation and leads the BICEP, POLARBEAR2, and Simons Array experiments. He also has a successful YouTube channel and podcast. We'll be discussing the evidence for the Big Bang and the impact of James Webb on our current understanding of the Universe.

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    [Interview] Immune System for Your Mind Against Disinformation with Lee McIntyre Sep 20, 2022
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    Today I'm talking to Lee McIntyre, philosopher of science and the author of a recently released book 'How to Talk to a Science Denier'. We talked about the problems with science communication in modern society, the challenges that misinformation poses, and how we can possibly fight it.

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    • 00:00 - Intro. Meet Lee McIntyre

    • 00:47 - Where does science denialism come from

    • 09:12 - Climate change, Moon Landing, Shape of the Earth

    • 13:28 - How to fight it

    • 18:41 - Double standard of reasoning

    • 20:22 - The only thing that will work

    • 26:58 - Changing your mind: weakness or strength?

    • 32:56 - Uncertainty in science

    • 40:12 - How to do it better

    • 44:26 - Immune system for the mind

    • 59:53 - Outro

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