Synopsis
The Guide to Space is a series of space and astronomy poddcasts by Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today
Episodes
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Episode 524: Space Junk Podcast - Interview with Fraser about the Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter
27/05/2019Support Universe Today Podcast
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Episode 521: Open Space 39: Dennis E. Taylor, author of the Bobiverse Trilogy
21/05/2019Support Universe Today Podcast
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Episode 522: 382: Project Artemis: NASA's Plans To Return To The Moon By 2024
21/05/2019Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - http://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / frasercain@gmail.com Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - weber.chad@gmail.com References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl6jn-DdafM https://twitter.com/andyweirauthor/status/1128172660939153408 https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_fy_2020_budget_amendment_summary.pdf http://www.planetary.org/blogs/cas
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Episode 520: Q&A 86 : Could We Move Atmosphere from Venus to Mars? And More... Featuring Dylan O'Donnell
20/05/2019Subscribe to Dylan's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgOf4wBnoGg8WHHHr_h4otQ 00:27 Reusable platform for space exploration? 03:20 Move atmosphere from Venus to Mars? 05:08 Where to Mars clouds come from? 06:23 Earth like planets in Andromeda 07:59 Shouldn't we see gravitational waves a second time? 09:45 How low of gravity can humans survive? 11:22 Shame on you bro 15:30 Are there L6/L7? 16:49 Is there a reference time? 18:59 Would aliens in a cosmic void know they're in a larger universe? 21:37 What could a 555m diameter meter 22:45 Why do so much post processing on photographs? Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter
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Episode 519: Open Space 38: Thoughts On Blue Origin/Blue Moon and More...
15/05/201901:00 Gravity Wells are for Suckers poster 01:36 What's coming out soon? 03:15 Why are people worried about overpopulation? 04:41 Favorite spot on Vancouver Island to see stars? 06:12 Why no guest this week? 09:04 More about space construction? 10:25 Have I ever seen a UFO? 11:04 Could we intercept a future Oumuamua? 17:15 Episodes on future missions? 18:07 Thoughts on Jeff Bezos' Blue Moon concept? 26:46 Will we abandon spaceflight again? 30:08 What physics experiments could we do on the Moon? 34:56 Has a laser sail been tested yet? 36:44 Orbiting billboards? 38:37 Should we try to prevent Phobos crashing into Mars? 40:10 What about the space junk problem? 44:18 Any news on the BFR? 46:02 Does GPS work in space? 47:23 What's happening with the debris field from India's test? 48:37 Created artificial gravity from mining asteroids? 50:26 Magnets to get space junk? 52:54 Is a nearby star going to explode as a GRB? 54:06 Could we find a rogue planet flying past the Solar System? 55:25 Where will starman go next?
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Episode 518: 16 Years of Hubble Data In One Incredible Picture. The Hubble Legacy Field
15/05/2019Support Universe Today Podcast
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Episode 517: QA 85: Am I Optimistic About Humanity? And More...
09/05/201900:18 Am I optimistic about humanity? 01:59 Is the expansion happening everywhere? 04:03 How do they keep dust off big telescopes? 05:02 What if Olympus Mons erupted? 06:36 Can we see through the Bootes Void? 08:18 Could we make a really big Event Horizon Telescope? 09:53 Would we see a supernova in realtime? 11:53 Why are asteroids worth so much money? 13:08 Why don't we live on Venus? 14:54 Why do rockets go sideways? 15:58 Are gravitational waves being created all the time? 17:42 How can you tell the size of an object?Support Universe Today Podcast
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Episode 516: Open Space 37: Can The Sun Release A Killer Flare? And More...
07/05/201901:11 Is our Sun capable of releasing a super flare? 04:10 How much for a decent starting telescope? 05:20 Is terraforming Mars pointless? 07:08 Will alien life exist in the future? 09:03 Will Dobsonians work in a city? 09:45 What is the space race trying to achieve? 12:31 Can an artificial magnetic field stop space radiation? 14:04 Would I go to Mars? 14:38 Interferometer the size of Mars' orbit? 17:06 Why build bigger telescopes? 18:32 Why isn't everything expanding? 20:18 When is the next Decadal Survey? 21:35 Live telescopes? 21:57 Should we have an international space agency? 23:57 Is there a theoretical upper limit to black holes? 24:20 What will we accomplish in the next 100 years? 25:32 Life on Titan? 27:32 Did we capture any planets or moons from outside the Solar System? 28:32 Can I retire on Mars in 30 years? 29:59 How would we capture an asteroid to mine it? 31:16 Why don't we search for other kinds of life? 33:30 Simulation theory? 36:02 Haven't we tried reusable rockets before? 37:18 Geoengineer
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Episode 515: Build Enormous Structures In Space With 3D Printing
07/05/2019Support Universe Today Podcast
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Episode 514: Q&A 84: Is It Cheaper To Build Stuff In Space? And More...
04/05/201900:18 Is it cheaper to build things in space? 02:24 Is space rolling downhill? 05:13 What would a citykiller look like? 07:33 Farts in space? 08:54 Space-based interferometers 10:44 How much of the Universe's life has already happened. 12:42 Why not invest in stargates? 13:28 How fast to exit a black hole? 14:42 Could balloons go to orbit? Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Twi
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Episode 513: 379: LIGO/Virgo Upgraded. A Black Hole Merger Every Week?
01/05/2019Support Universe Today Podcast
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Episode 512: Open Space 36: Live QA with Meteorite Man Geoff Notkin
30/04/2019Support Universe Today Podcast
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Episode 510: Open Space 35: Live QA with Gizmodo's George Dvorsky
22/04/2019This week, my guest will be science writer and futurist George Dvorsky, from Gizmodo and io9.Support Universe Today Podcast
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Episode 509: Open Space 34: Live QA with Guest: Chad Weber
15/04/2019Today I'm joined by Chad Weber, the video editor for the Guide to Space and other videos we do here on Universe Today. Chad was also the audio editor for Astronomy Cast and other Astrosphere projects.Support Universe Today Podcast
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Episode 508: QA 83: New Planets Around Dead Stars? Featuring Dr. Sabine Hossenfelder
15/04/2019In this week's questions show, I wonder if planets could form from the wreckage around dead stars, who don't all stars collapse immediately into black holes, and where did my new channel pic come from?Support Universe Today Podcast
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Episode 507: 377 - It's Finally Here! The First Image Of A Black Hole
10/04/2019All that waiting has paid off. Here it is, the first ever image of a black hole. Support Universe Today Podcast
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Episode 506: 376 - The New Planet Hunters. Who Will Find Earth 2.0?
09/04/2019We now know of thousands of confirmed exoplanets, with many more candidates. And there are now dozens of planet hunting telescopes on Earth and in space, using a range of techniques to find tens of thousands more. There’s a new class of instruments and missions in the works that’ll give us an incredible understanding about the planets orbiting other stars. One of these will be the one to find Earth 2.0.Support Universe Today Podcast
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Episode 505: Open Space 33: Live QA with Dr. Brian Keating (Losing the Nobel Prize)
08/04/2019My guest today will be Dr. Brian Keating, a professor of physics and the author of the recent book "Losing the Nobel Prize". Brian was on the BICEP2 team that announced the discovery of primordial gravitational waves; a discovery that turned out to be dust.Support Universe Today Podcast