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[Q&A] Starships on Mars, Molten Salt Moon Batteries, Observable Universe
Why do people believe Starships will go to Mars? Can we use molten salt batteries on the Moon? What's the difference between the Universe and the Observable Universe? And in Q&A+, what's the chance of hitting an stone during an interstellar voyage? 😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769 👉 [Q&A+] No YT ads. Bonus Question https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🔴 @scottmanley goes full-time YouTube: https://youtu.be/hM9h5TU39Dc?si=jQk50rpTnxcS5YhS 00:00 Start 00:25 [Dean T] Why people believe that Starships will land on Mars? 05:01 [Michael Stanley] What is does "observable Universe" mean? 06:46 [Dixie Q] When will we be able to see into the Oort cloud? 07:39 [puffcrusader696] How big can a telescope mirror get? 09:31 [kLONDIKE69 NONE] Can we use molten salt batteries on the Moon? 10:12 [Andrea Lencione] Which classic scifi author was best at predicted the future? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/pbAZmQ2Sh80 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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[Interview] Fighting Light Pollution from Satellites with Ultra Black Paint
Satellites are causing light pollution. Every year there a more of them. So, why don't they just paint them all vantablack, the ultra-black coating that doesn't reflect almost any light? Finding out in this interview. 😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769 👉 [Interview+] No YT ads https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769 👉 [Interview+] No YT ads https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 02:25 The problem of satellite pollution 08:35 Counter measures so far 11:36 Vantablack 24:15 Satellite project 33:42 Current obsessions 38:43 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/1yQegWQWtUo 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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[Q&A] Living on Venus VS Mars, Biosphere 2 for Mars, Dangers of Space Junk
Is living in the clouds of Venus better than living in sub-surface habitats on Mars? Can we really lock ourselves from orbit with space junk? Should we build another version of Biosphere before going to Mars? And in Q&A+, is abiogenesis really unlikely? 😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769 👉 [Q&A+] No YT ads. Bonus Question https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:29 [Mr Kyle] How do we distinguish the motions of galaxies and the expansion of the Universe? 02:14 [Melinda Green] Biosphere 2 before going to Mars? 03:38 [Adam Redwine] Are there any plans for Biosphere 3? 05:43 [A.SmollZz] Can we really trap ourselves on orbit because of space junk? 07:50 [Nick Stokes] What kind of space mission would I get on? 09:21 [name] Floating habitat on Venus VS sub-surface habitat on Mars 10:11 [Kyle] Hostile aliens 11:25 [Ken Sole] Rarest phenomena in our universe 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/S4Nj0kJ7ZMo 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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[Space Bites] JWST's Results from TRAPPIST-1d // Water from 3I/ATLAS // Biggest Black Hole Ever Found
Finally, Webb’s analysis of TRAPPIST-1d, new Hubble images comet 3I/ATLAS, the most massive black hole ever discovered, why Mars sand is so dangerous. And in Space Bites+, staring right down the jet of an actively feeding supermassive black hole. 😍 Patreon Q&A. 4+ hours of content! https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-questions-136023971 🚀 [Space Bites+] No ADS. BONUS Story. For FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 👉 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 00:00 Intro 00:20 Webb's Analysis of Trappist-1d https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-shows-us-that-trappist-1d-is-not-as-earth-like-as-we-hoped 04:30 Stellar flares at Trappist-1 https://www.universetoday.com/articles/stellar-flares-unveil-hidden-magnetic-secrets-of-trappist-1 06:22 3I/ATLAS is actively releasing water https://www.universetoday.com/articles/3iatlas-is-very-actively-releasing-water 08:41 Hubble looks at 3I/ATLAS https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hubble-captures-stunning-view-of-third-interstellar-visitor 10:03 More on Little Red Dots https://www.universetoday.com/articles/mystery-of-the-little-red-dots-may-finally-be-solved 12:05 Biggest Supermassive Black Hole ever found https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-36-billion-solar-mass-black-hole-detected-thanks-to-gravitational-lensing 14:07 Ultramassive white dwarf https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-white-dwarf-merged-with-another-star-to-form-an-ultra-massive-white-dwarf 15:49 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts 16:23 Offroading on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-could-prevent-rovers-from-getting-stuck-in-sand-or-dust 18:09 Mars from above https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-martian-landscape-reveals-climate-secrets 19:56 Mars mosaic from Percy https://www.universetoday.com/articles/perseverance-takes-a-new-panoramic-image-of-mars-on-a-clear-day 20:55 More space news 22:05 Bonus story: Eye of Sauron Blazar 22:27 CLICKBAIT! 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/7cRLHpD87ug 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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[Interview] The Infinity Galaxy: First Evidence of a Direct Collapse Supermassive Black Hole?
How did supermassive black holes get so big so early? There are two main models for that, and JWST just got a huge boost for the one that suggests they can form via a direct collapse of gas clouds. How did the researchers pull the first observations of a potential birth of a SMBH? Finding out in this interview. 👉 [Interview+] SECRET Bonus Part. No YT ads. It's FREE https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 😍 PROMO -57% OFF your first month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-my-patreon-134941769 🟣 Guest: Dr. Pieter van Dokkum https://physics.yale.edu/people/pieter-van-dokkum 📜 The JWST Might Have Found the First Direct-Collapse Black Hole https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-might-have-found-the-first-direct-collapse-black-hole 📜 The ∞ Galaxy: A Candidate Direct-collapse Supermassive Black Hole between Two Massive, Ringed Nuclei https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/addcfe 00:00 Intro 02:18 Supermassive black holes 11:57 The Discovery 21:38 Implications for cosmology 34:17 Current obsessions 42:35 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/JoqjFqakszI 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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