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[Space Bites] Starship Explodes (Again) // Moon Lander Failed (Again) // Voyager Switching Off Instruments (Again)
Firefly’s Blue Ghost 1 lands safely on the Moon, Athena… doesn’t, and another lunar mission goes missing. NASA shuts down more instruments on the Voyagers, and Europa Clipper makes a flyby of Mars. Starship explodes again. And in the free Patreon edition, how Vera Rubin could find another flyby target for New Horizons. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:19 Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lands on the Moon https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/touchdown-carrying-nasa-science-fireflys-blue-ghost-lands-on-moon/ 02:12 Athena IM-2 falls on its side (again) https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-2 04:08 Two missions failed https://www.astroforge.com/updates/odint-mission-debrief 05:33 Next step for private Venus mission https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-installs-heat-shield-on-first-private-spacecraft-bound-for-venus/ 06:59 Voyagers keep shutting down instruments https://www.universetoday.com/articles/and-then-there-were-three-nasa-shuts-down-more-voyager-2-science-instruments 08:27 Europa Clipper flies past Jupiter https://www.nasa.gov/missions/europa-clipper/nasas-europa-clipper-uses-mars-to-go-the-distance/ 09:31 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 10:03 Patrially cloudy on an ultra-hot Neptune https://www.universetoday.com/articles/todays-forecast-partially-cloudy-skies-on-an-ultra-hot-neptune 11:40 Dark matter doesn't decay https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1074969 13:14 Smashed planet https://chandra.si.edu/press/25releases/press030425.html 14:21 Capsule re-entry https://www.varda.com/missions/w-2 15:38 Starship IFT-8 https://www.universetoday.com/articles/spacex-starship-test-falls-short-for-second-time-in-a-row 17:16 Guide to Space 17:15 Better user experience and a bonus story 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/qLlnzYsdfpM 📰 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] Asteroids on the Moon, JWST VS Age of The Universe, Astronomy on ISS
Did James Webb break the age of the Universe? Can we watch asteroids that are about to hit the Moon? How much of actuation astronomy is done on the ISS? Plus, in our extended version on Patreon, what shape do black holes take? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A. 👉 Same video. No ads. +BONUS question. For FREE. https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 Even more questions with Overtime: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-for-qa-123636307 00:00 Start 00:27 Did JWST break the age of the Universe? 04:22 How much astronomy is done on the ISS? 07:53 How to prepare to the Halley's comet arrival? 09:58 How can we know the mass of a black hole? 10:47 Is infinite speed better than the speed of light? 11:44 Do we track asteroids that might hit the Moon? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/gzxRUS7Br94 📰 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] Dangers from De-Orbiting ISS, Beyond Mars, Breaking News
Is there a risk of contaminating Earth with space-resistant bacteria when de-orbiting the ISS? What would be the next big outpost when humanity reaches Mars? What's the real shape of Lagrange points? Plus, in our bonus part on Patreon, could there be life in lava tubes. Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 👉 Same video. No ads. +BONUS question. For FREE. https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 Even more questions with Overtime: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtime-for-q-123098406 00:00 Start 00:30 What's the ultimate destiny of stars? 03:16 Could we colonize Mars if it had air? 07:39 Could we colonize Venus if it had air? 10:20 Why bring up the density of black holes? 12:57 Fraserverse movies 17:46 Do neutrinos go faster than light? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/b0sdyvaSRK4 📰 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] Extremely Rare Supernova. This is Exactly Why We Need Vera Rubin
Astronomers saw a rare type of supernova in the galaxy NGC 2891. Finding out what was so special about it and why is it a perfect example of why we need the Vera Rubin Telescope as soon as possible. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Dr. Charlotte Angus https://charlotte-angus.com/ Young Supernova Experiment https://yse.ucsc.edu/ 00:00 Intro 01:29 Supernova event 15:36 What was left behind 17:25 Precursors 22:18 Betelgeuse 26:47 Current obsessions 30:16 Bonus part and more interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/6AirV04cCW4 📰 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] New Explanation Mars' Color // Big Moon Launch // Space Refuelling Test
The asteroid threat is down to zero, whatever happened to that star that was supposed to go nova, more landers are launched to the Moon. Plus in our extended version on Patreon, how Venus’s atmosphere could protect life in its clouds. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 00:18 Told you so https://www.universetoday.com/171085/as-expected-the-threat-from-2024-yr4-has-essentially-dropped-to-zero/ 02:11 Waiting for a nova https://www.universetoday.com/170944/is-t-coronae-borealis-about-to-light-up/ 04:11 Galactic journey https://www.universetoday.com/171115/the-solar-system-is-taking-a-fascinating-journey-through-the-milky-way/ 06:23 Atherna launches, upcoming Moon landings https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-2 08:41 Why is Mars red https://www.universetoday.com/171086/a-new-explanation-for-why-mars-is-red/ 10:19 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 10:53 China tests space refuelling https://www.universetoday.com/171057/a-chinese-satellite-tests-orbital-refuelling/ 13:13 Glacier loss https://www.universetoday.com/171045/glaciers-worldwide-are-melting-faster-causing-sea-levels-to-rise-more/ 14:53 Upcoming Starship IFT-8 15:47 Bonus news story 16:29 Guide to Space 17:02 Upcoming SciFi 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/1XIsGx7tAsY 📰 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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