Universe Today Podcast

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Position in the Astronomy chart (US), last 90 days.

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Latest episodes

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[Q&A+] Did China Really Steal the Falcon 9 Design?

#1 trending · Astronomy

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:32 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tdTe2acoWKc Should SpaceX be concerned about China's reusable rocket d

Sep 10
19 min

[Interview+] We All Love Space. Here's Why

#2 trending · Astronomy

BONUS PART STARTS AT 33:01 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wk7ccTP9Aag 🟣 Guest: Mat Kaplan https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio Mat Kapl

Sep 9
55 min

[Q&A+] Will Roman Find Even More New Physics?

#13 trending · Astronomy

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 16:31 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lG_soURwfxk Will new telescopes continue bringing up new discoveries?

Sep 8
23 min

[SpaceBites+] NASA's Roman Telescope Is In Space

#32 trending · Astronomy

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:53 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube https://youtu.be/AvoSIyuVXWM Nancy Grace Roman has launched. Webb sees little red dots merging. Black

Sep 4
23 min

[Q&A+] Are Meteorites A Big Problem for The Moon?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:06 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TvXlCBcnOgc How much stuff falls on the Moon every day? What if Von Ne

Sep 3
20 min

[Interview+] Did Ground-Based Astronomy Already Lose to Mega-Constellations?

BONUS PART STARTS AT 24:48 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0RvsOFWZFtw There soon will be tens of thousands of satellites in orbit. Possibly, e

Sep 3
52 min

[Q&A+] How Many Supernovae Made The Solar System?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:23 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1E7v7lv0U-o Can you DYI a binocular telescope at home? Which binocular

Sep 2
18 min

[Space Bites+] SpaceX Go All-In On Building The Biggest Spaceport In History

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 25:06 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8eMctTM-dug Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

Aug 28
30 min

[Q&A+] What Percentage of The Universe’s Life Has Already Passed?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:37 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2gtlfvI9JJ0 How much of the Universe's life has already passed? Is the

Aug 28
19 min

[Interview+] How Much Gravity Is Too Much To Escape A Planet?

BONUS PART STARTS AT 20:51 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QD5sJ636wxM More interviews: https://www.patreon.com/collection/44300/ 🟣 Guest: Dr.

Aug 26
41 min

[Q&A+] Can We Turn The Entire Moon Into a Giant Datacenter?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 21:21 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xrMsuZTdfAM Couldn’t we use the entire moon as a data center? Does the

Aug 25
26 min

[Space Bites+] Swift Will Now Inevitably Die // China Lands a Rocket (again) // Starship Survived

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 26:33 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ccPtQeURDzM 🔵 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/pos

Aug 21
33 min

[Q&A+] Earth’s True Path Through The Galaxy | Q&A 451

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:13 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aX16AFy_Y9Q Do we go through same places in the Milky Way every rotati

Aug 20
18 min

[Q&A+] How Bad Would a Super Solar Storm Be for The Moon Base? | Q&A 450

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:48 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R8_XwBxWsn0 How dangerous would a massive solar storm be for future Mo

Aug 19
18 min

[Space Bites+] Bad News for Europa Exploration // Watching Pluto’s Atmosphere Fade Away // Auroras on Mars

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:16 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9XGHRoVJgYA 🔵 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/pos

Aug 14
22 min

[Q&A+] Alien Megastructures or Microbes?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:15 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vMgKQDzRzUE My Top-100 movie list: https://www.patreon.com/universeto

Aug 13
17 min

[Interview+] Swarming The Rings of Saturn With Tiny Probes, NIAC 2026

BONUS PART STARTS AT 21:56 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VqBVL2vwh04 🟣 Guest: Dr. Mike Rubenstein 📜 Actively Steerable Femtosat Constellati

Aug 12
34 min

[Q&A+] Best Way For The Universe To End

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:37 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N2INt2XOCp0 My Top-100 movie list: https://www.patreon.com/universetod

Aug 11
17 min

[Space Bites+] SpaceX Slams Into The Moon // Liquid on Pluto // Venus Isn’t Dead

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 19:40 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube https://youtu.be/rV0bRCA2cSs 🔵 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/post

Aug 7
27 min

[Q&A+] Can We Detect Gravitational Waves from the Big Bang Itself?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:26 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2lopY61vhgc Channels mentioned: @filmjoy @WeirdExplorer Are p

Aug 7
20 min

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Where Universe Today Podcast ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 11, 2026).

#1 — Astronomy US

#60 ▼ 1 Science US

What listeners say

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It’s so hard to find an unpretentious, genuinely informative podcast on the cosmos. I’m so so grateful and helps me understand complex ideas even though I’m not an astronomer - just a curious person!

SkiBikeSwim · Aug 2023

As a kid in the 70s and early 80s I would have killed for even 5 min of the information provided by Fraser and his team in this podcast. We are in the best time ever for Astronomy news and Fraser brings it all together. Thank you!

swmartini · Feb 2023

Frasiers podcasts are a fan favorite of mine and the work him and the team put into this is very appreciated. He has a way of presenting complex science topics in a very easily understanding way. Corporate sponsors should take note of how a podcast should be when analyzing his show. He's wit and intelligence make for a great program.

Child of the regan era · Oct 2022

I have received quite an education on astronomy listening to this podcast. It is a wonderful resource for the lay person interested in learning more about space and the steps we are taking to explore more of it.

Doris2023 · Sep 2022

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