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[Space Bites+] Vera Rubin Delivers Even More Discoveries

#11 trending · Astronomy

5-hour Patreon Q&A show: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday/posts/patreon-q-2026-174012731 Rubin finds Neptune’s trojans and two new companions to the Milky Way, Chin

Nov 6
20 min

[Q&A+] Moon/Mars VS Underwater

#27 trending · Astronomy

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:10 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lwi6J0h2EhI What if We Can't Detect Dark Matter? https://www.youtube.c

Nov 5
24 min

[Interview+] Is The Human Body Ready For A Real Mars Mission?

#37 trending · Astronomy

BONUS PART STARTS AT 43:53 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jiCigIHzyI8 City on Mars Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ8sZtg-Kdc Cl

Nov 4
1 h 04 min

AI Is Destroying YouTube. But NOT In The Way You Think

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Nov 3
6 min

[Q&A+] The Future of Space Telescopes

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:46 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DIqlwbuEE4g Which space event would I want to observe firsthand? How w

Nov 3
23 min

[Space Bites+] Vera Rubin Finally Delivers Its First Big Discovery

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 23:19 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts Vera Rubin finds a new dwa

Oct 30
28 min

[Q&A+] Space Lasers VS Space Nukes

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:12 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DCUndRxFz7M 00:00 Intro 00:26 [@iancudmore9795] when do we get rese

Oct 29
18 min

[Q&A+] Exciting Telescopes Coming After JWST and Roman

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:25 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YLR1oYfXD3Q Which cool telescopes are coming after Nancy Grace Roman?

Oct 28
21 min

[Space Bites+] "Impossible" Green Stars Might Actually Exist

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 20:35 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B9P_8oZ4rCA The Japanese mission is off to Phobos. Actually, there are green sta

Oct 23
28 min

[Q&A+] Was the UN-Observable Universe Always UN-Reachable?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:54 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/a0t-G4LKiMU What does "the present" mean in space? Why do we have the

Oct 23
19 min

[Interview+] Going Beyond Hubble and Roman to Find Planets With Atmospheres

BONUS PART STARST AT 21:45 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sx-qjgeslfQ A new mission that was just proposed to NASA is an extreme UV telescope

Oct 21
37 min

[Q&A+] Why Are There No Binary Planets?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:22 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MhJFyC_vdtk Why are there no binary planets? Should you buy into dark

Oct 21
21 min

[Space Bites+] Turns Out, Hypernovae Might Not Exist At All

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 14:37 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qpthhx9svK8 Do hypernovae actually exist? The science is in from the Artemis 2 mis

Oct 17
19 min

[Q&A+] Should We Still Be Worried About The Apophis Asteroid?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:25 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/99euKNYNKIE Are interferometers the future of telescopes? Can we aim a

Oct 15
21 min

[Q&A+] Why Won't NASA Just Buy Falcon 9 from SpaceX?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:14 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bmthiCOpbMQ If SpaceX no longer want Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon, why won

Oct 14
19 min

[Space Bites+] Finally, A NASA Mission To Explore Lava Tubes

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:14 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/S7Vbh0p5Vfc Team Human https://www.teamhuman.org/ A Moon lava tube mission. Remnan

Oct 9
23 min

[Q&A+] How Realistic Are Mars Colonizations Plans?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:42 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B_h8kKdiHe8 Why do star shades look like flowers? Is Mars colonization

Oct 9
21 min

[Interview+] Two Football Fields of Solar Sail in One Rocket | NIAC 2026

BONUS PART STARTS AT 25:44 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube https://youtu.be/B8xbSUstIhA 🟣 Guest: Dr. Artur Davoyan https://samueli.ucla.edu/people/artur-davoyan/

Oct 7
46 min

[Q&A+] What’s The Best Way To Go Under The Ice of Europa?

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:37 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eLHeqk2Yh1Q How bright is space? What's the best way to go under the i

Oct 6
18 min

[Space Bites+] This Telescope Will Do What JWST and Roman Can't

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:56 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/y9Iknlzbn5s NASA is working on a new far-infrared space telescope, Starship finally

Oct 2
21 min

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I love that the episodes are short, informative, and right to the point. The titles are missing their question marks, but that’s insignificant compared to the amazing info in these episodes.

Rujipe · May 2025

When listening I can tell not only how much he cares about what he does but manages to present it in a fun way for the people, I would highly suggest listening to universe today if you any to have your science questions answered or just love space

Emperorpike · Feb 2024

I think he’s really good at making difficult topics more easily understood, plus he’s entertaining

PaphsRgroovy · Jan 2024

I'm retired and garden all day listening to over 50 different science podcasts and this one is the best for some space, astronomy, and cosmology news! I found it by first listening to Fraser and Dr.Pamela Gay doing AstronomyCast together. Both are fabulous presenters and Fraser goes beyond with the fantastic Universe Today. Time well spent!

PrettyFinch · Nov 2023

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