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[Space Bites+] Bad News for Europa Exploration // Watching Pluto’s Atmosphere Fade Away // Auroras on Mars
Aug 14, 2026 · 22 min
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/posts How can there be auroras on Mars? More bad news for the exploration of Europa. Watching Pluto's atmosphere. And on Space Bites Plus, could planets form right after the Big Bang? 00:00 Intro 00:17 Auroras on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-maven-illuminates-new-understanding-of-auroras-at-mars 03:07 More Bad N…
[Q&A+] Alien Megastructures or Microbes?
Aug 13, 2026 · 18 min
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/universetoday/posts/my-top-100-space-153930141 Which are we more likely to find, alien megastructures or alien microbes? Why is the US racing racing China to the Moon? Will mining the asteroid belt ever become a reality? And in Q&A+, will we ever make a mega-cut video again? 00:00 Intro 00:28 [@paigepotter4682] Are we closer to discoveri…
[Interview+] Swarming The Rings of Saturn With Tiny Probes, NIAC 2026
Aug 12, 2026 · 35 min
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 Constellations for In-situ Exploration of Saturn’s Rings, Atmosphere, and Magnetosphere https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/actively-steerable-femtosat-constellations-for-in-situ-exploration-of-saturns-rings-atmosphere-and-magnetosphere/ 👉 All 2026 NIAC Selections https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/niac-2026-se…
[Q&A+] Best Way For The Universe To End
Aug 11, 2026 · 18 min
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/universetoday/posts/my-top-100-space-153930141 If white holes exist, could we ever see one? Do SETI researches have access to Vera Rubin? Which is the best way for the Universe to end? And in Q&A+, will the Earth eventually become tidally locked to the Sun? 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@festerallday] if a civilization isn't detected by SETI did it…
[Space Bites+] SpaceX Slams Into The Moon // Liquid on Pluto // Venus Isn’t Dead
Aug 7, 2026 · 28 min
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/posts Interviews mentioned: 👉 Interview with Dr Matt Weller https://youtu.be/R18W6VVZMhc?si=RasWhg-Y9sfKvXys 👉 Interview with Dr Paul Byrne https://youtu.be/VXuhaJu-GNM?si=A-lFy8XUQHJLqvL- Venus might not be completely dead. Evidence of liquid flowing on the surface of Pluto. Can primordial black holes cause supernova? And on Space…
[Q&A+] Can We Detect Gravitational Waves from the Big Bang Itself?
Aug 7, 2026 · 21 min
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 primordial gravitational waves still coming to us? How big would a 30 billion Sun mass black hole be? Do photons start experiencing time when slowed down in a medium? And in Q&A+, can any particle pop up into existence any time anywhere? 00:00 Intro 00:27 [@vistotutti6037] Are primordial gravitational waves still going? 04:25 [@AriasThi…
[Interview+] How Metamaterials Can Help Moon Rovers Survive Both Days and Nights, NIAC 2026
Aug 6, 2026 · 47 min
BONUS PART STARTS AT 30:33 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bbJ3I37yS4o 🟣 Guest: Dr. Austin Phoenix https://nationalsecurity.vt.edu/personnel-directory/phoenix-austin.html 📜 ECLIPSE – Efficient variable Conductivity Lunar Insulator for Passive Surveyor Environmental control https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/eclipse-efficient-variable-conductivity-lunar-insulator-for-passive-surveyor-environmental-control/ 👉 All 2026 NIAC Selections https://www.nasa.gov/direct…
[Q&A+] Current Plans to Replace the ISS
Aug 5, 2026 · 21 min
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:55 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5JbQSmK6ZyY Will private companies take over the ISS? Which sci-fi stories need to be written? What's the state of Canadian rocket market? And in Q&A+, a quick rundown of all my telescopes. 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@D.S.8197] Will private companies replace the ISS? 05:51 [@kairon156] Which SciFi stories I would like to see written? 09:16 [@melantorja] Thoughts on Canadian rocket companies 11:32 [@Matt…
[Q&A+] We Hardly See Other Planets. What's The Point of Searching for Life Out There
Aug 1, 2026 · 21 min
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:36 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7016OzflTww Does the Fermi paradox make any sense? How can we talk about life out there if all the exoplanets are just single pixels or worse? Is it all just nonsense? And in Q&A, what was my favourite part of the Artemis 2 mission? 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@frankshifreen] What's the point of searching for life with our primitive instruments 13:36 [@ConspiracyTheoryEnthusiast] My favorite part of the…
[Space Bites+] Starship Returns // More Evidence for Betelbuddy // Results from Chang’e-6 Moon Rocks
Jul 30, 2026 · 24 min
Patrons, send in your questions: patreon.com/posts/164654175 BONUS PART STARTS AT: 19:02 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3DKTwnz0oAs Starship 13 flies and lands softly in the ocean. Astronomers see the companion star for Betelgeuse. A comet spun down, reversed direction and might tear itself apart. Did Webb see primordial Little Red Dots? On Space Bites+, measuring the heat working its way out of Io. All this and more in this week's Space Bites. Interviews mentioned LRDs…
[Interview+] Resolving The Largest Black Hole In the Universe
Jul 29, 2026 · 50 min
🟣 Guest: Jeff Nosanov https://orbitalvelocity.space/ 🎙️ Space Madness Podcast https://orbitalvelocity.space/#podcast 📚 How to do Business with NASA: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Contractors https://a.co/d/062c8pxQ 📜 OBLIVION: Observing Black hole LIght Via Intensity cOrrelatioN https://www.nasa.gov/general/oblivion-observing-black-hole-light-via-intensity-correlation/ 00:00 Intro 01:45 NIAC Season 2026 02:54 OBLIVION 11:06 How can it possibly work 16:18 Possible targe…
[Q&A+] Why Is The Universe Not 13.8B Light-Years Wide? | Q&A 444
Jul 29, 2026 · 20 min
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:58 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HeBEGMNq5OQ Why is the Universe not 13.8 Billion light-years wide? Could a black hole possibly consume the entire Universe? Where did all the metals come from? And in Q&A+, what's the best part of my job here? 00:00 Intro 00:26 [@anonylity_4798] How is the Universe bigger than it's older 05:33 [@WendellBroadwell] Will the entire Universe inevitably fall into a giant black hole? 11:18 [@davidpayt…
[Space Bites+] An Asteroid Surprised Astronomers // Limits of Relativity // Milky Way Disk Flipped
Jul 24, 2026 · 20 min
BONUS STORY STARTS AT 14:16 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rnRYLtv9bjs Bad news for the planets of Bernard Starr. Measuring the atmosphere on a rocky world within the habitable zone. Identifying the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. How the Milky Way flipped its disk. And on Space Bites Plus, how global Martian dust storms can be even worse. 00:00 Intro 00:19 Bad news for Barnard's Star exoplanets https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-determine-that-exopl…
[Q&A+] Could We Detect Other Universes?
Jul 23, 2026 · 19 min
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:05 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HhfRcjS6HUI If other Universes exist, is it even possible to detect them? What created the fields and quantum fluctuations that supposedly set off the Big bang? Could we use a long tether as a power source around Jupiter’s strong magnetic field? And in Q&A+, what is the best way to watch a SpaceX launch? 00:00 Intro 00:28 [@hempfreedom3044] Could we detect other Universes if they exist? 03:43 [@…
[Interview+] Supernova Remnants Should Fade Away. So, Why are Some Flashing?
Jul 22, 2026 · 55 min
👉 More interview HERE: https://www.patreon.com/collection/44300 BONUS PART STARTS AT 34:06 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XWz1mElwO-I Supernova remnants should be stable. All the action is long gone. But newly found supernovae in M87 unexpectedly show signs of rapid change. Why does this happen? Nobody really nows yet. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Roy Kilgard https://rkilgard.faculty.wesleyan.edu/ 📜 NASA's Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions https:/…
[Q&A+] What's The First Step for Mars True Colonization?
Jul 22, 2026 · 20 min
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:12 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3tWYGNd3hcA 00:00 Intro 00:26 [@PerryM-vy4fe] Is a magnetic shield the first step for a true Mars colonization? 04:58 [@giubl3] Does stuff near the black hole spin faster than stuff further away? 08:59 [@paigepotter4682] What’s the most “I can’t believe this is my job” moment I had? 14:12 [@Nomad77ca] Do I follow Nord Space and their new launch facilities in NFLD? 16:55 My sad telescope
[Space Bites+] Titan Dragonfly Assembly // Extra Long-Distance Software Update // New Exoplanet Detection Method
Jul 17, 2026 · 25 min
BONUS PART START STARTS AT 18:21 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JMSfLchB5hI Interview with Dr. Noelia Noël about painting satellites black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yQegWQWtUo Dragonfly is taking shape. A new exoplanet at Beta Pictoris. Hera gets a software upgrade mid-flight. And new features hiding in the Orion Nebula. On Space Bites Plus, how we can paint satellites black to reduce light pollution. All this and more in this week's Space Bites. 00:00 Intro 00:2…
[Q&A+] What Would It Cost to Keep The ISS Up?
Jul 17, 2026 · 21 min
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:04 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BsHe8QzUW0k Why not push the ISS to a high orbit instead of de-orbiting it? Will we ever send a probe to another star? Is quantum computing more promising than AI advances? And in Q&A+, how close are we to a technological singularity? 00:00 Intro 00:27 [@TheLinthus] Why not push the ISS to a high orbit instead of deorbiting it? 06:18 [@zach_diecast_mansur] Will we ever send a probe to another st…
[Q&A+] Are There Galaxies Around Little Red Dots?
Jul 15, 2026 · 20 min
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:47 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R-hHX1IiFG8 Is Sgr A* even massive enough for a supermassive black hole? Are there galaxies around the Little Red Dots? How important is plate tectonics? And in Q&A+, what's the biggest showstopper for a interstellar crew? 00:00 Intro 00:26 [@Nomad77ca] Is our BH big enough to be "super" massive? 01:58 [@billionsandbillionsofstars] Are the Little Red Dots supermassive black holes inside galaxies…
[Space Bites+] China Lands Its First Rocket // Two Asteroids // Milky Way's Bigger Than We Thought
Jul 10, 2026 · 25 min
BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:37 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_qdxGFRgCkg China Lands a Reusable Rocket, Spacecraft visit two asteroids up close. How spaceflight makes you older. And using permanent magnets to protect astronauts from radiation. And on Space Bites Plus, extending inflatable tunnels for the surface of Mars. 00:00 Intro 00:18 China Lands a Reusable Rocket https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2rmmx86pdo 02:04 Two Close Asteroid Encounters https://www.universeto…
[Q&A+] Will The Sun Consume Earth After All?
Jul 9, 2026 · 18 min
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:55 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xNQXTnGGkSY Will the Sun consume the Earth or not? Should we trade feet for arms to live in microgravity? How good is the peer review process in Astronomy? And in Q&A+, what happened to the Parker Solar Probe? 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@TimPointing] Will the Sun consume the Earth or not? 04:40 [@jeffhans1] Should we trade legs for arms to live in microgravity? 07:26 [@vrstovsek] How loud is the Sun? 08…
[Interview+] Getting to the Moon Is Much More Complex Than You Think
Jul 9, 2026 · 45 min
BONUS PART starts at 29:32 Watch here (with no ads and a bonus part) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OqDGsTEhlrQ We're pretty familiar with orbits around the Earth. But as we start putting more and more things on the Moon, it means we'll need to cover more and more orbits that go to and around the Moon. And it's actually much trickier than you think. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Aaron Rosengren https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/node/3654 📜 The Astrodynamics Primer on Cislunar and Translunar Space https://arxiv.or…
[Q&A+] What's The Deal With Helium-3?
Jul 7, 2026 · 20 min
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:11 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N6HOGQsrf0c Is Helium-3 the real reason for the modern-day space race? Could there be an undetectable death ray coming towards us? Where's the best place to stargaze? And in Q&A+, where will Artemis missions land? 00:00 Intro 00:26 [@Ravi_GoodBetterBestNLIR] Is Helium 3 is the real reason for this new moon base race? 05:09 [@slowboyfuelpump5438] What is the best place in the US for sky gazing? 0…
[Q&A+] Will Earth's Iron Poison The Sun?
Jul 6, 2026 · 18 min
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:33 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e6EhL7635Rc SAVE STARGATE: https://www.change.org/p/save-stargate-with-martin-gero Would the Sun be poisoned by iron if the Earth crashed into it? What happens to a binary companion when a supernova goes off? Which rocket is my favourite? And in Q&A+, could JWST pay more attention to the little red dots? 00:00 Intro 00:24 [@psilocybe6115] Would the Earth poison the Sun? 04:31 [@paulmichaelfreedm…
[Space Bites+] Rubin's 10-Year Survey // Perseverance Clone for the Moon // Super-Puff Planets
Jul 3, 2026 · 21 min
Vera Rubin survey is underway. Could a spare Perseverance rover be going to the moon? Two planets that are less dense than cotton candy. A vast connected magma system on Mars. 00:00 Intro 00:16 Vera Rubin's 10-year Survey Finally Begins https://www.universetoday.com/articles/its-finally-begun-the-vera-rubin-observatory-creating-what-will-be-the-greatest-movie-ever-made 03:04 NASA Moon Updates https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-more-moon-base-science-previews-new-opportunities/ 07:49 P…
[Q&A+] Will A Naked-Eye Moon Object End Conspiracy Theories?
Jul 2, 2026 · 18 min
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:05 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wk_0L1tqnps Can we put a structure on the Moon to be seen with a naked eye? Which telescope to get under 200 bucks? Which telescope should get a priority? And in Q&A+, exactly where are we in the Milky Way? 00:00 Intro 00:26 [@jeffhans1] Which telescope should get a priority? 04:50 [@clivewarren3227] Can we put a structure on the Moon to be seen with a naked eye? 07:10 [@unlimitedmind69] Which t…
[Q&A+] How Hot Are Black Holes?
Jun 30, 2026 · 20 min
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:12 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wusLmLQ5uqA Dr Paul Sutter https://www.pmsutter.com/ How can black holes be hot when all they do is suck in everything around them? Why is the Oort cloud so perfectly spherical? How do astronomical measurements work? And in Q&A+, can small Moon impacts be a threat to Earth? 00:00 Intro 00:23 [@MistSoalar] Why is the Oort cloud spherical? 03:09 [@rJaune] Could we detect the Oort Clouds, or Kuiper…
[Space Bites+] NASA's Insane Rescue Mission With A Crazy Budget
Jun 26, 2026 · 25 min
BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:34 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UdX5yLB0quc A mission to rescue a falling space telescope. More uses for the solar gravitational lens. The Euclid Space Telescope images the center of the Milky Way. And in Space Bites+, a star ate a planet. 00:00 Intro 00:15 Rescue mission for a falling telescope https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonianmag/this-week-nasa-will-launch-a-first-of-its-kind-mission-to-save-a-space-telescope-that-has-observed-the-s…
[Q&A+] What Should We Do With Hubble?
Jun 25, 2026 · 20 min
BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:57 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HcLciDTobu4 The Moon is running away from Earth. How can we stop it? Why orbiting objects get tidally locked? What makes more sense, repairing Hubble or replacing it? And in Q&A+, did the Solar System produce its own interstellar objects? 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@JakeGajoff] Why objects get tidally locked? 04:42 [@nephilim20111] How do we stop the moon from getting further away? 05:04 [@Leafbinder] I…
[Space Bites+] JWST's Biggest Mystery Might Be Finally Solved
Jun 19, 2026 · 22 min
Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4hclR9tb7H8 Could we even find von Neumann probes in the solar system? Could alien megastructures be raining down on the moon? Do we finally have an explanation for little red dots? 00:00 Intro 00:14 Where Are Alien Probes Hiding? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/are-alien-probes-hiding-in-our-backyard-a-new-study-says-weve-barely-looked 03:15 Best Place to Look for Alien Megastructures https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-best…
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