Universe Today Podcast

BONUS PART STARTS AT 43:53
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City on Mars Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ8sZtg-Kdc
Clearly, a journey to Mars and back is the next huge leap for human space flight. We know we need new rockets, new spaceships, new technology, etc. But are the human bodies ready for that? Can humans pull it off? Finding out in this interview.
🟣 Guest: Mark Shelhamer, ScD
https://www.nasa.gov/hrp/
https://www.jhuhsl.space/
Are We Ready for Mars? https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/54095/are-we-ready-mars
00:00:00 Intro

00:01:52 SciFi vs reality for space travel

00:08:18 Dangers of going to Mars

00:13:02 Mitigation strategies

00:24:33 Beyond the magnetosphere

00:43:53 Bonus part

00:54:33 Current obsessions

01:03:04 Final thoughts

🔵 Vote in the poll https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:46
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Which space event would I want to observe firsthand? How will artificial gravity systems work? What’s the direction for future space telescopes? And in Q&A+, how does astronomy adopt AI?
00:00 Intro

00:25 [@paigepotter4682] A space event to observe firsthand

01:55 [@TelephoneJack] How will artificial gravity systems combat the Coriolis effect?

09:06 [@caerdwynmagni] Bigger mirrors VS interferometers?

15:46 [@p0tatobiden350] How does Astronomy adopt AI?

21:20 Final thoughts

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 23:19
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Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts
Vera Rubin finds a new dwarf planet, while Webb sees dwarf planets colliding in another system, Valles Marineris might still be volcanically active, and Hera gets its first picture of Didymus and Dimorphus. And on Space Bites+, a planet that shouldn't have an atmosphere, but does.
Matt’s METI series
Part 1: https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-brief-ish-history-of-meti-part-i-early-ideas-and-experiments

Part 2: https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-brief-ish-history-of-meti-part-ii-from-interplanetary-to-interstellar

Timecodes:
00:00 Intro

00:21 Rubin’s First Dwarf Planet Candidate https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-rubin-observatory-finds-its-first-dwarf-planet-candidate

02:56 Colliding Dwarf Planets https://www.universetoday.com/articles/colliding-dwarf-planets-created-a-cats-tail-1000-astronomical-units-long

05:54 Dead Planets Orbiting a Dead Star https://www.universetoday.com/articles/dead-planets-orbiting-a-dead-star

08:54 Largest Canyon in The Solar System is Still Active https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-largest-canyon-in-the-solar-system-is-still-tectonically-active

11:23 Even More Evidence of The BetelBuddy https://www.universetoday.com/articles/betelgeuse-is-disturbed-by-its-companion-star

13:17 Vote results

13:43 NASA’s Next UV Telescope https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-new-uv-space-telescope-will-launch-in-2031

17:38 Potential Targets For The Lazuli Private Telescope https://www.universetoday.com/articles/27-exoplanet-targets-for-the-worlds-first-private-space-telescope

20:07 Hera’s Almost There https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/First_light_Hera_resolves_two_asteroids_instead_of_one

21:32 More space news https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-brief-ish-history-of-meti-part-i-early-ideas-and-experiments

23:19 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-oddbal-reflective-lava-world-is-challenging-to-understand

26:06 Final thoughts

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 research on what low G does to our health as compared to micro gravity?

05:27 [@JacobBouchard] Could we use Buoyancy Tests to simulate low gravity?

07:28 [@604Nighthawk] and can humanity breed in low gravity?

08:28 [@alextruffle] Space nukes vs space lasers

12:06 [@kimbarron4239] Could you 'drop' a bomb from orbit?

13:12 [@alextruffle] What is the next upcoming best celestial event that can be seen with the naked eye?

16:59 Final thoughts