Universe Today Podcast

This is an episode of John Michael Godier's Event Horizon show that we did together.
YouTube version on JMG's channel: https://youtu.be/RCiEXChXokI

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:16
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How close is too close for a dangerous supernova? Can we realistically hitch a ride on an interstellar object? Is there radiation coming from dark matter rich areas? And in Q&A+, are there multiple dark matters and dark energies?
00:00 Intro

00:25 [@KnownUnknown-i8r] Interactions between neutrinos and dark matter

05:03 [@Justchris6436] Is there any more or less radiation in areas we suspect have "more" dark matter?

07:22 [@DartmanX] What is the safe distance from a Type 1a supernova?

10:18 [@gangsterdaddy510] Do type 1A supernovas destroy their companion?

11:33 [@aeroskiff] Can we hitch a ride on a interstellar object?

13:16 [@hangmann747tinmann8] Can we use an interstellar object as a shield?

14:16 [@p0tatobiden350] Is there multiple Dark Matters and Dark Energies?

15:00 SpaceX orbital data centres plans

SpaceX is pivoting towards the Moon from Mars. Big part of it is because they now want to build data centres in space. And on the Moon. Is it a good idea? Can it work? Actually, it just might.
🟣 Guest: Dr. Casey Handmer https://terraformindustries.com
📜 I guess we’re doing Moon factories now https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/i-guess-were-doing-moon-factories-now/
Technology Connections' video mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9nt2ZeGM

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 20:50
🔭 Interview with Vera Rubin' Program Director Dr. Edward Ajhar: https://youtu.be/HQKswmYpxKE
🔵 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts
Vera Rubin is operational! A star turned directly into a black hole and another exploded as a supernova. New images of Uranus from Webb. And in Space Bites+, scanning K2-18b for signals from intelligent civilizations.
00:00 Intro

00:18 Vera Rubin is operational https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2605/?lang 03:05 Star goes un-nova https://www.universetoday.com/articles/no-supernova-needed-this-star-collapsed-directly-into-a-black-hole

05:31 Dark Matter Galaxy https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hubble-and-euclid-team-up-to-identify-a-dark-matter-galaxy

07:48 JWST Peeping Inside Uranus https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-digs-into-the-uranian-ionosphere

08:40 Sun-Like Star Bubble https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-telescope-spots-a-young-sun-like-star-inflating-its-astrosphere

10:50 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

11:47 NASA Updates https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-is-preparing-to-roll-artemis-ii-rocket-back-into-the-hangar

14:36 Big restructuring for Artemis

16:03 Search for Exomoons Continues https://www.universetoday.com/articles/exomoons-could-reveal-themselves-through-lunar-eclipses

17:29 Supernova Progenitor Hid Behind a Thick Veil of Carbon Dust https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-supernova-progenitor-hid-behind-a-surprisingly-thick-veil-of-carbon-dust

18:32 Jellyfish galaxy https://www.universetoday.com/articles/another-early-universe-surprise-from-the-jwst-a-jellyfish-galaxy

19:26 Cosmic Brain https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-cosmic-brain-as-seen-by-the-jwst

20:50 BONUS STORY https://www.universetoday.com/articles/are-there-aliens-broadcasting-from-hycean-world-k2-18b-astronomers-just-listened-in

22:43 More space news

22:19 What I learned from a recent interview

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:21
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How weathered are the Voyagers by now? Did we already start building the Dyson sphere? What should we expect from the Extremely Large Telescope? And in Q&A+, why do we prefer L2 Lagrange point for our telescopes?
00:00 Intro

00:24 [@Sora._Cloud] Is Parker doing well?

03:44 [@Lothian53] Does Dyson sphere need to feed power to Earth?

05:33 [@paulwilson1529] How weathered are the Voyagers?

08:03 [@madmillion91920110] What to expect from ELT?

11:18 [@stevenlewis7669] Shouldn't we be sending robotic scouts to the Moon?

14:55 [@jimmirow] Is there mold on the ISS?

17:21 [@lclaurindo] Why send telescopes to L2?