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Universe Today Podcast

Space news, interviews, Q&As, and exclusive content from Universe Today. Audio versions of Fraser Cain YouTube channel.

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Episode 426: Open Space 5: Chasing New Horizons with Alan Stern and David Grinspoon

Episode 426: Open Space 5: Chasing New Horizons with Alan Stern and David Grinspoon

In this week's live QA, Fraser is joined by Dr. Alan Stern, the Principal Investigator of New Horizons and Dr. David Gri... Read more

14 May 2018

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Episode 651: Open Space 76: What Do I Think About Those UFO Videos? And More...

Episode 651: Open Space 76: What Do I Think About Those UFO Videos? And More...

In this week's live QA, I explain what's happening with Universe Today during the megavirus, what I think about the rece... Read more

11 May 2020

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Episode 399: 341: The Rocket Engines Carrying Us to Space. The SLS RS-25 (aka The Space Shuttle Main Engine)

Episode 399: 341: The Rocket Engines Carrying Us to Space. The SLS RS-25 (aka The Space Shuttle Main Engine)

There are few rockets more iconic than the RS-25, also known as the Space Shuttle main engine. Even though it’s been aro... Read more

13 Feb 2018

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Episode 322: QA 16: The Hazards of Antimatter Fuel and More...

Episode 322: QA 16: The Hazards of Antimatter Fuel and More...

In this week's QA, Fraser answers why antimatter is the perfect fuel source, and why the evidence of ancient civilizatio... Read more

21 Mar 2017

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Episode 333: QA 20: Going Skydiving on Mars and More...

Episode 333: QA 20: Going Skydiving on Mars and More...

In this week's QA, Fraser contemplates the horror of advertising in space, setting off nukes to counteract global warmin... Read more

8 May 2017

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Episode 299: 278 - How Many Galaxies Are There In The Universe

Episode 299: 278 - How Many Galaxies Are There In The Universe

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1 Nov 2016

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Episode 321: 292 - Do We Live In A Hologram

Episode 321: 292 - Do We Live In A Hologram

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17 Mar 2017

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Episode 411: 347: Searching for Life on Europa? Going Under the Ice

Episode 411: 347: Searching for Life on Europa? Going Under the Ice

We’re now learning that icy worlds seem to be the best places in Solar System where life could be hiding. Worlds like Eu... Read more

27 Mar 2018

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Episode 341: 305 - Can We Own Space

Episode 341: 305 - Can We Own Space

Owning land here on Earth is nice and legal. But what about a plot of land on the Moon or Mars? When can I buy some ice ... Read more

1 Jun 2017

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Episode 588: Open Space 51: Where Would I Send A Rover? And More...

Episode 588: Open Space 51: Where Would I Send A Rover? And More...

It was another solo live QA this week and I did my best to answer as many audience questions as I could do, closing in o... Read more

8 Nov 2019

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Episode 302: QA 9: Jet Planes in Space and More...

Episode 302: QA 9: Jet Planes in Space and More...

In this week's QA, Fraser answers questions about why jet planes can't fly into space, what does he mean when he says "t... Read more

13 Nov 2016

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Episode 434: Open Space 8: Guest Dr. Paul Sutter from Ask a Spaceman

Episode 434: Open Space 8: Guest Dr. Paul Sutter from Ask a Spaceman

Paul was busy last week, but now he's ready to join me for an hour answering your mind bending questions about space and... Read more

4 Jun 2018

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Episode 301: 279 - When Was The First Light In The Universe

Episode 301: 279 - When Was The First Light In The Universe

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4 Nov 2016

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Episode 294: 274 - What Are Cosmic Voids

Episode 294: 274 - What Are Cosmic Voids

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18 Oct 2016

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Episode 306: 282 - What If We Do Find Aliens

Episode 306: 282 - What If We Do Find Aliens

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25 Nov 2016

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Episode 606: Betelgeuse Is Dimmer Than We've Ever Seen It

Episode 606: Betelgeuse Is Dimmer Than We've Ever Seen It

Over the last weekend, astronomy Twitter started noting that the red giant Betelgeuse, the prominent shoulder of Orion w... Read more

27 Dec 2019

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Episode 257: 243 - Whats Outside The Universe

Episode 257: 243 - Whats Outside The Universe

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20 Apr 2016

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Episode 413: 348: Living Underground on Other Worlds. Exploring Lava Tubes

Episode 413: 348: Living Underground on Other Worlds. Exploring Lava Tubes

The Moon and Mars will probably be the first places in the Solar System that humanity will try to live after leaving the... Read more

11 Apr 2018

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Episode 590: Open Space 52: Dustin Gibson from Oceanside Photo and Telescope

Episode 590: Open Space 52: Dustin Gibson from Oceanside Photo and Telescope

Today's guest is Dustin Gibson from Oceanside Photo and Telescope (OPT). Dustin will talk about his journey to becoming ... Read more

18 Nov 2019

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Episode 524: Space Junk Podcast - Interview with Fraser about the Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter

Episode 524: Space Junk Podcast - Interview with Fraser about the Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter

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27 May 2019

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1hr 12mins

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