Synopsis
The Guide to Space is a series of space and astronomy poddcasts by Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today
Episodes
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[Q&A] More To Come From JWST, Starlink Interferometer, TESS vs Kepler
22/11/2023Did James Webb already reach its full potential or is there more to come from it? How does TESS compare to Kepler? Can we use Starlinks as a giant space-based interferometer? Can we rip a black hole apart to see what's inside? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A!
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Mars Samples By 2031 // Starship's GO For Launch // Oumuamua NOT Interstellar?
17/11/2023China is planning a Mars Sample Return Mission. James Webb tracks water moving towards planets. The Hubble Tension has gotten even more tense.
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[Interview] 35 Million Galaxies in One Catalog to Understand Dark Energy
16/11/2023How large surveys of our galactic neighbourhood can help us better understand dark energy? What more can we learn from them? What instruments and techniques are used for this? Answering all these question and more with Dr John Moustakas. More interviews:
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[Q&A] New Space Race, Dyson Spheres in Cosmic Voids, Protection from Solar Storms
14/11/2023Can dark energy be just empty space and nothing else? Is there a new space race going on? Why is NASA so slow with its Moon plans? Is there an upper limit for a star? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.
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[Interview] Early Dark Energy and Other Possible Solutions for The Crisis in Cosmology
13/11/2023The so-called Crisis in Cosmology didn't go anywhere. Different methods are giving different values for the Hubble Constant creating one of the most interesting mysteries in Astronomy. What possible solutions do we have? Discussing them with Dr Sunny Vagnozzi.
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[Space Bites] INCREDIBLE Discovery From Lucy // Most Powerful Ion Engine // Slime Mold Universe
10/11/2023Lucy made an incredible discovery. One of the strangest exoplanetary systems ever seen. Understanding the Universe with slime mold. And the most powerful ion engine passes the test.
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[Interview] The LIFE Telescope. Next Gen Planet Hunter
09/11/2023You asked for it, so it's here. A big interview about a proposed mission called LIFE that could help us revolutionise planet hunting. My guest is Dr Daniel Angerhausen from EHT Zurich. More interviews:
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[Q&A] Things to See Before You Die, Reigniting A Dead Star, Types of Black Holes
07/11/2023How do we know that Psyche is a metal asteroid? Did primordial gravitational waves stretch when inflation happened? When do we finally get more Trappist-1 data from JWST? Can a dead star possibly reignite?
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[Space Bites] Ancient Planet Inside Earth // HUGE Exoplanet Discovery // Cannibal Betelgeuse
03/11/2023A new system found with 7 Earth and Super-Earth Sized planet, the remains of another planet inside the Earth, and it’s time to replace your wallpaper again with this new image of the Crab Nebula from JWST.
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[Interview] Did Venus Have Plate Tectonics?
31/10/2023Plate tectonics might be the key to why Venus had become the hell it is right now. Some think that it just never had it. But recent studies suggest that Venus did have plate tectonics at the same time Earth did. Why is it important? Figuring it out with Dr Matt Weller.
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[Q&A] AI Pilots for Space Missions, A New Big Bang, Falsifiable Dark Matter
31/10/2023Could another Big Bang happen in our existing Universe? Is dark matter theory falsifiable? Should we allow AI to control spacecraft? How many things can you put in a Lagrange point? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.
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[Interview] Event Horizon Telescope. But 10 Times Better
30/10/2023We got two images of supermassive black hole with the Event Horizon Telescope. But can we make it better? How can we take the telescope to the next level and resolve a photon ring of a black hole? Finding out with Ben Hudson, System Engineer from KISPE Space.
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[Space Bites] Three Stars Disappeared // So Much JWST News // Io's Global Magma Ocean
27/10/2023Three stars mysteriously vanished. So much JWST new. Hundreds of volcanoes on Io. Starship is ready to fly again.
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[Interview] You Don't Understand The Fermi Paradox
26/10/2023Are we alone in the Universe? How can we approach this question with a real scientific perspective? What would life even look like if it existed somewhere? Answering all these questions and more with Dr Adam Frank.
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[Q&A] How Dark Does Space Get, Mining Psyche, Danger from Rogue Planets
24/10/2023Can you reconstruct an image that was gravitationally lensed? How dark can outer space become? Will we ever be able to mine an asteroid? Answering all these questions and much more in this week's Q&A.
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[Interview] Can Life Exist Around Red Dwarf Stars?
23/10/2023Red Dwarfs will be the longest living stars in the Universe. Many of them have planetary systems, like the famous Trappist-1. But there is a big problem, as red dwarfs can emit mega-flares which could render planets uninhabitable. Finding out, if there is any hope for finding life and how can we study red dwarfs better with Dr Ward Howard.
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Deadly Supercontinent // Pluto Super-volcano // Most Powerful Solar Storm
20/10/2023See the latest solar eclipse from space. A future supercontinent will wipe out the mammals. Juno makes a close flyby of Io. A planet with clouds made of sand.
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[Interview] Can Dark Matter Be Explained by Dark Photons
19/10/2023Dark matter is one of the most exciting mysteries in Astronomy. We can see its effects but we don't know what exactly it is. One of the proposed solutions is dark photons. What are they and what do we need to find them? Finding the answers with Nicholas Hunt-Smith.
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[Q&A] Predicting Supernovae, The Truth About Binary Stars, Creating a Pet Black Hole
17/10/2023How can we know that a star is about to go supernova? Can we create a pet black hole in our Solar System? What if all our star data is just wrong? How common are red dwarf binaries? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.
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[Interview] Faster Than Light, Quantum Communication, Astronomy Pic Of The Day
16/10/2023Which things can go faster than light and what does it mean for Physics. Can quantum entanglement provide interstellar communication. Why NASA didn't believe in websites during the early internet era. How should scientists approach controversial ideas. Answering all these questions with Dr Robert Nemiroff. More interviews to watch: