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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![Episode 342: 306 - How Do We Know The Universe Is Flat]()
Episode 342: 306 - How Do We Know The Universe Is Flat
06/06/2017Cosmologists tell us that the Universe is flat. It sure feels like 3-dimensions. What does this even mean, and how do we know it’s true?Support Universe Today Podcast
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![Episode 341: 305 - Can We Own Space]()
Episode 341: 305 - Can We Own Space
01/06/2017Owning 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 on Europa?Support Universe Today Podcast
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![Episode 340: QA 22: China’s Human Space Exploration and More...]()
Episode 340: QA 22: China’s Human Space Exploration and More...
30/05/2017In this week’s QA, Fraser talks about the Chinese space exploration efforts, rotating space stations with artificial gravity and why he’s always standing in a forest.Support Universe Today Podcast
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![Episode 339: 304 - What Was Cosmic Inflation]()
Episode 339: 304 - What Was Cosmic Inflation
30/05/2017The Big Bang was a tremendous theory, but it had a few problems. In 1980 Alan Guth developed the revolutionary theory of cosmic inflation, and astronomers have been looking for evidence to this day.Support Universe Today Podcast
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![Episode 338: 303 - How Far Away Is Fusion Power]()
Episode 338: 303 - How Far Away Is Fusion Power
27/05/2017The Sun uses its enormous mass to crush hydrogen into fusion, releasing enormous energy. How long will it be until we’ve got this energy source for Earth?Support Universe Today Podcast
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![Episode 337: QA 21: How Could We Destroy a Galaxy and More...]()
Episode 337: QA 21: How Could We Destroy a Galaxy and More...
22/05/2017In this week’s QA, Fraser proposes ways to destroy the Milky Way, wonders what might happen if a warp drive ship passes through a planet, and how you could keep a galaxy alive forever.Support Universe Today Podcast
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![Episode 336: 302 - The Mars Project]()
Episode 336: 302 - The Mars Project
22/05/2017In a special two part episode, Fraser collaborates with space historian Amy Shira Teitel at Vintage Space to investigate what spaceflight advances could have happened. Amy looks at the lost Apollo Missions, while Fraser talks about Werhner Von Braun’s “Mars Project”.Support Universe Today Podcast
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![Episode 335: 301 - Are There Dark Matter Galaxies]()
Episode 335: 301 - Are There Dark Matter Galaxies
20/05/2017We know there’s dark matter, and there are galaxies, but are there galaxies entirely made up of dark matter? Astronomer Sarah Pearson joins Fraser to talk about what’s out there.Support Universe Today Podcast
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![Episode 334: 300 - How Fast Are Stars Moving]()
Episode 334: 300 - How Fast Are Stars Moving
09/05/2017The stars look static in the sky, but are they moving? How fast, and how do we know? What events can make them move faster, and how can humans make them move?Support Universe Today Podcast
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![Episode 333: QA 20: Going Skydiving on Mars and More...]()
Episode 333: QA 20: Going Skydiving on Mars and More...
08/05/2017In this week's QA, Fraser contemplates the horror of advertising in space, setting off nukes to counteract global warming, and what it would be like to go skydiving on Mars.Support Universe Today Podcast
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![Episode 332: 299 - Why Do Rockets Need Stages]()
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![Episode 331: QA 19: Can Dark Matter Be Dyson Spheres and More...]()
Episode 331: QA 19: Can Dark Matter Be Dyson Spheres and More...
02/05/2017In this QA, Fraser wonders how Earth would react if aliens colonized Mars, is it ethical to seed Enceladus with life, and if the total mass of the Universe has changed.Support Universe Today Podcast
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![Episode 330: 298 - What Are Fast Radio Bursts]()
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![Episode 329: QA 18: Best Place For a Mass Driver and More...]()
Episode 329: QA 18: Best Place For a Mass Driver and More...
20/04/2017In this week's QA, Fraser suggests some good locations for a Mass Driver launcher, how the laws of physics would be different in a different universe, and what it would take to throw a supermassive black hole out of its galaxy.Support Universe Today Podcast
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![Episode 328: 297 - Do I Believe In UFOs]()
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![Episode 327: 296 - Chemicals For Life Found On Enceladus]()
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![Episode 326: QA 17: A Planet Inside a Star and More...]()
Episode 326: QA 17: A Planet Inside a Star and More...
11/04/2017In this week's questions show, Fraser tries again to explain why the Universe has no center, if there's any evidence for intelligent design, and why we don't have drones exploring other worlds.Support Universe Today Podcast
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![Episode 325: 295 - Space X Just Reused A Rocket]()
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![Episode 324: 294 - What About A Mission To Titan]()
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![Episode 323: 293 - Why Doesnt Earth Have Rings]()
