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[Q&A+] Best Space Pet, Aftermath of 3I/ATLAS Flyby, Limits on Lagrange Points

MAR 31, 2026

[Q&A+] Best Space Pet, Aftermath of 3I/ATLAS Flyby, Limits on Lagrange Points

<html><p>BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:00</p><p>🎬 Top-100 Sci-Fi/Space Movies <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/153930141" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/posts/153930141</a> </p><p>📺 Top-100 Sci-Fi/Space TV Series <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/153997969" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/posts/153997969</a></p><p>Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/yPju8peHp2s" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/yPju8peHp2s</a></p><p>Which animal would be the make the best space pet? Who has priority access to Vera Rubin’s data? Is there a limit on how many telescopes can we put in a Lagrange point? And in Q&A+, what’s the current progress with spacesuits?</p><p>Full livestream: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/s9XkvvAyx9g" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/live/s9XkvvAyx9g</a></p><ul><li><p>00:00 Intro </p></li><li><p>00:25 [@churchdiscography] What kind of animal would make a good space pet? </p></li><li><p>01:30 [@jamesmnguyen] Do fish care about living in a microgravity environment? </p></li><li><p>02:22 [@trickymick] What is the process for flagging and following up on objects reported by the Vera Rubin? </p></li><li><p>06:26 [@IARRCSim] Do US scientists have priority for Vera Rubin's data? </p></li><li><p>07:17 [@Frosty.Winnipeg] Could a telescope on Earth use the moon as a star shade? </p></li><li><p>08:49 [@Nomad77ca] Is there a limit to how many telescopes we could put out at L1? </p></li><li><p>10:01 [@terryhardaway3285] Did 3I/ATLAS have any effect on objects in the Kuiper belt? </p></li><li><p>15:00 [@kasieream1248] Will spacesuits ever change much? </p></li><li><p>16:52 Outro</p></li></ul><p></p></html>

18 MIN

[Interview+] The Limits of The Habitable Worlds Observatory

MAR 30, 2026

[Interview+] The Limits of The Habitable Worlds Observatory

<html><p>Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/M3KZgV-_kks" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/M3KZgV-_kks</a></p><p>The Habitable Worlds Observatory is our ultimate tool to see an Earth-sized world around a Sun-like star. But what will be the limits of its instruments? What will it realistically be able to see? Finding out the answers in this interview.</p><p>👉 HWO interview with Lee Feinberg <a href="https://youtu.be/0R3ykUkxH5M" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/0R3ykUkxH5M</a> <br/>👉 Coronagraph interview with Vanessa Bailey <a href="https://youtu.be/HXZMRagv66M" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/HXZMRagv66M</a></p><p>🟣 Guest: Celeste Hagee <a href="https://www.celestehagee.com/" target="_blank">https://www.celestehagee.com/</a></p><p>📜 Bayesian Analysis for Remote Biosignature Identification on exoEarths (BARBIE) IV: Analyzing CO2 Detections in the Near-IR to Determine the Long-Wavelength Cut-off for the Habitable Worlds Observatory Coronagraph <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.12353" target="_blank">https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.12353</a> </p><ul><li><p>00:00 Intro </p></li><li><p>01:43 What could HWO see </p></li><li><p>06:20 Celeste's research </p></li><li><p>19:06 Findings </p></li><li><p>28:16 The quest of confirming extraterrestrial life </p></li><li><p>35:04 Current obsessions </p></li><li><p>39:00 Final thoughts</p></li></ul><p></p></html>

41 MIN

[Emergency Review] Project Hail Mary + Top 100 Lists

MAR 28, 2026

[Emergency Review] Project Hail Mary + Top 100 Lists

<html><p>This is an EMERGENCY podcast about Project Hail Mary. Fraser's joined by Producer Anton discussing the movie, as well as the recently released Top-100 lists for movies and TV shows. </p><p>⚠️‼️⛔️THIS CONTAINS SPOLERS for Project Hail Mary⚠️‼️⛔️</p><ul><li><p>00:00 Intro </p></li><li><p>01:06 SPOILER ALERT </p></li><li><p>01:48 Project Hail Mary </p></li><li><p>27:51 Top-100 movies </p></li><li><p>35:36 Top-100 TV shows</p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/my-top-100-space-153930141" target="_blank">Top 100 movies</a> <br/><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/153997969" target="_blank">Top 100 TV Shows</a> </p><p></p></html>

43 MIN

[Space Bites+] Nuclear Mars Mission // NASA's Moon Base // New ISS Plan

MAR 27, 2026

[Space Bites+] Nuclear Mars Mission // NASA's Moon Base // New ISS Plan

<html><p>BONUS STORY STARTS AT 20:07 </p><p>Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/FBEUdChBGxA" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/FBEUdChBGxA</a></p><p>NASA overturns its future exploration plans, Rubin pipelines are filled with juicy data, dwarf galaxies hide overmassive black holes, Titan Dragonfly is coming together. And in Space Bites+, charting the history of a galaxy’s evolution.</p><ul><li><p>00:00 Intro </p></li><li><p>00:16 NASA Ignition <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-lays-out-ambitious-plans-f00or-moon-base-and-nuclear-mars-mission" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-lays-out-ambitious-plans-f00or-moon-base-and-nuclear-mars-mission</a> </p></li><li><p>06:49 First Follow-Up On Rubin’s Alert <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/rubin-alert-leads-to-first-follow-up-observations-and-detection-of-four-supernovae" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/rubin-alert-leads-to-first-follow-up-observations-and-detection-of-four-supernovae</a> </p></li><li><p>10:04 JWST Finds Overmassive Black Holes <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-finds-more-overmassive-black-holes-this-time-in-dwarf-galaxies" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-jwst-finds-more-overmassive-black-holes-this-time-in-dwarf-galaxies</a> </p></li><li><p>11:15 Did Triton Do It? <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-moon-that-tipped-a-planet" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-moon-that-tipped-a-planet</a> </p></li><li><p>13:20 Milestone for Dragonfly <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-dragonfly-rotorcraft-begins-integration-and-testing-ahead-of-mission-to-titan" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-dragonfly-rotorcraft-begins-integration-and-testing-ahead-of-mission-to-titan</a> </p></li><li><p>14:41 Vote results <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts</a> </p></li><li><p>15:09 Baby Planets Directly Observed <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/direct-confirmation-of-two-baby-planets-forming-around-a-young-sun-like-star" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/direct-confirmation-of-two-baby-planets-forming-around-a-young-sun-like-star</a> </p></li><li><p>17:12 Team-Up for Saturn <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-webb-and-hubble-telescopes-look-at-saturn-in-a-different-light" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-webb-and-hubble-telescopes-look-at-saturn-in-a-different-light</a> </p></li><li><p>18:44 Crab Nebula Evolution <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/watching-25-years-of-expansion-in-the-crab-nebula-with-the-hubble" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/watching-25-years-of-expansion-in-the-crab-nebula-with-the-hubble</a> </p></li><li><p>20:07 Galactic Archeology <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/extragalactic-archaeology-a-new-method-to-understand-galaxy-growth-and-evolution" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/extragalactic-archaeology-a-new-method-to-understand-galaxy-growth-and-evolution</a></p></li><li><p>23:16 Project Hail Mary mini-review</p></li></ul><p></p></html>

25 MIN

[Q&A+] Nights on Venus, Best Interstellar Propulsion Tech, Sun's Stellar Flybys

MAR 27, 2026

[Q&A+] Nights on Venus, Best Interstellar Propulsion Tech, Sun's Stellar Flybys

<html><p>BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:02</p><p>Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/V6Vm9Wb4ZF8" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/V6Vm9Wb4ZF8</a></p><p>Full livestream: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/esBOfZhJTWk" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/live/esBOfZhJTWk</a></p><p>Does it get dark on Venus during the night? Which propulsion tech is the best for realistic interstellar travel? Which Astrophysicist is my favourite and why? And in Q&A+, what research would I do if I were a scientist, not a journalist?</p><ul><li><p>00:00 Intro </p></li><li><p>00:25 [@Smo1k] Does it get dark on Venus during the night? </p></li><li><p>01:39 [@trickymick] Could strange orbits of the dwarf planets be caused by an ancient stellar flyby? </p></li><li><p>02:25 [@SuatÖzdemirci] What's the best tech for realistic interstellar propulsion? </p></li><li><p>04:45 [@N.Armstrng] What happens when two black holes merge? </p></li><li><p>06:38 [@doogle4144] Why do I do patreon interviews? </p></li><li><p>11:14 [@happybuttersblast8334] Who is my favorite astrophysicist and why? </p></li><li><p>12:02 [@Kingtad1136] If I were a scientist and not a journalist, what would I focus my research on? </p></li><li><p>16:13 Outro</p></li></ul><p></p></html>

19 MIN