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[Space Bites+] Vera Rubin Is LIVE // NO Landing for Artemis 3 // Peeping Inside Uranus

FEB 27, 2026

[Space Bites+] Vera Rubin Is LIVE // NO Landing for Artemis 3 // Peeping Inside Uranus

<html><p>BONUS STORY STARTS AT 20:50</p><p>🔭 Interview with Vera Rubin' Program Director Dr. Edward Ajhar: <a href="https://youtu.be/HQKswmYpxKE" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/HQKswmYpxKE</a> </p><p>🔵 Vote for the best story here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts</a> </p><p>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.</p><ul><li><p>00:00 Intro </p></li><li><p>00:18 Vera Rubin is operational https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2605/?lang 03:05 Star goes un-nova <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/no-supernova-needed-this-star-collapsed-directly-into-a-black-hole" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/no-supernova-needed-this-star-collapsed-directly-into-a-black-hole</a> </p></li><li><p>05:31 Dark Matter Galaxy <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hubble-and-euclid-team-up-to-identify-a-dark-matter-galaxy" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hubble-and-euclid-team-up-to-identify-a-dark-matter-galaxy</a> </p></li><li><p>07:48 JWST Peeping Inside Uranus <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-digs-into-the-uranian-ionosphere" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-digs-into-the-uranian-ionosphere</a> </p></li><li><p>08:40 Sun-Like Star Bubble <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-telescope-spots-a-young-sun-like-star-inflating-its-astrosphere" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-telescope-spots-a-young-sun-like-star-inflating-its-astrosphere</a> </p></li><li><p>10:50 Vote results <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts</a> </p></li><li><p>11:47 NASA Updates <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-is-preparing-to-roll-artemis-ii-rocket-back-into-the-hangar" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-is-preparing-to-roll-artemis-ii-rocket-back-into-the-hangar</a> </p></li><li><p>14:36 Big restructuring for Artemis </p></li><li><p>16:03 Search for Exomoons Continues <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/exomoons-could-reveal-themselves-through-lunar-eclipses" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/exomoons-could-reveal-themselves-through-lunar-eclipses</a> </p></li><li><p>17:29 Supernova Progenitor Hid Behind a Thick Veil of Carbon Dust <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-supernova-progenitor-hid-behind-a-surprisingly-thick-veil-of-carbon-dust" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-supernova-progenitor-hid-behind-a-surprisingly-thick-veil-of-carbon-dust</a> </p></li><li><p>18:32 Jellyfish galaxy <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/another-early-universe-surprise-from-the-jwst-a-jellyfish-galaxy" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/another-early-universe-surprise-from-the-jwst-a-jellyfish-galaxy</a> </p></li><li><p>19:26 Cosmic Brain <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-cosmic-brain-as-seen-by-the-jwst" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-cosmic-brain-as-seen-by-the-jwst</a> </p></li><li><p>20:50 BONUS STORY <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/are-there-aliens-broadcasting-from-hycean-world-k2-18b-astronomers-just-listened-in" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/are-there-aliens-broadcasting-from-hycean-world-k2-18b-astronomers-just-listened-in</a></p></li><li><p>22:43 More space news </p></li><li><p>22:19 What I learned from a recent interview</p></li></ul><p></p></html>

25 MIN

[Q&A+] State of The Voyagers, Dyson Sphere Construction, ELT Expectations | Q&A 401

FEB 26, 2026

[Q&A+] State of The Voyagers, Dyson Sphere Construction, ELT Expectations | Q&A 401

<html><p>BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:21</p><p>Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/dTMAWvRteaQ" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/dTMAWvRteaQ</a></p><p>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?</p><ul><li><p>00:00 Intro </p></li><li><p>00:24 [@Sora._Cloud] Is Parker doing well? </p></li><li><p>03:44 [@Lothian53] Does Dyson sphere need to feed power to Earth? </p></li><li><p>05:33 [@paulwilson1529] How weathered are the Voyagers? </p></li><li><p>08:03 [@madmillion91920110] What to expect from ELT? </p></li><li><p>11:18 [@stevenlewis7669] Shouldn't we be sending robotic scouts to the Moon? </p></li><li><p>14:55 [@jimmirow] Is there mold on the ISS?</p></li><li><p> 17:21 [@lclaurindo] Why send telescopes to L2?</p></li></ul><p></p></html>

23 MIN

[Q&A+] Data Centers in Space. Genius or Just Dumb?

FEB 25, 2026

[Q&A+] Data Centers in Space. Genius or Just Dumb?

<html><p>AI data centers are a hot topic for a lot of space companies. That includes SpaceX who have applied for putting a million satellites into orbit. So, is this a genius idea that will put more money into space exploration and boost orbital infrastructure? Or are we all cooked when the bubble will burst?</p><p>Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/qwO0NKAIbqA" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/qwO0NKAIbqA</a></p><ul><li><p>00:00 Intro </p></li><li><p>00:37 [@mrspaceman2764] How screwed up are we? </p></li><li><p>10:38 [@jpietersen519] How would Moon-made satellites circularise their orbits? </p></li><li><p>16:59 [@darthex0] Will orbital data centers shade the Earth?</p></li><li><p>19:43 Celebrating 400 Q&A episodes!</p></li></ul><p></p></html>

22 MIN

[Space Bites+] AMATERASU Cosmic Rays // Late Heavy Bombardment Doubts // Titan Bully

FEB 20, 2026

[Space Bites+] AMATERASU Cosmic Rays // Late Heavy Bombardment Doubts // Titan Bully

<html><p>BONUS STORY STARTS AT 21:18</p><p>Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/a7TO-LHCCI4" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/a7TO-LHCCI4</a></p><p>The source of a powerful cosmic ray, did the late heavy bombardment actually happen? Did Titan create Saturn’s Rings? And James Webb is going to pin down the future orbit of YR4. And in Space Bites+, we might be able to intercept 3I/ATLAS.</p><ul><li><p>00:00 Intro </p></li><li><p>00:18 Amaterasu Particles <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-continue-to-trace-the-origin-of-the-mysterious-amaterasu-cosmic-ray-particle" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-continue-to-trace-the-origin-of-the-mysterious-amaterasu-cosmic-ray-particle</a> </p></li><li><p>03:18 Doubts for Late Heavy Bombardment <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-lunar-samples-challenge-the-late-heavy-bombardment" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-lunar-samples-challenge-the-late-heavy-bombardment</a> </p></li><li><p>06:58 Possible Origin of Titan and Saturn’s Ring <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/an-ancient-merger-could-have-created-titan-and-the-debris-created-saturns-rings" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/an-ancient-merger-could-have-created-titan-and-the-debris-created-saturns-rings</a> </p></li><li><p>08:48 Fading Star <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-mystery-of-the-fading-star" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-mystery-of-the-fading-star</a> </p></li><li><p>10:27 Bennu Samples Continue to Deliver Science <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-make-a-game-changing-find-in-the-bennu-asteroid" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-make-a-game-changing-find-in-the-bennu-asteroid</a> </p></li><li><p>12:19 Vote results <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts</a> </p></li><li><p>13:13 Rotten Eggs and Exoplanets <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/how-rotten-eggs-solved-an-exoplanet-mystery" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/how-rotten-eggs-solved-an-exoplanet-mystery</a> </p></li><li><p>15:38 Auroras on Ganymede https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/news/university-of-liege-scientists-reveal-similarities </p></li><li><p>16:55 The Heart of Mira A’s Latest Outburst <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-get-to-the-heart-of-mira-as-latest-outburst" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-get-to-the-heart-of-mira-as-latest-outburst</a> </p></li><li><p>18:40 JWST to Observe </p></li><li><p>YR4 19:33 Succesful Artemis II WDR <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/02/19/nasa-begins-artemis-ii-launch-pad-ops-after-successful-fuel-test/" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/02/19/nasa-begins-artemis-ii-launch-pad-ops-after-successful-fuel-test/</a> </p></li><li><p>21:18 BONUS PART: Catching up with 3I/ATLAS <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-new-concept-for-catching-up-with-3iatlas" target="_blank">https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-new-concept-for-catching-up-with-3iatlas</a></p></li><li><p>23:20 Making money on YouTube</p></li></ul><p></p></html>

27 MIN

[Q&A+] Approaching Rogue Black Holes, Moon VS Mars, Other Oort Clouds

FEB 19, 2026

[Q&A+] Approaching Rogue Black Holes, Moon VS Mars, Other Oort Clouds

<html><p>BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:54</p><p>Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/JHFXyJmaHbw" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/JHFXyJmaHbw</a></p><p>Could we spot a black hole approaching us? Is the Moon just a distraction on the way to Mars? Why don't we see other stars' Oort clouds? And in Q&A+, can the make it rain on Mars?</p><ul><li><p>00:00 Start </p></li><li><p>00:23 [@keithromig] Is the Moon a distraction from Mars? </p></li><li><p>04:10 [@vistotutti6037] Should we put a steam engine on the Moon?</p></li><li><p>06:25 [@ashd.007] What if a rogue black hole comes our way? </p></li><li><p>08:26 [@mrjp2149] A better description for a black hole </p></li><li><p>09:42 [@allixandra] Is the asteroid belt a failed planet? </p></li><li><p>10:46 [@EdSceptic-y2e] Why can't we see other stars' Oort clouds? </p></li><li><p>11:32 [@evandotpro] Is our view of other galaxies outdated? </p></li><li><p>12:56 [@Mark-Mattison] How does cosmological redshift work?</p></li><li><p>13:54 [@prugrade] Can they make it rain on Mars?</p></li></ul><p></p></html>

20 MIN