BONUS STORY STARTS AT 14:37

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Do hypernovae actually exist? The science is in from the Artemis 2 mission. A second generation planet found around a white dwarf. Starship 40 finally makes it home. And Space Bites Plus, a red dwarf feasting on a brown dwarf.

🔵 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:17 Hypernovae May Be All Hype, No Nova https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hypernovae-may-be-all-hype-no-nova

• 02:19 Artemis 2 Lunar Science Report https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-preliminary-lunar-science-report-for-artemis-ii-is-out

• 04:00 Potential Second Generation Planet https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-detect-potential-second-generation-planet-around-dying-stellar-white-dwarf

• 06:45 Supernova Remnant https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-uncover-more-intriguing-detail-in-an-ancient-supernova-remnant

• 08:28 Vote results

• 08:53 Primordial Helium https://www.universetoday.com/articles/primordial-helium-further-confirms-our-understanding-of-the-big-bang

• 11:02 Ship 40 Made it Home

• 11:53 Jupiter from Juno https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-data-from-the-juno-spacecraft-reveals-that-jupiters-has-a-rippling-wavy-magnetodisk

• 12:54 Limb Darkening on Other Stars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-observe-the-limb-darkening-effect-on-nearby-stars

• 14:37 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-red-dwarf-is-taking-its-time-eating-a-brown-dwarf

• 17:32 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:25

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Are interferometers the future of telescopes? Can we aim at stars by knowing only where they were billions of years ago? Is the Apophis asteroid still dangerous? And in Q&A+, can we just sent the SG-1 to it?

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:37 [@PerryM-vy4fe] Are Interferometers the future of space telescopes?

• 03:36 [@Frosty.Winnipeg] If we can see stars a billion light years away can we guesstimate where they are now?

• 05:29 [@PeterYannick] Where do we have to aim a laser if we want to sent a message to Alpha Centauri?

• 07:19 [@andrewczski1969] Apophis in 2029 can shut the WHOLE show down, no?

• 12:43 [@kairon156] Are there any plans on getting rock samples from Mar's moons?

• 14:25 [@Frosty.Winnipeg] Can’t we just send SG-1 to face Apophis?

• 18:20 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:14

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If SpaceX no longer want Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon, why won't NASA just buy them for themselves? What would a perfect space station look like? What is being done to improve the deep space network? And in Q&A+, finally, a Lagrange Point question.

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:27 [@kairon156] What would a perfect space station look like?

• 08:13 [@endigo2007] Can NASA buy the remaining Falcon 9's and operate them to send Dragon to ISS?

• 10:57 [@musicover5] Is there work being done to increase the bandwidth of the deep space network?

• 14:14 [@jamessobek196] Does the Moon jiggle L2 Lagrange points?

• 18:04 Final thoughts

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:14

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Team Human https://www.teamhuman.org/

A Moon lava tube mission. Remnants of the Moon’s magnetosphere. Where are the wondering supermassive black holes. And on Space Bites+, why Mars’ ice caps are mostly dust free.

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:14 Finally, A Moon Lava Tube Mission https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-selects-gimli-to-search-the-marius-lunar-pit-for-a-potential-lunar-base-site

• 03:06 Possible lunar dynamo https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-buried-volcano-on-the-moon-hints-at-an-ancient-lunar-dynamo

• 06:11 Pulsar Feeding from a Companion's Stellar "Wind" https://www.universetoday.com/articles/xrism-makes-first-ever-detection-of-a-pulsar-feeding-from-a-companions-stellar-wind

• 07:45 Origin of Mars and Earth https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-study-shows-that-earth-and-mars-had-different-origins

• 10:10 Vote results 10:36 Wandering Black Holes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/wandering-black-holes-may-hold-clues-to-the-evolution-of-the-universe

• 12:30 Searching for black holes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/thousands-of-black-holes-could-be-lurking-in-our-backyardand-you-can-help-find-them

• 14:57 Hubble's 200,000th orbit https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-hubble-marks-its-200000th-orbit-by-watching-lensed-supernova

• 16:09 Supernova near Sag A* https://www.universetoday.com/articles/chandra-x-ray-observatory-drops-new-view-of-our-galaxys-unruly-centre

• 17:14 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/mars-north-pole-ice-is-far-cleaner-than-expected

• 18:14 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:42

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Why do star shades look like flowers? Is Mars colonization just a Ponzi Scheme? Why would it be worth doing? And on Q&A+, should you scream into the void?

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:23 [@silasmiller4417] Why are renders of orbital star shades shaped like flower pedals?

• 05:37 [@illyakuryakin5024] Anyone notice no one is talking about the Ponzi scheme called "Mars Colonization" anymore?

• 12:13 [@illyakuryakin5024] why would it be so "amazing"?

• 17:42 [@Alienalloy] If I scream in the vacuum of space have I gone beyond compony health and safety procedures so already a lost cause?

• 20:20 Final thoughts

BONUS PART STARTS AT 25:44

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🟣 Guest: Dr. Artur Davoyan https://samueli.ucla.edu/people/artur-davoyan/

Solar sails are great. It's a propulsion method that doesn't require carrying fuel. But the need to be really big to be efficient. How do you fold them on Earth and unfold in space? What's a reliable way to do that? NASA recently awarded a NIAC grant specifically for that.

📜 Coilable Stacked Solar Sails for Very High delta-V Missions https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/coilable-stacked-solar-sails-for-very-high-delta-v-missions/

👉 All 2026 NIAC Selections https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/niac-2026-selections/

• 00:00 Intro

• 01:31 Solar sail as a propulsion method

• 25:44 Alternative propulsion methods

• 38:38 Current obsessions

• 44:54 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:37

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How bright is space? What's the best way to go under the ice on Europa? Are there new gravitational wave detectors in the works? And on Q&A+, have we actually seen black holes grow?

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:23 [@Noxelius] What's the best way to get under the ice of Europe or Enceladus?

• 01:46 [@jvan120] how bright is it in space?

• 05:16 [@luiscarneiro4123] How can we make governments invest more money in space?

• 09:11 [@rJaune] Are there any plans to make new Gravitational Wave detectors?

• 12:27 [@AproposOfWetSnow] What if Pluto got into Mercury's orbit?

• 14:37 [@GeraldBlakefield] Have we actually seen black holes grow?

• 17:39 Final thoughts

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:56

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NASA is working on a new far-infrared space telescope, Starship finally makes it to orbit, a nuclear reactor for the Moon, and an exoplanet orbiting backwards. On Space Bites plus, a galaxy with a disconnected center.

• 00:00 Intro

• 00:18 New far-infrared NASA telescope coming https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-first-selection-for-a-new-class-of-mission-the-prima-far-infrared-telescope

• 02:11 Starship goes orbital https://www.universetoday.com/articles/spacexs-starship-rocket-does-its-job-during-first-orbital-flight

• 04:09 Power for the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-1000c-lunar-microreactor-could-power-the-next-era-of-moon-bases

• 07:28 Sub-Neptune orbiting the wrong way https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-find-a-sub-neptune-orbiting-completely-backward-around-a-red-dwarf

• 09:37 Vote results

• 10:03 Dynamic structural evolution in Chariklo’s rings https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-finds-dynamic-structural-evolution-in-chariklos-rings

• 11:14 Finding life on Enceladus could be easier than we thought https://www.universetoday.com/articles/finding-life-on-enceladus-could-be-easier-than-we-thought-says-new-research

• 13:08 Getting even more from the CMB https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-new-test-looks-for-a-subtle-twist-in-ancient-light

• 15:56 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/diving-into-an-out-of-sync-galaxy

• 16:46 Final thoughts