[Space Bites] Double Supernova // Impossible Rings // Dark Brown Dwarfs
A star detonated as a supernova, twice. Trump chooses his new NASA Administrator. Why deflecting asteroids is much more complex than we thought.And on Space Bites Plus, how your flight home could signal an alien civilization.
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00:00 Intro
00:19 Star detonated as supernova ... twice
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-star-detonated-as-a-supernova-twice
02:27 Rogue planet hiding in Hubble data
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/old-hubble-space-telescope-photos-unlock-the-secret-of-a-rogue-planet
03:44 Deflecting asteroids is harder than we thought
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/deflecting-asteroids-isnt-simple-according-to-new-data-from-dart
05:23 Dark matter in brown dwarfs
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/dark-matter-could-create-dark-dwarfs-at-the-center-of-the-milky-way
06:36 New interim NASA Administrator
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/politics/sean-duffy-named-interim-nasa-administrator
07:38 2100+ Senior NASA Employees Gone
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/09/nasa-staff-departures-00444674?utmcampaign=FIRST+UP+2025-07-10&utmcontent=China+s+increasingly+sophisticated+maneuvers+in+space&utmmedium=email&utmsource=ActiveCampaign
08:53 Vote results
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09:22 "Impossible" rings of Quaoar
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/quaoars-atmosphere-doesnt-exist-and-its-rings-shouldnt
11:08 Hubble vs JWST
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/two-powerful-space-telescopes-are-better-than-one
12:10 Sprite from the ISS
https://x.com/Astro_Ayers/status/1940810789830451563
13:30 3I/Atlas from VLT
https://www.eso.org/public/videos/potw2527a/
14:35 Newsletter
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15:48 Bonus story: signalling aliens about us
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/how-your-flight-home-could-be-broadcasting-earths-location-to-aliens
16:21 Huge Patreon Q&A
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[Q&A] Dust VS Interstellar Travel, Nuclear Reactors on the Moon, My Favourite Lagrange Point
Will dust make interstellar travel impossible? Is Oumuamua unique in its weird cigar-like shape? How many nuclear reactors will we need on the Moon? And in Q&A+, does studying the Universe have no endgame? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.
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00:27 [@scottycartercom] My favourite planet and moon
00:51 [@Beedubz76] Are there any objects that are similar to Oumuamua?
03:52 [@askani21] Will dust make interstellar travel impossible?
06:29 [@fredjonestowns4213] How long until we reach Enceladus?
08:41 [HammmmerFan] How will society respond if we actually find evidence of alien life?
10:31 [@anniealexander9911] What's my favourite Lagrange point?
11:25 [@johnrasnic195] Will people put Moon bases in caverns?
12:31 [Encodedpr] How many nuclear reactors will we need on the Moon?
13:42 [@gangsterdaddy510] Data rates from distant spacecraft
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[Q&A] Vera Rubin & Planet 9 SPECIAL
Will there be a northern hemisphere version of Vera Rubin? Or maybe we can put one straight in space? Can Vera Rubin detect alien spacecraft if they ever visit? And if it finds planet 9, how fast will we be sending a mission there? And in Q&A+, how many planets will be out there if we reinstate Pluto as one? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.
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00:32 [@richardg1577] How do astronomers track newly discovered asteroids by Vera Rubin?
01:56 [@rodtolosa4594] Will Vera Rubin detect an alien spacecraft?
02:58 [@estraume] Are there plans for a Northern hemisphere version of Vera Rubin?
05:07 [skygunner777] Vera Rubin telescope but in space?
08:08 [@nigeldawson5960] How do they keep Vera Rubin's mirrors clean?
09:15 [@austinsapp5867] Could Planet 9 be geologically active?
11:26 [@kasieream1248] Would we be able to launch a mission to Planet 9?
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[Interview] Revealing the Secrets of Cosmic Dark Ages
What are the cosmic dark ages and what do we know about them? Why are the so hard to study? How can the Dark Age Explorer help with it and why does it need to go on the far side of the Moon? Finding out in this interview.
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02:31 Cosmic dark ages
14:23 21cm line
19:03 Current instruments
25:00 Dark Ages Explorer
41:20 Science objectives
50:47 Working with EHT
58:09 Current obsessions
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[Space Bites] A THIRD Interstellar Object // Pack of Quasars // Tianwen-2 Looks Back
Astronomers have discovered a third interstellar object. NASA missions are getting prepared to be shut down. The most massive white dwarf has been found. And in Space Bites Plus, a capsule containing human remains and cannabis seeds crashes into the ocean.
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00:00 Intro
00:19 Third interstellar object
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/inbound-astronomers-discover-third-interstellar-object
03:01 NASA budget cuts
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/trump-administration-moves-to-tighten-the-noose-around-nasa-science-missions/
05:17 Nancy Grace Roman telescope progress
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/roman-telescope-core-components-complete-vibration-testing
06:26 Exoplanet around a quiet red dwarf
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/gj-12-b-earth-sized-planet-orbiting-a-quiet-m-dwarf-star
08:13 Citizen scientists help observe exoplanet transit
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/worldwide-team-of-citizen-scientists-help-confirm-a-tricky-exoplanet
09:27 Vote results
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10:07 Chonkiest white dwarf
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-supermassive-white-dwarf-is-pulsating-rapidly-revealing-details-of-its-interior
12:00 Pack of quasars
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-dense-group-of-quasars-form-the-cosmic-himalayas
13:23 Tianwen-2 looks back
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/tianwen-2-looks-back-at-the-earth
14:44 More space news
15:51 Bonus story
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