Best Fraser Cain Podcasts (2025)

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[Space Bites+] 3I/ATLAS Emerges After Perihelion // Our Own Little Red Dot // X-59 First Flight

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A new super earth in the habitable zone. Did Jupiter save the early Earth? Astronomers see three-eye Atlas as it passes behind the sun. The X-59 quiet supersonic plane gets tested. And in Space Bites Plus, do re-entering satellites put the wrong kinds of metals in the atmosphere? All this and more in this week's Space Bites. Watch the video here (w…

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[Q&A+] Fate of Lunar Gateway, China catching NASA, New Dangerous Asteroids | Q&A 367

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What happened to the Lunar Gateway project? Is China catching up to NASA in space? Will Vera Rubin find new Earth-threatening asteroids? And in Q&A+, which missions can we expect from the Canadian Space Agency? Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5ptQJR8LJWc

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[Q&A+] Galaxies Sticking Together, Feeling The Expansion, Flawed LCDM | Q&A 366

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Why didn't all galaxies stick together at the early stages of the Universe? Can we feel the spacetime expanding? What if simulating the Universe is easier than physically exploring it? And in Q&A+, why is Starship so hyped compared to other new rockets? Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uNPZMHzXBpI Here's a link to …

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Ep. 769: Little Red Dots 30:40

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 769: Little Red Dots By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Oct 20, 2025. New instruments bring new mysteries, and when James Webb came on line it uncovered a collection of strange, compact, bright objects shifted deeply into the red end of the spectrum. These were dubbed "Little red dots" or LRDs. And the astronomical …

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Ep. 769: Little Red Dots 1:03:15

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Streamed live on Oct 20, 2025. New instruments bring new mysteries, and when James Webb came on line it uncovered a collection of strange, compact, bright objects shifted deeply into the red end of the spectrum. These were dubbed "Little red dots" or LRDs. And the astronomical community continues to puzzle over what they are. When JWST first peered…

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[Interview+] Remember Hycean Worlds? Well, Looks Like They Shouldn't Exist

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Recently we heard a lot about hyaena planets. They are supposed to be sub-neptunes with thick Hydrogen atmosphere which allows them to maintain a planet-wide liquid ocean in a vast range of conditions. The most famous example of such a planet is K2-18b which was recently observed by JWST. But the latest studies and simulations show that, in fact, h…

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[Space Bites+] Big Artemis III Shakeups // Passing Through 3I/ATLAS Tail // Search for Detect Dark Matter

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A new asteroid discovered that comes uncomfortably close to Earth, two missions are going to be passing very close the tail of 3I/ATLAS, a new shakeup in NASA’s Artemis III plans, and Webb sees a giant star before it goes supernova. And in Space Bites+, 50 years after the lunar landings, new discoveries are being made in Moon rocks. Watch the video…

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[Q&A+] 3I/ATLAS Special (Vol. 2) | Q&A 365

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Will 3I/ATLAS leave its tail behind in the Solar System? What keeps us from geting high res images of the interstellar object? Will the 3I/ATLAS data ever become private? And in Q&A+, if it was an alien spacecraft, how would we realistically study it? Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4cFCt7PwZE8…

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[Interview+] Why Space Exploration in The Next Frontier in the Evolution of Life

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Humanity has extensively explored the solar system in just under a century. But at the same time the clock is ticking. Earth is not forever. This is exactly why we should take the chance, explore harder and race against time. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mt4XC90wShk…

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[Q&A+] Putting Out the Sun, Earth from Another Galaxy, Forever Locked Moon | Q&A 364

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How big of a water bucket do you need to put out the Sun? How would Earth look like from another galaxy? Will the Moon stay tidally locked forever? Why is Uranus so hillarious? And in Q&A+, which cinematic cliches deserve to be thrown out of an airlock? Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WOV69k5ZRCA Here's a link to …

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Ep. 768: Comets' Unpredictability 31:00

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 768: Comets' Unpredictability By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Oct 13, 2025. So it's been decades since we've seen a bright comet in the sky. And actually there was a pair — Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake. And then, silence! And unmet promises by the Universe to give us a bright comet. Comets are unpredictable, and they …

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Ep. 768: Comets' Unpredictability 1:02:42

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Streamed live on Oct 13, 2025. So it's been decades since we've seen a bright comet in the sky. And actually there was a pair — Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake. And then, silence! And unmet promises by the Universe to give us a bright comet. Comets are unpredictable, and they arrive precisely when they intend to. Is it time again for a bright comet? If you…

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[Space Bites+] Iron Appears on 3I/ATLAS // Starship Flight 11 // DNA Could Survive on Mars

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Phosphine found in a brown dwarf for the first time, new observations measure the nickel to iron ratio of Comet 3I/ATLAS, more evidence for Betelgeuse’s companion, Starship’s Flight 11 goes according to plan. And in Space Bites+, the far side of the Moon is colder than the near side. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.b…

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[Q&A+] SOS from Betelgeuse, Taste in Space, Nearby Black Hole Telescope | Q&A 363

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Why do astronauts taste food differently? Do we actively look for a SOS signal for Betelgeuse? Can we use a nearby black hole as a telescope? And in Q&A+, what shape will Milkdromeda be and why? Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6d7zToaVIec

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[Q&A+] Weird 3I/ATLAS, Weird Saturn Storm, Weird Space News | Q&A 362

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What's going on with the weird comet 3I/ATLAS? What's going on with the weird storm on Saturn? How do you know which space news to trust? And in Q&A+, the best space documentaries ever made. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ax4PJ829H34 Here's a link to the full, unedited livestream: https://youtube.com/live/f9Mbwl3…

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[Interview+] How Breakthrough Starshot Quietly Fell Apart

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Since Breakthrough Starshot was announced back in 2006 we started hearing less and less about the cause. But now it's gone practically to zero. What happened to the most realistic attempt to send a starship to another star system? Finding out in this interview. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FRHaMOR0dJ0…

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Ep. 767: Black Holes in Extreme Circumstances 30:57

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 767: Black Holes in Extreme Circumstances By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay Streamed live on Oct 6, 2025. You can only describe a black hole by its mass and its spin. And maybe it's charge. But allow us to propose a new criteria: the personal experience. Some black holes have seen things…

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Ep. 767: Black Holes in Extreme Circumstances 56:45

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Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay Streamed live on Oct 6, 2025. You can only describe a black hole by its mass and its spin. And maybe it's charge. But allow us to propose a new criteria: the personal experience. Some black holes have seen things… Experienced the laws of physics at their most extreme. And today we'll tell their stories. …

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The Ultimate Guide to The 3I/ATLAS Comet

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3I/ATLAS is a mad topic surrounded by speculations about aliens and other controversial takes. But there's a lot of real science about this fascinating objects. So, in this video we put together all the major discoveries and scientific papers about 3I/ATLAS. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hZWKAxFeNp8…

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[Q&A+] Super Dangerous Solar Storms, Sampling Interstellar Objects, Alpha Cen vs Tau Ceti | Q&A 361

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How close are we to another Carrington-style event and how bad will it be? Why do people keep calling interstellar comets alien spaceships? Why not shift our focus from Alpha Centauri to Tau Ceti? And it Q&A+, if we see the Universe in the past, do we have a model of how it looks right now? Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://…

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[Q&A+] Power from a Black Hole, My Meteorite, Oort Cloud Attachment | Q&A 360

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How does Oort cloud stay attached to the Solar System as it moves through space? How can you generate power using a black hole? What should you do if a meteorite falls into your yard? And in Q&A+, which upcoming NASA missions are worth advocating for? Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ODUiWh9TCi0 Here's a link to th…

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Ep. 766: How Spacecraft End 30:28

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 766: How Spacecraft End By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay End-of-Life Planning for Your Spacecraft! Streamed live October 1, 2025. Your spacecraft has reached the end of its mission. You've done everything you can to keep it operational, but now it's time to say goodbye. How do space agencies deal with spacecraft to shut them down …

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Ep. 766: How Spacecraft End 1:00:13

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End-of-Life Planning for Your Spacecraft! Streamed live October 1, 2025. Your spacecraft has reached the end of its mission. You've done everything you can to keep it operational, but now it's time to say goodbye. How do space agencies deal with spacecraft to shut them down gracefully, protect future missions and life on other worlds. So, the time …

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[Space Bites+] Artemis II Launching Soon // 3I/ATLAS YouTube Disaster // Milky Way Wave

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Gaia finds a huge wave sweeping through the Milky Way, We’ve got a launch date for Artemis II, lava tubes might have been found on Venus. And in Space Bites+, Venus’s clouds are mostly made of water. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0ww7gIu3kDk

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[Q&A+] Possible Life Under Europa's Ice, Pilotless Alien Spaceships, Hawking Radiation Explained | Q&A 359

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Can fish or other marine life realistically exist under the ice of Europa or Enceladus? Can we be visited by an alien spaceship but with no pilot? What is the most common misconception about Hawking radiation? And in Q&A+, which sci-fi book best describes our world in a few hundred years? Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://yo…

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[Q&A+] The Next Interstellar Project, Black Hole Planets, Combining Stars into a Megastar | Q&A 358

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What would be the next interstellar project after the quite end of Breakthrough Starshot? Can planets exist around black holes? Why don't all stars combine into one megastar? And in Q&A+, are ion engines the future of space travel? Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TEcSkFQ14hQ Here's a link to the full, unedited liv…

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[Interview+] This Crazy Pizza Slice Shaped Telescope Obliterates JWST Resolution

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James Webb can't resolve Earth-size planets around Sun-like stars. Not just because of the contrast but also because of the diffraction limit. To do that you need a mirror of 20+ meters. But what if you increase the size in just one direction? You get the required resolution but keep the mirror relatively small and easy to transport. This is the id…

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Ep. 765: Rockets vs The Environment 35:18

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 765: Rockets vs The Environment By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Sep 22, 2025. We don't launch a lot of rockets every year, so their impact on the environment is minimal compared to other forms of transportation. But that number is steadily increasing with rates that we'll have to take seriously. What's the curren…