Universe Today Podcast

BONUS PART starts at 29:32
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We're pretty familiar with orbits around the Earth. But as we start putting more and more things on the Moon, it means we'll need to cover more and more orbits that go to and around the Moon. And it's actually much trickier than you think.
🟣 Guest: Dr. Aaron Rosengren https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/node/3654
📜 The Astrodynamics Primer on Cislunar and Translunar Space https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.26367
00:00 Intro

01:51 New operating volume in space

03:58 Lunar orbits during the Apollo era

09:42 Lagrange points

14:07 Artemis orbits

25:34 Kessler syndrome in cislunar space

29:32 Risks of crushing things into the Moon

39:00 Current obsessions

41:38 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:11
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Is Helium-3 the real reason for the modern-day space race? Could there be an undetectable death ray coming towards us? Where's the best place to stargaze? And in Q&A+, where will Artemis missions land?
00:00 Intro

00:26 [@Ravi_GoodBetterBestNLIR] Is Helium 3 is the real reason for this new moon base race?

05:09 [@slowboyfuelpump5438] What is the best place in the US for sky gazing?

07:30 [@d.o.6769] What is my favorite naked eye or low mag observation?

10:16 [@kevinjelesnianski2260] Could there be an undetectable death ray coming towards us?

14:11 [@paigepotter4682] Where will future Artemis missions land?

16:20 My media

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:33
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SAVE STARGATE: https://www.change.org/p/save-stargate-with-martin-gero
Would the Sun be poisoned by iron if the Earth crashed into it? What happens to a binary companion when a supernova goes off? Which rocket is my favourite? And in Q&A+, could JWST pay more attention to the little red dots?
00:00 Intro

00:24 [@psilocybe6115] Would the Earth poison the Sun?

04:31 [@paulmichaelfreedman8334] My favorite rocket or space vehicle?

09:56 [@tomholroyd7519] What happens when a binary companion goes supernova?

12:33 [@abdwyer] Could JWST be “focused” on the Little Red Dots?

15:43 Take action!

Vera Rubin survey is underway. Could a spare Perseverance rover be going to the moon? Two planets that are less dense than cotton candy. A vast connected magma system on Mars.
00:00 Intro

00:16 Vera Rubin's 10-year Survey Finally Begins https://www.universetoday.com/articles/its-finally-begun-the-vera-rubin-observatory-creating-what-will-be-the-greatest-movie-ever-made

03:04 NASA Moon Updates https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-more-moon-base-science-previews-new-opportunities/

07:49 Planets Lighter Than Candy Floss https://www.universetoday.com/articles/two-planets-lighter-than-candy-floss

09:59 Not Ice Giants (Maybe) https://www.universetoday.com/articles/uranus-neptune-may-be-magma-worlds-not-ice-giants

12:04 Vote results 12:36 Another Galaxy With No Dark Matter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-discover-another-galaxy-with-no-dark-matter

14:58 Possible Vast Underground Magma System on Mars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/mars-may-have-vast-magma-systems-beneath-its-surface

16:47 More space news

18:19 Isaacman's NASA

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 11:05
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Can we put a structure on the Moon to be seen with a naked eye? Which telescope to get under 200 bucks? Which telescope should get a priority? And in Q&A+, exactly where are we in the Milky Way?
00:00 Intro

00:26 [@jeffhans1] Which telescope should get a priority?

04:50 [@clivewarren3227] Can we put a structure on the Moon to be seen with a naked eye?

07:10 [@unlimitedmind69] Which telescope to get under 200 bucks?

11:05 [@kennywoodward9862] Where are we in the Milky Way exactly?

15:06 Update on my Top-100 scifi movies