[Space Bites] Gaia Is Dead // Two MegaRockets in One Day // JWST’s Biggest Mystery Solved
The Gaia mission is over, New Glenn gets to orbit, SpaceX catches SuperHeavy but loses Starship, and we finally get an explanation for little red dots.
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00:00 Intro
00:18 Gaia is over
https://www.universetoday.com/170452/the-gaia-missions-science-operations-are-over/
02:51 SpaceX Starship IFT-7
04:53 Blue Origin New Glenn NG-1
https://www.blueorigin.com/news/new-glenn-ng-1-mission v
06:54 Double Moon Launch
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/blue-ghost-lunar-lander-heads-to-the-moon/
08:16 Flares from Sgr A
https://www.universetoday.com/170444/astronomers-see-flares-coming-from-the-milky-ways-supermassive-black-hole/
09:58 Vote results
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10:37 Explanation for the Little Red Dots
https://www.universetoday.com/170430/webb-provides-an-explanation-for-little-red-dots/
14:15 Origin of Earth's latest quasimoon
https://www.universetoday.com/170427/earths-temporary-moon-might-have-come-from-the-moon/
15:39 Observing the changing Universe
https://www.universetoday.com/170412/the-webb-shows-us-where-cosmic-dust-comes-from/
17:24 NIAC 2025
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-2025-selections/
18:17 Guide to Space newsletter
18:57 Ask your questions
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20:26
[Q&A] Humanity's First Megaproject, Will NASA Skip the Moon for Mars, Other Local Groups
Are there any other local groups of galaxies out there? Did the high temperature of the Universe create life? Will NASA be skipping the Moon for Mars? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A.
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00:00 Start
00:25 Do we know of other 'local groups' of galaxies?
05:05 Did the temperature of the Universe create life?
08:37 What would be the first megaproject in space?
11:46 Can we move dirty production to the Moon?
16:09 Will NASA be skipping the Moon for Mars?
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22:52
[Interview] What Will It Take to Find All The Exoplanets? MAUVE and Beyond
How will the upcoming MAUVE telescope fit into the search for exoplanets? What science goals will it have? How will future instruments and telescopes help? Finding out in this interview.
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📜 MAUVE: Mission to Analyze the UltraViolet universE
https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.04164
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* Habitable Worlds Observatory's Coronagraph https://youtu.be/pk9dLIw3IEM
* Searching for planets around red dwarf stars https://youtu.be/p8X_qrtxPm8
* Plato mission https://youtu.be/TofP5yeqNLg
* Gaia mission https://youtube.com/live/iHcLBZaC5x4
* JWST & Quantum Telescopes https://youtu.be/eXchT7mtEao
00:00 Intro
02:05 UV astronomy
08:21 What is MAUVE
18:28 Science goals
26:16 Future instruments
35:35 Current obsessions
40:21 Bonus part
41:03 More interviews
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42:24
[Q&A] First Terrestrial Planets, Expanding Universe VS Gravity, Black Hole Lagrange Points
When did the first terrestrial planets form? How can galaxies collide when the Universe is expanding? Do black holes have Lagrange points? Answering all these questions and more.
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00:00 Start
00:25 When would the first terrestrial planets have formed?
04:40 Did humanity stall with spaceflight?
11:44 If the Universe is expanding, how can galaxy crash into each other?
15:12 How can a teenager help in space exploration?
19:06 Do black holes have Lagrange points?
21:15 Can we watch alien TV?
24:53 Are we alone in the Universe?
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32:36
[Interview] 10 Year Search for Dark Matter in Antarctica
How can neutrinos help us find dark matter? How a 10-year search can give null results and what significance does it have? What's next for this direction? Finding out in this interview.
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00:00 Intro
01:34 Why Neutrinos
14:03 High energy VS low energy search
17:04 Bonus Part: Null results
18:15 What's next
32:27 Current obsessions
34:54 More interviews
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