Universe Today Podcast
Fraser Cain
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Are we alone in the Universe? Probably, one of the most important questions one can ask. So, how are we currently trying to answer it and what happens when we finally do?
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- 00:00 Intro
- 01:24 Searching for extraterrestrial life
- 19:35 Agnostic methods of searching for life
- 26:20 What happens if we find life
- 29:38 Life as we don't know it
- 34:36 Searching for interstellar life
- 46:38 Which method will give results first
- 50:46 What if we don't find life
- 55:05 Current obsessions
- 58:59 Final thoughts
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Previous episodes
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1717 - [Interview] What Happens If We Find Extraterrestrial Life?Wed, 25 Sep 2024
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1716 - [Q&A] Throwing Tools from Orbit, Sun's Place in the Galaxy, Reusing Parts of ISSTue, 24 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1715 - [Space Bites] The Rings of Earth // Servicing JWST at L2 // Mission to NeptuneFri, 20 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1714 - [Interview] Can AI Destroy the World And How Can We Prevent ItWed, 18 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1713 - [Q&A] Gravity Assist Speed Limit, Double Gravitational Lenses, Phones in SpaceTue, 17 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1712 - [Space Bites] Historical Spacewalk // A Star with Insane Resolution // Iron Winds on a PlanetFri, 13 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1711 - The Interview You All Have Been Asking For. AsteroseismologyWed, 11 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1710 - [Q&A] Bringing Voyagers Back, Europa Clipper's Power Source, JWST Deep FieldTue, 10 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1709 - [Space Bites] China’s Mars Sample Return Announced // Strange Sounds from Starliner // Asteroid FireballFri, 06 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1708 - [Interview] x1,000 Resolution of JWST But x1,000 CheaperWed, 04 Sep 2024
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1707 - [Overtime Q&A] Starship Satellites, Alternatives to Black Holes, The Best LifeformTue, 03 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1706 - [Space Bites] Betelgeuse's Secret Companion // Starliner Fail Confirmed // New Glenn Launch DateFri, 30 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1705 - [Overtime Q&A] China's Space Science, Colour of Neutron Stars, Sun's 11-Year CycleWed, 28 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1704 - [Space Bites] Wow! Signal Solved // Consequences of DART // Blue Origin ExplosionFri, 23 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1703 - [Overtime Q&A] New Space Stations, Rocket Size Limit, Surviving Mass ExtinctionTue, 20 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1702 - [Interview] Can PLATO Be The Mission To Finally Find Earth 2.0?Mon, 19 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1701 - [Space Bites] Huge Lake on Mars // Fate of Milkdromeda // Hope for VIPER RoverFri, 16 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1700 - [Interview] Can Dark Matter Solve One Of The Biggest Mysteries of Black Holes?Thu, 15 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1699 - [Overtime Q&A] Why Is Uranus On Its Side? A Telescope for $200? Can We Build More Planets?Tue, 13 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1698 - [Interview] Why Is Nobody Talking About Multi-Stage Interstellar Spaceships?Mon, 12 Aug 2024
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1697 - [Space Bites] China's Space Junk // Graphene on the Moon // Best Meteor Shower Is HereFri, 09 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1696 - [Interview] How Simulated Observations Help Future TelescopesThu, 08 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1695 - [Overtime Q&A] Things Falling Into Black Holes, Interstellar Medium, Beyond ScienceTue, 06 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1694 - [Interview] When Will James Webb Finally Reveal the TRAPPIST-1 Atmospheres Results?Mon, 05 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1693 - [Space Bites] Dark Oxygen in Deep Ocean // Solar Cycles // Starliner SuspenseFri, 02 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1692 - [Bonus] Discussing Starship's Fifth Test Flight with John Michael GodierFri, 02 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1691 - [Overtime Q&A] Expanding Universe, Starship Telescopes, Quasi Stars VS Black HolesTue, 30 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1690 - [Interview] Fluids Get Really Weird In Space. NIAC 2024Mon, 29 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1689 - [Space Bites] GAIA Damaged // Possible Signs of Life on Mars // Lava Tubes MappedFri, 26 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1688 - [Overtime Q&A] Telescopes Shooting Lasers, Assembling Telescopes in Space, Growing Plants on MarsTue, 23 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1687 - [Special] Everything NASA Discovered from YEAR 2 of JWSTMon, 22 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1686 - [Space Bites] Europa Clipper in Danger // NASA Cancels VIPER // Dune Style Space SuitFri, 19 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1685 - [Interview] Finding Interstellar Visitors Flying Through The Solar SystemWed, 17 Jul 2024
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1684 - [Bonus] Patreon Q&A Special. June 2024Wed, 17 Jul 2024
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1683 - [Overtime Q&A] Poison for Stars, Moon Telescope VS JWST, Solar System Killer StarTue, 16 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1682 - [Interview] Observing Black Holes With Just One TelescopeMon, 15 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1681 - [Bonus] Pale Blue Pod InterviewMon, 15 Jul 2024
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1680 - [Space Bites] Eyeball Exoplanet // Plant to Terraform Mars // Smelly Find by JWSTFri, 12 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1679 - [Q&A] Intergalactic Stars, Sun Switching Poles, A Second SunTue, 09 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1678 - [Interview] The Quest for Earth 2.0: Discovering Exoplanets by Suppressing StarlightMon, 08 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1677 - [Space Bites] Special Earth // Space LEGO from ESA // Amazing Perseverance FixFri, 05 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1676 - [Space Bites] SpaceX Gets $849M to Destroy the ISS // Moon Samples Land // Waves on TitanThu, 27 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1675 - [Interview] Practically FREE Primordial Gravitational Waves DetectorWed, 26 Jun 2024
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1674 - [Q&A] Objects Falling Into The Sun, Hubble 2 from Space Force, Slowest Speed in the UniverseTue, 25 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1673 - Practical Use for AI and Machine Learning in ScienceMon, 24 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1672 - [Space Bites] Updates on The Great Red Spot // Black Hole Awakening // More Starliner DelaysFri, 21 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1671 - [Interview] Deep Dive Intro Primordial Black HolesThu, 20 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1670 - [Interview] Satellites That Scoop Air And Use It As PropellantWed, 19 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1669 - [Q&A] Galaxy Level Threats, The Truth About Binary Stars, Rogue Gravitational WavesTue, 18 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1668 - [Interview] NASA Wants to Make Mars Less Toxic with This Clever IdeaMon, 17 Jun 2024 - 0h
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