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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 20:35 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B9P_8oZ4rCA The Japanese mission is off to Phobos. Actually, there are green stars. Explaining the most mysterious cloud on Mars. Euclid discovers a comet. And in Space Bites+, how the shrinking Moon could be a danger for astronauts. 00:00 Intro 00:17 MMX Goes to Mars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jaxas-martian-moons-exploration-mission-is-on-its-way-to-mars-and-phobos 03:09 Self-Interacting Dark Matter https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-distant-supercluster-of-galaxies-points-to-self-interacting-dark-matter 06:25 Actually, there are Green Stars https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/astronomers-reveal-true-colours-of-white-dwarf-stars/ 08:08 Mars’s Most Mysterious Cloud https://www.universetoday.com/articles/marss-most-mysterious-cloud-might-be-defying-textbook-cloud-physics 10:06 Euclid Discovers a Comet https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-esas-euclid-space-telescope-has-discovered-a-new-comet 12:21 How the Milky Way's Disk Formed https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-stubborn-question-answered-new-research-reveals-how-the-milky-ways-disk-formed 14:40 Vote results 15:06 Microblazar Confirmed https://www.universetoday.com/articles/achievement-unlocked-microblazar-confirmed 17:39 Cool pictures https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-captures-stars-in-the-early-stages-of-life-in-a-nearby-stellar-nursery https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2625/?lang 20:35 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-moon-is-still-shrinking-as-it-cools-that-could-create-a-hazard-for-lunar-mission 23:59 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:54 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/a0t-G4LKiMU What does "the present" mean in space? Why do we have the laws of Physics we have? Was there a rime when all the Universe was accessible? And in Q&A+, are all black holes perfect spheres? 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@idodekkers9165] Was there a time when all the universe was visible? 06:02 [@madmillion91920110] Does the 'present' actually mean anything a cosmic scale? 09:42 [@LDEKSOCH] Why these particular laws of physics? 14:54 [@georgegherghinescu] Do event horizons of fast rotating black holes have a flattened sphere shape? 17:43 Final thoughts

BONUS PART STARST AT 21:45 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sx-qjgeslfQ A new mission that was just proposed to NASA is an extreme UV telescope that will observe hundreds of stars to find the conditions for planets with atmospheres. How exactly will it work? Finding out in this interview. Interview with Lee Feinberg about the HWO https://youtu.be/0R3ykUkxH5M?si=DhJxA32PyHr3ypUh Huge interview about TRAPPIST-1 system https://youtu.be/B8H4EnbKkgU?si=_mGhpuR5w2G0bCtX 🟣 Guest: Dr. Allison Youngblood https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci/bio/allison.a.youngblood 📜 ESCAPE: a small explorer mission to study the stellar drivers of exoplanet evolution https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.00683 00:00 Intro 02:19 M-dwarf stars and their planets 07:10 ESCAPE mission 17:27 Next steps 21:45 TESS 30:40 Current obsessions 35:46 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:22 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MhJFyC_vdtk Why are there no binary planets? Should you buy into dark energy and dark matter? What apps are best for stargazing? And in Q&A+, why don't NASA just bring put wipers on Mars solar panels? 00:00 Intro 00:25 [@EdSceptic-y2e] Why are there no binary planets? 02:39 [@andrewczski1969] Do you buy into dark matter? 08:46 [@alcalbg] Does total dark energy increase as space expands? 10:11 [@Noonyuh] What are your favorite apps or sites for real-time maps of the sky? 15:22 [@andrewczski1969] just couldn't send along swiffers, huh? 20:00 Final thoughts

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 14:37 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qpthhx9svK8 Do hypernovae actually exist? The science is in from the Artemis 2 mission. A second generation planet found around a white dwarf. Starship 40 finally makes it home. And Space Bites Plus, a red dwarf feasting on a brown dwarf. 🔵 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts 00:00 Intro 00:17 Hypernovae May Be All Hype, No Nova https://www.universetoday.com/articles/hypernovae-may-be-all-hype-no-nova 02:19 Artemis 2 Lunar Science Report https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-preliminary-lunar-science-report-for-artemis-ii-is-out 04:00 Potential Second Generation Planet https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-detect-potential-second-generation-planet-around-dying-stellar-white-dwarf 06:45 Supernova Remnant https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-uncover-more-intriguing-detail-in-an-ancient-supernova-remnant 08:28 Vote results 08:53 Primordial Helium https://www.universetoday.com/articles/primordial-helium-further-confirms-our-understanding-of-the-big-bang 11:02 Ship 40 Made it Home 11:53 Jupiter from Juno https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-data-from-the-juno-spacecraft-reveals-that-jupiters-has-a-rippling-wavy-magnetodisk 12:54 Limb Darkening on Other Stars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-observe-the-limb-darkening-effect-on-nearby-stars 14:37 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-red-dwarf-is-taking-its-time-eating-a-brown-dwarf 17:32 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:25 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/99euKNYNKIE Are interferometers the future of telescopes? Can we aim at stars by knowing only where they were billions of years ago? Is the Apophis asteroid still dangerous? And in Q&A+, can we just sent the SG-1 to it? 00:00 Intro 00:37 [@PerryM-vy4fe] Are Interferometers the future of space telescopes? 03:36 [@Frosty.Winnipeg] If we can see stars a billion light years away can we guesstimate where they are now? 05:29 [@PeterYannick] Where do we have to aim a laser if we want to sent a message to Alpha Centauri? 07:19 [@andrewczski1969] Apophis in 2029 can shut the WHOLE show down, no? 12:43 [@kairon156] Are there any plans on getting rock samples from Mar's moons? 14:25 [@Frosty.Winnipeg] Can’t we just send SG-1 to face Apophis? 18:20 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:14 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bmthiCOpbMQ If SpaceX no longer want Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon, why won't NASA just buy them for themselves? What would a perfect space station look like? What is being done to improve the deep space network? And in Q&A+, finally, a Lagrange Point question. 00:00 Intro 00:27 [@kairon156] What would a perfect space station look like? 08:13 [@endigo2007] Can NASA buy the remaining Falcon 9's and operate them to send Dragon to ISS? 10:57 [@musicover5] Is there work being done to increase the bandwidth of the deep space network? 14:14 [@jamessobek196] Does the Moon jiggle L2 Lagrange points? 18:04 Final thoughts

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:14 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/S7Vbh0p5Vfc Team Human https://www.teamhuman.org/ A Moon lava tube mission. Remnants of the Moon’s magnetosphere. Where are the wondering supermassive black holes. And on Space Bites+, why Mars’ ice caps are mostly dust free. 00:00 Intro 00:14 Finally, A Moon Lava Tube Mission https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-selects-gimli-to-search-the-marius-lunar-pit-for-a-potential-lunar-base-site 03:06 Possible lunar dynamo https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-buried-volcano-on-the-moon-hints-at-an-ancient-lunar-dynamo 06:11 Pulsar Feeding from a Companion's Stellar "Wind" https://www.universetoday.com/articles/xrism-makes-first-ever-detection-of-a-pulsar-feeding-from-a-companions-stellar-wind 07:45 Origin of Mars and Earth https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-study-shows-that-earth-and-mars-had-different-origins 10:10 Vote results 10:36 Wandering Black Holes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/wandering-black-holes-may-hold-clues-to-the-evolution-of-the-universe 12:30 Searching for black holes https://www.universetoday.com/articles/thousands-of-black-holes-could-be-lurking-in-our-backyardand-you-can-help-find-them 14:57 Hubble's 200,000th orbit https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-hubble-marks-its-200000th-orbit-by-watching-lensed-supernova 16:09 Supernova near Sag A* https://www.universetoday.com/articles/chandra-x-ray-observatory-drops-new-view-of-our-galaxys-unruly-centre 17:14 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/mars-north-pole-ice-is-far-cleaner-than-expected 18:14 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 17:42 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B_h8kKdiHe8 Why do star shades look like flowers? Is Mars colonization just a Ponzi Scheme? Why would it be worth doing? And on Q&A+, should you scream into the void? 00:00 Intro 00:23 [@silasmiller4417] Why are renders of orbital star shades shaped like flower pedals? 05:37 [@illyakuryakin5024] Anyone notice no one is talking about the Ponzi scheme called "Mars Colonization" anymore? 12:13 [@illyakuryakin5024] why would it be so "amazing"? 17:42 [@Alienalloy] If I scream in the vacuum of space have I gone beyond compony health and safety procedures so already a lost cause? 20:20 Final thoughts

BONUS PART STARTS AT 25:44 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube https://youtu.be/B8xbSUstIhA 🟣 Guest: Dr. Artur Davoyan https://samueli.ucla.edu/people/artur-davoyan/ Solar sails are great. It's a propulsion method that doesn't require carrying fuel. But the need to be really big to be efficient. How do you fold them on Earth and unfold in space? What's a reliable way to do that? NASA recently awarded a NIAC grant specifically for that. 📜 Coilable Stacked Solar Sails for Very High delta-V Missions https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/coilable-stacked-solar-sails-for-very-high-delta-v-missions/ 👉 All 2026 NIAC Selections https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/niac-2026-selections/ 00:00 Intro 01:31 Solar sail as a propulsion method 25:44 Alternative propulsion methods 38:38 Current obsessions 44:54 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:37 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eLHeqk2Yh1Q How bright is space? What's the best way to go under the ice on Europa? Are there new gravitational wave detectors in the works? And on Q&A+, have we actually seen black holes grow? 00:00 Intro 00:23 [@Noxelius] What's the best way to get under the ice of Europe or Enceladus? 01:46 [@jvan120] how bright is it in space? 05:16 [@luiscarneiro4123] How can we make governments invest more money in space? 09:11 [@rJaune] Are there any plans to make new Gravitational Wave detectors? 12:27 [@AproposOfWetSnow] What if Pluto got into Mercury's orbit? 14:37 [@GeraldBlakefield] Have we actually seen black holes grow? 17:39 Final thoughts

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 15:56 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/y9Iknlzbn5s NASA is working on a new far-infrared space telescope, Starship finally makes it to orbit, a nuclear reactor for the Moon, and an exoplanet orbiting backwards. On Space Bites plus, a galaxy with a disconnected center. 00:00 Intro 00:18 New far-infrared NASA telescope coming https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasas-first-selection-for-a-new-class-of-mission-the-prima-far-infrared-telescope 02:11 Starship goes orbital https://www.universetoday.com/articles/spacexs-starship-rocket-does-its-job-during-first-orbital-flight 04:09 Power for the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-1000c-lunar-microreactor-could-power-the-next-era-of-moon-bases 07:28 Sub-Neptune orbiting the wrong way https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-find-a-sub-neptune-orbiting-completely-backward-around-a-red-dwarf 09:37 Vote results 10:03 Dynamic structural evolution in Chariklo’s rings https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-finds-dynamic-structural-evolution-in-chariklos-rings 11:14 Finding life on Enceladus could be easier than we thought https://www.universetoday.com/articles/finding-life-on-enceladus-could-be-easier-than-we-thought-says-new-research 13:08 Getting even more from the CMB https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-new-test-looks-for-a-subtle-twist-in-ancient-light 15:56 Bonus story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/diving-into-an-out-of-sync-galaxy 16:46 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 15:23 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BWKrIT28Uk0 We orbit the Sun, Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way, but what does the Milky Way orbit? Can we still catch up with Oumuamua? Is the Big Crunch a ruled-out theory? And in Q&A+, have we seen a phenomenon we can't yet explain? 00:00 Intro 00:26 [@jonathanchamberlain6260] What does the Milky Way orbit? 04:21 [@paulwilson1529] Could we still catch up with Oumuamua? 08:28 [@bakkos_bakkos] Is The Big Crunch a ruled out theory? 13:35 [@kamleshpatel6817] Why can't gravitational waves travel faster than light? 15:23 [@paigepotter4682] Is there an astronomical phenomenon where you think we’ve probably seen the evidence already, but haven’t realized what we’re looking at yet? 18:51 Final thoughts

BONUS PART STARTS AT 43:25 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/izP3FsO9u8o PBS Spacetime video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OM0zTfdsPo Professor David Kipping's channel:  @CoolWorldsLab  We've done a lot of searching for extraterrestrial life over the years. But how good was it? Did we look hard enough or deep enough? Is it too early for conclusions? Could do a better job? If so, how? Figuring out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Ben Zuckerman 📜 Broadband Searches for Extraterrestrial Technological Intelligence: a New Strategy To Find Nearby Alien Civilizations https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.07333 00:00 Intro 01:36 SETI 05:07 How deep did we look 24:12 What could we have done differently 36:57 Most satisfying answer to the Fermi Paradox 43:25 BONUS PART: pollution of white dwarfs 53:01 Current obsessions 57:14 Final thoughts

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:56 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cdHAMQf1Fnk When will we see the surfaces of exoplanets? What non-western telescopes should we expect? Where are all the big promised results from Vera Rubin? And in Q&A+, how to get in space journalism and is it worth it now? 00:00 Intro 00:33 [@theindianking3000] Will Roman see exoplanets better than JWST? 03:13 [@fwd79] Which non-western space telescopes are coming? 05:55 [@paulwilson1529] How packed is the asteroid belt? 07:35 [@GadZookz] Are there any calories on the Moon or Mars? 10:26 [@rilanfelnar2698] Results from Vera Rubin. When? 13:56 [@absolute-doink] Any advice for someone interested in space journalism? 20:31 Final thoughts