Universe Today Podcast

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We've seen a lot of depiction of the future of food in space in sci-fi. People eat food in space every day. But with future Moon base missions and trips to Mars, food will have to evolve as well. Which way will it go? Finding out in this interview.
🟣 Guest: Tor Blomqvist https://www.deepspacefood.org/
📜 From production to food systems: A systems-level review of drivers, requirements, and integration for Lunar and Martian food systems https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009457652600113X
00:00 Intro

02:06 Who did space food best

05:35 What food will martian missions have

13:41 Setting up a greenhouse

34:01 Future missions

44:09 Current obsessions

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:34
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How will future historians see space exploration? Did NASA handle well the 3I/ATLAS story? How fast do you really need to go to break free from the solar system? And in Q&A+, some sci-fi books recommendation.
00:00 Intro

00:26 [@madmillion91920110] How did NASA handle 3I/ATLAS?

04:24 [@NooLoon-c1t] How fast would you need to go to leave the solar system?

08:43 [@paigepotter4682] What do you think future historians will get wrong about space exploration??

11:53 [@jeffhans1] Do you think future people will look back on us with pity for only having natural vision and hearing?

12:34 [@kimbarron4239] What books are people reading?

14:24 Future events

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 17:51
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David Kipping’s  @CoolWorldsLab  video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT7V4gE4ZIc
Matt’s podcast https://storiesbywilliams.com/podcast-series/ https://www.patreon.com/cw/houseofwilliams
Meet the crew for Artemis III, Weighing a dormant black hole, evidence for a long-gone early planet, how robot probes could take over the galaxy, and in Space Bites+, scanning 3I/ATLAS for alien signals.
00:00 Intro

00:18 Artemis III Updates https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/nasa-assigns-crew-for-artemis-iii-sets-aggressive-timeline-for-flying-it/

04:13 Weighing a Dormant Black Hole https://www.universetoday.com/articles/orbiting-stars-give-clues-to-a-quiescent-black-holes-mass

05:43 How SMBHs Gain Weight https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-is-how-supermassive-black-holes-feed-themselves

07:22 Sgr A* Wind https://www.universetoday.com/articles/theyve-been-searching-for-the-milky-ways-black-hole-wind-for-50-years-and-finally-found-it

08:42 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/posts

09:18 Evidence for an Early Planet https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-rare-meteorite-just-revealed-a-lost-mars-sized-planet-from-the-dawn-of-the-solar-system

11:44 Observing Protoplanetary Disk’s Rotation https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-make-live-observation-of-a-nearby-protoplanetary-disks-rotation

13:16 Cosmic Web Like You've Never Seen it Before https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-cosmic-web-like-youve-never-seen-it-before

15:14 David Kipping Has a New Take on the Existence of Advanced Life https://www.universetoday.com/articles/david-kipping-has-a-new-take-on-the-existence-of-advanced-life-in-the-universe-and-the-numbers-are-n

17:51 BONUS story https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-seti-institute-releases-technosignature-report-on-3iatlas

19:47 Matt Williams' podcast https://storiesbywilliams.com/podcast-series/

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 16:01
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Should we just wait and let Alpha Centauri get closer? Which will happen first, antimatter propulsion or fusion power? What are the consequences of crashing rockets into the ocean? And in Q&A+, can we detect magnetic fields of planets being torn by black holes?
00:00 Intro

00:26 [@geohondo] Are there consequences for crashing a rocket in the ocean?

05:24 [@GadZookz] Do we have to wait 5000 years to send humans to Alpha Centauri when it will be a lot closer?

11:21 [@fermis1proponant] Anti matter power first or Fusion?

16:01 [@brendafrye8048] When a planet is gobbled up by a black hole would the planetary magnetic field be measurable as it is destroyed?

19:16 SpaceX coverage

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:08
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With the New Glenn explosion and Starship having problems of its own, what is a realistic setback for NASA's Moon base plans? Do they need to look into alternative propulsion methods? And in Q&A+, will Europe ever catch up in space domain?
00:00 Intro

00:25 [@nikolapbyt] Is 2028 still a realistic target after the last Starship flight and the New Glenn explosion?

09:52 [@ragetail3] Is NASA progressively looking into solar sail technology?

14:13 Different types of science papers