Podcasts · Universe Today Podcast

[Space Bites] A THIRD Interstellar Object // Pack of Quasars // Tianwen-2 Looks Back

· 19 min

Episode [Space Bites] A THIRD Interstellar Object // Pack of Quasars // Tianwen-2 Looks Back

0:00 19:07

Astronomers have discovered a third interstellar object. NASA missions are getting prepared to be shut down. The most massive white dwarf has been found. And in Space Bites Plus, a capsule containing human remains and cannabis seeds crashes into the ocean.

🚀 [Space Bites+] No ADS. BONUS Story. For FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday

👉 Vote for the best story here: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community

00:00 Intro 00:19 Third interstellar object https://www.universetoday.com/articles/inbound-astronomers-discover-third-interstellar-object 03:01 NASA budget cuts https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/trump-administration-moves-to-tighten-the-noose-around-nasa-science-missions/ 05:17 Nancy Grace Roman telescope progress https://www.universetoday.com/articles/roman-telescope-core-components-complete-vibration-testing 06:26 Exoplanet around a quiet red dwarf https://www.universetoday.com/articles/gj-12-b-earth-sized-planet-orbiting-a-quiet-m-dwarf-star 08:13 Citizen scientists help observe exoplanet transit https://www.universetoday.com/articles/worldwide-team-of-citizen-scientists-help-confirm-a-tricky-exoplanet 09:27 Vote results https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain/community 10:07 Chonkiest white dwarf https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-supermassive-white-dwarf-is-pulsating-rapidly-revealing-details-of-its-interior 12:00 Pack of quasars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-dense-group-of-quasars-form-the-cosmic-himalayas 13:23 Tianwen-2 looks back https://www.universetoday.com/articles/tianwen-2-looks-back-at-the-earth 14:44 More space news 15:51 Bonus story

📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/4Bx96IKAfhs

📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter

🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/

📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com

⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Support Universe Today Podcast

The episode on the publisher’s site (opens in a new tab)

Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them. Explicit shows are for adult profiles only, and children’s profiles hear only children’s shows. More about this list.