[Space Bites+] Weird Starless Galaxy // Private Space Telescope // Betelbuddy's Wake
A galaxy without stars, the wake of Betelgeuse’s companion star, a privately-funded Hubble class telescope, and could there be exomoons at TRAPPIST-1? And on Space Bites+, seeing an event horizon in 3D.
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00:00 Intro
00:17 A galaxy with no stars https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-galaxy-that-never-was
02:08 Hubble detects the wake of Bettelbuddy https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasa-hubble-helps-detect-wake-of-betelgeuses-elusive-companion-star/
04:31 JWST finds new objects astonomers can't explain https://www.universetoday.com/articles/as-puzzling-as-a-platypus-the-jwst-finds-some-hard-to-categorize-objects
06:25 Private initiative for a Hubble replacement https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/eric-schmidt-will-massively-invest-in-private-telescopes-including-hubble-replacement/
08:48 Problems for potential life on Europa https://www.universetoday.com/articles/europa-may-be-lifeless-and-unihabitable-after-all
10:52 Rare lensed supernova https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-discover-a-bright-supernova-using-gravitational-lensing-for-the-first-time
12:36 Vote results
13:12 A mathematical solution for lunar dust problem https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-sticky-problem-of-lunar-dust-gets-a-mathematical-solution
15:28 Potential for exomoons in TRAPPIST-1 system https://www.universetoday.com/articles/could-trappist-1s-seven-worlds-host-moons
17:02 Decades-long supernova timelapse https://www.universetoday.com/articles/nasa-releases-the-long-awaited-video-of-keplers-supernova-remnant
18:16 BONUS STORY
19:57 Pile of Spice https://www.patreon.com/posts/pile-of-spice-147346705
Comments (15)
Shame on you not a hockey fan and you call yourself Canadian 😂. I’m just playing around. I am a hockey fan but I got to say at least you said the Canucks and not Montreal because although I live in the Maritimes go New Brunswick go, I am a Leaf fan-through and through. Yes as a baby of five ( first generation, by the way ) I was pretty much raised on that however, I did want to say kudos. If you have a chance, please check out https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B6mZIzF4Yak Quick sidenote, super poor baby five my mom worked three jobs but I did love my banana seat bike. I know that sounds crazy. Some of you might know what that means others might not however, it was amazing until my brother cuffed me a BMX and then well that was it talk about trails inner city there were no trails, but there were ramps and kid made bumper jumps and yeah good time all Kits should have a great bike and go riding in the trails. Another reason why I am moved to New Brunswick. My kids grown as they are always love to bike.
I love Dust ups. Thanks so much for the reference. And other site insights!
Thanks for picking my question Fraser :) Very interesting to hear! Enjoy the extensive mountain biking and nature restoration!
Are you coppicing part of your woodland? Sounds like it, that stuff is fascinating!
Poor Europa, this fault-finding wil no doubt leave it out in the cold..
MTB!!! Go Fraser. I love to ride.
Great episode! 🫡🫡🫡
The wildlife homestead thing is ... basically my lifelong dream.
With the proper browser (Firefox) and proper plugins (AdGuard AdBlocker, AdBlocker Ultimate, etc) the YouTube experience is MUCH better. No ads ever, not even the ads at the beginning or end that Fraser was speaking of in the YouTube version.
Rant suggestion: the shortsightedness of cutting back on the space program when there are so many medical and technological and material enhancements that have come out of it over the last 50 years
look up the channel Bama Bass go to his playlist and start with how he built the pond.
I love Fraser’s energy lately. Great questions shows too. Maybe I need a trip to the other side of the world too…
If you have a galaxy that has neither stars nor a central black hole then how does one define a galaxy (i.e. if it is just a massive cloud of gas then is it any different from any other massive cloud of gas, or would all clouds above a certain size be regarded as starless galaxies simply because of their size)?
I came here to say this too. gal·ax·y /ˈɡaləksē/ noun a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust
I was gonna build a UV space telescope if I won the billion $ powerball...and I've been watching DustUps