Fraser Cain

Recently we heard a lot about hyaena planets. They are supposed to be sub-neptunes with thick Hydrogen atmosphere which allows them to maintain a planet-wide liquid ocean in a vast range of conditions. The most famous example of such a planet is K2-18b which was recently observed by JWST. But the la

A Planet Found at Alpha Centauri. Webb Revisits the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Little Red Dots don't break the laws of physics. In Space Bites Plus, showing that the Earth's magnetosphere was here for a long time. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7ioJvlWBg58

Which type of planet that's not in the Solar System is the most interesting? Can we detect an interstellar black hole? Should science journalists report about non-conventional science theories? And in our extended Q&A+ version, will the success of Vera Rubin stimulate building a northern hemisphere

Lucy’s close up images of another asteroid, why Mars has a lopsided magnetic field, Chinese engineers rescue a pair of satellites with gravitational slingshots, and new hints about where Mars’s carbon dioxide atmosphere went. In our longer Space Bites+ on Patreon, a proposed human mission to both Ma

NASA is launching a new telescope this year called Pandora. It'll be specifically inspecting atmospheres of exoplanets. It even uses spare parts from JWST. Learning more about the Pandora telescope in this interview. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/96Ee8Z-sbSU

James Webb recently detected a new kind of exoplanet. It's a steam world. How did they find it and what does it mean for the future of exoplanet search? Finding out in this interview. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DvEQDv4yg0c

The quest to find an Earth-sized planet around a Sun-like star continues. One telescope that could achieve this is ESA's Plato mission. How will it be able to do it, and what should we expect from it? Find out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr. David Brown https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/researc

TRAPPIST-1 is one of the most interesting systems out there. JWST did observe them but we still don't have the results from all of them. Why is that and when can we expect to know something about their atmospheres? Finding out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr Julien de Wit https://www.disruptiveplane

A strange eye ball world seen by Webb, did ancient astronomers see a kilonova in the sky, extreme moss that could handle Mars, and Ariane 6 flies successfully to space (mostly). Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EPiVVmoIqTc Eyeball Exoplanet // Plant to Terraform Mar

Seeing an Earth-like planet around a Sun-like star isn't possible with current telescopes. The difference in brightness is just too big. But future space telescopes will have multiple tricks up their sleeve specifically for that. Which ones? Finding out in this interview. Watch the video here (with

What are the limits of James Webb when it's looking for Earth-like atmospheres? What can we possibly find out? Is there any hope for red dwarf stars and their planets to have a potential for habitability? Finding out the answers with Evelyn Macdonald. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube

If exoplanets exist, so should exomoons. However, to this day we still did not find any. Even more than that, there's a pretty big controversy regarding the potential discovery of exomoons. What's going on and what can we do about it? Finding the answers with Dr David Kipping. Watch the video here (

Recently astronomers made an unexpected discovery. They found a planet called WASP-69b with a giant comet-like gas tail that was bigger than ever. What's causing such behaviour and what can we learn about hot Jupiters? Finding out with Dakota Tyler from the University of LA. Watch the video here (wi

Where are the limits of James Webb's capabilities? What can we expect from it in terms of exoplanet research and how can we get there? Finding out with Dr Luis Welbanks. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zn1t9c2mLJY What Is JWST Really Capable Of (Vimeo)

You asked for it, so it's here. A big interview about a proposed mission called LIFE that could help us revolutionise planet hunting. My guest is Dr Daniel Angerhausen from EHT Zurich. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BtSn_PTQtds The LIFE Telescope. Next Gen Planet

A new system found with 7 Earth and Super-Earth Sized planets, the remains of another planet inside the Earth, and it’s time to replace your wallpaper again with this new image of the Crab Nebula from JWST. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xubOa8xR2lw Ancient Planet

Astronomers see ice giants colliding. We peek into the OSIRIS-REx sample collector. Even more evidence that the Big Bang hasn’t been overturned. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zc8W77btzA8 JWST Galaxies Take Another Turn // Ice Giants Collide // Psyche Launch (Vime

Exoplanets are great. There are hycean worlds, super-dense iron planets, super light planets, ones with potential biosignatures and much more. Catching up on all the latest discoveries with Dr Jessie Christiansen. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MuH2BlHdAyw The Mys

In this week's episode, Fraser talks about how you can support the creators you love, why NASA doesn't make duplicates of its spacecraft, and what binoculars he's using. Q&A 54: Why Doesn't NASA Mass Produce Spacecraft? and More... (YouTube)

We’re now entering the final days for NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope. It’s running out of fuel and already crippled by the loss of its reaction wheels. In just a few months NASA will shut it down for good. That is sad, but don’t worry, NASA’s next planet hunting spacecraft, the Transiting Exoplanet S