Fraser Cain

Can you reconstruct an image that was gravitationally lensed? How dark can outer space become? Will we ever be able to mine an asteroid? Answering all these questions and much more in this week's Q&A. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XNe-f1K8WxM Here's a link to the

A mind-bending JWST image of the Orion Nebula, filled with rogue planets. Seeing the cosmic web. An explanation for a massive star that just disappeared. Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lVQMBANcrQU Two Supernovae Hit Earth // Rogue Planets in Orion Nebula // A Star

Is our galaxy's black hole still consuming stars? When will we finally figure out dark matter? Can James Webb last until it exhausts its fuel and not break before that? How should we name exoworlds? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. Watch the video here (with no ads) or

In this week's questions show, I wonder if we'll have enough time to respond to an asteroid or comet, if we're going to fill the asteroid belt with space junk and if antimatter engines are the best way to explore space. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/pJbMAcXgLS4 Of course, the big news on my

In the pristine icy environment of Antarctica, there’s a telescope, embedded into an ancient glacier. The telescope is observing the Universe, directly through the Earth, using a cubic kilometer of ice to capture elusive particles called neutrinos. These ghostlike particles are streaming from the Su

In this week's questions show, I explain why we don't know of any perfectly habitable worlds in the galaxy. Why we don't know if the Universe is finite or infinite, and why we call it "micro gravity" and not "zero gravity". Watch the video: https://youtu.be/OOzwppRhHLU Here's a link to Dr. Hossenfel

The Earth’s atmosphere keeps us safe from the harsh environment of space, but it also obscures our view into the cosmos. No matter how powerful a telescope you build, the turbulence of the atmosphere limits your resolution. But astronomers and engineers have an amazing technology that allows a teles

The Hubble Space Telescope has been in space for 28 years, producing some of the most beautiful and scientifically important images of the cosmos that humanity has ever taken. But let’s face it, Hubble is getting old, and it probably won’t be with us for too much longer. NASA’s James Webb Space Tele

In this week's questions show, astronaut Mike Massimino answers a question about astronaut training, I wonder how we could survive if the Sun dies, and explain why the shuttle's fuel tank was first white and then changed to orange. Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX1Ns1k

In just a few hours we're going to be doing a very special live QA with Dr. Alan Stern, the Principal Investigator with New Horizons and Dr. David Grinspoon, AKA, Dr. Funkyspoon. They just released a new book all about Pluto and New Horizons, and they'll be available for 30 minutes to take your ques

President Trump recently called for the creation of a space force to deal with the future warfighting in space. It turns out, this already exists, space is already well militarized. https://youtu.be/D894aUbW1YE (YouTube)

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)

In case you missed it live yesterday, here is the archive of my hour-long chat with Isaac Arthur. We talked about a range of topics, including SpaceX, Breakthrough Starshot, and the current state of science fiction. https://youtu.be/x4LxtVpOXvw I've also put it into the podcast feed, in case you wan

One of my favorite creators is futurist Isaac Arthur, we've even done a few collaborations together. Never seen his stuff before? Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g This week Isaac will be joining me for a live QA on YouTube. Got questions for us? Join us liv

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

Hey everyone, Fraser here. I just wanted to let you know about a special event happening today, Monday April 24, 2017 at 12 pm Pacific Time. Twitch is having a science week, and I'm going to be participating with a bunch of live events. One event will be a COSMOS Marathon playing on Twitch.tv. Start

Hello Patrons! Thanks to you we were able to create this totally free book, written by David Dickinson. It contains 101 things you'll be able to see in the night sky in 2017. All the eclipses, meteor showers, occultations, and much more. Thanks again for all your support in 2016, you have made it po