This Telescope Will Do What JWST and Roman Can't

Fraser Cain
Fraser Cain
1 Video View·Oct 2, 2026

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NASA is working on a new far-infrared space telescope, Starship finally makes it to orbit, a nuclear reactor for the Moon, and an exoplanet orbiting backwards. On Space Bites plus, a galaxy with a disconnected center.

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00:00 Intro
00:18 New far-infrared NASA telescope coming
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-far-infrared-telescope-as-first-in-new-mission-class/
02:11 Starship goes orbital
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/spacexs-starship-rocket-does-its-job-during-first-orbital-flight
04:09 Power for the Moon
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-1000c-lunar-microreactor-could-power-the-next-era-of-moon-bases
07:28 Sub-Neptune orbiting the wrong way
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-find-a-sub-neptune-orbiting-completely-backward-around-a-red-dwarf
09:37 Vote results
10:03 Dynamic structural evolution in Chariklo’s rings
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-finds-dynamic-structural-evolution-in-chariklos-rings
11:14 Finding life on Enceladus could be easier than we thought
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/finding-life-on-enceladus-could-be-easier-than-we-thought-says-new-research
13:08 Getting even more from the CMB
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-new-test-looks-for-a-subtle-twist-in-ancient-light
15:56 More space news
16:46 Final thoughts

Host: Fraser Cain
Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov

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