[Space Bites+] Half Of Our Galaxy Is Hotter Than The Other (We Finally Know Why!)

BONUS STORY STARTS AT 18:18 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: New info about 3I/ATLAS, NASA tests a new high-power ion engine, did dark matter power early black hole formation, why is half the Milky Way hotter than the other? And in Space Bites+, different sources for two of Uranus moons. 00:00 Intro 00:15 More info on 3I/ATLAS 04:04 NASA tests new ion engine 06:45 NO to NASA budget cuts 07:50 Earliest SMBH Mystery 09:46 Vote results 10:15 Milky Way’s Hot Side 11:56 Where's the edge of the Milky Way 13:52 Disappearing exoplanets 16:02 That's no moon 18:18 BONUS STORY 20:45 More space news 21:16 Working with Vera Rubin data

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[Space Bites+] Half Of Our Galaxy Is Hotter Than The Other (We Finally Know Why!) is an episode from Universe Today Guide to Space Audio by Universe Today Podcast.

This episode is 24:12 long.

This episode was published on May 1, 2026.

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