Universe Today Podcast

Episode 714: Q&A 134: Could Tethered Starships Provide Artificial Gravity? And More...

02.08.2021 - By Fraser CainPlay

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In this week's Q&A; show, I answer questions about Starship might be able to provide artificial gravity, whether I'd prefer to have LUVOIR or the Overwhelmingly Large Telescope, and if nuclear-powered rockets will work in space.

You can join me live every Monday on my YouTube channel at 5pm Pacific Time to ask your questions live.

00:00 Start

00:18 Could Starships provide artificial gravity?

03:51 LUVOIR or the Overwhelmingly Large Telescope?

05:30 Are nuclear-powered rockets feasible?

09:08 What do I think about Avi Loeb's theory about Oumuamua aliens?

14:49 What happened with Starship's SN9 test?

16:19 Let's learn more about the Universe Today writing team

19:15 Learning the constellations

23:00 Can spacecraft survive interstellar space?

25:13 What if the Earth had no Moon?

27:52 Why are all craters circular?

30:09 Will humans be able to survive in the Solar System?

33:01 Will there be a limit to orbital refueling?

36:58 Did the Sun have a binary partner?

39:08 Is life more likely on K-type stars?

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