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Episode 775: Q&A 165: How Could We Explore the Oceans of Europa? And More...
In this week's live questions and answers show, I explain why NASA doesn't build standardized rovers, how we know the Universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old, and which are the best (and worst) entry-level telescopes to get.
Mars Magnetosphere story
https://www.universetoday.com/153368/an-absolutely-bonkers-plan-to-give-mars-an-artificial-magnetosphere/
00:00 Start
00:28 When will NASA make standard models of rovers?
04:28 Is the Universe older than 13.8 billion years?
07:06 What are the best and worst entry level telescopes?
10:29 Why isn't there more of a push to explore Europa?
13:40 could dark matter be a heavier element?
16:29 How could we drill down through Europa's ice sheet?
19:23 Will supervoids grow as the Universe expands?
21:11 What's the best technology for interstellar travel?
23:15 Could we protect Mars with a giant solenoid?
25:37 Could we build a second James Webb?
27:08 Could a longer ramp let Spinlaunch send humans to space?
29:39 What is the economic cost of contaminating Mars?
33:18 Do Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have any business strategy for colonizing space?
35:08 How do neutron stars die?
36:28 Better to live on a water world or Mars?
37:37 Any way to collect small pieces of space junk?
Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here.
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In this week's live questions and answers show, I explain why NASA doesn't build standardized rovers, how we know the Universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old, and which are the best (and worst) entry-level telescopes to get.
Mars Magnetosphere story
https://www.universetoday.com/153368/an-absolutely-bonkers-plan-to-give-mars-an-artificial-magnetosphere/
00:00 Start
00:28 When will NASA make standard models of rovers?
04:28 Is the Universe older than 13.8 billion years?
07:06 What are the best and worst entry level telescopes?
10:29 Why isn't there more of a push to explore Europa?
13:40 could dark matter be a heavier element?
16:29 How could we drill down through Europa's ice sheet?
19:23 Will supervoids grow as the Universe expands?
21:11 What's the best technology for interstellar travel?
23:15 Could we protect Mars with a giant solenoid?
25:37 Could we build a second James Webb?
27:08 Could a longer ramp let Spinlaunch send humans to space?
29:39 What is the economic cost of contaminating Mars?
33:18 Do Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have any business strategy for colonizing space?
35:08 How do neutron stars die?
36:28 Better to live on a water world or Mars?
37:37 Any way to collect small pieces of space junk?
Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here.
🚀 OUR WEBSITE:
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https://www.universetoday.com/
🚀 PODCAST LINKS:
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RSS: https://universetoday.com/audio
iTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunes
Spotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify
🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER:
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Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.
Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter
🚀 OTHER PODCASTS:
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Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists.
RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/
Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay.
RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg
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🚀 CONTACT FRASER:
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🚀 LICENSE:
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You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
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