Universe Today Podcast

Episode 749: Q&A 148: How Do We Know the Age of the Universe? And More...

06.01.2021 - By Fraser CainPlay

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In this week's episode, I talk about the various ways we measure the age of the Universe. What's next for OSIRIS-REx? And what are the next frontiers for gravitational wave astronomy?

00:00 Start

00:41 How do we calculate the age of the Universe?

04:32 Will the planets migrate again?

06:36 What's next for OSIRIX-REx?

07:47 What's next for gravitational wave astronomy?

11:27 Does the habitable zone shift as the Sun heats up?

12:59 Will future civilizations know about the Big Bang?

18:17 Could a powerful telescope look beyond the CMB?

20:27 Could a computer become a planet-sized mind?

24:08 Is the CMB shifting away from us?

25:28 Bounties to remove space junk?

30:58 Could rockets be launched from Canada?

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