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[Q&A] Using Jupiter's Lagrange Points, JWST Staying in Place, Fighting Mars' Low Gravity


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How does JWST stay in L2 and not drift away? What is the wait calculation for Alpha Centauri? How can we use Jupiter's Lagrange points? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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00:26 How does JWST stay in L2?
02:57 What is the 'wait calculation' for Alpha Cen?
06:49 Why don't they just ... wear weights to compensate for low gravity?
08:57 Can two telescopes act as an Earth-sized binocular?
14:25 Why so few timelapses?
16:15 Can we do anything interesting at Jupiter's Lagrange points?

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