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Why won't NASA send a copy of Perseverance to the Moon? Can life exist on a planet around a blue giant star? How do satellites stay safe in orbit and don't collide with each other? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.

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• 00:00 Start

• 00:26 [Andoria] Why won't NASA send Mars-style rovers to the Moon?

• 05:15 [Vulcan] How to get your discovery to the scientific community?

• 09:56 [Risa] Can life exist near blue giant stars?

• 13:41 [Aeturen] Can fire be the solution the Fermi paradox?

• 16:13 [Vendikar] Should you study journalism in a university?

• 19:26 [Remus] Robin Hanson's grabby aliens

• 24:21 [Janus] How do satellites stay safe in orbit?

• 28:39 [Cait] How do supermassive black holes form?

• 32:56 [Betazed] Will we become a Kardashev Type I civilization?

• 37:20 [Cheleb] Shape of the Universe

• 39:43 [Nimbus] Why some planets have no surface?

• 41:59 [Belos] Should we preserve Earth or find another home?

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