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[Q&A] Predicting Supernovae, The Truth About Binary Stars, Creating a Pet Black Hole

[Q&A] Predicting Supernovae, The Truth About Binary Stars, Creating a Pet Black Hole

Published 2Β years, 9Β months ago
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How can we know that a star is about to go supernova? Can we create a pet black hole in our Solar System? What if all our star data is just wrong? How common are red dwarf binaries? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.

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00:00 Start

01:21 [Andoria] How can we know how soon will a star go supernova?

07:14 [Vulcan] How common are red dwarf binary stars?

08:41 [Risa] Can we create a pet black hole?

12:41 [Aeturen] How would aliens harvest stars?

17:24 [Vendikar] Could dark matter be just normal matter?

21:46 [Remus] How can computer scientists support astronomy?

25:42 [Janus] Could panspermia occur from Earth to other worlds?

29:55 [Cait] Will New Horizons be able to put to rest?

31:46 [Betazed] What if all our stars data is wrong?

36:03 [Cheleb] Can UFOs be from another dimension?

40:21 [Nimbus] How can JWST look back in time?

41:36 [Belos] Will satellites take over our night sky?

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