Episode Details

In this week's Questions and Answers show, I explain how astronomers use the Doppler Effect to know if objects are moving towards or away from us, I give my thoughts on Starlink as a user, and I suggest ideas on how to become a better writer.

00:00 Start

01:50 How do we know light is red or blue shifted?

04:24 What do I think of Starlink?

08:07 Why don't we visit the atmosphere of Venus?

10:33 What do I like about my job?

12:54 When is something standing still?

14:39 What is the Sun an average star?

16:16 How do we know we're not special?

18:06 What will sanctions on Russia do to space exploration?

22:24 Will the US be patrolling the Moon?

24:09 Any advice for being a writer?

27:14 Why are we sending probes to L2?

28:36 Could we find life around red dwarfs?

30:18 Where are the stars that formed with the Sun?

32:32 How can Parker Solar Probe survive being close to the Sun?

34:13 How would I spend a billion dollars?

36:24 What's my most controversial opinion?

36:48 Would tides be a problem for a habitable moon?

38:04 Can you collect meteorites?

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