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[Q&A] Dangerous Supernova, Astronomy's Blind Spot, Space Race to Mars
When is a supernova too close for comfort? Will USA's Moon race against China accelerate a race towards a Mars base? How can we see the Oort cloud? A…
1 year, 1 month ago
[Space Bites] Origin of Ryugu and Bennu // JWST's Big Discovery // A Star Ate a Black Hole
Ryugu and Bennu are related, a star tried to eat a black hole and it didn’t go well, using moons to save fuel, and China tests its new human lunar la…
1 year, 1 month ago
[Q&A] Starships on Mars, Molten Salt Moon Batteries, Observable Universe
Why do people believe Starships will go to Mars? Can we use molten salt batteries on the Moon? What's the difference between the Universe and the Obs…
1 year, 1 month ago
[Interview] Fighting Light Pollution from Satellites with Ultra Black Paint
Satellites are causing light pollution. Every year there a more of them. So, why don't they just paint them all vantablack, the ultra-black coating t…
1 year, 1 month ago
[Q&A] Living on Venus VS Mars, Biosphere 2 for Mars, Dangers of Space Junk
Is living in the clouds of Venus better than living in sub-surface habitats on Mars? Can we really lock ourselves from orbit with space junk? Should …
1 year, 1 month ago
[Space Bites] JWST's Results from TRAPPIST-1d // Water from 3I/ATLAS // Biggest Black Hole Ever Found
Finally, Webb’s analysis of TRAPPIST-1d, new Hubble images comet 3I/ATLAS, the most massive black hole ever discovered, why Mars sand is so dangerous…
1 year, 1 month ago
[Q&A] New Moons for Mars, Black Hole Jets, Best Case Scenario for Europa Clipper
What would happen if we moved a jovian moon to Mars? What are black holes spitting out as those jets? What's the best case scenario for Europa Clippe…
1 year, 1 month ago
[Interview] The Infinity Galaxy: First Evidence of a Direct Collapse Supermassive Black Hole?
How did supermassive black holes get so big so early? There are two main models for that, and JWST just got a huge boost for the one that suggests th…
1 year, 1 month ago
[Q&A] Black Hole Size Limit, Economies of Scale for Space Missions, Favourite Galaxy
Is there an upper size limit for black holes? Why don't we build multiple identical missions to increase the chance of success? Is the Universe consi…
1 year, 1 month ago
[Space Bites] New Planet at Alpha Centauri // Webb Ultra Deep Field // Six Mars Helicopters
A Planet Found at Alpha Centauri. Webb Revisits the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Little Red Dots don't break the laws of physics. In Space Bites Plus, …
1 year, 1 month ago