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Episode 774: Q&A 164: Could Too Much Gravity Prevent a Civilization Going to Space? And More...
In this week's live questions and answers show, I speculate what kind of civilization could be permanently stuck on the surface of their planet, if r…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 773: Searching for Exomoons with Alex Teachey
My guest today is Dr. Alex Teachey, a Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics (ASIAA) in Taipe…
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 772: Q&A 163: Is There No Way to Repair James Webb in Space? And More...
In this week's episode, I answer questions about the speed of supernovae, if a black hole can pull itself apart, is there really no way to repair Jam…
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 771: QA 162: Could We Build a Particle Accelerator on the Moon? And More...
In this week's live Q&A, I explain what would happen if we build a particle accelerator around the entire Moon (and what would happen if it generated…
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 768: Q&A 161: Could You Have a Planet Made of Water? And More...
In this week's questions show, I answer if you could have a planet made entirely of water, is it our duty to spread life in the Universe? Could Plane…
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 770: Using Pulsars to Detect Gravitational Waves: with Boris Goncharov
My guest today is Dr. Boris Goncharov, a researcher at the Gran Sasso Science Institute. Boris is part of the team using the precise signals from pul…
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 769: NASA's Astrobiology Vision with Mary Voytek
My guest today is Dr. Mary Voytek, the director of NASA's Astrobiology Program since 2008. Dr. Voytek and others from NASA are proposing a new 7-step…
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 766: Q&A 160: Could We Transmit DNA to Another Civilization? And More...
In this week's questions show, I answer questions about ice on rockets, the maximum gravitational slingshot, could black holes pull you out of black …
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 767: Collecting Samples with Perseverance: Justin Simon, NASA
My guest today is Dr. Justin Simon, a planetary scientist within the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division at the Johnson …
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 765: Q&A 159: How Long Can Life Survive? And More...
In this week's questions show, I theorize how long life can survive in the Universe, could we detect a wormhole in the Solar System, what's happening…
4 years, 11 months ago