[Q&A] Protecting from Solar Flares, Tiny Rockets, Oldest Possible Ice

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Can you maintain a stable orbit with just a solar sail? Will a Dyson sphere or swarm kill all life inside of it? Can you protect yourself from a solar flare? What's the oldest ice in the Universe? All this and more in this week's Q&A!

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  • 00:00 Start

  • 00:48 [Tatooine] Can you maintain orbit with just a solar sail?

  • 06:44 [Coruscant] Does a Dyson sphere kill all life inside of it?

  • 11:04 [Hoth] Can a Faraday cage protect from a solar flare?

  • 13:52 [Naboo] Can there be a stable irregular-shaped planet?

  • 17:45 [Kamino] How small can a rocket be?

  • 19:35 [Bespin] Can we detect artificial light on Proxima b?

  • 22:54 [Mustafar] How old was the Universe when first ice was able to form?

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Can you maintain a stable orbit with just a solar sail? Will a Dyson sphere or swarm kill all life inside of it? Can you protect yourself from a solar flare? What's the oldest ice in the Universe? All this and more in this week's Q&A!

🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday

  • 00:00 Start

  • 00:48 [Tatooine] Can you maintain orbit with just a solar sail?

  • 06:44 [Coruscant] Does a Dyson sphere kill all life inside of it?

  • 11:04 [Hoth] Can a Faraday cage protect from a solar flare?

  • 13:52 [Naboo] Can there be a stable irregular-shaped planet?

  • 17:45 [Kamino] How small can a rocket be?

  • 19:35 [Bespin] Can we detect artificial light on Proxima b?

  • 22:54 [Mustafar] How old was the Universe when first ice was able to form?

📺 VIDEO VERSION

https://youtu.be/YfiyXH6vqDQ

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Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.

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2023-01-31 27 min
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