[Q&A] Rings Around Stars, Laser Space Propulsion, Life on Cold Moons

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How do we determine the velocities of objects in distant space? Can we use a laser a space engine on a spaceship? Can we find stars with rings? Is it possible to see the same star at different stages of its life? All this and more in this week's Q&A.

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  • 00:00 Start

  • 02:21 [Tatooine] Can stars have rings?

  • 07:59 [Coruscant] Can we see stars at different life stages with gravitational lensing?

  • 11:29 [Hoth] Why not launch payloads from orbit?

  • 14:30 [Naboo] What would happen if time stopped?

  • 16:20 [Kamino] Does Elon/Twitter impact spaceflight confidence?

  • 18:28 [Bespin] How can there be life on cold moons?

  • 22:49 [Mustafar] What if a meteor hits the Moon while astronauts are there?

  • 25:58 [Alderaan] Shouldn't ETs be benevolent like Vulcans and not malevolent like Klingons?

  • 27:51 [Dagobah] How do we determine the speeds of objects in space?

  • 30:06 [Yavin] Why go back to the Moon?

  • 32:08 [Mandalore] Do you ever get tired of speculating and not lending your intellect to progress?

  • 34:14 [Geonosis] Wen JWST Deep Field?

  • 35:20 [Corellia] Why is Sag A disk not aligned with the galaxy?

  • 37:23 [Crait] Will there be a Mars colony this century?

  • 39:43 [Endor] Could we use a laser as an engine on a spaceship?

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How do we determine the velocities of objects in distant space? Can we use a laser a space engine on a spaceship? Can we find stars with rings? Is it possible to see the same star at different stages of its life? All this and more in this week's Q&A.

🦄 Support us on Patreon:

https://patreon.com/universetoday

  • 00:00 Start

  • 02:21 [Tatooine] Can stars have rings?

  • 07:59 [Coruscant] Can we see stars at different life stages with gravitational lensing?

  • 11:29 [Hoth] Why not launch payloads from orbit?

  • 14:30 [Naboo] What would happen if time stopped?

  • 16:20 [Kamino] Does Elon/Twitter impact spaceflight confidence?

  • 18:28 [Bespin] How can there be life on cold moons?

  • 22:49 [Mustafar] What if a meteor hits the Moon while astronauts are there?

  • 25:58 [Alderaan] Shouldn't ETs be benevolent like Vulcans and not malevolent like Klingons?

  • 27:51 [Dagobah] How do we determine the speeds of objects in space?

  • 30:06 [Yavin] Why go back to the Moon?

  • 32:08 [Mandalore] Do you ever get tired of speculating and not lending your intellect to progress?

  • 34:14 [Geonosis] Wen JWST Deep Field?

  • 35:20 [Corellia] Why is Sag A disk not aligned with the galaxy?

  • 37:23 [Crait] Will there be a Mars colony this century?

  • 39:43 [Endor] Could we use a laser as an engine on a spaceship?

📺 VIDEO VERSION

https://youtu.be/DM4pfPHS_R0

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

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Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/

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