[Overtime Q&A] Poison for Stars, Moon Telescope VS JWST, Solar System Killer Star

July 16th, 2024
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Can Iron kill stars like poison? Will a Moon telescope be better than JWST? Can a fast-moving star be fatal for the Solar System? Which worlds are the best to extract resources? Answering all these questions and more in this week's episode of Overtime.

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  • 00:00 Start
  • 01:07 Did I discover that Triton is a star?
  • 02:24 Best worlds for extracting resources
  • 03:38 Would a telescope on the Moon see farther than JWST?
  • 04:36 How would humans evolve on other worlds?
  • 06:02 Planet orbiting binary red dwarf stars
  • 06:52 Could a high-velocity star destroy the Solar System?
  • 07:35 Is astronomy research only sustainable through taxes?
  • 09:27 Can I recommend binoculars?
  • 11:36 Is iron poison for stars?
  • 12:41 Is the Universe 26 billion years old?
  • 14:39 Does a planet need a magnetic field to be habitable?
  • 15:52 Could there be a planet between the Sun and Mercury?
  • 16:35 Could we dive into gas giant?
  • 17:04 Opinion on naming exoplanets
  • 17:48 Is JWST rewriting cosmology?
  • 18:50 Am I sad that I won't see the story of humanity?

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