[Q&A] Milky Way from ISS, Jupiter Catching Fire, Best Sci-Fi Novel

March 14th, 2023
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How does Venus hold its atmosphere without a magnetosphere? Is the Sun moving to the Milky Way's centre? What happens when the space elevator cable snaps? Can we solve the Hubble Tension? All this and more in this week's Q&A!

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  • 00:00 Start
  • 00:47 [Tatooine] How does Venus hold its atmosphere without a magnetosphere?
  • 03:58 [Coruscant] Which is the best target for the Solar Gravitational Lens telescope?
  • 06:40 [Hoth] Why aren't there more launch complexes near the equator?
  • 10:00 [Naboo] Should you use 'microgravity' instead of 'zero gravity'?
  • 11:37 [Kamino] How does the Milky Way look from the ISS?
  • 13:03 [Bespin] Why doesn't Jupiter catch fire if it's flammable gas?
  • 15:28 [Mustafar] Will I ever go to space?
  • 18:33 [Alderaan] Is the Sun moving to the Milky Way's centre?
  • 20:55 [Dagobah] What happens when the space elevator cable snaps?
  • 22:58 [Yavin] How does time dilation change interstellar flights?
  • 25:18 [Mandalore] Why don't we make space probes more definitive?
  • 29:43 [Geonosis] What is my favourite recent Sci-Fi novel?
  • 31:30 [Corellia] Have I ever seen a UFO?
  • 32:23 [Crait] Can we solve the Hubble Tension?
  • 34:39 [Endor] How weight changes on top of Mount Everest?

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