In this week's questions show, I explain why we'll never know which stars have no planets. How we could prevent a catastrophe to Earth, and why aliens might still be a threat to us.
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00:48 How many stars don't have planets?
02:29 Could we prevent a catastrophe?
05:16 No aliens would be a threat to us
07:38 Can I have any name for Patreon?
08:20 Why not put a laser on the solar sail spacecraft
09:40 How can neutrinos go faster than light?
10:45 How do you calculate exposure times for Hubble?
14:32 What would cause stars to collide
17:19 Why don't we track asteroids?
18:55 How do magnetars form?
20:36 How could we destroy the planet?
22:45 Can a brown dwarf become a star?
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You people are amazing, I am excited for all of you, but I am going to sleep. Have fun watching the landing, I hope you find some cool stuff! Looks like a cool landing party….Fraser you are a great host, a natural at it.
Where do the cables go?
The SkyCrane flies away and meets the surface at a safe distance, but where do the cables go? Will Opportunity just drive over them like the hoses at the gas station?
The SkyCrane takes the cables with it to a safe distance away from the rover
It WORKED!!!!!!!!
Woohoo! Yay JPL and NASA!
Woo Hoo!!! WTG!!!
Its amazing!!!
fan ****** tastic! Woke up this morning in the UK, nothing but olympic news on the radio (good though that is) rushed to my PC and whooped when I saw the feeds. What an amazing feat of engineering and what a great boost to planetary exploration.
What a night !!!!!!!!!!!!