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Episode 539: Q&A 92: Can We Accelerate At 1G Like In The Expanse? Featuring Sophia Gad-Nasr

Episode 539: Q&A 92: Can We Accelerate At 1G Like In The Expanse? Featuring Sophia Gad-Nasr

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Episode 539: Q&A 92: Can We Accelerate At 1G Like In The Expanse? Featuring Sophia Gad-Nasr

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Jul 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this week's QA, I tackle constant acceleration. Do we have anything that can accelerate at 1G for long periods of time? Why are there different sized stars? And do the heavier elements come from supernovae or colliding neutron stars?
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Traveling for billions of light years in a human lifetime
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00:00 Continuous thrust at 1G?
02:25 How can bigger stars form?
03:56 Heavy elements from supernovae?
07:00 OWL versus E-ELT
09:34 Time dilation from living on Mars
12:55 Do Uranus' moons rotate around its equator?
14:38 Attach a telescope to ISS?
18:23 Terrified about the Sun
21:42 Do neutron stars turn into black holes
23:06 Why do astronomers call elements metal?
25:40 Can we find dark matter everywhere?
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Released:
Jul 24, 2019
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The Guide to Space is a series of space and astronomy podcasts by Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today