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Episode 560: Q&A 99: Could We Find Life On Venus? And More, Featuring SciManDan

Episode 560: Q&A 99: Could We Find Life On Venus? And More, Featuring SciManDan

FromUniverse Today Podcast


Episode 560: Q&A 99: Could We Find Life On Venus? And More, Featuring SciManDan

FromUniverse Today Podcast

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Sep 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this week's questions show, I talk about searching for life on Venus, trying to get to orbit with a jet, and why NASA probably shouldn't hire me. This episode features special guest SciManDan.
Check out his channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRtsZ5Iak9wSLsQLQ3XOAeA
00:20 Could there be life on Venus?
03:30 Could you get into orbit with a jet?
06:31 Should NASA hire me?
08:57 Will junk get trapped in the Lagrange points
10:57 Kerbal 2?
12:23 Are Earth and the planets drifting away from the Sun?
13:44 Are Type III Civilizations a huge leap?
18:29 Could you turn a gas giant into a rocky planet?
19:40 How would a Moon base be powered?
21:02 Why's it hard to go to the Sun?
22:52 Couldn't we dig deep into the Moon or Mars?
25:13 Is the Earth above or below the plane of the Milky Way?
Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week, and answer them here.
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Released:
Sep 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Guide to Space is a series of space and astronomy podcasts by Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today