Episode 671: Q&A 123: What if a Supernova Exploded Beside a Black Hole? And More...
Universe Today Podcast
English - July 04, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsAstronomy Science Natural Sciences astronomy science nasa cosmology earth mars moon galaxy cosmos astronaut Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this week's questions show, I answer what would happen if a supernova exploded right beside a black hole, how do we know that it's impossible to travel faster than the speed of light, can we hitch a ride on an interstellar object, and more...
00:00 Start
00:17 What if a supernova exploded right beside a black hole?
03:09 Is interstellar travel just too difficult?
05:25 How do we know FTL is impossible?
07:58 How does the Mars helicopter navigate?
09:18 Why does NASA still pay Boeing for Starliner?
11:25 How does the speed of causality work?
14:15 What if you watched a warp drive ship?
16:35 Will China go to Mars?
20:26 Why aren't we tidally locked to the Sun?
22:22 Maybe dark matter is in another dimension?
23:48 Can we hitch a ride on an interstellar asteroid?
26:15 Turning energy into matter
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In this week's questions show, I answer what would happen if a supernova exploded right beside a black hole, how do we know that it's impossible to travel faster than the speed of light, can we hitch a ride on an interstellar object, and more...
00:00 Start
00:17 What if a supernova exploded right beside a black hole?
03:09 Is interstellar travel just too difficult?
05:25 How do we know FTL is impossible?
07:58 How does the Mars helicopter navigate?
09:18 Why does NASA still pay Boeing for Starliner?
11:25 How does the speed of causality work?
14:15 What if you watched a warp drive ship?
16:35 Will China go to Mars?
20:26 Why aren't we tidally locked to the Sun?
22:22 Maybe dark matter is in another dimension?
23:48 Can we hitch a ride on an interstellar asteroid?
26:15 Turning energy into matter
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.
Our Book is out!
https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/
Audio Podcast version:
ITunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2
RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio
Weekly email newsletter:
https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter
Weekly Space Hangout:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/
Astronomy Cast:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg
Support us at https://www.patreon.com/universetoday
More stories at https://www.universetoday.com/
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Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected]
Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw
Chad Weber - [email protected]