[Q&A] Dark Matter Evidence, Oort Cloud Shape, Size of Lagrange Points
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English - June 27, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutes - 33.3 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
Will LIGO detect gravitational waves when Betelgeuse explodes? Why are scientists so sure about dark matter? Could Betelgeuse become a black hole after it goes supernova? Why is the Oort cloud a sphere, not a disk? What determines the size of Lagrange points? All this and more in this week's Q&A!
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00:00 Start
00:49 [Tatooine] Why is the Oort cloud a sphere?
06:25 [Coruscant] Could field stars have no metals?
11:00 [Hoth] Will Betelgeuse become a black hole?
12:32 [Naboo] Why the Universe didn't become a black hole?
14:45 [Kamino] Why are scientists so sure about dark matter?
20:56 [Bespin] Will LIGO detect Betelgeuse's bang?
25:02 [Mustafar] Will Earth's polarity flip break all compasses?
26:21 [Alderaan] How big are Lagrange points?
28:45 [Dagobah] What science discovery do I anticipate the most?
29:57 [Yavin] Can we safely go through heliospheric termination shock?
32:03 [Mandalore] How big must the accretion disk be for Sgr A to be visible from Earth?
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Will LIGO detect gravitational waves when Betelgeuse explodes? Why are scientists so sure about dark matter? Could Betelgeuse become a black hole after it goes supernova? Why is the Oort cloud a sphere, not a disk? What determines the size of Lagrange points? All this and more in this week's Q&A!
🦄 Support us on Patreon:
https://patreon.com/universetoday
📚 Suggest books in the book club:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club
00:00 Start
00:49 [Tatooine] Why is the Oort cloud a sphere?
06:25 [Coruscant] Could field stars have no metals?
11:00 [Hoth] Will Betelgeuse become a black hole?
12:32 [Naboo] Why the Universe didn't become a black hole?
14:45 [Kamino] Why are scientists so sure about dark matter?
20:56 [Bespin] Will LIGO detect Betelgeuse's bang?
25:02 [Mustafar] Will Earth's polarity flip break all compasses?
26:21 [Alderaan] How big are Lagrange points?
28:45 [Dagobah] What science discovery do I anticipate the most?
29:57 [Yavin] Can we safely go through heliospheric termination shock?
32:03 [Mandalore] How big must the accretion disk be for Sgr A to be visible from Earth?
📺 VIDEO VERSION
https://youtu.be/NvQOatYAmIw
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Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.
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