[Q&A] Showstopper for Mars Missions, Vera Rubin vs Aliens, Space Whales

Which is a bigger showstopper for a human Mars mission: food or radiation exposure? Does Vera Rubin leave any chance for aliens to still sneak upon us? Can something like space whales actually exist? And in Q&A+, when can we find out what dark matter and dark energy actually are?

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• 00:00 Start


• 00:31 [Kasie Ream] Which is the bigger showstopper for Mars: food or radiation?


• 02:29 [Richard Vanasse] Does Vera Rubin make it impossible for an alien fleet to sneak up on Earth?


• 02:54 [ventsyv] One question to ask aliens


• 03:24 [Terminally Offline] How can I get into a career in a planetarium?


• 05:56 [Steve Kennedy] What is the difference between a Kilonova and a Type 1a Supernova?


• 06:12 [teknophyle] Should we quickly become a two planet species?


• 08:14 [Michael D] How do I feel about the possibility of "space whales" type aliens?


• 09:51 [Bobby 2112] How does artificial gravity work on various scifi spaceships?


• 12:34 [shootZ234] Interesting facts about black holes


• 12:55 [paul wilson] How bright will the Betelgeuse explosion be?

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