812: Quasar Dust, Grabby Aliens and Who Needs von Neumann probes | Q&A 181

Universe Today Podcast · Apr 27, 2022 · 33m

In this week's questions and answers show, I talk about supermassive black hole nucleosynthesis, the threat of grabby aliens and why would we ever bother building Von Neumann Probes.00:00 Start01:00 [Tatooine] Are elements being formed in quasars?03:50 [Corusant] What will the coverage of the Moon landings be like?06:39 [Hoth] How close will Comet C/2014 UN271 get to us?08:29 [Naboo] Why send out Von Neumann Probes?09:56 [Kamino] Will we actually develop the technology for Von Neumann Probes?12:34 [Bespin] Why do colliding black holes turn mass into gravitational waves?13:56 [Mustafar] Should…