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Episode 617: Q&A 114: Why Isn't There A Microscope On Mars? And More... Featuring Stella Kafka from AAVSO
In this week's questions show, I explain why it doesn't make sense to send a microscope to Mars, how we could use a black hole to see a reflection of Earth and see dinosaurs, and why we don't just send a solar sail down to the Sun.Featuring Stella Kafka from the American Association of Variable Star Observershttps://www.aavso.org/00:42 Why no microscopes to Mars?02:38 Could we see a reflection of Earth?04:37 Send a solar sail to the Sun?07:03 How will red dwarfs die?08:51 Do radio telescopes have pixels?10:58 Do aliens have to be close to detect us?13:21 Will civilizations want to settle…
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