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Episode 578: Open Space 49: How Can Planets Capture Asteroids? And More...
No guest this week, just a live QA with me and the audience about all things space and astronomy. People had questions about how planets can capture asteroids to turn them into moons, what rocket James Webb will use to fly to space, and why you can't use antimatter to destroy a black hole.05:45 How can a planet capture an asteroid?07:21 Why are quasars so far from us?09:26 How could you make a black hole of photons?11:25 Would I rather live a year on the Moon or Mars?12:46 What will JWST launch on14:08 What's the limit on a planet's mass for rocketry?17:06 Do I prefer to observe alone?18:55…
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