Episode 551: Q&A 96: Why Are Astronomers Finding Such Bizarre Exoplanets? And More...

Published: Aug. 22, 2019, 7 p.m.

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In this week\'s questions show, I explain why all the planets astronomers have found are so bizarre. Couldn\'t we use laser highways to go faster? Is the lunar gateway really a lunar tollbooth?

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00:14 Why do planets orbit so quickly?
\\n02:33 What about laser highways?
\\n03:57 Is the Lunar Gateway a Lunar Tollbooth?
\\n07:15 How much artificial gravity is needed for human health?
\\n08:43 Will Titan turn into Earth as the Sun expands?
\\n10:14 Could Mars colonists work at night?
\\n11:41 How do we know the temperatures of exoplanets?
\\n13:00 Does the Moon affect satellite orbits?
\\n14:50 Where will we find life first?
\\n16:24 What\'s happening in real time?
\\n17:57 Could we predict when something will crash into Sgr A*

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