Episode 560: Q&A 99: Could We Find Life On Venus? And More, Featuring SciManDan

Published: Sept. 12, 2019, 5 p.m.

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In this week\'s questions show, I talk about searching for life on Venus, trying to get to orbit with a jet, and why NASA probably shouldn\'t hire me. This episode features special guest SciManDan.

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00:20 Could there be life on Venus?
\\n03:30 Could you get into orbit with a jet?
\\n06:31 Should NASA hire me?
\\n08:57 Will junk get trapped in the Lagrange points
\\n10:57 Kerbal 2?
\\n12:23 Are Earth and the planets drifting away from the Sun?
\\n13:44 Are Type III Civilizations a huge leap?
\\n18:29 Could you turn a gas giant into a rocky planet?
\\n19:40 How would a Moon base be powered?
\\n21:02 Why\'s it hard to go to the Sun?
\\n22:52 Couldn\'t we dig deep into the Moon or Mars?
\\n25:13 Is the Earth above or below the plane of the Milky Way?

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Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week, and answer them here.

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