Episode 624: Open Space 61: Do I Think We'll Ever Travel Faster Than Light? And More...

Published: Feb. 4, 2020, 11 p.m.

In this week's life Q&A, I explain why we don't send animals to space any more, why I don't think we'll ever travel faster than the speed of light, and how graveyard orbits work.

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00:35 Why don't we send animals to space anymore?
\n06:02 Will faster than light travel ever possible?
\n07:34 What are graveyard orbits?
\n09:05 Should we go to the Moon or Mars?
\n12:49 High resolution images of the Sun
\n14:44 How do you refine metal in space?
\n16:11 Will SLS use pre-flown RS-25 engines
\n20:48 How will the ISS end?
\n22:49 Why we'll never build a space elevator
\n24:40 Is Betelgeuse continuing to dim?
\n26:30 Do black holes increase in volume?
\n28:28 What's happening with the DarkSat?
\n29:56 Would we detect neutrinos from Betelgeuse first?
\n31:25 Do I think astronomers will use legal action to stop Starlink?
\n35:15 How's my light pollution?
\n38:15 What about postponing the Moon landings to 2028?
\n39:40 Would I attend Stellafane?
\n41:15 Would I pay for others to access the internet?
\n42:27 Are winters bad on Vancouver Island?
\n43:32 Could we use the Sun as a gravitational lens?
\n44:50 What if the Earth doubles its rotational speed?
\n48:05 Does the Fermi Paradox apply to all animals?
\n51:05 Books I'm reading
\n52:25 When will Ethan Siegel return?
\n53:52 Can we create simulated lunar regolith?
\n54:44 Why doesn't gravity slow down light?
\n57:12 Canadian sounds for the Golden Record

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