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Published: May 25, 2020, 10 p.m.

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In this week\'s questions show, I answer whether or not dark matter could become a black hole, how do we know the Universe is flat, and what would happen to the world\'s market for precious metals once we start mining asteroids?

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Natalie Hinkel, SWRI
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00:26 Can dark matter turn into a black hole?
\\n05:07 If the Universe is flat, how can it be expanding?
\\n08:00 Will asteroid mining devalue markets on Earth?
\\n10:06 Good binoculars for a newbie?
\\n11:13 Why haven\'t we found Planet 9 yet?
\\n12:55 What species will replace humanity on Earth?
\\n16:14 What if someone found our spacecraft orbiting an interstellar object?
\\n17:45 What if Venus and Earth swapped sizes?
\\n19:09 Why do we need a reason for an accelerating Universe?
\\n22:37 Is NASA moving too fast?
\\n26:13 Could you use a leaf blower on the Moon?
\\n27:51 Could you have an exoplanetary system without a star?

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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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