Episode 668: Q&A 122: How Will We Know It's Alien Life? And More...

Published: June 29, 2020, 6 p.m.

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In this week\'s episode, I answer questions about alien life, why the ISS is at its current altitude, and of course, many questions about black holes.

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00:00 Start
\\n00:11 How do we know it\'s life?
\\n02:00 Could smaller planets form directly?
\\n04:33 Any way to service Hubble?
\\n05:55 Boost the station up? What does that mean?
\\n07:18 If you went the speed of light to 10 light-years away...
\\n08:40 Will we change our DNA?
\\n11:34 Is Paul really a Doctor?
\\n15:13 Have any stars gotten closer than Alpha Centauri?
\\n16:13 Why can\'t you escape an event horizon?
\\n17:30 Are black holes a singularity?
\\n19:44 Why have we found so many hot Jupiters?
\\n22:25 Why is ISS at its current altitude?

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