Podcasts Science Universe Today Podcast Episode 735: Q&A 143: Could Heat on Venus Power a Rover? And More...

Episode 735: Q&A 143: Could Heat on Venus Power a Rover? And More...

Published: April 20, 2021, 5 p.m.

In this week's questions show, I explain why a heat-powered rover wouldn't work on Venus. I explain how spacecraft navigate, and wonder what James Webb's Deep Field survey will look like.

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00:00 Start
\n00:54 Could the heat on Venus power a rover?
\n03:53 What if Ingenuity tips over?
\n05:42 How do spacecraft navigate?
\n08:36 Are SpaceX workers being prepared to work on the Moon or Mars?
\n10:46 How would James Webb's deep field look?
\n12:52 Any more flybys for New Horizons?
\n14:03 Will human or a sample return from Mars come first?
\n16:58 Why are intermediate mass black holes important?
\n18:42 What's the case against Mars colonization?
\n23:28 What are my favorite space missions?
\n26:57 Does a black hole form instantly?

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