[Interview] I'm Convinced. Let's Do Astronomy From the Moon

Published: June 12, 2024, 5 p.m.

What kind of science can we do with telescopes on the Moon? Giant radio dishes in craters, gravitational wave detectors, UV-interferometers and much more. How Starship will completely change this field and enable new opportunities.

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\U0001f7e3 Guest: Dr. Martin Elvis
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  • 00:00:00 Intro
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  • 00:02:11 Why put telescopes on the Moon
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  • 00:10:00 Unique things for the Moon
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  • 00:18:01 What a telescope should look like
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  • 00:27:31 Gravitational waves observatory
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  • 00:37:12 History of the Moon
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  • 00:41:00 What's next
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  • 00:49:43 How Starship will change the game
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  • 00:54:29 Current obsessions
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  • 01:02:37 Final thoughts
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