[Overtime Q&A] Starship Satellites, Alternatives to Black Holes, The Best Lifeform

Published: Sept. 3, 2024, 5 p.m.

Could entangled electrons be used for FTL communications? Will Starship enable better satellites? Could we detect radiation on another world? Are there alternative explanations for black holes? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A.

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  • 00:00 Start
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  • 00:31 Could entangled electrons be used for FTL communications?
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  • 01:50 Will we ever detect planets at Alpha Centauri?
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  • 03:37 Will Starship enable better satellites?
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  • 06:32 Could we detect radiation on another world?
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  • 07:24 Will New Horizons visit other dwarf planets?
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  • 07:49 Where did IFT-4 land?
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  • 09:08 What will it do for a heat shield?
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  • 11:35 Are we closer to discovering new physics?
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  • 13:23 How do large scale structures affect our understanding?
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  • 15:00 Any upcoming near-Earth asteroid missions?
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  • 15:36 How close are we to detecting life?
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  • 16:32 Will Roman go to L2?
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  • 17:01 What are some alternatives to black holes?
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  • 17:54 Favorite lifeform?
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  • 18:12 Will missions go to Mars polar caps?
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  • 18:42 Could telescopes have free floating components?
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  • 19:38 Could Venus be terraformed?
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  • 21:04 Are white holes real?
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  • 22:32 What is the hardest part for Starship?
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