[Q&A] Real Danger from Solar Flares, Lagrange Interferometers, Interstellar Communications

Published: Nov. 29, 2023, 3 a.m.

b'

How bad can a solar flare really be for the Earth? What would evolution in an isolated star system look like? What damage can a rogue planet flying through the Solar System cause? When will we have Lagrange point interferometers? What\'s the speed limit for gravitational assists? Answering all these questions and more in this week\'s Q&A.

\\n\\n

\\U0001f984 Support us on Patreon:
\\nhttps://patreon.com/universetoday

\\n\\n

\\U0001f4da Suggest books in the book club:
\\nhttps://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club

\\n\\n

00:00 Start
\\n00:53 [Andoria] What damage would a rogue planet cause for the Solar System?
\\n05:37 [Vulcan] How bad would evolving in an isolated star system be?
\\n09:12 [Risa] How bad can solar flares really be?
\\n13:56 [Aeturen] Lagrange point interferometers. Wen?
\\n17:00 [Vendikar] Do stars go up and down the galactic plane?
\\n19:47 [Remus] How can amateur astronomers contribute to science?
\\n23:58 [Janus] Speed limit from gravity assists?
\\n27:18 [Cait] Can we solve interstellar communication?
\\n31:36 [Betazed] Top 5 science YouTube channels?
\\n34:00 [Cheleb] What\'s my favourite aspect of cosmology?
\\n35:46 [Nimbus] How bad is air pollution from launches?

\\n\\n

\\U0001f4fa VIDEO VERSION
\\nhttps://youtu.be/Z8Cn0piSKEU

\\n\\n

\\U0001f4f0 EMAIL NEWSLETTER
\\nRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.
\\nSubscribe. It\'s FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter

\\n\\n

\\U0001f3a7 PODCASTS
\\nUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/
\\nAstronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/

\\n\\n

\\U0001f933 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA
\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/fcain
\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday
\\nFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday
\\nInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday

\\n\\n

\\U0001f4e9 CONTACT FRASER
\\nfrasercain@gmail.com

\\n\\n

\\u2696\\ufe0f LICENSE
\\nCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Support Universe Today Podcast

'