[Q&A] Throwing Tools from Orbit, Sun's Place in the Galaxy, Reusing Parts of ISS

Published: Sept. 24, 2024, 5 p.m.

What happens if astronauts throw stuff from orbit? Can we travel through a black hole? What is our Sun's place in the Milky Way? How can human spaceflight become profitable? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.

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00:00 Start
\n00:34 [Alaris] What is the place of our Sun in the Milky Way?
\n05:00 [Ardena] How to find communities that care about space?
\n09:34 [Asuria] What happens if an astronaut throws something towards Earth?
\n12:23 [Belote] How big is the void we live in?
\n15:20 [Belsa] Can you travel through a black hole to another Universe?
\n18:38 [Cartego] How is Mercury closer to Earth than Venus?
\n19:52 [Chulak] Did different arms of the Milky Way come from different mergers?
\n22:16 [Dakara] How would we see the farthest galaxies disappear?
\n25:15 [Edora] How can human space flight become profitable?
\n27:24 [Goronak] Which human-made thing will be first to get to another star?
\n32:16 [Hadante] What are my favourite telescopes?
\n34:23 [Hebridan] Could supermassive black holes be made of lost anti-matter?
\n37:39 [Jenev] Can we reuse parts of ISS?

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