Q&A 118: Are We In a New Space Race? And More... Featuring Dr Jessie Christiansen
In this week s questions show, I talk about how we re in a new space race, and what this means for returning to the Moon. Of course, lots of follow up answers about the Fermi Paradox. Could Betelgeuse release gravitational waves if it explodes? And what is our responsibility if we are truly alone in the Universe? Follow Dr Jessie Christiansen on Twitter https://twitter.com/aussiastronomer 00:24 New space race 05:27 How can I say that aliens don t exist? 07:07 Lack of evidence isn t evidence of non-existance 11:00 How can we talk about life in the Universe? 14:50 Are humans inept? 16:25 Could Betelguese released gravitational waves? 19:04 arxiv.org papers aren t peer-reviewed 21:19 If we re alone in the Universe, we shouldn t fight each other 25:18 Is the expansion of the Universe stronger than the expansion force? 27:32 How big a telescope to reveal features on exoplanets? Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here. Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/ Astronomy Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg Support us at https://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at https://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / frasercain@gmail.com Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - weber.chad@gmail.com
