[Q&A+] Black Holes as a Great Filter, Artemis 3 Landing Site, Smallest Possible Star | Q&A 318
Can artificial black holes be the great filter for advanced civilizations? Where exactly will the Artemis 3 mission will be landing on the Moon? What's the smallest possible star? And in our Q&A+ version, how much would a fossil from Mars cost? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.
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Comments (7)
+1 million for FTL
Bonus question at 18:19 about the possible monetary worth of Mars fossils.
Re. building a Dobsonian telescope: Is it the front surface of telescope lenses that is coated to make it reflective? (bathroom mirrors are coated on the back) If the glass is covered with a metallic coating, why does the substrate of the mirror have to be glass? Couldn't it be a metal blank, or even plastic?
FTL is not easy either. Very very good game.
I don’t think you will be able to buy fossils from Mars. There are fossils on Earth that you cannot buy because of their rareness and scientific value. For example, Cambrian fossils from Burgess Shale (in Canada) are not for sale at any price. So even on Earth you cannot buy some fossils
What happens if China, or India gets to the prime places on South pole of the moon? Will the US be pushed out? Is there international agreements in place to deal with this?
An outer space treaty from the late 1960s was ratified by most nations. In theory it is still in effect. If nation leaders today will obey it...