Can Iron kill stars like poison? Will a Moon telescope be better than JWST? Can a fast-moving star be fatal for the Solar System? Which worlds are the best to extract resources? Answering all these questions and more in this week's episode of Overtime.
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00:00 Start
01:07 Did I discover that Triton is a star?
02:24 Best worlds for extracting resources
03:38 Would a telescope on the Moon see farther than JWST?
04:36 How would humans evolve on other worlds?
06:02 Planet orbiting binary red dwarf stars
06:52 Could a high-velocity star destroy the Solar System?
07:35 Is astronomy research only sustainable through taxes?
09:27 Can I recommend binoculars?
11:36 Is iron poison for stars?
12:41 Is the Universe 26 billion years old?
14:39 Does a planet need a magnetic field to be habitable?
15:52 Could there be a planet between the Sun and Mercury?
16:35 Could we dive into gas giant?
17:04 Opinion on naming exoplanets
17:48 Is JWST rewriting cosmology?
18:50 Am I sad that I won't see the story of humanity?
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