DiscoverUniverse Today Podcast[Q&A] Why No Missions to Mars' Poles? What Does X-37B Really Do? Why Continue With SLS?
[Q&A] Why No Missions to Mars' Poles? What Does X-37B Really Do? Why Continue With SLS?

[Q&A] Why No Missions to Mars' Poles? What Does X-37B Really Do? Why Continue With SLS?

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How old is the Universe? Why do no missions go to Mars' ice poles? What does X-37B actually do? Why not abandon the SLS? Can Starship solve the problems Starlinks create? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.



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  • 00:00 Start

  • 00:39 [Alaris] How old is the Universe?

  • 08:12 [Ardena] Why do no missions go to Mars' ice poles

  • 11:04 [Asuria] What's the distance limit of a black hole's influence?

  • 13:37 [Belote] What does X-37B actually do?

  • 16:06 [Belsa] Why not abandon the SLS?

  • 21:37 [Cartego] Is the Universe infinite or finite?

  • 23:49 [Chulak] What's going on with Europa clipper?

  • 27:45 [Dakara] Can Starship solve the problems Starlinks create?

  • 31:53 [Edora] How often does the Earth capture another moon?



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[Q&A] Why No Missions to Mars' Poles? What Does X-37B Really Do? Why Continue With SLS?

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