Universe Today Podcast

[Q&A+] How Bad Would a Super Solar Storm Be for The Moon Base? | Q&A 450

Mittwoch, 19. August 2026 · 18 min

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<html><p>BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 12:48</p><p>Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: <a href="youtu.be/R8_XwBxWsn0"; target="_blank">youtu.be/R8_XwBxWsn0</a></p><p&… dangerous would a massive solar storm be for future Moon and Mars bases? Can more exoplanet discoveries stimulate more funding? What’s the ultimate fate of galaxy clusters? And in Q&A+, would I go on a Moon voyage?</p><ul><li><p>00:00 Intro </p></li><li><p>00:27 [@slowboyfuelpump5438] how devastating would a Kerrington event be to our plans for the Moon and Mars? </p></li><li><p>03:07 [@thomasstarkey8238] If we had more Earth 2.0 candidates, would governments increase astronomy funding? </p></li><li><p>05:28 [@ragetail3] @frasercain when they say the farthest galaxy we can see is 13 billion light years away, and they say it is basically right after the big bang. What would Earth 4 billion years ago have seen there? </p></li><li><p>08:18 [@MikeKalil-e4f] How did we get here before the light reached us here? </p></li><li><p>10:11 [@OneOfAMineRocks] What does dark energy imply for the gravity-bound galaxies? </p></li><li><p>12:48 [@iliketurtles7947] Would I be willing to live on a lunar base for some years? </p></li><li><p>16:49 Upcoming Nancy Grace Roman launch</p></li></ul><p></p></html>

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