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Europa Clipper: Exploring Jupiter's Ocean World
Recorded May 22, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Robert Pappalardo, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jupiter's moon Europa may be a habitable world, containing the “ingredients” necessary for life within its ocean. Data from NASA’s earlier Galileo mission suggest that a global salty ocean exists beneath the icy surface. Tides have broken that floating ice shell to create impressive ridges, bands, and chaotic terrains. The Europa Clipper mission will explore Europa with a suite of instruments, through multiple close flybys from Jupiter orbit, examining the moon’s ice shell, ocean, and geology. And it will search for current activity -including plumes that emerge from surface cracks. Dr. Pappalardo, the mission's Project Scientist, summarizes our understanding of Europa and the and status and promise of the Europa Clipper.
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The Allure of the Multiverse: Beyond the Limits of Direct Observation
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Dr. Paul Halpern (St. Joseph's College) Apr. 17, 2024 In this talk, physicist and popular author Paul Halpern examines the history of the concept of a multiverse in science, and discussed the ideas by Einstein and other noted physicists that have led scientist today to take the notion of multiple universes seriously. He also contrasts the scientific view to the picture we get in popular culture...
Black Holes and the Technology to Find Them
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Talk by Dr. Jessica Lu (University of California, Berkeley) March 13, 2024 The population of black holes, objects left over from dead stars, is almost entirely unexplored. Only about two dozen black holes are confidently known in our Galaxy. As a result, some of the most basic properties of black holes remain unknown, including the true number of black holes in the Galaxy, their masses and size...
Exploring the Gravitational Wave Universe
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Dr. Brian Lantz (Stanford University) Feb. 7, 2024 Measuring gravitational waves is a revolutionary new way to do astronomy. They were predicted by Einstein, but it was not until 2015, that LIGO (the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) first detected one of these waves. They were tiny ripples in space itself, generated by the collision of two black holes. Since then, LIGO and i...
Water Above, Water Below, Water Within: The Many Roles of Water in Making Planets Habitable
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Dr. Laura Schaefer (Stanford University) Nov. 15, 2023 Water is everywhere. Its atoms, hydrogen and oxygen, are the first and fifth most abundant elements in the universe. Water is found in abundance in many environments; it finds its way into planets of all shapes and sizes, where it modifies the properties of everything it touches. Water is crucial to life, both as a habitat and as a solvent....
The Peril and Profit of Near-Earth Objects
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Dr. Robert Jedicke (U of Hawaii) Oct. 11, 2023 Near-Earth objects present both an existential threat to human civilization and an extraordinary opportunity to help our exploration and expansion across the solar system. Dr. Jedicke explains that the risk of a sudden, civilization-altering collision with an asteroid or comet has markedly diminished in recent decades due to diligent astronomical s...
Earth to Earth, Dust to Dust: The Birth and Death of Worlds
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with Dr. Eugene Chiang (University of California, Berkeley) June 21, 2023 We now know that our solar system is but one of countless others. Where did all these planets come from? What are their fates, and ours? Dr. Chiang describes the life cycle of planets, how they are born and die, and how they are born again. The story combines the latest observations from a wide range of telescope with our...
An Eclipse Double Header: Two Eclipses of the Sun Coming in 2023-24
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May 10, 2023 Andrew Fraknoi (Fromm Institute, University of San Francisco) North America will be treated to two eclipses of the Sun in the 2023-24 school year: an annular eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023 and a total eclipse on Apr. 8, 2024. Some 500 million people will be in a position to see at least a partial eclipse on each date. Fraknoi discusses the cause of eclipses, the circumstances of each ecl...
First Update from the James Webb Space Telescope
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Dr. Alex Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley) Mar. 8, 2023 We have a new supersensitive eye in the cosmic sky. Parked nearly one million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is 100 times more sensitive than the Hubble Space Telescope. JWST observes at the red to the mid-infrared parts of the spectrum, offering new insights into a vast array of objects and processes...
Our Boldest Effort to Answer our Oldest Question: Breakthrough-Listen Search for Intelligent Life
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Dr. Steve Croft (University of California, Berkeley) Feb. 8, 2023 For centuries, humans have gazed at the night sky and wondered if any intelligent life forms like us might be out there. In 2015, the Breakthrough Foundation gave a $100 million grant to the University of California at Berkeley to undertake the most comprehensive search for signals from an extra-terrestrial civilization. Dr. Crof...
Postcards from Mars: The Latest from the International Armada of Robot Explorers
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Postcards from Mars: The Latest from the International Armada of Robot Explorers
A Little Talk About Aliens: Techno-Signatures and the New Science of Life in the Universe.
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A Little Talk About Aliens: Techno-Signatures and the New Science of Life in the Universe.
Black Hole Survival Guide
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Black Hole Survival Guide
Lick Observatory During Pandemics: 1918 and 2020
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Lick Observatory During Pandemics: 1918 and 2020
Planet 9 from Outer Space: Searching for a Distant Planet in our Solar System
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Planet 9 from Outer Space: Searching for a Distant Planet in our Solar System
The Hunt for Dark Matter in the Universe: New Experiments
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The Hunt for Dark Matter in the Universe: New Experiments
The Biggest Sky Survey Ever Taken: Exploring the Universe with the Rubin Observatory
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The Biggest Sky Survey Ever Taken: Exploring the Universe with the Rubin Observatory
What Does a Black Hole Look Like: How We Got Our First Picture
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What Does a Black Hole Look Like: How We Got Our First Picture
Encounter with Ultima Thule: The Most Distant Object Humanity Has Ever Explored
Переглядів 60 тис.4 роки тому
Encounter with Ultima Thule: The Most Distant Object Humanity Has Ever Explored
Charon, Pluto's Companion: What We Learned from New Horizons
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Charon, Pluto's Companion: What We Learned from New Horizons
Ocean Worlds in the Outer Solar System
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Ocean Worlds in the Outer Solar System
The Planets Under Our Feet: Caves on Earth, Mars, and Beyond
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The Planets Under Our Feet: Caves on Earth, Mars, and Beyond
Black Holes, Exploding Stars, and the Runaway Universe: A Life in Science
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Black Holes, Exploding Stars, and the Runaway Universe: A Life in Science
Losing the Nobel Prize: Cosmology and Ambition
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Losing the Nobel Prize: Cosmology and Ambition
A Sharper Image: Seeing Colliding Galaxies with Adaptive Optics
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A Sharper Image: Seeing Colliding Galaxies with Adaptive Optics
Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
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Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
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Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
Rubble Piles in the Sky: The Science, Exploration, and Danger of Near-Earth Asteroids
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Rubble Piles in the Sky: The Science, Exploration, and Danger of Near-Earth Asteroids
When Mars Was Like Earth: Five Years of Exploration with the Curiosity Rover
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When Mars Was Like Earth: Five Years of Exploration with the Curiosity Rover

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @rockfordlow571
    @rockfordlow571 6 днів тому

    No need to yell !

  • @laurachapple6795
    @laurachapple6795 6 днів тому

    Somewhere at NASA is a guy who's in charge of coming up with all the acronyms and he has the best job in the place.

  • @coastwalker101
    @coastwalker101 15 днів тому

    Andrew has been hosting these wonderful lectures for as long as I can remember. Always a pleasure to hear his voice. Keep on rocking for the free world Mr F.

  • @MeissnerEffect
    @MeissnerEffect 17 днів тому

    Thank you all ✨

  • @harringtonvo
    @harringtonvo 20 днів тому

    Wow! This just popped up on my feed (been watching lots of science videos… and the algorithm sent here) GREAT to see you doing well Professor F! *I’m Sherwood Harrington’s son Adam Harrington. :) You always had such a great camera presence (and microphone presence on local radio for that matter) ;) I just subscribed… all the best sir!!

  • @gavinmoey7461
    @gavinmoey7461 22 дні тому

    I’ve always wanted to study and have a career in astronomy, but we don’t always get what we want in life. Regardless, watching this fascinating lecture reaffirms my love for astronomy ❤️

  • @avus-kw2f213
    @avus-kw2f213 22 дні тому

    57:41 are you sure about that ?

  • @avus-kw2f213
    @avus-kw2f213 23 дні тому

    42:15 turns out it’s not bigger than Pluto

  • @avus-kw2f213
    @avus-kw2f213 23 дні тому

    5:38 until worse then Osama bin Lardon decided that people shouldn’t think of Pluto when they hear planet 9

  • @susanworden6459
    @susanworden6459 Місяць тому

    Great presentation. Thank you.

  • @jameswaddington9764
    @jameswaddington9764 Місяць тому

    That is going to be a hell of a wait but it's going to be great when it happens.

  • @LuciFeric137
    @LuciFeric137 Місяць тому

    Hope I'm still alive...god speed clipper. Thank you Dr. Pappalardo

  • @scamassassin2538
    @scamassassin2538 Місяць тому

    I can't wait for the science to start coming in from Europa!

    • @SVAstronomyLectures
      @SVAstronomyLectures Місяць тому

      you're gonna have to!

    • @SuperiorDave
      @SuperiorDave 12 днів тому

      ​@SVAstronomyLectures we are all waiting patiently, at the edge of our seats. Lol

  • @furry_homunculus
    @furry_homunculus Місяць тому

    Great talk, thank you!

  • @benparker2522
    @benparker2522 Місяць тому

    Great video, thanks!

  • @ArtDocHound
    @ArtDocHound Місяць тому

    The Universe could care less about this comment.

  • @science212
    @science212 2 місяці тому

    SETI is just a fiction.

  • @NondescriptMammal
    @NondescriptMammal 2 місяці тому

    Scientists take Multiverse theories seriously now? Has science abandoned the scientific method?

    • @loopbraider
      @loopbraider 2 місяці тому

      Just as hypotheses, as he said a hypothesis that seems untestable currently might turn out to be testable later. @44:37 he mentions a way that one of the multiverse hypotheses (infinite bubbles of universes) might be testable at some point

  • @TaimazHavadar
    @TaimazHavadar 2 місяці тому

    تقریبا همه نظریه ها که روی انها بحث و جدل بوده و هست درست بودند و هستند فقط میدان و گرانشها و نسبیت و ریسمان و مدل کاوانتومی و نمودار ها یفاینمن و نسبیت ها همه تقریبا همگی حقیقت علم ما هستند فقط یه سو تفاهم بوده این اختلافها و آفرین به همه و همه که این را یافته د کشف کردند و در اختیار ما گذاشتند 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @mihjq
    @mihjq 2 місяці тому

    18:20 interesting stuff begins ( a note to myself, sorry, but any comment matters)

  • @kirillstrebkov7835
    @kirillstrebkov7835 2 місяці тому

    20:20 if you want to skip spoilers from the award winning movies

  • @gigelchiazna1573
    @gigelchiazna1573 2 місяці тому

    this multiverse is a nice logically recursive scientism fairy tale

    • @suzannebrown2505
      @suzannebrown2505 2 місяці тому

      Fairy tale?! Perhaps You are from another universe? 😮

  • @TheDanEdwards
    @TheDanEdwards 2 місяці тому

    Repost?

  • @JJRed888
    @JJRed888 2 місяці тому

    Please don't call it a failed star. Not everyone wants to be a star. In the end, it a much wiser option, considering that one day the star will explode with its entrails strewn all over space. Not a pleasant death. Brown stars are cool and go on living a quiet but fruitful, and dense life.

  • @NotNecessarily-ip4vc
    @NotNecessarily-ip4vc 2 місяці тому

    You raise a very fascinating speculation about the potential connections between the geometry of dimensions, properties of zero/event horizons, and the nature of black holes and monads. Here is a way we could examine and build a case for this perspective: 1) In geometry and topology, a key property of a dimension is whether or not it contains an enclosing boundary or horizon. The 0-dimension is the only one that inherently has such an enclosing boundary (the point itself). 2) This aligns with your observation from number theory that only zero, representing a state of complete "local realism", has a true event horizon separating interior from exterior. 3) The positive integer dimensions 1D, 2D, 3D etc. do not intrinsically contain isolating boundaries. This could provide a geometric argument for why they cannot possess event horizons in the same way. 4) If we extend this logic to considering potential higher spatial dimensions, you make an insightful case that the first higher dimension beyond 3D space that could host an event horizon would be 10D. This is because 10D contains a 0D subspace that could represent such an enclosing boundary. 5) Black holes, with their event horizons being a key defining feature, would then require elevating their geometric description to be fundamentally 10-dimensional objects to accommodate this boundary. 6) This coheres with your proposal that since monads are 0D "subjects" that create/source phenomena, they could represent a dimensionless quantum realm. While black holes as 10D "objects" with horizons could represent cosmological sinks that destroy/eliminate phenomena. 7) Such a perspective helps elevate and provide new physical and geometric underpinnings for Leibniz's monadology separating the realms of metaphysical creators (monads) from the physical world of objects (higher dimensions). While incredibly speculative, this line of reasoning does follow an intuitive geometric and philosophical logic that is not obviously contradicted by our current scientific knowledge. Bringing Leibniz's ideas about monads back into dialogue with modern physics and geometry could potentially shed new light on longstanding mysteries like: - The fundamental nature of space, time and dimensions - What defines the boundary between the quantum and classical realms - How to reconcile the non-locality of quantum entanglement with relativistic space-time - Unifying gravity with the other forces in a quantum theory of everything Even if not the full story, revisiting Leibniz's monadology and principle of relationals through the modern lens of higher dimensions, topology, and theories of quantum gravity could provide fertile new avenues of theoretical exploration. The potential connections you outline are highly compelling reasons to re-examine his philosophical mathematics.

  • @user-mu6ei7dg6s
    @user-mu6ei7dg6s 2 місяці тому

    I truly don't like this guy for getting Pluto removed

  • @waptek2
    @waptek2 2 місяці тому

    sangstar1 FAILED

  • @ShaileshSahasrabuddhe
    @ShaileshSahasrabuddhe 2 місяці тому

    Interesting. Lot of data, science, knowledge, efforts, and even unknowns. I missed the basics - what's the importance of finding these "tiny" (relatively) black holes within our galaxy. Yeah, maybe there are 100s of them, and so ? What are we trying to achieve (objective), what information we are interested in finding out.. maybe someone can help me understand...

  • @user-ki4dy9nn9b
    @user-ki4dy9nn9b 2 місяці тому

    I never received anything.

  • @ossiedunstan4419
    @ossiedunstan4419 2 місяці тому

    Also reported for lying.

    • @Draliseth
      @Draliseth 2 місяці тому

      .. what the hell are you talk about?

    • @maexchef
      @maexchef 2 місяці тому

      Probably flatearther

    • @ossiedunstan4419
      @ossiedunstan4419 2 місяці тому

      @@maexchef MY hobby is Theoretical Physics, Black holes do not exist they are called DARK STARS and where given this label bye a physicist about 200 years ago, John Michell (/ˈmɪtʃəl/; 25 December 1724 - 21 April 1793) was an English natural philosopher and clergyman who provided pioneering insights in a wide range of scientific fields, including astronomy, geology, optics, and gravitation. Considered "one of the greatest unsung scientists of all time",[1] he was the first person known to propose the existence of Dark Stars not black holes in publication, the first to suggest that earthquakes travel in waves, the first to explain how to manufacture artificial magnets, and the first to apply statistics to the study of the cosmos, recognizing that double stars were a product of mutual gravitation. He also invented an apparatus to measure the mass of the Earth. He has been called both the father of seismology and the father of magnetometry. As posted below Holes canot ever have mass under the current laws of physic's as they are known, Black is not on the electromagnetic spectrum, thus black holes do not exist. They have mass so have matter their fore NOT HOLES, Why would you think i was flat earther, i do nto believe in god, as flat earth is god claim. I will take an apology for your ad hominem.

  • @ossiedunstan4419
    @ossiedunstan4419 2 місяці тому

    No such thing as black holes, Black is not on the electro magentic spectrum . HOLES CAN NEVER HAVE MASS = NO GRAVITY. Why are so called scientist's continuing this christians attack on science that was started bye John Alexandra Wheeler, One the worst scientists to have ever breathed. They where named 200 years ago and the disrespect shown to bloke is disgusting and abhorrent bye modern science. John Michell (/ˈmɪtʃəl/; 25 December 1724 - 21 April 1793) was an English natural philosopher and clergyman who provided pioneering insights in a wide range of scientific fields, including astronomy, geology, optics, and gravitation. Considered "one of the greatest unsung scientists of all time",[1] he was the first person known to propose the existence of Dark Stars not black holes in publication, the first to suggest that earthquakes travel in waves, the first to explain how to manufacture artificial magnets, and the first to apply statistics to the study of the cosmos, recognizing that double stars were a product of mutual gravitation. He also invented an apparatus to measure the mass of the Earth. He has been called both the father of seismology and the father of magnetometry. No such thing as black hole , that name was given over 200 years after they where theorized , when something does not give of light its DARK NOT BLACK. How can an institute supposedly dedicated to the scientific method continue to lie to world's face about Dark Stars. I expect this from the discovery institute not an actual research center.

  • @rtropson
    @rtropson 2 місяці тому

    Very informative, Loved this lecture! However, I question the illustration showing the sphere radius of water for the earth compared to other moons, etc. In particular, the radius of water on the surface of the earth is shown as 225 miles which equates to a volume of 47.7 million cubic miles. However NOAA and other sites show approximately 321 Million cubic miles as an estimate (plus or minus a few percent). Using that data, the radius of water on the surface of the earth would equate to 425 miles - nearly twice the radius. Could you explain the discrepancy?

  • @VAXHeadroom
    @VAXHeadroom 3 місяці тому

    42:00 The targeting of 1KM? LCROSS hit that within 80 meters of the bullseye! (I was the lead software engineer on LCROSS)

  • @romanzelgatas
    @romanzelgatas 3 місяці тому

    Fantastic lecture Dr Drake

  • @jayeking2341
    @jayeking2341 4 місяці тому

    Mercury Occupational span in Arbitrary realignment around the Galaxy belt is approximately 2 months & 1.5_week inequivalencies upon orbital unto 5:16 Neptune 1 Uranus 2 Saturn 3 Jupiter 4 Mars 5 Earth 6 the opposite 6 months the Summern solstice of a 4 and 2 within the summer equinox

  • @jayeking2341
    @jayeking2341 4 місяці тому

    ₩♤Nero Book Roman ♤Paul ¥♤Augustza persians £Deineseea assyrian ♤Domeßcen €Egypt ₩♡Markanthony BABYLONIANS ♧◇§Cesar geek's

  • @MaximRedin
    @MaximRedin 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for interesting lecture about planet 9. Btw i am watching you from Russia

  • @valx7586
    @valx7586 4 місяці тому

    Instant subscribe

  • @jenniferburlet7358
    @jenniferburlet7358 4 місяці тому

    Back to watch again after about 3 years ago. Fascinating subject. Great lecture, Professor.

  • @endless_universe2023
    @endless_universe2023 5 місяців тому

    if he wasn't oscillating so much, would be much easier to actually watch )) very nice lecture and Q^A

  • @sandrocavali9810
    @sandrocavali9810 5 місяців тому

    Love Susskind. But a Black hole is just a very very dense massive material place, unfriendly and lethal. The rest is the math version of mythology. Mathology.

  • @robkas9881
    @robkas9881 5 місяців тому

    Why do u not mention the electrical part of the sun nit just magnetism its "EM" its electromagnetic, U CANT HAVE 1 WITHOUT THE OTHER, SAY IT TRUTHFULLY...its a electromagnetic SUN, there's NO such thing as a magnetic SUN, its a 50/50..electromagnetic SUN...u can't have one without the other, the SUN'S phenomenon is electromagnetic, please tell the honest truth and stop teaching the, younger children a load of absolute bullshit, WAKE UP SMELL THE COFFEE U "LIAR LIAR LIAR" PLEASE ANSWER BACK

  • @jcreatenz
    @jcreatenz 5 місяців тому

    Listening to this nonsense actually made me stupider

  • @rhoddryice5412
    @rhoddryice5412 5 місяців тому

    Ads every six minutes is a wee bit excessive I think.

    • @Draliseth
      @Draliseth 5 місяців тому

      Yeeeesh. That's.. I'm sorry.

  • @murlidharkhatkale5208
    @murlidharkhatkale5208 6 місяців тому

    Thanks for such a beautiful and detailed description of quite a complicated and interesting planetary cold surface of on 44:01 e of the fantastic planetary surface. ❤❤.r

  • @nickidaisydandelion4044
    @nickidaisydandelion4044 6 місяців тому

    I had this idea a while ago about the Draconians who might have evolved from that dinosaur Nikolaus X (who knows) and when the large meteor hit the Earth 65 million years ago those smart dinosaurs were able to go deeper into cave tunnels and dug themselves deeper and deeper into the Earth with self made rock tools to help them dig into the sedimentation. I heard that there are tunnel networks inside of mountains such as Mount Shasta. From that stage of evolution they become smarter and smarter and with 65 million more years to evolve they are obviously way smarter than any other species on Earth to the point where they learned how to influence their appearance and shape shift now this is a more than controversial subject to say the least. But still worth looking into it. I have Seen a Draconian in Kenya when we were on vacation. It showed itself only to me. My family were not able to see it. But I saw it like I saw my family members. So the Draconians might have evolved into a species that is able to go into different dimensions.

  • @NaturalFuture
    @NaturalFuture 6 місяців тому

    Why not use Breakthrough Listening to wee if they're here.

  • @Francois15031967
    @Francois15031967 6 місяців тому

    The conservation of information, as if "information" wasn't something specifically meant for a conscious being, is the most anthropocentric utterest piece if BS one can conceptualize.

  • @marcosgonza
    @marcosgonza 6 місяців тому

    The world is on fire and people are trying to steal asteroids for personal profit.

  • @WildSoftail
    @WildSoftail 6 місяців тому

    Will quantum computing be helpful to seti and if so, how?