[Q&A] How Cold Are Moon Shadows, Why Are Dark Matter Halos Spherical, War For The Moon

How cold does it get in the shadows on the Moon? What's going on with dark matter research? Can we chase Oumuamua with a solar sail spacecraft? Will we ever face a war for the Moon? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A.

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• 00:00 Start

• 00:29 [Andoria] How cold do shadows on the Moon get?

• 05:34 [Vulcan] Why are dark matter halos spherical?

• 08:48 [Risa] Are we alone in the Universe?

• 12:26 [Aeturen] Will there be a war for the Moon?

• 15:40 [Vendikar] Current obsessions

• 19:58 [Remus] What's going on with dark matter?

• 23:52 [Janus] Can we catch Oumuamua with a solar sail?

• 29:07 [Cait] What are the Hawking radiation particles?

• 29:52 [Betazed] What caused the Big Bang?

• 29:57 [Cheleb] How to transfer energy from space down to Earth?

• 33:49 [Nimbus] Will dark energy eventually decline?

• 36:44 [Belos] Is the risk of solar flares overblown or unappreciated?

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