[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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