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[Q&A] Dark Matter Evidence, Oort Cloud Shape, Size of Lagrange Points
35 minutes Posted Jun 27, 2023 at 12:00 pm.
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[Tatooine] Why is the Oort cloud a sphere?
[Coruscant] Could field stars have no metals?
[Hoth] Will Betelgeuse become a black hole?
[Naboo] Why the Universe didn't become a black hole?
[Kamino] Why are scientists so sure about dark matter?
[Bespin] Will LIGO detect Betelgeuse's bang?
[Mustafar] Will Earth's polarity flip break all compasses?
[Alderaan] How big are Lagrange points?
[Dagobah] What science discovery do I anticipate the most?
[Yavin] Can we safely go through heliospheric termination shock?
[Mandalore] How big must the accretion disk be for Sgr A to be visible from Earth?
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Will LIGO detect gravitational waves when Betelgeuse explodes? Why are scientists so sure about dark matter? Could Betelgeuse become a black hole after it goes supernova? Why is the Oort cloud a sphere, not a disk? What determines the size of Lagrange points? All this and more in this week's Q&A!
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