Episode 612: Open Space 58: First Pictures From the New Telescope, And More...

Thanks to our good friends at Oceanside Photo and Telescope, our livestreaming telescope is back online. I featured a couple of quick pics I took with the telescope during a test stream on Twitch Sunday night.I also answered questions about our trip to the AAS in Hawaii, if it's possible to make a more powerful telescope out of smaller telescopes, and why the ISS doesn't have an artificial magnetosphere.02:20 New pictures from the telescope04:30 American Astronomical Society meeting in Hawaii07:45 Can we make a big telescope out of smaller telescopes?11:59 Why don't we make a magnetic field around ISS?14:10 Why hasn't TESS found many planets?17:20 Has my opinion on the Fermi Paradox changed?20:10 How do Type 1a supernovae form?22:18 Can New Horizons flyby more objects?23:50 How can we detect life if we're seeing the past?26:19 Any plans for next generation of Hubble?29:08 Any cool new images at AAS?31:05 What about Origins?31:44 Did I read many posters?35:59 Are we the first civilization?37:44 Next decadal survey?39:00 How can evidence of civilization disappear?41:35 Does the Solar System have too many planets?43:55 Should humanity spread life into the Universe?45:38 Interesting conversations at AAS?49:07 Why focus on Mars?51:20 Shouldn't we focus on asteroid defense?53:04 Does Starlink increase the odds of a Kessler Syndrome?Want to see the experiments, join me at:https://www.twitch.tv/fcainOur Book is out!https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/Audio Podcast version:ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audioWhat Fraser's Watching Playlist:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1GWeekly email newsletter:https://www.universetoday.com/newsletterWeekly Space Hangout:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSgSupport us at: https://www.patreon.com/universetodayMore stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcainFollow us on Twitter: @universetodayLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetodayInstagram - https://instagram.com/universetodayTeam: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fwChad Weber - [email protected] Universe Today Podcast