Episode 636: Open Space 64: Why Send Humans to Space when Robots are Better? And More..

No guest this week, just a live QA with me. I counsel people on how to be patient when living on Elon Musk time, what is NASA interested in with the Moon, what's the purpose of human space exploration, and more.01:23 Starship prototype failure04:29 Elon Musk time05:45 Any lunar surface mission objectives?08:10 What's the purpose of human space exploration?09:34 How long have I been running Universe Today?11:45 Did Starship go higher than SLS will ever go?13:48 Kirk or Picard?14:44 Is there zero gravity in interstellar space?17:25 New advanced telescope ideas coming?19:38 Farewell Freeman Dyson21:12 Titan, Enceladus or Europa?22:38 Was WFIRST cancelled?23:23 Steam powered rocket death24:19 Is AI dangerous?28:51 What would be certain evidence of life on another world?31:35 How does NASA know how much fuel is on the Voyagers?36:20 How do we know we're going to collide with Andromeda?38:00 Favorite deep space objects39:50 Could a Dyson Sphere around a black hole stop the heat death of the Universe?41:22 What is the Great Attractor?44:04 Would a laser weapon work in space?46:59 Do we live in a simulation?47:35 Is Betelgeuse getting brighter?48:17 Where is Andromeda's supermassive black hole?48:38 Influence of Big Canada Arm50:00 Is the Universe Infinite or Finite?52:37 What happened to MarsOne?55:10 Is dark energy in doubt?57:17 What if we learn that something wasn't true?Our 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