Episode 759: Q&A 155: Could We Build a Base on Mercury? And More...

In this week's questions show, I jump into the controversy between Blue Origin and SpaceX, explain why bigger telescopes are better, and talk about how Mercury has eternally shadowed craters and could serve as a place for a base.Want to be part of the questions show? Ask a short question on any video on my channel. I gather a bunch up each week and answer them here.🚀 OUR WEBSITE:════════════════════════════════════https://www.universetoday.com/🚀 PODCAST LINKS:════════════════════════════════════RSS: https://universetoday.com/audioiTunes: https://universetoday.com/itunesSpotify: https://universetoday.com/spotify🚀 EMAIL NEWSLETTER:════════════════════════════════════Read by 50,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🚀 OTHER PODCASTS:════════════════════════════════════Weekly Space Hangout: Weekly news roundup with Fraser, special guests, and other space journalists.RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/feed/wshaudio/iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weekly-space-hangout-audio/id836926769YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast: Award-winning, long-running deep dive into space and astronomy with Fraser and Dr. Pamela Gay.RSS: https://astronomycast.libsyn.com/rss/iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/astronomy-cast/id191636169?mt=2YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg🚀 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:════════════════════════════════════Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday🚀 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA:════════════════════════════════════Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetodayTwitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain🚀 CONTACT FRASER:════════════════════════════════════Email: [email protected]🚀 LICENSE:════════════════════════════════════Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.Support Universe Today Podcast