[Q&A] Dark Matter Evidence, Oort Cloud Shape, Size of Lagrange Points

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!🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Start00:49 [Tatooine] Why is the Oort cloud a sphere?06:25 [Coruscant] Could field stars have no metals?11:00 [Hoth] Will Betelgeuse become a black hole?12:32 [Naboo] Why the Universe didn't become a black hole?14:45 [Kamino] Why are scientists so sure about dark matter? 20:56 [Bespin] Will LIGO detect Betelgeuse's bang?25:02 [Mustafar] Will Earth's polarity flip break all compasses?26:21 [Alderaan] How big are Lagrange points? 28:45 [Dagobah] What science discovery do I anticipate the most? 29:57 [Yavin] Can we safely go through heliospheric termination shock? 32:03 [Mandalore] How big must the accretion disk be for Sgr A to be visible from Earth? 📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/NvQOatYAmIw📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT [email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast