[Q&A] New Space Race, Dyson Spheres in Cosmic Voids, Protection from Solar Storms

Can dark energy be just empty space and nothing else? Is there a new space race going on? Why is NASA so slow with its Moon plans? Is there an upper limit for a star? Answering all these questions 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 Start01:07 [Andoria] Is dark energy just empty space? 06:29 [Vulcan] Canadian accent08:48 [Risa] What if a nebula collapsed back on its central neutron star?12:11 [Aeturen] Why not use a satellite on a cycler orbit for high-bandwidth data transfer?16:25 [Vendikar] Is a new space race on?21:20 [Remus] How can NASA be so slow?23:57 [Janus] Can space voids actually be Dyson spheres? 26:25 [Cait] What's the upper limit of star mass? 28:42 [Betazed] How can we protect against solar flares?32:14 [Cheleb] Controversial topics among science discoveries36:46 [Nimbus] What is the latest news about life on Europa?📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/D6y0xNGmDUc📰 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