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EPISODE · Jun 19, 2025 · 18 MIN

[Q&A] Seeing the Oort Cloud, Rogue Planet Nearby, Knocking the Moon Away

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Can a giant asteroid knock the Moon from its orbit? How good does a telescope need to be to see the Oort cloud? What are the odds of a rogue planet hiding nearby in our Solar system? And in our extended Q&A+ version, can we be sure that we're alone in the Universe? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show. 🎁 [Q&A+] Same video. No YT ads. BONUS question, totally free :https://www.patreon.com/universetoday🚀 [Overtime] Even more Q&Ashttps://www.patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Start00:30 [angus campbell] Could a giant meteor knock the Moon out of orbit? 02:19 [Liam Dobbyn] Could dark matter be just failed stars with planets? 04:04 [Annie Alexander] How powerful would a telescope have to be to be able to see the Oort cloud?05:17 [Clint Davis] Can we artificially rotate a tidally locked planet? 06:17 [your average terraria player] Why does breaking light speed cause paradoxes? 07:47 [Correctimus] How likely is it that a rogue planet is in the Oort cloud right now? 09:32 [Snelwegkoek] The coolest object I've seen in a telescope12:37 [Sid Remey] How to through things down from the ISS? 📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/r8lcoL2Fy-I📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT [email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast

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