We Ask An Astrophysicist About Alien Worlds ft. @dr.starkid | Smosh Asks

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0:00 Intro
1:59 What does it mean to get your PhD in alien life?
3:27 What kind of data are you able to collect from a telescope?
6:40 How are planets found?
7:33 Are you able to tell if there’s life on these planets with the telescope?
9:12 What’s the closest that we can look at planets in another solar system?
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11:20 What’s the difference between astronomers and astrologers?
12:55 How many places in space that we know of can hold life?
15:42 How realistic is Interstellar?
17:22 What would you consider undeniable evidence on another planet?
19:59 If we find life on another planet, what’s the next step?
21:01 If we find something, could we send a probe to them far away?
22:32 Is cryogenic freezing we could get to?
24:37 How long would it take us to reach another galaxy?
26:02 What abut wormholes?
27:17 What are black holes?
33:06 Are the rules of the universe that we know irrelevant inside a black hole?
34:30 How does gravity affect time?
37:51 What does the inside of a black hole sound like?
39:39 What’s going on in Skinwalker Ranch?
41:56 Do you think aliens are real?
47:20 So what’s up with the spirit realm?
48:10 What is a particle?
52:29 What’s the leading theory on dark matter?
53:33 What is your favorite part about studying the galaxies?
56:59 Do you believe that someone will land on Mars in our lifetime?
59:46 What’s your favorite space movie?
1:03:31 Could we send rovers to other planets?
1:08:10 What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned in studying the galaxies?

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