Universe Today Podcasts With Fraser Cain

Episode 703: Open Space 98: Can White Dwarf Stars Have Habitable Planets? And More...

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In this week's live questions show, I explain why planets can remain habitable long after their stars have died, what we're going to do now that Arecibo has collapsed, how we'll explore the oceans underneath Europa. I also answer the question of whether or not I'm ready to learn about the secret Galactic Federation. Our live shows are provided ad-free thanks to the support of our amazing patrons. Join our community at https://patreon.com/universetoday. 00:00:00 Start 00:06:07 Can white dwarf stars have planets? Is it habitable in the long term? 00:09:50 Can bugs fly on the space station? 00:11:16 How will we track asteroids without Arecibo? 00:13:41 Could Arecibo have been collapsed safely? 00:16:28 Can ISS dodge meteors? 00:18:45 What would it take to rebuild Arecibo? 00:19:45 Is there dark matter here in the Solar System? 00:22:59 No ads 00:23:17 Will we be watching the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter? 00:23:40 Will Arecibo engineers be able to get other jobs? 00:24:20 Could there be captured interstella