[Q&A] TRAPPIST-1 vs Alpha Cen, Catching The Voyagers, Lunar Space Elevator

Why it's easier for James Webb to observe TRAPPIST-1 than Alpha Centauri? Is a lunar space elevator possible at all? What would my ideal space mission look like? Can we build a telescope the size of a solar system? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Start 00:47 [Andoria] Why it's easier for JWST to see Trappist-1 rather than Alpha Centauri systems? 07:16 [Vulcan] Is lunar space elevator possible? 12:09 [Risa] What would my dream space mission be? 16:28 [Aeturen] Any update on JWST's TRAPPIST-1 observations? 20:54 [Vendikar] Are we building a solar system sized telescope any time soon? 23:06 [Remus] Can we catch up to Voyagers if we need to? 27:03 [Janus] What will Artemis-2 be doing at the Moon? 29:38 [Cait] Can sub-surface oceans be a source for life on planets around red dwarfs? 32:55 [Betazed] How can we predict Betelgeuse exploding? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/lF2wihXk58o 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)