Galactic Age of the Sun, Evidence for Dark Matter, Contamination of Mars | Q&A 288

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Did we already contaminate Mars with life from Earth? When will we find the first intergalactic object? How do we know dark matter is in the center of the Milky Way? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.


00:00 Start
00:26 Did we already contaminate Mars?
06:42 When will we discover a first intergalactic object?
11:19 How do we know that dark matter in at the center of the Milky Way?
14:44 Biggest night sky events of 2025?
15:57 What's the Solar System's ecliptic orientation in our galaxy?
17:57 How many laps did the Sun make around the Milky Way?
19:00 How do astronomers use JWST?
21:40 Why don't more people work with the data from telescopes?

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