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Engineering a Star Shade
58:42 - 1:07:17 (08:34)
The star shade, a giant flower-shaped object with razor edges that block out the light from certain stars, presents engineering challenges for scientists seeking darker and clearer images but the actual scientific and engineering steps to solving these issues are not yet clear.
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The future of interstellar travel may not involve sending human beings, but rather raw biological materials and instructions to print out humans or other life forms.
58:42 - 59:42 (00:59)
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The future of interstellar travel may not involve sending human beings, but rather raw biological materials and instructions to print out humans or other life forms. As technology advances in the field of bioprinting, it may become a more efficient way to explore other planets.
ChapterEngineering a Star Shade
Episode#116 – Sara Seager: Search for Planets and Life Outside Our Solar System
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The search for Earth-like planets and other large scientific projects involve multi-trillion dollar endeavors and require significant funding.
59:42 - 1:01:46 (02:04)
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The search for Earth-like planets and other large scientific projects involve multi-trillion dollar endeavors and require significant funding. The daunting task of these efforts is often determined by committees allocating budgets to determine where funding goes.
ChapterEngineering a Star Shade
Episode#116 – Sara Seager: Search for Planets and Life Outside Our Solar System
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The star shade design utilizes a giant flower-like structure to block out starlight in a way that allows detection of much fainter planets.
1:01:46 - 1:04:39 (02:52)
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The star shade design utilizes a giant flower-like structure to block out starlight in a way that allows detection of much fainter planets. The smoothness of the shade's edges and the precision of its placement is critical to its effectiveness in blocking out light.
ChapterEngineering a Star Shade
Episode#116 – Sara Seager: Search for Planets and Life Outside Our Solar System
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The star shade allows telescopes to observe distant stars by blocking the light from their host star, but precise control and formation flying are difficult problems to solve.
1:04:39 - 1:06:10 (01:31)
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The star shade allows telescopes to observe distant stars by blocking the light from their host star, but precise control and formation flying are difficult problems to solve.
ChapterEngineering a Star Shade
Episode#116 – Sara Seager: Search for Planets and Life Outside Our Solar System
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This episode details the challenges involved in creating a starshade, including the need for a razor thin edge and figuring out what materials to use.
1:06:10 - 1:07:17 (01:07)
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This episode details the challenges involved in creating a starshade, including the need for a razor thin edge and figuring out what materials to use. Despite initial skepticism, it's becoming a reality thanks to the engineering project.