Our rockets to day use combinations of chemicals that are what we call exo thermic. When the atoms and molecules combine, energy gets released. And so when we go to mars, it's important to know that there might be water under the surface of mars. So then you extract the water, separate the molecules, and now you have ready made rocket fuel. If you do that, it won't take nine months to get to morrow. Youn get to mars in a few days. Excuse me, gos can you, can you get to winfield and chuck to place? That's a way back machine. Well i live us bery buta I forgot about that
The observer effect? Rotating bodies? The science of rocket fuel? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice answer science questions from our favorite pro athletes: Jerry Rice, Lindsey Vonn, Eli Manning, and more!
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