AaS! 132: What Did Einstein Get Wrong?
Was Einstein ever wrong? How did he miss out on a major prediction for the universe? What was his major beef with quantum mechanics? How did he go from quantum believer to quantum hater? I discuss the...
21 Heinä 202035min
AaS! 131: What's So Cool About the TRAPPIST-1 System?
Why is the TRAPPIST-1 system so fascinating? Is it really habitable? How are we figuring all this out? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreo...
7 Heinä 202033min
AaS! 130: What's the Most Amazing Thing About the Universe?
What blows me away about the universe? How is it all connected? How does universality give physics the power to explain everything? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Suppor...
16 Kesä 202025min
AaS! 129: Did the Big Bang Make Black Holes?
What kind of crazy physics made primordial black holes? What does that have to do with the LIGO observations of merging black holes? How can we possibly detect them? I discuss these questions and more...
2 Kesä 202032min
AaS! 128: Why Are We Missing All the Baryons?
What is the "missing baryon problem"? How do we know how many baryons there ought to be? What does the cosmic web have to do with it? What the heck is a baryon, anyway? I discuss these questions and m...
19 Touko 202027min
AaS! 127: What Was Newton's Big Deal?
What was Newton's genius? Why was his work so controversial? Why are his laws of motion so radical? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreon.c...
5 Touko 202042min
AaS! 126: What's the Wildest Weather in the Solar System?
What makes the Earth's atmosphere so special? What makes the atmospheres of other planets so special? Why are atmospheres so special anyway? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spacema...
21 Huhti 202032min
AaS! 125: Does Planet Nine Exist?
Why do we think the solar system might have another planet? Why do we think it doesn't? How do test for something that's too far away to see? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spacem...
7 Huhti 202033min
