AaS! 226: Does the Universe Get Shorter When You Go Faster?

What happens during a galaxy merger event? Is dark matter involved? How do we use simulations to learn about these processes that last hundreds of millions of years? I discuss these questions and mor...

18 Apr 201737min

Part Two! What's the relationship between the Higgs Boson and mass? What does that even mean, and how do we go about detecting it? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support...

4 Apr 201730min

Part One! What does the Higgs Boson mean? What role does it play in the forces of nature? What makes it so special? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http...

21 Mar 201737min

What has New Horizons taught us about Pluto so far? What's going on under the ice? Why does the "heart" of Pluto still beat? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the s...

7 Mar 201750min

How (and when) did the rings of Saturn form? How are we to understand the complex systems of rings and gaps? How do the moons influence their shape? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a...

21 Feb 201740min

What are the most clever physics and astronomy experiments of all time? What did we learn from them, and what made them so dang clever? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Su...

7 Feb 201745min

Why are Kepler's Laws important? What was Kepler trying to understand? What connection did Kepler think he was making? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: h...

17 Jan 201735min

What's the universe made of? How is this connected to its age? What's the connection between dark matter and dark energy? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the show...

3 Jan 201742min