AaS! 161: Is There a Crisis in Cosmology? RELOADED
Is there more to say about the "crisis in cosmology"? What are the fundamental disagreements? Is there any way out of this mess? Why am I talking about it again? I discuss these questions and more in ...
5 Okt 202140min
AaS! 160: What's the Best Way to Search for Life?
What kind of signals are we searching for from aliens? What are technosignatures and biosignatures? How are we looking for non-intelligent life? Is there any hope of finding life in our own solar syst...
21 Sep 202143min
AaS! 159: Why Should We Geek Out Over Maxwell?
Why is James Clerk Maxwell so dang awesome? How was he able to unify the forces of electricity and magnetism? Why was his work so revolutionary? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spa...
7 Sep 202140min
AaS! 158: What's So Groovy About Gravitational Waves? (Part 2)
Part 2 of 2! How did the observation of a kilonova change astronomy? How did that one observation kill off alternate models of gravity? What's in store for the future of gravitational waves? I discuss...
17 Aug 202142min
AaS! 157: What's So Groovy About Gravitational Waves? (Part 1)
Part 1! What are gravitational waves? What makes them? How can we detect them here on Earth, and why is it a big deal? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Audio Credit: Calte...
3 Aug 202145min
AaS! 156: What are Asteroids Good For?
What are the different kinds of asteroids? What are they made of? How can we send missions to capture them, and what will we do once we get one? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spa...
20 Jul 202139min
AaS! 155: Who's Going To Clean Up All That Space Junk?
How did so much junk get up in space? How can we clean it up? How is it making light pollution worse? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreon...
6 Jul 202138min
AaS! 154: Is There REALLY a Crisis in Cosmology?
How do we measure the age of the universe? Why are different methods giving different results? How do we solve this problem? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the s...
15 Jun 202137min
