AaS! 169: What Is Loop Quantum Gravity?
Why do we care about loop quantum gravity? Is it a viable path to uniting quantum mechanics and general relativity? What does it mean for spacetime to be discrete? I discuss these questions and more i...
1 Feb 202239min
AaS! 168: Can We Get Some Love for Globular Clusters?
How are globular clusters so old? Where did they come from, and how are they linked to galaxy formation? What makes them so globular, anyway? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spacem...
18 Jan 202229min
AaS! 167: Do We Live In a Giant Simulation?
What is the simulation hypothesis? Is it just pseudoscience? How do we grapple with its implications? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreon...
4 Jan 202246min
AaS! 166: What's the Truth Behind 'Oumuamua?
Where did 'Oumuamua come from? What is it made of, and how did it end up here? Is it really an artifact of an alien civilization? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support ...
21 Des 202147min
AaS! 165: What Comes After the James Webb Space Telescope?
What missions will come after the James Webb Space Telescope launches? What new discoveries await us? How long will they take to start? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Su...
7 Des 202135min
AaS! 164: Where Can We Find Diamond Rain?
How do giant planets make diamond rain? Does it really, you know, rain? Where does diamond rain exist? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreo...
16 Nov 202127min
AaS! 163: Will Our Universe End in a False Vacuum Decay?
What is a vacuum, and what makes a false one? What happened in the early universe to bring about our current physics? Will it happen again? If so, when? I discuss these questions and more in today's A...
2 Nov 202133min
AaS! 162: What the Heck are Gamma Ray Bursts?
What are the different kinds of gamma ray bursts? What powers them? What do we still have to understand about them? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http...
19 Okt 202134min
