AaS! 243: So Is the Warp Drive Legit or Not?
What is an Alcubierre warp drive? What would it take to make it work? Could it propel spacecraft even below the speed of light? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support th...
4 Mar 202531min
AaS! 242: Are There Invisible Stars in the Universe?
What is an axion? How could axions make a star, and what does that have to do with dark matter? What would these stars look like? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support ...
18 Feb 202535min
AaS! 241: Could We Travel to Parallel Universes?
Where do parallel universes exist? Could we use wormholes to travel to them? What does time travel have to do with all this? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the s...
4 Feb 202532min
AaS! 240: Does the Great Filter Explain Why We're Alone?
What is the Fermi Paradox? How rare is non-intelligent vs intelligent life? What are the challenges a species must overcome to colonize the galaxy? Where is everybody? I discuss these questions and mo...
21 Jan 202526min
AaS! 239: What Are the Weirdest Hypothetical Particles?
Are dark photons as sinister as they sound? What did the curvaton do in the early universe? And is everything really made of preons? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Suppo...
7 Jan 202538min
AaS! 238: What Makes the Sun's Corona So Dang Hot?
How can the solar corona be hotter than the surface? What has the Parker Solar probe learned so far? What do magnetic fields have to do with all this? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask...
17 Des 202433min
AaS! 237: Could Any Supernova Harm the Earth?
Are we "in range" of any potential supernovae? Has the Earth ever been hit in the past? And what about gamma-ray bursts from across the galaxy, are we safe from those? I discuss these questions and mo...
3 Des 202430min
AaS! 236: How Exactly Do Black Holes Merge?
How do black holes get close enough to merge? What causes them to emit gravitational waves, and where do the waves come from? What does the merger process look like? I discuss these questions and more...
19 Nov 202433min
