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episode 222: AaS! 222: What is the Most Distant Thing We Can See?


What’s the most distant thing we can see with the naked eye? What about with a telescope? What about at other wavelengths? Is there anything more to see? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by...


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episode 221: AaS! 221: Will Emergent Gravity Rewrite Physics?


What is “emergence” in physics and why is it a big deal? What would it mean for gravity to be emergent? How would we have to rewrite the laws of physics? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by...


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episode 220: AaS! 220: Will Our Universe End in a Big Rip?


How can a “big rip” tear the universe apart? What does that mean for existence itself? Is it going to happen, and what are we doing to find out? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by...


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 March 19, 2024  39m
 
 

episode 219: AaS! 219: What's the Best Way to Defend Our Planet?


How do we track dangerous asteroids? What can impacts do to us? What do we plan to do if The Big One is headed for us? Is Armageddon a documentary? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by...


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 March 5, 2024  41m
 
 

episode 218: AaS! 218: How Do We Know What the Milky Way Looks Like?


Why is it so hard to get a picture of the Milky Way? How much of our galaxy have we mapped? What the heck is a “barred spiral” and what does that have to do with our core? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This...


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 February 20, 2024  39m
 
 

episode 217: AaS! 217: Will We Achieve Fusion Power Soon?


How do we achieve nuclear fusion in the laboratory? What are some experiments that are trying to achieve fusion power generation? Why is it so difficult? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by...


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 February 6, 2024  42m
 
 

episode 216: AaS! 216: Do Aliens Look Like Us?


Is evolution universal throughout the cosmos? What are the different forms that life can take? When did life first appear in the universe? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give...


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 January 16, 2024  42m
 
 

episode 215: AaS! 215: How Does Science Regain Trust?


What forces people to lose trust in science? How does this affect the process of science itself? What are scientists doing to make this worse? How can we fix it? In this special episode themed from my latest book, I discuss these questions and more in...


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 January 2, 2024  48m
 
 

episode 214: AaS! 214: Is Empty Space Really...Empty?


What’s floating around in space between all the stuff? Are there any truly empty places in the universe? What is the “fabric” of spacetime? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp....


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 December 19, 2023  45m
 
 

episode 213: AaS! 213: How Were Ancient Astronomers So Good?


How were ancient people able to predict eclipses so well? How did they make predictions without modern science? What were they able to discover? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp....


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 December 5, 2023  39m