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episode 212: AaS! 212: Where Do All the Elements Come From?


What processes create all the elements? Why are some elements more common than others? How does fusion happen inside and outside of a star? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give...


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 November 21, 2023  42m
 
 

episode 211: AaS! 211: Will AI Take Over Astronomy?


How long have astronomers been using artificial intelligence? How do computers sift through massive amounts of data? Will AI discover something new about the universe? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is...


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 November 7, 2023  48m
 
 

episode 210: AaS! 210: How Does Space Affect the Climate?


What triggers ice ages and other climate events? How are sunspot cycles and orbital motions related to climate patterns? What does Jupiter have to do with all this? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is...


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 October 17, 2023  37m
 
 

episode 209: AaS! 209: What Secrets Are Hiding in Triton?


What’s so cool about Triton? How did it end up in orbit around Neptune, and what can we learn from it? Could we send a mission there one day? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp....


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 October 3, 2023  36m
 
 

episode 208: AaS! 208: Where Are All the White Holes?


How are white holes different from black holes? What would happen if you were stuck inside of one? Why don’t they 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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 September 19, 2023  36m
 
 

episode 207: AaS! 207: How Far Do We Travel in Our Lives?


What is the combined motion of everything in the universe? How does all of that influence us? Are we just going around in circles, or is there something more? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by...


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 September 5, 2023  38m
 
 

episode 206: AaS! 206: What are the Weirdest Names in Astronomy?


What are some wild stories behind names in astronomy and physics? How did we get the jargon words that we did? What are some of the funniest names? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!   This episode is sponsored by...


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 August 15, 2023  29m
 
 

episode 205: AaS! 205: What's the Difference Between Science and Pseudoscience?


What’s the difference between science and pseudoscience? What is a scientific mindset? How are we able to spot pseudoscience when it’s happening? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by...


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 August 1, 2023  35m
 
 

episode 204: AaS! 204: How did Annie Jump Cannon Bring Order to the Universe?


How was massive astronomy done in the 1800’s? Who were the Harvard Computers? How did Annie Jump Cannon figure out how to classify stars? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give...


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 July 18, 2023  31m
 
 

episode 203: AaS! 203: Is the Universe a Giant Black Hole?


Why didn’t the big bang collapse in a singularity? What would a universe-sized black hole be like? Now that I think about it, do we live inside a giant black hole already? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! This episode...


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 July 4, 2023  25m