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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 14 hours 56 minutes
episode 65: How does one become an astrophysicist?
How does one become an astrophysicist? What are the challenges and rewards of that kind of career? Are there even any jobs? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes:...
All about the "Sea and the Stars" AstroTour
Fraser Cain and I are leading another starry-eyed adventure, this time to the beautiful caribbean on a 7-day cruise, featuring tours of the Kennedy Space Center, star viewing every night, at-sea talks and show recordings, and explorations of Mayan...
What fate awaits the Voyagers?
Why were the Voyager missions so important? Where are they now, and where are they going? What is their ultimate fate? And that Golden Record…good idea or bad idea? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show:...
episode 63: How are we to understand quantum spin?
What does it mean for an electron to spin? Why do we have such a hard time measuring it? And why doesn’t Paul Dirac get any attention anymore, anyway? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show:...
AaS! 62: Why do some stars blow up?
What’s the balancing act happening inside stars? Why is iron the fusion limit? How long does it take for a star to blow? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pmsutter All episodes:...
Update and Space Radio Preview
A quick update on Patreon, Astrotours, and a preview of the new Space Radio show! Space Radio: Support the show: All episodes: Follow on Twitter: Like on Facebook: Watch on YouTube: Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy,...
AaS! 61: Where do giant magnetic fields come from?
How does the universe generate giant magnetic fields? Is it astrophysical or primordial? How do we find them anyway? Why am I not talking about Maxwell? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show:...
AaS! 60: What's the Deal with Time Crystals?
What’s the deal with time crystals? Do they break physics as we know it? Or are they merely…neat? What do symmetries and the conservation of energy have to do with it? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the...
AaS! 59: Do Black Holes Exist?
Do black holes exist, or are they merely theoretical constructs? What’s the evidence? And what about the singularity, surely that doesn’t happen, right? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All...
AaS! 58: Is time travel possible?
Does everyone have the same clock? Can we skip forward into the future? What about the past? Why does it appear to be forbidden in our universe? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All episodes: Follow...