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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 14 hours 56 minutes
AaS! 57: What's the matter with dark matter?
How is the bullet cluster the “smoking gun” for dark matter? Why aren’t alternate theories of gravity satisfactory? Could dark matter just be a bunch of black holes? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the...
AaS! 56: What is the "Axis of Evil"?
Just how mediocre are we? I’ve heard there’s an “axis of evil” in space - what’s up with that? Is there anything special about our position within the universe? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Learn about the...
AaS! 55: Does dark energy exist?
How do we measure the expansion history of the universe? Why are supernovae so dang useful? Come on, what’s with this “dark energy” business? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All episodes: ...
AaS! 54: What happens when galaxies collide?
What happens during a galaxy merger event? Is dark matter involved? How do we use simulations to learn about these processes that last hundreds of millions of years? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Learn about the...
AaS! 53: Why is the Higgs boson important? (Part 2)
Part Two! What’s the relationship between the Higgs Boson and mass? What does that even mean, and how do we go about detecting it? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Learn about the Iceland excursion: Support the show: ...
AaS! 52: Why is the Higgs Boson important? (Part 1)
Part One! What does the Higgs Boson mean? What role does it play in the forces of nature? What makes it so special? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Learn about the Iceland excursion: Support the show: All episodes: ...
AaS! 51: What has New Horizons learned about Pluto?
What has New Horizons taught us about Pluto so far? What’s going on under the ice? Why does the “heart” of Pluto still beat? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Learn about the Iceland excursion: Support the show: ...
AaS! 50: What's up with Saturn's rings?
How (and when) did the rings of Saturn form? How are we to understand the complex systems of rings and gaps? How do the moons influence their shape? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Learn about the Iceland excursion: ...
AaS! 49: What were the most clever experiments of all time?
What are the most clever physics and astronomy experiments of all time? What did we learn from them, and what made them so dang clever? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Learn about the Iceland excursion: Support the...
AaS! 48: Why are Kepler's Laws important?
Why are Kepler’s Laws important? What was Kepler trying to understand? What connection did Kepler think he was making? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Learn about the Iceland excursion: Support the show: All...