5 Minutes With An Astronomer
Join us to explore the universe. Each episode we tackle one question and ask Stuart Robbins, a professional astronomer, to help us understand the topic in under 5 minutes without a script. The show is a crossover of the Exposing PseudoAstronomy podcast and the award winning The Reality Check podcast.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 52
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2019
S01E17: What Is Dark Matter?
This episode’s question is: what is dark matter? If you have feedback or a topic suggestion you can email us.
S01E18: Why Do Stars Twinkle?
This episode’s question is: why do stars twinkle while planets don’t seem to? Stuart explains that this has something to do with “astronomical seeing.” If you have feedback or a topic suggestion yo…
S01E19: What Is Sound Speed?
This episode’s question is: we know what the speed of sound is but what is sound speed? If you have feedback or a topic suggestion you can email us.
S01E20: What Is Interesting About Craters?
Occasionally, rather than asking a specific question, we ask Stuart why he finds something interesting. This episode’s question is: what is interesting Craters? If you have feedback or a topic sugg…
S01E21: What Is The Drake Equation?
This episode’s question is: what is the Drake Equation? If you have feedback or a topic suggestion you can email us.
S01E22: What Is The Fermi Paradox?
This episode’s question is a follow up to the Drake Equation episode: What is the Fermi Paradox? If you have feedback or a topic suggestion you can email us.
S01E23: Does Everything In The Universe Rotate?
This episode’s question is: does pretty much everything in our universe rotate and why? If you have feedback or a topic suggestion you can email us.
S01E24: What Is Interesting About Charon?
Occasionally, rather than asking a specific question, we ask Stuart why he finds something interesting. This episode’s question is: what is interesting about Charon, one of the satellites of the dwa…
S01E25: How Does GPS Work?
This episode’s question is: how does the global positioning system, or GPS, work? If you have feedback or a topic suggestion you can email us.
S01E26: Gravitational Lensing
This episode’s question is: we understand that gravitational lensing is one of the predictions of Einstein’s theory of general relativity but what is it? If you have feedback or a topic suggestion …
S01E27: What Is Interesting About Asteroids?
Occasionally, rather than asking a specific question, we ask Stuart why he finds something interesting. This episode’s question is: what is interesting about asteroids? If you have feedback or a t…
S01E28: Are We All Made Of Stars?
Carl Sagan famously said “we are made of star stuff.” This episode’s question for Stuart is: are we all made of stars and, if so, what does that mean? If you have feedback or a topic suggestion you…