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AaS! 134: Is There a Fifth Force of Nature?

Are there more than four forces of nature? Is dark matter connected to dark energy? What the heck are dark photons? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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00:31:44 | Tue 18 Aug 2020

AaS! 133: How Do We Know the Earth Is Curved?

Why do people believe the Earth is flat? How do we know it’s curved? Is a debate even worth it? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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00:32:53 | Tue 04 Aug 2020

AaS! 132: What Did Einstein Get Wrong?

Was Einstein ever wrong? How did he miss out on a major prediction for the universe? What was his major beef with quantum mechanics? How did he go from quantum believer to quantum hater? I discuss th…

00:35:44 | Tue 21 Jul 2020

AaS! 131: What's So Cool About the TRAPPIST-1 System?

Why is the TRAPPIST-1 system so fascinating? Is it really habitable? How are we figuring all this out? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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00:33:49 | Tue 07 Jul 2020

AaS! 130: What's the Most Amazing Thing About the Universe?

What blows me away about the universe? How is it all connected? How does universality give physics the power to explain everything? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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00:25:48 | Tue 16 Jun 2020

AaS! 129: Did the Big Bang Make Black Holes?

What kind of crazy physics made primordial black holes? What does that have to do with the LIGO observations of merging black holes? How can we possibly detect them? I discuss these questions and mor…

00:32:46 | Tue 02 Jun 2020

AaS! 128: Why Are We Missing All the Baryons?

What is the “missing baryon problem”? How do we know how many baryons there ought to be? What does the cosmic web have to do with it? What the heck is a baryon, anyway? I discuss these questions and …

00:27:09 | Tue 19 May 2020

AaS! 127: What Was Newton's Big Deal?

What was Newton’s genius? Why was his work so controversial? Why are his laws of motion so radical? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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00:42:58 | Tue 05 May 2020

AaS! 126: What's the Wildest Weather in the Solar System?

What makes the Earth’s atmosphere so special? What makes the atmospheres of other planets so special? Why are atmospheres so special anyway? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spacem…

00:32:52 | Tue 21 Apr 2020

AaS! 125: Does Planet Nine Exist?

Why do we think the solar system might have another planet? Why do we think it doesn’t? How do test for something that’s too far away to see? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Space…

00:33:56 | Tue 07 Apr 2020

AaS! 124: Why Is the Speed of Light the Way It Is?

Why is the speed of light so important in physics? Why does the value not matter at all? And why does it have the speed that it does? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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00:35:44 | Tue 17 Mar 2020

How to Die in Space: Sneak Preview

My next book, How to Die in Space, is coming out June 2020! Here's a special sneak preview reading from the book, and info about how you can get a free autographed copy!

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00:14:27 | Tue 10 Mar 2020