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How the Universe has Aged
Episode 239
On our 239th episode the Astroquarks reflect on the Friends Reunion where they reflected on their time making only 236 episodes. The Friends and the …
5 years, 3 months ago
Of Cosmic Rays and Neptune's Wandering Ways
Episode 238
Neptune, as the outermost big planet, has an outsized effect on the countless objects in the Kuiper belt in the distant reaches of the solar system. …
5 years, 3 months ago
Ten Things I Hate About Neutrinos
Episode 237
We are kidding, neutrinos. We love you. You're just a little bit scary! In this episode we discuss a way we'll learn about the mysterious tiny partic…
5 years, 3 months ago
Surprises at the Centers of Things
Episode 236
How many licks does it take to get to the center of Saturn? We don't know, but when you get there you will find a gooey surprise. Saturn's core is mo…
5 years, 3 months ago
A Whirl of Neutron Stars
Episode 235
A quackery of astroquarks takes a close look at neutron stars thanks to observations from the NICER observatory on the International Space Station an…
5 years, 4 months ago
There Are Five Lights!
Episode 234
Not all dark matter is "dark matter" dark matter. Some is simply dark, well, matter. An Australian radio telescope has found a long filament of cold …
5 years, 4 months ago
The Extra Glow at the Heart of the Milky Way
Episode 233
The center of our galaxy is producing more gamma rays than we can account for. Some say dark matter is the explanation, and others say no way. We exp…
5 years, 4 months ago
You Can't Be Darth Serious
Episode 232
We explain the polarization of light in the context of the image of the black hole event horizon in M87 and take a new look at the interstellar objec…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Fifth Element
Episode 231
A supermassive black hole seems to be going on a walkabout its own galaxy, and dust from Mars (or its moons) seems to be going on a walkabout the sol…
5 years, 5 months ago
Space The Final Frontier
Episode 230
If space is the final frontier, where does it begin? That deceptively simple question is one of many topics the Astroquarks ponder in this episode, a…
5 years, 5 months ago