Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMagnetic Ink Blot Test in Space
Some things are hard to see, like black holes. In this episode of Walkabout the Astroquarks discuss a couple of new observations that help us see the…
8 years, 5 months ago
Print Me a Space Base, Please
The Astroquarks welcome Dr. Phil Metzger, expert on the use of local materials on the Moon, asteroids, and Mars, to tell us about the prospects for p…
8 years, 6 months ago
The One Sponsored by Space Sex
"Starman" in the Tesla Roadster is headed out past the orbit of Mars, and NASA has some cool new missions in the works for exploration of the solar s…
8 years, 6 months ago
I Could Swear I Left My Satellite in Orbit!
It's a satellite theme on this episode, with a sparkly disco ball in space, a long-lost scientific satellite tracked down by an amateur astronomy sle…
8 years, 6 months ago
The Old Stars Tell Tales
Clues to dark matter may be buried in the relics of the oldest stars in the galaxies. The old stars probably formed when the dark matter did, so thei…
8 years, 7 months ago
The One About Bunburra Rockhole
Thank you Australia for giving us a meteorite called Bunburra Rockhole, and not just because the name is endlessly fun to say, but also because it hi…
8 years, 7 months ago
A Very Low Rumble in Space
The astroquarks kick off the new year with a look at a clever and challenging new technique to detect gravitational waves created by supermassive bla…
8 years, 8 months ago
2017 - A Great Year for Space
While terrestrial matters were frequently dark and depressing, 2017 was a banner year for the cosmos, or at least for our understanding of it. From C…
8 years, 8 months ago
Antimatter from your Local Thunderstorm
Antimatter, the stuff that lets the USS Enterprise fly about the galaxy is the topic of this episode of Walkabout the Galaxy because it's made in you…
8 years, 8 months ago
Fly Me To The Moon (of Saturn!)
Disappointed that we don't have jetpacks and flying cars? Dr. Amanda Hendrix joins the Astroquarks to suggest an alternative: colonize Saturn's moon …
8 years, 9 months ago