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Rings, Orbits and Space Storms with Dr. Phil Nicholson
Episode 19
How do planetary ring systems rings form, and what keeps them in line? What exactly is the Dragon Cloud of Saturn? And what’s up with quasi moon 2025 PN7? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host All…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago
Tiny Galaxies and Massive Black Holes with Dr. Matt Taylor
Season 5 Episode 4
Can an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy have a supermassive black hole at its center? Are there galaxies with supermassive black holes that are offset from their galactic centers? To find out, Dr. Charles …
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Black Holes Colliding with Dr. Charlotte Olsen
Season 5 Episode 3
How do very small galaxies form? What’s going on inside them? And what happens when black holes collide? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome astrophysicist and “Galaxy Detectiv…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Measuring the Stars with Astrostatistician Sabrina Berger
Season 5 Episode 2
How does a star form? How does the universe form? And how can we use every bit of astronomical data to answer those questions? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome astrostatisti…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Cosmic Raspberries and Life on Mars with Dr. Kelly Blumenthal
Season 5 Episode 1
Have we discovered life on Mars? What does the center of our galaxy taste like? To find out, and to kick off Season 5 of The LIUniverse, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu have reached out all the…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Chuck GPT Apocalypse, Part 2
Season 4 Episode 18
It’s the end of everything! Welcome back to Part 2 of our season finale featuring Dr. Charles Liu, co-host Allen Liu, and our guest archaeology expert and author, Hannah Liu, MEd. (If you haven’t cau…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Chuck GPT Apocalypse, Part 1
Season 4 Episode 17
As our fourth season draws to a close, we’ve got an apocalyptic, 2-part ending lined up. That’s right, we’re talking Armageddon, and we don’t mean the 1998 Bruce Willis blockbuster. And of course, if…
Published on 6 months ago
Finding Your Place in Space with Sadie Coffin
Season 4 Episode 16
Who are the “Redshift Wranglers” and what can they tell us about the evolution of our universe? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome back astrophysics PhD candidate Sadie Coffin…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Shredding and Stitching Stars with u/Andromeda321 (Yvette Cendes)
Season 4 Episode 15
If a black hole shreds a star and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome Professor Yvette Cendes, (aka u/Andromeda321 on Reddit)…
Published on 7 months ago
Early Galaxies, Intelligent Plants and the Geometry of D&D Dice With Justin Cole
Season 4 Episode 14
Why is it so difficult to study the evolution of early galaxies? Are metallic D&D dice better than plastic ones? And can you have too many Pokémon tattoos? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Al…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago