Podcast Episodes
Back to Search35. [Urdu] Why Did a Star Suddenly Appear 900 Years Ago?
Season 1 Episode 35
A new star appeared for a few months in 1181CE. What was it and why was it there for only a few months? This mystery has probably been resolved and w…
4 years, 7 months ago
34. [Urdu] Cosmology Conversation with Arsalan Adil
Season 1 Episode 34
How did the universe start and what do we know about its expansion? What is the nature of dark energy and dark matter? Please join in this session of…
4 years, 7 months ago
32. [Urdu] The Strange Cartwheel Galaxy
Season 1 Episode 32
This is a strange galaxy. Instead of a spiral or an elliptical galaxy, it has a ring. The story of how this ring formed leads us to a hit-and-run sus…
4 years, 7 months ago
33. [Urdu] Dune: Ecology and Anti-colonialism
Season 1 Episode 33
Good science fiction allows us to explore deep questions about humanity. The new movie adaptation of Dune is an excellent such example. There are man…
4 years, 7 months ago
31 [Urdu] Dead Martian Life on Its Moon?
Season 1 Episode 31
Was there ever any life on Mars? This is a big question. Currently there are rovers like NASA's Perseverance and China's Zhuorong Mars rover looking …
4 years, 8 months ago
[30] [Urdu] Can a dung beetle see the Milky Way?
Season 1 Episode 30
Humans can see and appreciate the Milky Way. Can insects see it as well? How can we even tell if an insect can see our Galaxy. Please join astrophysi…
4 years, 10 months ago
29. [Urdu] First Stars in Universe
Season 1 Episode 29
When did the very first stars form in the universe? How can we even find such stars in a universe that has over a trillion-trillion stars? This is a …
5 years ago
28. [Urdu] How do we measure distances to stars?
Season 1 Episode 28
In astronomy, distance to an object is one of the most important things to know. But this is also one of the hardest. Please join astrophysicist Salm…
5 years, 1 month ago
27. [Urdu] The Science of Coronavirus: Kainaati Chai with Professor Saad Omer
Season 1 Episode 27
There are more viruses in the world than there are stars in the observable universe!!
We normally talk about astronomy here. But the world is current…
5 years, 4 months ago
26. [Urdu] China and UAE on Mars!
Season 1 Episode 26
February is Mars Mania! A UAE mission called "Hope" is getting to Mars (Marreekh)on February 9th. It will be followed by a Chinese mission called "Ti…
5 years, 5 months ago