Podcast Episodes
Back to Search20. [Urdu] Is There Any Use of Astronomy?
Season 1 Episode 20
When there is hunger and poverty in the world, is there any justification for spending money on astronomy? Is there any real use of understanding - s…
5 years, 10 months ago
19. [Urdu] Black Hole Falooda!!
Season 1 Episode 19
Black holes are strange. Now we have caught one in the act of destroying a whole star like our Sun. In the process, the star was "Spaghettified"! Joi…
5 years, 11 months ago
18. [Urdu] A Giant Planet Around a White Dwarf!
Season 1 Episode 18
Some exoplanet systems are strange. And some are really strange. Please join astrophysicist Salman Hameed in exploring a system where the planet is m…
6 years ago
17. [Urdu] Is there Really Life on Venus?
Season 1 Episode 17
Venus is getting a lot of attention. The recent detection of phosphine has raised the possibility of the existence of life on Venus. Please join astr…
6 years ago
16. [Urdu] What is Dark Energy?
Season 1 Episode 16
Dark Energy is one of the biggest mysteries of astronomy. Why do astronomers believe that most of the universe is made up of this dark energy? How di…
6 years, 1 month ago
15. [Urdu] Five Strange Exoplanets
Season 1 Episode 15
Astronomers have discovered over 4000 planets! Some are weird (at least to us). These are not your every day planets. Meet strange planets - one with…
6 years, 1 month ago
14. [Urdu] Did We Just Discover a Neutron Star in Supernova 1987A?
Season 1 Episode 14
In 1987, a star exploded as a supernova and it was visible to the naked eye. It is now one of the most studied supernovae ever! But astronomers have …
6 years, 2 months ago
13. [Urdu] What was "before" the Big Bang?
Season 1 Episode 13
Our universe started 13.8 billion years ago in what astronomers call a Big Bang. But what was before the Big Bang? Is there a scientific way to think…
6 years, 2 months ago
12. [Urdu] The Mystery of the Corona of the Sun
Season 1 Episode 12
There is a mystery. The surface of the Sun is at 6000 degrees. But when you farther away from it, some of the gas is at temperatures reaching a milli…
6 years, 2 months ago
11. [Urdu] Where Do Comets Come From?
Season 1 Episode 11
We have a great opportunity to see Comet Neowise in the evening skies these days. It is rare to see a comet with the naked eye. But what are comets a…
6 years, 3 months ago