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Episode 712: Q&A 133: What's Causing the Expansion of the Universe? And More...
In this week's QA, I talk about what's driving the expansion of the Universe, how big the observable Universe is to the actual Universe, and what wil…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 711: The Universe in Formation. Hubble Sees 6 Examples of Merging Galaxies
10 billion years ago, galaxies of the Universe were ablaze with the light of newly forming stars. This epic phase of history is known as “Cosmic Noo…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 710: Interview: Robots Made of Ice with Devin Carroll
In this week's interview, I talk with Devin Carroll, a robotics Ph.D. student at the modular robotics lab at the University of Pennsylvania. Devin i…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 709: Q&A 132: How Much Of The Universe Could We Ever Explore? And More...
In this week's live Q&A, I talk about the new Space Launch System hot-fire test, how Breakthrough Starshot spacecraft might be able to communicate wi…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 708: Q&A 131: Can Breakthrough Starshot Slow Down? And More...
Welcome to the new style Q&As, which we're now recording every Monday live on my YouTube channel at 5pm Pacific Time. This week we got a lot of great…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 707: Interview: The Story of the Milky Way with Chris Carr
In this week's interview, I talk with Chris Carr, one of the co-hosts in the Weekly Space Hangout. Chris is a grad student at Columbia University, sp…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 706: Open Space 100: Did We Really Detect a Signal from Proxima Centauri? And More...
In this week's last QA of 2020, I go long answering questions about space and astronomy. I talk about the news of a radio signal received from Proxim…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 705: Open Space 99: Would Alien AI Be Friendly to Us? And More...
00:00:00 Start
00:04:45 Can we know how much of the Moon is Earth and what is Theia?
00:06:41 Where did the Earth's water come from?
00:09:24 Would alie…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 704: Interview: Elizabeth Howell PhD, Canada's Role in Space Exploration
My guest this week is the science journalist Elizabeth Howell. Dr. Howell is one of the most prolific space journalists working in the field, contrib…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 703: Open Space 98: Can White Dwarf Stars Have Habitable Planets? And More...
In this week's live questions show, I explain why planets can remain habitable long after their stars have died, what we're going to do now that Arec…
5 years, 7 months ago