Why are small stars red? Why are small stars so common? Why are small stars so interesting for the hunt for life?
Feb 20th: Why are Small Stars Such a Big Deal?
Paul M. Sutter Archive
Feb 15th: Quantum Space Computers
What problems can we solve with quantum computers? Is it safe to contact aliens?
Feb 8th: Very Large Objects!
Let’s keep fiddling with planet definitions and more updates from astronomy.
Feb 6th: Why should we believe the big bang?
What did Hubble really discover? Why does redshift imply an expanding universe? Why is the night sky dark? Why is there so much hydrogen, and how is that connected to the Big Bang?
Feb 1st: Guess What, It’s Dust
Paul will talk about dust and another reason not to go into space
Jan 25th: Cheese, Space, & Beyond
Are helium dwarf stars possible?
Jan 18th: Megamaser VS. Bomb Cyclone
What the future might hold (specifically 2018)? Let’s be honest about megamasers & bomb cyclones.
Jan 16th: How Does Gravity Make a Lens?
How does gravity bend the path of light? Does it seriously act like a lens or is that just a metaphor?
Jan 11th: Kilobossanova
Have we figured out dark matter? No. Oumuamua won’t stay boring, year in review with special guest Johnny DiLoretto, and of course listener questions
Jan 4th: Blue Holes and Black Moons
NASA wants to return something from Mars…almost, NASA gets a new direction, a supermoon rant, and of course listener questions!