What processes create all the elements? Why are some elements more common than others? How does fusion happen inside and outside of a star?
Nov 21st: Where Do All the Elements Come From?
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Nov 7th: Will AI Take Over Astronomy?
How long have astronomers been using artificial intelligence? How do computers sift through massive amounts of data? Will AI discover something new about the universe?
Oct 17th: How Does Space Affect the Climate?
What triggers ice ages and other climate events? How are sunspot cycles and orbital motions related to climate patterns? What does Jupiter have to do with all this? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Oct 3rd: What Secrets Are Hiding In Triton?
What’s so cool about Triton? How did it end up in orbit around Neptune, and what can we learn from it? Could we send a mission there one day?
Sep 19th: Where Are All the White Holes?
How are white holes different from black holes? What would happen if you were stuck inside of one? Why don’t they appear in the universe?
Sep 5th: How Far Do We Travel in Our Lives?
What is the combined motion of everything in the universe? How does all of that influence us? Are we just going around in circles, or is there something more? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Aug 15th: What are the Weirdest Names in Astronomy?
What are some wild stories behind names in astronomy and physics? How did we get the jargon words that we did? What are some of the funniest names?
Aug 1st: What’s the Difference Between Science and Pseudoscience?
What’s the difference between science and pseudoscience? What is a scientific mindset? How are we able to spot pseudoscience when it’s happening? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Jul 18th: How Did Annie Jump Cannon Bring Order to the Universe?
How was massive astronomy done in the 1800’s? Who were the Harvard Computers? How did Annie Jump Cannon figure out how to classify stars?
Jul 4th: Is the Universe a Giant Black Hole?
Why didn’t the big bang collapse in a singularity? What would a universe-sized black hole be like? Now that I think about it, do we live inside a giant black hole already?