What does it take to have a career in astronomy? What does a professional astronomer actually do? What can you do to help astronomy? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Feb 2nd: What is the Universe?
How did the universe begin? How will it end? What’s going on in here and how did we learn all this? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Jan 19th: What are Galaxies?
What is a galaxy? What does our own galaxy look like? What are the different kinds of galaxies, and how did they get that way?
Jan 5th: What Are Neutron Stars, White Dwarfs & Black Holes?
What is a white dwarf? What is a neutron star? What is a black hole? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Dec 15th: What Happens When Stars Die?
What’s the difference between a “dwarf” and “giant” star? How are stars born? What happens when stars die? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Dec 1st: Astro101 Part 3 – What is a Star?
What are the different kinds of stars? Why does classification in astronomy make no sense? How the heck do we define a “star”, anyway?
Nov 17th: Astro101 Part 2 – Who lives in the solar system?
How did the solar system form? What is a “planet” and who decided that? Just how much space is in space?
Nov 3rd: Astro101 Part 1 – Why bother with astronomy?
It’s time for school! Astro101 series with @PaulMattSutter will discuss why did people used to study astronomy? Why do they continue to study astronomy?
Oct 22nd: Could the “emdrive” really work?
What does the “emdrive” claim to do? How does it violate almost all of known physics? What were the problems with the experiments? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Oct 6th: What’s really at the center of a black hole?
What can possibly replace the singularity? What are Planck stars and Gravastars? What’s it like to fall into a rotating black hole?