Are there more than four forces of nature? Is dark matter connected to dark energy? What the heck are dark photons? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Jun 4th: Better Luck Next Time SpaceX
On today’s #spaceradio, @PaulMattSutter will discuss about SpaceX, whether we find evidence for a parallel universe, what if we reached the edge on the universe, dark matter’s shape, and lets learn how to die in space
Apr 9th: Gary the Galaxy
Join @PaulMattSutter in #spaceradio as he will discuss about the edge of the Milky Way, will we ever understand dark matter? What happens in a particle collision? How can we see the CMB?
Is the universe alive? more at #365DaysOfAstro
Dec 5th: Dark Statistics
Sep 9th: Decelerating Black Holes, Earth-Sun Tidal Lock, and the Crushing Gravity of Dark Matter
This week we wonder if you can made a black hole by accelerating a mass, but then can you un-make it again? Will the Earth ever be tidally locked to the Sun? And can dark matter crush an unsuspecting space ship?
Jul 26th: Are There Dark Matter Galaxies?
We know there’s dark matter, and there are galaxies, but are there galaxies entirely made up of dark matter? Astronomer Sarah Pearson joins Fraser to talk about what’s out there.
Apr 16th: What are the mighty clusters of galaxies?
What are galaxy clusters made of, besides galaxies? How can we use them to understand dark matter? And how can we make pretend ones on a computer?
Feb 28th: Kiss My Asteroid
Feb 11th: Fritz Zwicky and the Zwicky Transient Facility
Fritz Zwicky discovered dark matter, gravitational lensing, supernovae and neutron stars. And he also worked on a few more controversial ideas like, uh, tired light. Let’s learn more about Zwicky.