Black dwarfs can explode into fiery supernovae long after the universe has gone dark. How is this possible?
Sep 19th: Galileo and The Science Deniers – With Brian Keating
Science deniers have been with us for a very long time. Though Galileo’s quest to prove that Earth orbits the sun was correct, he eventually recanted his belief as punishment for heresy.
Aug 15th: Cosmic Inflation and the Early Universe
Dr. Brian Keating, professor of physics at UCSD, will help us understand the latest research and theories that address how our universe began and what it was like in the first few moments.
Jul 18th: What Happens When the World’s Astronomy Observatories Shut Down?
What is the effect of the pandemic shutdown on operations of the world’s largest observatories? What is happening at NASA? Is Hubble still operating?
Jun 20th: Hubble Constant: A Crisis in Cosmology?
Today, @DeepAstronomy will discuss with Dr. Brian Keating about the Hubble Constant, the problem and whether there this is actually a crisis in our understanding of the large scale structure of the universe and this important parameter. #365DaysOfAstro
Apr 18th: What Happens to Jupiter, Saturn & Neptune When Our Sun Dies?
Ever wonder what’s going to happen to the outer planets of our solar system when the Sun turns into a red giant star? Will they survive or will the get flung out into space? Will Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune evaporate?
Feb 15th: The Care and Feeding of Black Hole Sagittarius A*
New observations from the GRAVITY and SINFONI instrument on the Very Large Telescope have given us unprecedented observations of material falling into the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Jan 18th: NASA’s TESS Watches a Star Getting Devoured by a Black Hole
In this episode, our favorite exoplanet hunting space telescope, known as TESS, has managed to capture a black hole tearing a star apart.
Dec 21st: The Hubble Constant… Isn’t
Today, @DeepAstronomy will discuss about how constant the Hubble Constant isn’t and the problems facing modern cosmology.
Oct 19th: The Habitable Exoplanet Hunting Project
We are looking for more observatories and amateur astronomers who might want to join the project. The Habitable Exoplanet Hunting Project is a worldwide network of amateur astronomers searching for new potentially habitable exoplanets.