Today’s @AwesomeAstroPod talks about latest JWST findings that may have broken cosmology and changed everything we thought we knew about the history of the universe. Also March Sky Guide!
Feb 21st: Does the Universe Rotate?
How do we know that the universe doesn’t rotate? Why would it matter if it did? What does all this have to do with time travel?
Feb 17th: Missing Baryonic Mass in the Universe… Found!
Astronomers have finally solved one of the outstanding mysteries in cosmology. Forget about all the dark matter and dark energy, where’s all the missing regular mass in the Universe? This has been called the “missing baryon problem”.
Nov 24th: How Big is the Universe?
A simple explanation of the size of the universe, how the universe grew so big and how big it will get.
Oct 27th: Observed: It’s a Star-Eat-Star Universe
While astronomers have observed white dwarfs consuming companion stars on numerous occasions, for the first time, they have now observed the consumption of the companion’s helium and not just hydrogen.
Sep 13th: Fermi Bubbles of Milky Way Galaxy
In 2010, gamma ray observations by Fermi Space Telescope revealed an unknown mysterious structure of our home galaxy Milky Way later known as Fermi Bubbles.
Aug 29th: The End of Everything
Last week we make you sad about the future of the humanity, the Earth, the Sun and the Solar System. Today we’ll look far, far forward into the distant future of the Universe, at timescales that we can barely comprehend.
Aug 23rd: Questioning Assumptions
Don’t presume to assume. Did the Universe really start from a single point? How unusual is the Earth? Let’s explore the answer with @CheapAstro at #365DaysOfAstro
Aug 1st: Multiverses
What if our Universe was just one in an infinite number of parallel universes; a possible outcome from the specific predictions of quantum mechanics. The idea of multiple universes is common in science fiction, but is there any actual science to back this theory up?
Mar 21st: Jets: When Magnetic Fields Fling Things
As astronomers look out across the Universe. They see various objects spewing jets of material light years into space. What causes these jets? And what impact do they have on the Universe?