AaS! 113: Is the James Webb Space Telescope Worth the Wait?
Why is infrared astronomy so hard? How do we fit giant telescopes into tiny rockets? What will the James Webb uncover? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: ...
1 Okt 201936min
AaS! 112: Why Can't I Quantum Tunnel Myself?
Where does the quantum world begin? Why do we have a hard time fundamentally understanding quantum systems? What connects quantum and classical physics? I discuss these questions and more in today's ...
17 Sep 201939min
AaS! 111: What's It Like to Fall Into a Black Hole? (Redux)
What's it like to fall into a black hole (again)? What does the outside universe look like? Is there any way to avoid your grisly fate at the singularity? I discuss these questions and more in today's...
3 Sep 201941min
AaS! 110: Is the Universe Really Predictable?
What is chaos theory? How can something be both deterministic and unpredictable? Is there are hope at all for physics? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: h...
20 Aug 201925min
AaS! 109: What Are the Mysterious Cosmic Strings?
How do cracks appear in spacetime? What does it have to do with symmetry? Could we ever hope to find a cosmic string? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: ht...
6 Aug 201928min
AaS! 108: What Do We Learn From Eclipses?
Why is it so hard to predict solar eclipses? How did Newton and Halley team up to solve it? What have we learned from solar eclipses since then? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spa...
16 Jul 201932min
AaS! 107: Is Interstellar Travel Possible?
How hard is interstellar travel? What are the possible ways to achieve the required energy? Is there anything at all feasible in the works? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman...
2 Jul 201937min
AaS! 106: How Do We Measure the Expansion of the Universe?
What's the deal with redshift? How can we actually interpret velocities when it comes to cosmic expansion? And what's with the recent tension over measuring the expansion rate? I discuss these questio...
18 Jun 201936min
