AaS! 144: Astro101 Part 6 - What are Galaxies?
It's time for school! The Astro101 series will cover some of the most important questions in astronomy. In today's lesson, we'll have: What is a galaxy? What does our own galaxy look like? What are th...
19 Jan 202142min
AaS! 143: Astro101 Part 5 - What are Neutron Stars, White Dwarfs, and Black Holes?
It's time for school! The Astro101 series will cover some of the most important questions in astronomy. In today's lesson, we'll have: What is a white dwarf? What is a neutron star? What is a black ho...
5 Jan 202138min
AaS! 142: Astro101 Part 4 - What Happens When Stars Die?
It's time for school! The Astro101 series will cover some of the most important questions in astronomy. In today's lesson, we have: What's the difference between a "dwarf" and "giant" star? How are st...
15 Dec 202034min
AaS! 141: Astro101 Part 3 - What is a Star?
It's time for school! The Astro101 series will cover some of the most important questions in astronomy. In today's lesson, we'll have: What are the different kinds of stars? Why does classification in...
1 Dec 202035min
AaS! 140: Astro101 Part 2 - Who lives in the solar system?
It's time for school! The Astro101 series will cover some of the most important questions in astronomy. In today's lesson, we'll have: How did the solar system form? What is a "planet" and who decided...
17 Nov 202035min
AaS! 139: Astro101 Part 1 - Why bother with astronomy?
It's time for school! The Astro101 series will cover some of the most important questions in astronomy. In today's lesson, we'll have: Why did people used to study astronomy? Why do they continue to s...
3 Nov 202035min
AaS! 138: 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! Support...
20 Okt 202033min
AaS! 137: 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? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Suppor...
6 Okt 202032min
