Our series on Universe weirdness marches on. This week we take a look at the habitable zone, and how things aren’t as simple as we thought. In this episode we mentioned donations. Click to learn more! Download MP3| Download Raw Show with Q&A| Show Notes | Jump to Transcript or Download Show Notes Habitable Zones of Different Stars (old NASA article)What is the Habitable Zone? (Guide to Space 2015)The Habitable Zone (Penn...
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/astronomycast/AstroCast-191014.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSSOur series on Universe weirdness continues, this time we learn how astronomers are struggling to make sense of the age of the Universe. In this episode we mentioned donations. Click to learn more! Download MP3| Download Raw Show with Q&A| Show Notes | Jump to Transcript or Download Show Notes The universe may...
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/astronomycast/AstroCast-191007.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSSJust when the Universe was starting to make sense, the cosmos throws a curveball at us. Astronomers have been trying to accurately measure the expansion rate of the Universe as far back as Hubble. It’s been tough to nail down, and now astronomers are starting to figure out why. In this episode we mentioned...
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As astronomers started to discover planets orbiting other stars, they immediately realized that their expectations would need to be tossed out. Hot jupiters? Pulsars with planets? We’re now decades into this task, and the Universe is continuing to surprise us.
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How old are Saturn’s rings? They could be brand new, or they could be as ancient as the Solar System itself. Planetary scientists thought they knew the answer thanks to new data from Cassini, but new ideas are calling even that into question.
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Thanks to all the work from Hayabusa 2 and OSIRIS-REx, astronomers are getting a much better look at the smaller asteroids in the Solar System. It turns out, they’re piles of rubble… but fascinating piles of rubble. Let’s talk about what we’ve learned so far.
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