Questions: An Unlocked Moon, Energy Into Black Holes, and the Space Station’s Orbit

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) What would happen if the Moon wasn’t tidally locked to the Earth? What happens to all that mass and energy disappearing into a black hole? And how can we explain the space station’s crazy orbit? If you’ve got a question for the Astronomy...

Questions Show: Hidden Fusion, the Speed of Neutrinos, and Hawking Radiation

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) Are new stars dark until their photons reach the surface? How fast do neutrinos travel? And what’s the story with Hawking Radiation? If you’ve got a question for the Astronomy Cast team, please email it in to info@astronomycast.com and we’ll...

Questions Show: The Source of Atmospheres, the Vanishing Moon, and a Glow After Sunset

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) How do planets get their atmospheres? What would happen to the Earth if the Moon just disappeared? And what’s that strange glow we see after sunset? If you’ve got a question for the Astronomy Cast team, please email it in to info@astronomycast.com...

Questions Show: Dangerous Solar Flares, Higgs Boson Insights, and Light Speed Flashlights

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) Can our Sun generate a solar flare that would wipe out life on Earth? Has the Large Hadron Collider answered any questions about the Higgs boson? And what would happen if you shined your flashlight out the front window of a spaceship going almost the speed...

Questions Show: NorthEast Astronomy Forum (NEAF)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) Pamela was lucky enough to attend the NorthEast Astronomy Forum, and while she was there she held a live questions show. And now you get to join in an hear the interesting questions, and Pamela’s interesting answers. If you’ve got a question...

Questions Show: Undoing Inflation, Searching for Water, and Seeing Everything a Black Hole’s Ever Eaten

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) If there was enough mass to cause a big crunch, would inflation go backwards too? How do spacecraft know that hydrogen is bonded to water? And why can’t we see everything that’s ever fallen into a black hole? If you’ve got a question for...