Questions Show: Galileoscope, Black Hole Time, and What Exactly is Energy?

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) How can you get a Galileoscope of your very own? What happens to time inside a black hole? And what exactly is energy anyway? If you’ve got a question for the Astronomy Cast team, please email it in to info@astronomycast.com and we’ll try to...

Questions Show: Telescope Suggestions, Black Hole Energy, and Universal Time

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) What starting telescope equipment does the Astronomy Cast team suggest? How much energy does a black hole generate? And how do we measure time outside the Earth? If you’ve got a question for the Astronomy Cast team, please email it in to...

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...