What Are Galaxies?

What is the Big Bang? You might have heard of it before, but do you really what it means. We will tell you all about in this Knowledge Plus episode.Find the transcript and more episodes and resources on https://englishpluspodcast.com/knowledge-plus-what-is-the-big-bang/Subscribe ... Show More

What do you know about rivers? We will talk in this Knowledge Plus episode about rivers, how they form, why are they important, how they flood and more. Find the transcript and more episodes and resources on https://englishpluspodcast.com/knowledge-plus-what-do-you-know-about-riv ... Show More

Who is Aristotle? How much do you know about this philosopher who is considered by many as one of the most important philosophers of all time? Learn about Aristotle in this Knowledge Plus Podcast episode. Find the transcript and more episodes and resources on https://englishplusp ... Show More

<p>What does JWST tell us about galaxy formation? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer questions about galaxies, measuring the distance of far away objects, dark matter, primordial galaxies, and more!</p><p>NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial ... Show More

Do we see black hole mergers as a result of galaxy mergers? What did the night sky look like to the dinosaurs? Is a gas giant just a rocky planet with a huge and dense atmosphere? Do all orbits eventually end up in resonance? The Supermassive Team is back with the first bonus epi ... Show More

The solar system is big, the distances between stars bigger, and the distance to the center of the galaxy in which we live is even bigger than that. But all of that is tiny compared to the distance to the edge of the known universe! Just how big is that? The Math Dude breaks it a ... Show More

Does the Universe go on forever, or have an end? What shape is it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Daniel and Jorge talk about the weird, wacky shapes of galaxies and the cosmic story they tell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

How do you get a galaxy named for you? In this episode, we learn about the incredible life of Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil, who discovered a new type of galaxy now known as “Burçin’s Galaxy.” Since she was young, Burçin dreamed of studying the stars as an astrophysicist. But she faced man ... Show More

<p>Are we closer in size to an atom or the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Paul Mecurio answer grab-bag questions about Hawking Radiation, power on the moon, and whether our universe is inside a black hole.</p><p>NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commerc ... Show More

<p class="" data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Why is it so hard to get a picture of the Milky Way? How much of our galaxy have we mapped? What the heck is a "barred spiral" and what does that have to do with our core? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman!</p> <p clas ... Show More

<p>What happens when two galaxies collide? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic cohost Chuck Nice answer questions about explosions, asteroids, quarks, and all things that go BOOM. Was our Big Bang someone elses Big Rip?</p><p>NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen ... Show More