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May 2
AUA: Changing Dark Energy, Twin Paradox, and What's Next for CERN
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54m 27s
Mar 2025
AUA: The Early Universe, Quantum Interpretations, and Asteroids
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28m 56s
Sep 2024
EVSN - Mars is the Future, the Day the Dinos Died, a Star's Death in 3 Acts, & More!
From Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Let's take a fast-paced journey thru all that's new in space and astronomy, including new info on the origins of the Dino Killing asteroid, a star being nommed by a star, a deep dive into Mars exploration, and tales from the launch pad. We've ... Show More
31m 16s
Dec 2024
EVSN - Searching for Dark Energy in Black Holes
From December 11, 2024. From baby planets to ancient black holes, let's look at the week's space news, including the discovery of a planet around a still-forming star, our Sun's massive outbursts as measured by tree rings, a new catalog of white dwarfs in binary systems, and a de ... Show More
27m 44s
Dec 2024
Astronomy Cast Ep. 737: Weird Science Stories From 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4SjpJT2FFg Streamed live December13, 2024. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay. 2024 was a strange year! I’ll let your imagination take flight and consider how 2024 was weird for you. But, for space and astronomy we had some interesting, ... Show More
34m 51s
Sep 2024
EVSN - Supernovae and Galaxies Being Used to Solve Astrophysics’ Biggest Questions
From May 18, 2021. Two new studies are attempting to solve a couple of big puzzles in astrophysics: Is the Hubble constant actually constant? And why do galaxies have flat rotation curves? Plus, a young star’s circumstellar disk, the search for stellar-mass black holes, magnesium ... Show More
23m 9s