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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about relativistic paradoxes, parasitoid wasp viruses, and detector technologies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

A recent paper found tantalizing evidence that rural raccoons are showing evidence of domestication. So how long until we all have pet raccoons? And how well do we really understand the domestication process anyway?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysterious concept of quantum contexuality: how measurements depend on each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Dark energy, the mysterious force powering the expansion of the universe, appears to be weakening over time, according to a major cosmological survey that has thrown the laws of modern physics into doubt. Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay how this new finding could shed light on ... Show More

<p>Dan shares one of the biggest stories of his career - his discovery of an excess of gamma rays at the center of the Milky Way. Is this a sign of dark matter, or is it something less mysterious?</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/whythisuniverse">Support the show< ... Show More

Space Nuts Q&A Edition #470 - Universe Enigmas and Titan's Mysteries Join Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson in this captivating Q&A episode of Space Nuts, where they explore the cosmic questions posed by our curious audience. From the mysteries of a universe without black ... Show More

Is there life out there in the cosmos? Jorge talks to scientists about whether we are truly alone in the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is hard at work answering our biggest questions about the birth of our universe and faraway galaxies. But some astronomers are pointing its powerful eyes much closer to home. In this episode, Caltech astronomer Katherine de Kleer explains how Web ... Show More

<p>Today we dive into the world&apos;s shiny new space telescope - JWST. Learn why are physicists and astronomers are so excited about it, and what new secrets of the universe it might reveal. Keep your eye out for its launch later this week!</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https:// ... Show More

The universe is hiding things from us. This episode is about what it doesn't want you to know.Are we living inside a simulation? Is there an advanced civilization out there, watching and waiting? What happens when the universe finally dies, and how will it end?These aren't hypoth ... Show More

<p>Astronomers&apos; newest telescope, JWST, just discovered galaxies that formed earlier than previously thought possible. What does this discovery mean for our understanding of the early universe?<br/><br/>To support our show and get ad-free episodes and other exclusives, join ... Show More

What's hidden inside the most mysterious object in the Universe? Jorge gets sucked in with three astrophysicists to learn the truth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.