Category: Astrophysics

September 22, 2015 / Astrophysics

Cosmologist Dr. Jim Cooney joins us to explain some intriguing recent results from “the most complicated machine on Earth” (aka the Large Hadron Collider). In this episode of WtG, Jim not only helps us understand…

September 9, 2015 / Astrophysics

New research indicates one more thing that Dark Energy probably isn’t, adding “Chameleon Force” to a long list that includes doughnuts, Jabberwocks, and “That’s what she said” jokes. So what is Dark Energy? You’ve come…

June 15, 2015 / Astrophysics

Mad about Mad Max: Fury Road? Neither are we, but apparently some people object to the presence of women in the testosterone genre. We’re all for it. In other news, astronomers have observed the birth…

May 29, 2015 / Astrophysics

The galactic council of astrophysicists has decided to annex a large structure of stars and make the formally part of our home, the Milky Way galaxy. Take that Andromeda galaxy! The gang discusses recent discoveries…

May 16, 2015 / Astrophysics

Our latest episode discusses some hypothetical situations such as what would happen if the Sun went supernova. We also try to figure out what kind of planet the Game of Thrones world is! View on…

March 15, 2015 / Astrophysics