Category: Earth

January 17, 2020 / Cosmology

The astroquarks explore our origins with from the ancient fossil Lucy to the upcoming asteroid mission of the same name. They then head for the stars, including a nearby one with a potentially habitable planet,…

October 15, 2019 / Astrophysics
October 5, 2019 / Earth

Ever wonder what goes on at an international meeting of planetary scientists? Who hasn’t?! This special episode of Walkabout comes to you from a hotel room in Geneva Switzerland following the joint meeting of the…

May 30, 2019 / Earth

NASA unveils a new accelerated timeline to get astronauts forward (not back, get it?) to the Moon in 2024 with the new Artemis program. The astroquarks bring you up to speed on the latest space…

May 30, 2019 / Astrophysics

From a human-made crater (well, spacecraft-made) on an asteroid, to the Moon-forming impact, to an accelerating pace of black hole merger detections, the astroquarks survey the latest news in astronomical collisions. The asteroid Apophis has…

May 30, 2019 / Black Holes

We discuss the dramatic first view of a black hole in a special episode recorded in front of a live audience. In addition to the Event Horizon Telescope’s image, bonus nerd trivia, and an abundance…