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Ep 252: From gas and dust, to all of us

Posted February 20, 2020 • 00:18:31

From gas and dust, to all of us The general idea is simple—a cloud of gas and dust collapses in on itself, driven by gravity, until roughly in the...

Ep 251: making the ingredients

Posted February 13, 2020 • 00:23:47

making the ingredients Before our planet could form, all the stuff one would like to make a planet out of had to be made. Starting with hydrogen and...

Ep 250: Just after the beginning

Posted February 6, 2020 • 00:20:21

Just after the beginning The standard model of cosmology has been worked out, slowly and painfully and oh so very carefully. Only trouble is, some...

Ep 249: Figuring out the neighborhood

Posted January 30, 2020 • 00:19:01

Figuring out the neighborhood From the surface of Earth, the sun and moon look to be about the same size. Other planets are tiny specks of light, and...

Ep 248: The matter of dark matter

Posted January 23, 2020 • 00:21:11

The matter of dark matter From the rotation of our own Milky Way galaxy, to the expansion of the universe, much of the night sky is moving in ways we...