Topic
Astrophysics
The branch of astronomy applying physics to understand celestial objects.
- EP 48
Black Hole Movies, Digital Heart Twins, and World Cup Tech
From an Earth-sized telescope imaging a changing black hole to digital heart surgery and World Cup sensor controversies, this rundown explores the science behind some of today’s most fascinating stories.
- EP 43
Dr. Michael Blanton on Open Data, Galaxy Surveys, and the Future of Astronomy
Dr. Michael Blanton joins us to talk SDSS, open data, Rubin, Carnegie, and the mystery of why the universe’s biggest galaxies stop forming stars.
- EP 42
How Scientists Actually Study Dark Matter
A first principles interview with astrophysicist Dan Gilman on what dark matter is, why strong gravitational lensing matters, and how the next generation of surveys could reveal the universe’s hidden structure.
- EP 30
Can We Stop an Asteroid? The Physics Behind NASA’s DART Mission
How NASA’s DART mission proved we can nudge an asteroid—and maybe save Earth.
- EP 28
Dark Galaxies, Fuzzy Dark Matter, and an Alzheimer’s Breakthrough
A candidate “dark galaxy”, plus the exercise may protect against Alzheimer’s.
- EP 6
New Supernova, Virus+Bacteria vs Cancer, Electron Spin, Bee Superfood
Supernova, cancer microbes, spintronics, and bee superfood.
- EP 43 · 3:29Sloan Digital Sky Survey and open data
- EP 43 · 31:24MaNGA and galaxy spectroscopy
- EP 43 · 35:20Why massive galaxies stop forming stars
- EP 42 · 11:43What are dark matter halos and subhalos?
- EP 42 · 22:15How gravitational lensing tests dark matter models
- EP 42 · 39:43How four images of one quasar help scientists study dark matter
- EP 30 · 1:53How NASA’s DART mission changed an asteroid’s orbit
- EP 30 · 21:53How asteroid ejecta amplifies an impact: the beta factor
- EP 30 · 31:36How scientists measured DART’s effect on an asteroid’s solar orbit