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Space Radio

Space Radio is your weekly guide to the universe, featuring the latest news in astronomy, physics, space travel, and discussions on the nature of science and the relationship between science and society. The best part: answers to your questions about space and time! Hosted by astrophysicist and "Agent to the Stars" Paul M. Sutter.

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SR 156: The Last Adventure

Space Radio ·

2021/09/25

This week we gave Space Radio its final send off. This project, started four years ago at an Ohio radio station, turned into so much more than I could have imagined. I’d like to thank the Space Cadets for tuning in and supporting my outreach. Thank you all for tuning in each week and have no fear. There’s plenty more laughter and learning in the works!!Our final cheese was Van Tricht Drunk Monk, a fudgy Trappist-style cheese made with Belgian beer. Find info here:

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SR 155: On the Launch Pad with Christian Ready

Space Radio ·

2021/09/18

This week I had a blast chatting with Launch Pad Astronomy host Christian Ready. Christian surprised me by bringing a slab of HIS favorite cheese to the show and we had an impromptu cheese tasting! (Can you guess what cheese Christian brought?)This week's Dom's Cheese of the week was Gjetost, a traditional Norwegian cheese made with caramelized goat's milk. It has a fudge-like texture with salted caramel flavors: https://domscheese.com/product/gjetost/Christian is an astronomer at Towson University

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SR 154: This is What Happens When Black Holes Eat Too...

Space Radio ·

2021/09/10

This week I disclose what happens when a star gobbles up a nearby black hole.(Hint: it goes BOOM!!!!)The Space Cadets in the audience asked a bunch of GREAT questions in chat (as usual) which I tackled, including:► Our place in the universe;► Computer simulations I wrote during my PhD;► The properties of "dark;"► The uncertainty principal;► And more!PLUS I engaged in another round of Voice Mail Roulette!Our Dom's cheese of the week was St. Stephen from Four Fat Fowl. It is delicately buttery with

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31:05

SR 153: Hycean Habitable Worlds

Space Radio ·

2021/09/03

So is it pronounced HI-SEE'-AN or HY'-SHEN? Find out my thoughts about this critical question as I also discuss the possibility of detecting life on these water worlds.I also aired (and answered) few unscreened voicemail messages (THAT was fun!) as well as answered questions posed by the Space Cadets, including:► Quantum Field Theory;► Is the launch of the SLS delayed until 2022?► The speed of light and redshift;► And more!Our Dom's cheese of the week was Bosina, a soft ripened cow & sheep milk

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37:22

SR 152: Turning the Tables on Fraser Cain, Publisher...

Space Radio ·

2021/08/20

As many of you know, I spent several seasons as a regular contributor to the Weekly Space Hangout. Tonight I got to turn the tables on the host of the WSH - and my good friend - Fraser Cain as we chatted about Starlink (his sole means of internet access going forward) and its impact on astronomy, his move to the wilderness of Vancouver Island, and much more.I also made an announcement regarding the future of Space Radio.Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today which he founded in 1999 and has

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35:25

SR 151: JWST Update with Paul Geithner, Deputy...

Space Radio ·

2021/08/06

This week I had a fun chat with Paul Geithner from JWST. We discussed the reasons behind all of the delays, what science JWST will do, and much more!Paul's career at NASA began in 1991 when he was hired into the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Flight Systems and Servicing project at Goddard. He worked on HST's replacement gyroscopes and was the Instrument Manager for the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR) optical correction instrument and the Near-Infrared Camera and

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SR 150: Seeing Behind a Black Hole

Space Radio ·

2021/07/31

This week I once again turn to the topic of Black Holes as scientists have detected light from behind an SMBH. In addition to questions about this discovery, I also answer questions about:► Why time is a dimension and not a force;► The donut universe;► The Boltzmann Brain;► X-ray spectra;► … and more!This week's Dom's Cheese is Fourmage Gouda (https://domscheese.com/product/fourmage-gouda/)Shoutouts to Cheeselauncher, Russell Neitzke, and Kiligaan Hakaari for their SuperChats!

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SR 149: An Impromptu Discussion about the Science of...

Space Radio ·

2021/07/09

Unfortunately, our scheduled guest this week, Paul Geithner, Deputy Project Manager – Technical, experienced technical issues that prevented his joining us live tonight. We are working with Paul to reschedule his appearance in August.But have no fear, being the pro that I am, I took the opportunity to answer questions from the Space Cadets about JWST, as well as:► The fate of Hubble;► Binary Star Systems;► and more!Our Dom's cheese of the week was Beemster XO which features notes of whiskey,

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30:53

SR 148: FINE, We'll Talk About the UFO Report

Space Radio ·

2021/07/03

This week I briefly mentioned the lame report about Unidentified Aerial Phonomena (UAP, the objects formerly known as UFOs) before moving on to vastly more interesting topics such as:► What happened to my chalkboard backdrop?► Can we use the CMB to spot nearby objects?► The nature of time;► Life elsewhere in the universe;► Boson Stars;► … and more!This week's Dom's Cheese is The Finback from the Mystic Cheese Co. in Mystic, CT.

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SR 147: Simulating Mars Habitats with Kai Staats

Space Radio ·

2021/06/11

This week on Space Radio I had the opportunity to catch up with my good friend Kai Staats. Kai joined us from the grounds of the University of Arizona's Biosphere 2 as we talked about his newest project, Space Analog for the Moon and Mars. Among other topics, we discussed the removal of perchlorates from the Martian soil and how Methane could potentially be used. Kai is an avid lover of all things out-of-doors and off-line, reminders that we are analog creatures using digital tools to enhance our

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SR 146: The Dark Energy Survey Surveys… The Dark

Space Radio ·

2021/06/04

This week on Space Radio I try to shed some light on the Dark Energy Survey and what, if anything, we have learned about the Universe.And of course I answer questions from the Space Cadets, including:► What the purpose of the DES REALLY was;► Why space doesn't have air (thanks for the voice mail Cordelia!);► How finite mass and density can result in black holes (thanks Christopher S!);► Why Mars no longer has a magnetic field (thanks Don!);► … and much more!This week's Dom's cheese was Tres Leches:

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SR 145: Hunting for Exoplanets with Dr. Jessie...

Space Radio ·

2021/05/28

This week I was delighted to chat with Dr. Jessie Christiansen about the search for exoplanets and her work on NASA's TESS mission. We chatted about a wide ranging list of topics, including:► How exoplanets are named;► How far away the most distant detected exoplanet is;► The prospects for detecting exomoons;► The oddball nature of many exoplanet systems that have been detected;► And much more.Image Credit: MIT, NASASpecial shoutout to Launch Pad Astronomy for his SuperChat during the stream!Our

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SR 144: Astronomers vs SpaceX: FIGHT

Space Radio ·

2021/05/01

This week on Space Radio Live I rant… errrr, talk… about the Pro (yes, singular,) and Cons of having thousands of small communication satellites orbiting the Earth. I also answer some viewer questions, including:► Why are scientists so surprised to find galaxies at the edge of the observable Universe?► How the inherent nature of Space-Time impacts Earth-based observations using light that has just arrived here;► … and much more.Cover Image: Starlink Satellite Composite, Mike Lewinski,

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SR 143: SETI with Dr. Jason Wright, Penn State...

Space Radio ·

2021/04/24

This week I had a fascinating chat about all things SETI with Dr. Jason Wright, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Penn State University.As a member of the Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds and director of the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center, Jason works on a variety of problems related to stars, their planets, and life in the universe. His work in SETI includes searches for signs of extraterrestrial industry via waste heat (e.g., Dyson Spheres,) and the development

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SR 142: The BEST April Fool's Physics Papers of 2021...

Space Radio ·

2021/04/03

Tonight on Cheese Radio Live! I shared some of the Tastiest Arxiv stories published this week:► Pandemic Dark Matter https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.16572► The Existential Threat of Future Exoplanet Discoveries https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.17079► The secret of the elixir of youth of blue straggler stars https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.16866► Using Artificial Intelligence to Shed Light on the Star of Biscuits: The Jaffa Cake https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.16575► The Swampland Conjecture Bound Conjecture

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SR 141: How Politics Shaped Project Apollo with...

Space Radio ·

2021/03/20

Tonight I had the pleasure of speaking with Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator of the Project Apollo collection at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, about the history of the Apollo missions and the role politics has had in setting space policy.In her new book, “OPERATION MOONGLOW: A Political History of Project Apollo,” Teasel explores how and why the moon landing became one of the most decisive geopolitical events of the 20th century. In the wake of the Soviet Union’s pioneering launch of

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SR 140: Giant Death Beams in the Ancient Universe!

Space Radio ·

2021/03/13

Astronomers are puzzled after discovering a radio-jet-emitting Quasar dating back to the early Universe [https://www.space.com/most-distant-radio-loud-quasar-jets]. This week on Space Radio Live I talk about why this is such a conundrum, as well as these other subjects:► Why quasars and AGNs are more common in the distant past;► Difference(s) between a black hole singularity and the Big Bang singularity;► Black holes and frame dragging and ergospheres - OH MY!► Do Cherenkov radiation particles

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SR 139: That Time Astronomers Lost a Black Hole!

Space Radio ·

2021/03/06

Hey astronomers! You had ONE JOB: Keep an eye on the Black Hole! This week on Space Radio Live I talk about the time they "lost" that Black Hole, plus these other topics:This week on Space Radio:► Quantum Entangled Particles;► Grand Unification Theory;► How scientists deal with infinity;► … and more.Special thanks to Russell Neitzke for his two SuperChats!Cover image credit: NASA, ESA, T. Brown, S. Casertano, and J. AndersonTonight's Dom's Cheese of the Week was Tomme Saint Georges:

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SR 138: The Future of Gravitational Waves with Dr....

Space Radio ·

2021/02/27

This week I had the privilege of chatting with Dr. Brittany Kamai about her research into how to improve gravitational wave detectors – as well as how we can each generate gravitational waves. We also discussed how she became a driving force behind the #ShutDownSTEM movement. Brittany is Native Hawaiian, an astrophysicist, athlete, author, mentor, and advocate for creating a better world. She is on a mission to help enhance our fundamental understanding of the universe and does so by weaving

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SR 137: Everybody is Going to Mars!

Space Radio ·

2021/02/20

This week on Space Radio:► Has water been found on Mars?► What is the value of going to Mars?► Can dark matter be folded space without mass► Are there limits to radio interferometry?► … and more.Tonight our Dom's Cheese of the Week was Coeur Du Berry!Join the show recording every Thursday at 8pm ET by leaving a voicemail at www.SpaceRadioShow.com.Support the show on Patreon.Follow on Twitter|Facebook|Instagram|YouTube.Big thanks to my top Patreon supporters this month: Justin G, Matthew K, Chris L,

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