Oct 3, 2016
Feature Guest: Nico Hamaus
Astronomers are no longer avoiding the void. Between the overdense zones of our universe, where most galaxies live, there exist vast regions of near emptiness that can stretch for hundreds of millions of light years. But these voids are not nearly as inconsequential as you might imagine and...
Sep 19, 2016
Feature Guest: Gerardo Aldana
No the ancient Maya did not predict the end of the world. But they were among the world’s most advanced astronomers. Now some anthropologists believe they’ve found evidence that the Maya achieved a remarkable innovation in mathematics and science. To share with us his revolutionary view...
Sep 5, 2016
Feature Guest: Guillem Anglada-Escudé
Recently headlines buzzed with news of the discovery of the nearest exoplanet that we will ever find. And it looks like it could very well be habitable. Proxima b, at just over 4 light years from Earth, is quickly fuelling the imagination, with one foundation already planning a...
Aug 22, 2016
Feature Guest: Ludovic Van Waerbeke
Large scale surveys of the universe are quickly becoming key to making new discoveries at the cutting edge of astronomy. Case in point is the Cosmic Evolution Survey (or COSMOS), which incorporates data from 446,000 galaxies.
Today we're joined at The Star Spot by Ludovic Van Waerbeke...
Aug 8, 2016
Feature Guest: Aaron Boley
Is our solar system unique? That's becoming a major question for
researchers. It turns out solar system formation is a far more
complex process than anyone imagined. Gas giants migrate in and
out. Planets swap places with each other. And bodies of all shapes
and sizes appear at every...