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From the producer of Pulse of the Planet and the world’s most widely read astronomer - a weekly freewheeling exploration of the astonishing world of science. What’s the most inexplicable object in the cosmos? When is Doomsday coming? The heaviest thing in the universe? Nikola Tesla’s dark secret? Al…

Jim Metzner & Bob Berman

  • Dec 31, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • weekly NEW EPISODES
  • 6m AVG DURATION
  • 143 EPISODES


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Milkomeda

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 9:25


We're on a collision course with our nearest galaxy!12/31/20 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Really Big Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 6:28


How far can we see; how far can we think? 12/24/20 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Secrets of Apollo 11

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 10:08


Stories NASA didn't tell! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Frozen Lakes

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 5:20


There's a mystery down below. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hot Stuff

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 6:47


What could be as cool as you? 12/3/20 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dark Matter

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 7:08


What you get (gravitationally speaking), is what you don't see! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Atomizer

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 6:29


Meet the world's heaviest sugar cube – and you're in it! 11/19/20 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Take A Breath

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 6:57


If we're breathing out CO2, can we really help someone with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation? 11/12/20 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Subtle Shadows

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 5:38


Even the Milky Way casts a shadow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Water World

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 6:57


Is the most common compound in the universe only found in liquid form on Earth? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shifting Poles

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 7:42


Is magnetic north heading south anytime soon? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Compass Dogs­

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 7:07


Fordog lovers everywhere, a call to action -with a twist! 10/15/20 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sunsets

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 7:43


Are you ready for the green flash and the blue sun? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Falling

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 8:07


How come cats can survive a drop from high places? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dolbear, Crickets and Who Really Invented Radio –

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 5:33


It wasn't Marconi! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Random

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 6:42


Take the million monkey challenge! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Microbes on the Move

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 7:15


Relative to their body size, bacteria are among the fastest critters on the planet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

End of the World

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 6:25


Our intrepid duo predicts the predictable. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last Licks

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 7:55


Why do dogs and cats keep on licking themselves? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Losing the Moon

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 6:42


It's drifting farther away every year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Spica

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 5:27


Why so blue? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Best Meteor Shower of the Year!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 6:30


Ancient comet dust rains down on our planet See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Waves

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 5:15


Breaking news! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iridescence

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 6:25


Cloud color magic! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sky Prisms

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 7:51


No one sees a rainbow exactly like you do See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It Came From Beyond

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 7:15


Meet our galaxy's first interstellar visitor! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

That Fiery Orb

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 5:37


If it's a big ball of gas, how come its edges are so sharp? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Spin

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 4:06


Is the earth slowing down? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It Fell From the Sky

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 5:31


What's faster than a speeding bullet? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slow Down

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 6:18


Imperceptible, that's what you are! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cratered Moon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 7:30


Observing the surface of the moon gives us clues of the history of the earth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Random

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 6:42


Take the million monkey challenge! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Microbes on the Move

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 7:15


Relative to their body size, bacteria are among the fastest critters on the planet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

End of the World

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 6:25


Our intrepid duo predicts the predictable. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last Licks

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 7:55


Why do dogs and cats keep on licking themselves? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Losing the Moon

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 6:42


It's drifting farther away every year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It Fell From the Sky

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 5:31


What's faster than a speeding bullet? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Space Invaders

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 8:07


We can't escape them! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Betelgeuse

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 8:02


Is this infamous star about to go Nova? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Coriolis

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 12:33


From cannons to curve balls, this effect has us spinning! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Your Mark, Get Set, Spring!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 5:45


Can you outrun a mosquito? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Heart of the Sun

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 5:17


Celebrating the spring equinox with a peek at the invisible sun inside the sun. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Floppy Ears

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 5:54


Bomb sniffing dogs are getting a whole lot friendlier. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Body Electric

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 7:36


We're batteries! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sunspots

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 7:33


Is our closest star about to do us a very big favor? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Few of Bob's Favorite Things –

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 8:41


-- that don't exist! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Borders for Space

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 6:06


There's the signpost up ahead, but precisely where to put it is in question. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Spring Moves

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 5:41


Bob reveals the secrets of bridges, car tires and the Eiffel Tower! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bad Gas

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 6:36


How can so little do so much? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Anthropic Principle

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 6:09


Is the universe life-friendly, and why did every bullet miss? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Greenish

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 3:46


Why isn't the sun green? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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