Season 5
How about black holes being captured by the screaming vortex of a quasar?
How To Capture Black Holes
A simple statistical argument tells us that the doom of our species is much, much closer.
The Doomsday Argument
Can You Observe a Typical Universe?
How do you correctly use the anthropic principle?
Can You Observe a Typical Universe?
Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe
Why does it appear, that humanity is the lone intelligence in the universe?
Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe
The universe is big, but it’s peanuts compared to the eternally inflating multiverse
How Many Universes Are There?
You know what a planet is, right? A big round thing that orbits a star. Uh, not so fast.
Is Pluto a Planet?
How To Become an Astrophysicist
Are you thinking about becoming (or ever just wondered how one becomes) an Astrophysicist?
How To Become an Astrophysicist
What Happened Before the Big Bang?
We actually have a pretty good idea of what might have happened before the Big Bang.
What Happened Before the Big Bang?
It turns out black holes may be responsible for ending star formation across the galaxy.
How Black Holes Kill Galaxies
The Alchemy of Neutron Star Collisions
Many heavy elements were produced in a spectacular event: the collision of neutron stars.
The Alchemy of Neutron Star Collisions
There was a time before the first star ignited. A time we call the cosmic dark ages.