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    The Astroholic Explains

    The Astroholic Explains

    The Astroholic Explains

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    Length:
    72 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    The Astroholic Explains is a light-hearted question & answer podcast about astronomy, where Dr Alfredo Carpineti and his husband Chris discuss the mysteries of the universe with the occasional guest and sometimes through the medium of an audio drama!
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 72 episodes

    Title

    What Was Egyptian Sky Iron?

    Chris and I decided to find out when humans realized that meteorites came from beyond E...

    19 minutes
    		Aug 06, 2024

    For How Long Have Humans Believed In Aliens?

    We are talking about ancient aliens. (No, not the racist conspiracy theory!) We look in...

    17 minutes
    		Jul 19, 2024

    How Does Sound Spread In Space?

    In this episode, we tackle the classic concept of sound in space, what can we measure, ...

    13 minutes
    		Jul 02, 2024

    Could We Tell If We Were In A Middle Of A Galaxy Merger?

    Our position inside the Milky Way doesn't give us an advantageous view of our galaxy. B...

    22 minutes
    		Jun 18, 2024

    Can You Save A Dying Star?

    In the last episode, we looked at how stars end up dead. So Chris has an important foll...

    15 minutes
    		Jun 04, 2024

    Do All Stars Expand When They Die?

    Our Sun and many other stars will become larger later in life. But is this a condition ...

    12 minutes
    		May 21, 2024

    Black Diamonds Are Actually Extraterrestrials - Feat. Dr David Pegg

    In this episode, we tackle the peculiar carbonado diamond, a black diamond that looks v...

    19 minutes
    		May 07, 2024

    Can Planets Truly Have One Climate?

    Planets in sci-fi are often portrayed as having a single climate, but how truthful is t...

    18 minutes
    		Apr 23, 2024

    Hunting The Great Mexican Eclipse

    Join us in this unplanned video & audio diary as we go after the April 8 total solar ec...

    15 minutes
    		Apr 12, 2024

    XS23 - Cosmicomics 100

    The Astroholic Explains Xmas Special is inspired by Italo Calvino's Cosmicomics on the ...

    13 minutes
    		Dec 21, 2023