Recent findings have brought us closer than we’ve ever been to confirming life beyond the Earth. As we wait for this to be confirmed or otherwise, let’s think about what this will tell us about...
2025-10-03 18:51:51 +0000 UTC View Post
To observe the quantum nature of gravity and of spacetime itself, we need a particle collider the size of the solar system. Or we could just physics smarter and build one on a lab bench. Here’s h...
2025-09-19 19:13:09 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the most important reasons we go to space is to know our own planet better. Today I'm going to tell you about an orbiting facility that literally watches Earth's biosphere breath and grow an...
2025-09-09 15:53:31 +0000 UTC View PostIf you're more of podcast fan, we've got Matt's interview with Dr. Don Lincoln as an audio only that you can listen to!
2025-08-21 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Watch Matt's interview of Dr. Don Lincoln, where they discuss their favorite unanswered questions from across the fields of physics!
2025-08-20 13:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostIn 1987, Steven Weineberg wrote a cute little paper entitled anthropic bound on the cosmological constant. I say cute and little because this work feels minor in comparison to say electroeak unific...
2025-08-18 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe multiverse pops out of quite a few theories in physics, and has been proposed as a solution to certain vexing problems. But it’s also been argued that the very idea of a multiverse is just ba...
2025-08-14 15:07:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Space Timers,
This is just a reminder that Matt will be with Dr. Don Lincoln of Fermi Lab on Wed, August 13th at 5pm EST at: 2025-08-12 18:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hello Space Timers,
We're excited to announce our next Space Time interview will be with Dr. Don Lincoln of Fermi Lab on Wed, August 13th at 5pm EST at: 2025-08-08 16:00:15 +0000 UTC
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The molecular basis of all life is mysteriously asymmetric, only using molecules on one side of what should be the equivalent mirrored pairs. The universe has a similar mirror asymmetry, and it may...
2025-08-07 20:26:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Get a first look at Matt's interview with Dr. Mithuna Yoganathan of Looking Glass Universe.
Dr. Mithuna Yoganathan is the creator of the excellent YouTube channel: 2025-06-17 18:16:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Space Timers! Just a reminder our next Space Time interview will be with Dr. Mithuna Yoganathan of Looking Glass Universe on Tuesday, June 3rd at 4pm EST. If you'd like to join the actual live ...
2025-06-02 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe biggest news in cosmology in recent years is that the mysterious universe-accelerating entity that we call dark energy may be fading away. The evidence for this is now strong enough that enormo...
2025-05-30 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Space Timers! We're excited to announce our next Space Time interview will be with Dr. Mithuna Yoganathan of Looking Glass Universe on Tuesday, June 3rd at 4pm EST. If you'd like to join the ac...
2025-05-28 16:30:23 +0000 UTC View PostAround 2 billion years ago, life had plateaued in complexity, ruined the atmosphere, and was on the verge of self-annihilation. But then something strange and potentially extremely lucky happened t...
2025-05-16 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
See our first ever scientist on scientist interview with Dr. Matt Caplan. Dr. Caplan is computational nuclear astrophysicist and longtime Space Time writer. Matt and Matt discuss how real black hol...
2025-05-08 19:39:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe vacuum of space is a chaotic sea of quantum fluctuations. Some have said that this vacuum energy can be harvested to build our future starship engines, or manipulated to build warp drives. It c...
2025-05-02 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Old meme are old, but pretty images are pretty.
2025-05-02 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Reminder to Everyone on the Patreon,
Our first ever interview with Dr. Matt Caplan will be officially happening on Wednesday, April 30th at 6pm EST. If you'd like to join the actual live...
At one-one-thousandth of a second after the Big Bang, the great annihilation event should have wiped out all matter, leaving a universe of only radiation. Why still don't know why any matter surviv...
2025-04-25 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostPlanet Earth is the jewel of the solar system—the shimmery blue oceans, the verdant green forests, the wispy whimsical cloud formations. Saturn would be the only competitor for most gorgeous plan...
2025-04-23 19:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a reupload of our March AMA with Matt, Graeme & Andrew. Apologies for the delay, there were some technical difficulties uploading the first time. Enjoy!
2025-04-23 16:00:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Space Timers,
We're excited to announce that our first ever interview with Dr. Matt Caplan will be officially happening on Wednesday, April 30th at 6pm EST. If you'd like to join the a...
And I say, "It's all right"—
Unless you're a vampire
Hey Everyone,
It's time for next Patreon Space Time hangout with Matt and Andrew! It will be on Wednesday, April 2nd 6pm EST To join just click the zoom link: 2025-03-28 17:33:47 +0000 UTC
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Giant space rocks are definitely going to hit the Earth again. We actually do know how to deflect them, but only if we find them and correctly assess their risk firs. But the solar system is a chao...
2025-03-14 19:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostDid you know that many of us have up to 4% neanderthal DNA? And that 100% of your DNA may come from outer space? No joke. At least the biochemistry that defined the coding system of your DNA may ha...
2025-03-07 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
I mean beyond your own annihilation. . .
2025-03-05 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostHow did the universe begin? How can something come from nothing? One way to “solve” this most difficult of philosophical conundrums is to avoid it altogether. Maybe the universe didn’t begin ...
2025-02-28 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThey say fusion is 50 years away, and they've been saying that for 50 years. But if so why are billions suddenly being pumped into fusion startups? Well to train LLMs, but there's a reason the tech...
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