Walkabout the Galaxy

Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney
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An irreverent and informative tour of the latest, greatest, and most interesting discoveries in astronomy.

  1. 5 FEB

    Planetary Nebulae and Active Asteroids Get a Closer Look

    There's always been a fuzzy line between asteroids and comets, and new observations of asteroids in the vicinity of Jupiter provide a hint to the origin of the mysterious active asteroids that look like asteroids but act like comets. Elsewhere in the galaxy, the famous ring nebula gets a new spectral image that shows the presence of band of iron. Could it be the remnants of a planet like Earth or Mercury that was vaporized when the nebular formed? Tune in for our take on this, space news, trivia and much more.

    41 min

  2. 29 JAN

    A Dark Universe Unveiled

    Scientists head to the volcanic fields of Iceland to test instruments for the VERITAS mission to Venus, Artemis II is ready for its historic flight to the Moon, and the Dark Energy Survey reveals the distribution of dark matter on an astounding scale. For mind-blowing astro-stuff, space news, and trivia, join the astroquarks on Walkabout the Galaxy.

    45 min

  3. 14 JAN

    Crazy Spinners in the Asteroid Belt and S8 Tension

    The amazing discoveries from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have already started, and the astroquarks take a look at some close to home. Asteroids bigger than a city block spinning in fewer than 5 minutes are just the beginning, and will change our understanding of the collisional evolution of the asteroid belt. The astroquarks muse on the biggest questions in astronomy today, and one of those, the so-called "S8 Tension" has a possible solution with the help of dark matter and neutrinos. Join us for all that, space news, trivia, and more.

    46 min

  4. 17/12/2025

    Cosmic Rays from Everywhere and Stringy Ancient Galaxies

    The Parker Solar Probe flies through the Sun's corona, MAVEN has gone silent, and new data shed light on the origins of cosmic rays. JWST's observations of ancient galaxies reveal odd shapes that may be connected to dark matter. Join us for a year-end look at the latest discoveries and space news and much more.

    43 min

  5. 10/12/2025

    Interstellar Star Scars and Poop on Mars

    We explore the dining and drinking choices for astronauts, complex chemicals discovered in asteroid samples, and untangling the web of scars in the local interstellar cloud to reveal past encounters of the Sun with some hot stellar neighbors. If you wish you had more hot stellar neighbors, you should definitely check out this episode of Walkabout the Galaxy.

    39 min

  6. 04/12/2025

    Gravothermalizing and Baby Black Holes

    There's a new funky proposal for small black holes in the early universe, and another potential dark matter candidate. Learn about cannibal stars and much more, together with double trivia and space news with your friendly neighborhood astroquarks.

    47 min

  7. 26/11/2025

    An Ancient Moon of Mars?

    The story behind this investigation is almost more cool than the discovery itself. Microlayers of sediments in Mars' Gale Crater, observed by NASA's Curiosity rover, are indicative of tidal sloshing of water in the lake that once filled the crater. Problem is, the age of the rocks and the magnitude of the tides would require a different moon than the ones currently there. Cool! Join us to hear about that, interstellar comet 3I/Atlas, and much more.

    43 min

  8. 20/11/2025

    Why Is There A Universe At All?

    Things would be a lot simpler and a lot less interesting if charge parity existed in the universe, but there would be no one to appreciate that simplicity because we would not exist! New results from the Large Hadron Collider provide a hint at explaining why there is matter in the universe and it was not all eliminated in a dramatic annihilation of matter-antimatter collisions. So, that's a relief! And we have space news, meta-trivia, solar system news and more. Join us, won't you?

    36 min
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An irreverent and informative tour of the latest, greatest, and most interesting discoveries in astronomy.

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  • Creator
    Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
    359
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Joshua Colwell
  • Show Website
    Walkabout the Galaxy

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