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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 gue... more
FAQs about The Astroholic Explains:How many episodes does The Astroholic Explains have?The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.
December 22, 2024Concerning Space-TimeFor the 2024 Christmas Special, we tackle Special Relativity and Chris's issues with time dilation and relativity in general! Link for Invisible Rainbows...more21minPlay
August 06, 2024What Was Egyptian Sky Iron?Chris and I decided to find out when humans realized that meteorites came from beyond Earth: it could be a lot older than it was once thought! Egyptologist Dr Victoria Almansa-Villatoro joins us to discuss meteorite artifacts and intriguing hieroglyphs from Ancient Egypt. ...more20minPlay
July 19, 2024For How Long Have Humans Believed In Aliens?We are talking about ancient aliens. (No, not the racist conspiracy theory!) We look into the concept of extraterrestrials over history and how it originated. Who were the first recorded people who pondered about life outside Earth?...more18minPlay
July 02, 2024How Does Sound Spread In Space?In this episode, we tackle the classic concept of sound in space, what can we measure, and why it is important that some sound waves move through the cosmos....more14minPlay
June 18, 2024Could 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. But that doesn't mean we haven't found a way around it. Joined by Dr GyuChul Myeong, we explore how we make sense of the Milky Way and its past collision with the Gaia-Sausage galaxy.If you are interested in my book, here is a link to the crowdfunding page....more23minPlay
June 04, 2024Can You Save A Dying Star?In the last episode, we looked at how stars end up dead. So Chris has an important follow-up: can you find a way to heal and save a dying star?#InvisibleRainbows ...more16minPlay
May 21, 2024Do All Stars Expand When They Die?Our Sun and many other stars will become larger later in life. But is this a condition common to all stars? Guest questioner Francis wonders about the future of stars and their ultimate demise!...more13minPlay
May 07, 2024Black Diamonds Are Actually Extraterrestrials - Feat. Dr David PeggIn this episode, we tackle the peculiar carbonado diamond, a black diamond that looks very different from the glittering gems we might be more familiar with. And we will discover that its origin might be out of this world!Carbonado Diamond going on auctionInvisible Rainbows...more20minPlay
April 23, 2024Can Planets Truly Have One Climate?Planets in sci-fi are often portrayed as having a single climate, but how truthful is that idea? This audience question gets the full treatment from Alfredo & Chris as they deal with the tatooines, hoths, risas, synnaxes of the real universe!...more19minPlay
April 12, 2024Hunting The Great Mexican EclipseJoin us in this unplanned video & audio diary as we go after the April 8 total solar eclipse in Mexico. For the video version: https://youtu.be/SR00jigmgR0?si=LKLYaoqvq_YaUo6V For #InvisibleRainbows: https://unbound.com/books/invisible-rainbows...more16minPlay
FAQs about The Astroholic Explains:How many episodes does The Astroholic Explains have?The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.