This week we gave Space Radio its final send off. This project, started four years ago at an Ohio radio station, turned into so much more than I could have imagined. I’d like to thank the Space Cadets for tuning in and supporting my outreach. Thank you all for tuning in each week and have no fear. There’s plenty more laughter and learning in the works!! Our final cheese was Van Tricht Drunk Monk, a fudgy Trappist-style cheese made with Belgian beer. Find info here: https://dibruno.com/van-tricht-drunk-monk ..read more

This week I had a blast chatting with Launch Pad Astronomy host Christian Ready. Christian surprised me by bringing a slab of HIS favorite cheese to the show and we had an impromptu cheese tasting! (Can you guess what cheese Christian brought?) This week's Dom's Cheese of the week was Gjetost, a traditional Norwegian cheese made with caramelized goat's milk. It has a fudge-like texture with salted caramel flavors: https://domscheese.com/product/gjetost/ Christian is an astronomer at Towson University where he also serves as planetarium director. He has spent much of his life in awe of the univ ..read more

This week I disclose what happens when a star gobbles up a nearby black hole. (Hint: it goes BOOM!!!!) The Space Cadets in the audience asked a bunch of GREAT questions in chat (as usual) which I tackled, including: ► Our place in the universe; ► Computer simulations I wrote during my PhD; ► The properties of "dark;" ► The uncertainty principal; ► And more! PLUS I engaged in another round of Voice Mail Roulette! Our Dom's cheese of the week was St. Stephen from Four Fat Fowl. It is delicately buttery with hints of sun-dried wheat and sweet cream. You can order your own brick from Dom's and lea ..read more

So is it pronounced HI-SEE'-AN or HY'-SHEN? Find out my thoughts about this critical question as I also discuss the possibility of detecting life on these water worlds. I also aired (and answered) few unscreened voicemail messages (THAT was fun!) as well as answered questions posed by the Space Cadets, including: ► Quantum Field Theory; ► Is the launch of the SLS delayed until 2022? ► The speed of light and redshift; ► And more! Our Dom's cheese of the week was Bosina, a soft ripened cow & sheep milk cheese. You can order your own brick from Dom's here: https://domscheese.com/product/robio ..read more

As many of you know, I spent several seasons as a regular contributor to the Weekly Space Hangout. Tonight I got to turn the tables on the host of the WSH - and my good friend - Fraser Cain as we chatted about Starlink (his sole means of internet access going forward) and its impact on astronomy, his move to the wilderness of Vancouver Island, and much more. I also made an announcement regarding the future of Space Radio. Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today which he founded in 1999 and has to be one of the busiest science communicators I know. In addition to publishing the daily con ..read more

This week I had a fun chat with Paul Geithner from JWST. We discussed the reasons behind all of the delays, what science JWST will do, and much more! Paul's career at NASA began in 1991 when he was hired into the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Flight Systems and Servicing project at Goddard. He worked on HST's replacement gyroscopes and was the Instrument Manager for the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR) optical correction instrument and the Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) scientific instrument. Paul's involvement with Webb began in 1997 aft ..read more

This week I once again turn to the topic of Black Holes as scientists have detected light from behind an SMBH. In addition to questions about this discovery, I also answer questions about: ► Why time is a dimension and not a force; ► The donut universe; ► The Boltzmann Brain; ► X-ray spectra; ► … and more! This week's Dom's Cheese is Fourmage Gouda (https://domscheese.com/product/fourmage-gouda/) Shoutouts to Cheeselauncher, Russell Neitzke, and Kiligaan Hakaari for their SuperChats ..read more

Unfortunately, our scheduled guest this week, Paul Geithner, Deputy Project Manager – Technical, experienced technical issues that prevented his joining us live tonight. We are working with Paul to reschedule his appearance in August. But have no fear, being the pro that I am, I took the opportunity to answer questions from the Space Cadets about JWST, as well as: ► The fate of Hubble; ► Binary Star Systems; ► and more! Our Dom's cheese of the week was Beemster XO which features notes of whiskey, butterscotch, toasted pecan & deep caramel. https://beemstercheese.us/products/x-o Image Credi ..read more

This week I briefly mentioned the lame report about Unidentified Aerial Phonomena (UAP, the objects formerly known as UFOs) before moving on to vastly more interesting topics such as: ► What happened to my chalkboard backdrop? ► Can we use the CMB to spot nearby objects? ► The nature of time; ► Life elsewhere in the universe; ► Boson Stars; ► … and more! This week's Dom's Cheese is The Finback from the Mystic Cheese Co. in Mystic, CT. (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/591893012994ca3bd88a3cd0/t/5dd70ebe8fff286a0eb1e82a/1574375192656/Sell+Sheet+The+Finback.pdf) Cover image credit: Bettman ..read more

This week on Space Radio I had the opportunity to catch up with my good friend Kai Staats. Kai joined us from the grounds of the University of Arizona's Biosphere 2 as we talked about his newest project, Space Analog for the Moon and Mars. Among other topics, we discussed the removal of perchlorates from the Martian soil and how Methane could potentially be used. Kai is an avid lover of all things out-of-doors and off-line, reminders that we are analog creatures using digital tools to enhance our understanding of the world around us. As a researcher, speaker, filmmaker, and entrepreneur he fin ..read more