Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

Is space filled with junk?

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Is space mostly empty or full of junk? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Why is the universe inflating?

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about cosmic inflation with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listene...

What will the new space telescope reveal?

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel and Jorge discuss the James Webb Space Telescope Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/li...

Why do some particles die?

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Find out why particles die with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener ...

Is the universe left-handed?

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Why does the universe seem to be left-handed? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for...

Can you destroy a black hole?

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is it possible to destroy a black hole? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

How does relativity affect our perception of time?

26 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Find out how relativity affects our perception of time with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com...

How was antimatter discovered?

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about antimatter with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for ...

What are cosmic strings?

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about cosmic strings with Daniel and Jorge. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener...

What is quantum spacetime foam?

17 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about quantum spacetime foam with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/l...

What are magnetic monopoles?

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about magnetic monopoles with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/liste...

How fast is the universe blowing up?

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is the hubble constant? Find out with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.co...

Is there a fifth force of the universe?

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scientists recently discovered a supposed fifth force of the universe. Is it real and what does it mean for physics? Learn more about your ad-choices...

Listener Questions 7

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Could you build a real death star? How do black holes begin? Where the heck is Jorge? Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Lear...

The mystery of the missing neutrinos

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How did physicists lose trillions of neutrinos?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener...

Where is the coldest place in the Universe?

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

EXTREME UNIVERSE: Where is the coldest place in the Universe? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio....

Is our solar system weird?

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is our solar system similar to others or is it unique? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/lis...

Who ordered the muon?

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This mysterious particle is part of our Universe, but not part of the atom Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSe...

Can science predict what you will do?

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Does free will really exist? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Is it possible to send messages faster than light using quantum entanglement?

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With vast distances between habitable planets how will we eventually communicate with aliens? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp...

Is there weather in space?

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is space weather something that exists? Can it affect us here on earth. Find out the answer to this and many other questions with Daniel and Jorge. L...

News from the Solar System

05 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Listen for up to date news about suprising developments in our solar system.Contest for naming Saturn's newly discovered moon. Learn more about your ...

Journey to the Beginning of Time (featuring Dan Hooper)

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A conversation with astrophysicist Dan Hooper about his new book, At the Edge of Time Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastne...

What's in the asteroid belt?

29 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What do we know about the asteroid belt and what can we learn from it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee om...

Does Quantum Mechanics make sense?

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about the concept of quantum mechanics and what our understanding of it is. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwor...

Can we build a warp drive?

22 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The distance between stars is massive. Can we build a warp drive to allow us to travel between the stars faster? Learn more about your ad-choices at ...

How do we know the photon is real?

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is a photon and how do we know it exists? Particle Physicist Professor Daniel Whiteson explains the photon. Learn more about your ad-choices at ...

Can you imagine a color you've never seen?

15 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is color and how do we perceive it? How many colors are there? UCI particle physicist Professor Daniel Whiteson explains the science of colors an...

What is the cosmic microwave background?

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel is joined by guest Dr. Crystal Dilworth to discuss the cosmic microwave background. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodc...

Listener Questions 6

08 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.co...

What are fermi bubbles?

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What do we know about fermi bubbles? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...

How many stars can you see in the night sky with the naked eye?

01 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How many stars can we see in the sky? Thousands? Billions? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com...

What are fast radio bursts and what causes them?

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about the mystery behind fast radio bursts with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee om...

The shocking mystery of lightning explained

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about lightning with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Will the Higgs-Boson destroy the universe?

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how the Higgs-Boson could unravel the universe with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSe...

How to see pictures of dinosaurs (featuring XKCD creator Randall Munroe)

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel and Jorge are looking into the past with XKCD comic creator Randall Munroe.  You can find his new book "How to: Absurd Scientific Advice for C...

What is the physics behind skipping stones?

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Find out how skipping stones works today with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio...

How do microwaves work?

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Find out how microwaves work with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listene...

What are Tardigrades?

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How did tardigrades end up on the moon? Today we're joined by special guest Prof. Brian Keating Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihear...

What was the first particle ever discovered? And how was it discovered?

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to be first? Join Daniel and Jorge to learn about the first ever particle discovered. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://w...

Why is half of the moon always hidden?

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Visit the far side of the moon with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/liste...

What is a graviton?

27 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join Daniel and Jorge to find out the secrets of the universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio...

What would happen on earth if the moon disappeared?

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The moon has just been deleted from the simulation. What will happen here on earth? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetw...

Listener Questions 5

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.co...

What would happen if the sun became a black hole?

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Daniel and Jorge answer a hypothetical question in today's episode Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com...

What are white holes?

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You've heard of black holes but what are white holes? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/list...

Take a cruise of the exoplanets

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Put on your stretchy pants and join Daniel and Jorge while they take you a guided cruise of the exoplanets. Learn more about your ad-choices at https...

How old is the earth?

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How do we know the age of the earth? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...

Do aliens exist?

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today Daniel and Jorge answer questions from Karah and Oz, the hosts of the podcast Sleepwalkers. Listen to Sleepwalkers here Learn more about your a...

Can you see an electron or other tiny particles?

30 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you were Ant-Man and shrunk to the quantum realm. What would that actually look like? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcas...

What is the strongest magnet in the universe?

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

EXTREME UNIVERSE: What is the strongest magnet in the universe? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudi...

Why haven't aliens visited us?

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is the best way to explore the galaxy? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for p...

What is the Weak Force?

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Find out about the Weak Force on today's podcast with Daniel and Jorge. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee o...

What is Cold Fusion?

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Will we ever be able to create unlimited energy with cold fusion? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystu...

How do you make gold?

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Where does gold come from? Can scientists make it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listene...

How do MRIs work?

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is an MRI and how does it work? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...

What is the hexagon on saturn?

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is it natural or artificial?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

What is Quantum Tunneling?

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hint: It's not tunnels in switzerland. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Can you sail on light?

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How can we travel through the universe without running out of fuel? Find out today with Daniel and Jorge. Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

What is the densest thing in the universe?

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

EXTREME UNIVERSE! What has the most stuff stuffed into it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com...

What do Quarks taste like?

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Quarks have flavor and color but what do they taste and look like?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omny...

Listener Questions 4

18 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.co...

What is the brightest thing in the universe?

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

EXTREME UNIVERSE! (Hint: It's not the sun) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Is the Earth round?

11 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How do we know the earth is actually round and not just "global conspiracy?" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com...

How can we see Dark Matter?

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We know it exists but what is it and how can we see it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/li...

Listener Questions 3

04 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.co...

What Is Radiation?

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is it bad or good or spicy or mild? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

What Is the Hottest Thing In The Universe?

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How hot can it get? Is there an upper limit to temperature?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio....

What Is A Dyson Sphere?

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're not talking about your vacuum cleaner! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for ...

Bad Science Questions

21 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel and Jorge welcome Ethan, host of the Podcast Bad Science, and answer his questions about the universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...

What Is Quantum Spin?

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Everybody talks about it, but what IS it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

What Is The Emptiest Place In The Universe?

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What constitutes a vacuum? Can space ever really be empty? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com...

What's In Jupiter's Great Red Spot?

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is the Eye of Jupiter? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Will A Gamma Ray Burst Kill You?

07 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What are gamma ray bursts, and are they dangerous? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listene...

What's Inside The Earth?

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What would happen if you jumped into a hole that went through the center of the Earth and out the other side? Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...

How Does A Bicycle Balance?

30 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We don't understand bicycles! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Why Does Time Go Forwards?

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Why can't we change the direction of time? What are the past, present and future really?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodc...

What Is A Tachyon?

23 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are Tachyons real or just the stuff of science fiction? Thanks to Prof. Flip Tanedo (UC Riverside) for scientific review.  Learn more about your ad-...

What is Supersymmetry?

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What's so super about this symmetry? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...

Questions From The Zeitgeist (ft The Daily Zeitgeist hosts)

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jack and Miles, hosts of The Daily Zeitgeist, ask Daniel and Jorge their most pressing questions about the universe; Why is the sky blue? Whats a quan...

What Is A Space Elevator?

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Can this actually work? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.S...

Can You See A Black Hole?

09 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What would a picture of a black hole look like? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener f...

What Are The Weirdest Stars?

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What are neutron stars, pulsars and magnetars? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener fo...

What's Under The Ice On Europa?

02 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This moon of Jupiter has an ENORMOUS ocean. Does anything live in it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omn...

What's The Biggest "Thing" in The Universe?

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Planets, stars, galaxies, clusters, then what? What defines a "thing" and how big can they get? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihear...

Listener Questions 2.0

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join Daniel and Jorge as they respond to 4 questions from listeners, just like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetw...

What Is A Superconductor?

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How does a super conductor work? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

What Was Oumuamua?

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 What was that strange rock that passed through our solar system in 2017? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSe...

What Are Quantum Fields?

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Quantum Field Theory, explained! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

What Is Time Dilation?

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Why does time slow down when you go fast? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Why Do We Have Stars?

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Why are there stars and planets and not just smooth matter everywhere? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee om...

How Does A Laser Work?

05 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What makes a laser a laser? Pew Pew Pew!? Zap Zap Zap!? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/li...

How Old Is The Universe?

28 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How long has the Universe been cooking, and how do we know? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.co...

What's At The Center Of The Galaxy?

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What's at the center of the Milky Way? How do we know? Can we explain it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee...

Is Anti-Gravity Technology Possible?

21 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is it possible to negate gravity without using energy? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/lis...

Where Does The Earth's Magnetic Field Come From?

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What causes our planet to generate a magnetic field? What is a magnetic field?!? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork...

Are Wormholes Real?

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are wormholes a real thing out in space somewhere? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listene...

What Is Terraforming?

12 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Can we make another planet habitable? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

What Does Artificial Intelligence Mean?

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How do we define Artificial Intelligence? Should we be worried that AI may one day take over Humanity? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://ww...

What Nobel Prizes Have Been Proven Wrong?

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Can the top prize in science get it wrong? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for pr...