Why Is There Motion in the Universe?

About this episode

The episode explores the reasons behind motion in the universe and answers listener questions about astronomical phenomena.

What happens if two diamond core stars collide? Will the Moon drift away from Earth? Why is there motion in the universe? And why we need a space AND time machine. Izzie, Dr Becky and Robert dive into The Supermassive Mailbox to answer your questions. For ad-free listening and to view Izzie's trajectory to becoming a better astronomer, join The Supermassive Club . Every member helps keep the show running, so thank you! Send us your astronomy attempts, questions (and nonsense!) to podcast@ras.ac.uk, on Instagram at @supermassivepod or post in The Supermassive Club. The Supermassive Podcast is a Boffin Media production. The producers are Izzie Clarke and Richard Hollingham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Izzie Clarke

Guests: Dr Becky, Robert

Topics covered

• motion in the universe
• diamond core stars
• space and time
• astronomy questions
• collisions in space

Keywords

• motion
• universe
• diamond core stars
• Moon
• space
• time machine
• astronomy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Royal Astronomical Society, Boffin Media, The Supermassive Club, Acast

Places: Earth, Moon

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