Mailbag: What would happen if the Moon disappeared? How big is the universe, really? Are there atoms in a black hole?

About this episode

Marshall and Lindsay answer cosmic questions in a special mailbag episode.

What would happen if the Moon disappeared? How big is the universe, really? And what happens to atoms inside a black hole? Marshall and Lindsay get the answers to some cosmic questions in this special mailbag episode! If you want to have your comment or review read on our show, leave one! Write a review on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ or comment on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠.  Join on Patreon to help us continue to make Tumble and be featured on future episodes, and help us decide on Season 12 topics: ⁠⁠patreon.com/tumblepodcast⁠⁠ Shop official Tumble merch: ⁠⁠https://tumblepodcast.dashery.com/⁠⁠ Submit a science question: ⁠⁠https://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/contact Watch the Joke-ha-thon here! Other Tumble episodes mentioned in this mailbag: "What Would Happen If There Was No Moon?" (in Spanish). "The Quest for the Edge of the Universe with Katie Mack" "How Big is the Universe?" Cataloging the Universe - Audio Course

People in this episode

Hosts: Marshall, Lindsay

Topics covered

• space
• atoms
• black holes
• universe
• cosmic questions
• moon

Keywords

• atoms
• black hole
• moon
• universe
• space questions
• Tumble podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tumble Media

Books & works: What Would Happen If There Was No Moon?, The Quest for the Edge of the Universe with Katie Mack, How Big is the Universe?, Cataloging the Universe - Audio Course

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