Walkabout the Galaxy   /     Detecting ETs and Intergalactic Baryons

Subtitle
Fast Radio Bursts are back, this time providing a crucial measurement of the amount of normal matter in the universe. Top quark Jim Cooney explains how the interaction of light from very distant gamma ray bursts reveals the otherwise invisible matter...
Duration
46:20
Publishing date
2023-10-25 10:00
Link
https://walkaboutthegalaxy.libsyn.com/detecting-ets-and-intergalactic-baryons
Contributors
  Josh Colwell, Addie Dove, Jim Cooney, Audrey Martin
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Shownotes

Fast Radio Bursts are back, this time providing a crucial measurement of the amount of normal matter in the universe. Top quark Jim Cooney explains how the interaction of light from very distant gamma ray bursts reveals the otherwise invisible matter sprinkled in the intergalactic void. Somewhat closer to home, JWST is providing tantalizing glimpses of the composition of extrasolar planets, a technique that may one day discover alien life. Join us for these and other discoveries, space news, and podcast trivia.