John Michael Godier's Event Horizon

Astronomers are working to understand what happens when black holes are set free to roam the Milky Way. Yale’s Dr. Michael Tremmel spoke to John Michael Godier on this episode of Event Horizon about rogue supermassive black holes. They also discussed binary black holes and the physics of galaxy mergers. As well as what would happen if a black hole came near our solar system? "Wandering Supermassiv...

An exploration off ten of the lesser known potential solutions to the Fermi paradox. My Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier My talk show channel! https://www.youtube.com/johnmichaelgodier Music: Lightless Dawn by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free...

Can we see the end of the universe? The greatest discoveries in science often sprung from outside of the box thinking. It could be said that both Newton and Einstein came up with their ideas initially simply by taking a fresh look at how we describe our universe. What’s currently important is that fresh ideas get looked at and debated. That’s innovation, and it’s all around us currently from Space...

What is Fermi's Paradox? Do aliens exist? Can it be solved. Dr. Duncan Forgan explores that in his new book "Solving Fermi's Paradox", asking if aliens and alien civilizations exist. Where are they? Why aren't they here yet? And what factors can keep a civilization from advancing. What if they are long since dead, how do we look for ancient alien civilizations. John Michael Godier also spoke to Dr...

Alien space probes? Are there alien civilizations? The search for extraterrestrial intelligence has mainly focused on searching for radio signals. However, John Michael Godlier spoke with Dr. Robert Zubrin about a new theory he proposes which posits that alien space probes would be seeding life throughout the universe using bacteria. Are alien civilizations sending signs? If so, Dr. Zubrin propose...

Schrodinger's Cat Can it be saved? A group of Yale researchers made quantum physics news by figuring out how to catch and save Schrödinger’s cat. A symbol of quantum superposition and unpredictability. Through observations they are able to anticipate its quantum jumps and act in real time to save it from proverbial doom. This episode goes over it in detail but, Schrödinger’s cat explained briefly,...

An exploration of ten of the stranger aspects of the moon. My Talk Show! https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow My Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier Music: Cylinder Eight by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Cylinde...

Can humanity build an Alcubierre warp drive? Can we go faster than light? Dr. Miguel Alcubierre was inspired by Star Trek the Next Generation's example of warp drive faster than light technology on the starship Enterprise. In 1994 he wrote a paper on how we could bend and warp space and time to travel faster than light within the rules of Einstein's general relativity. NASA has and is currently ex...

An exploration of ten conceptual propulsion systems humans might some day use to explore interstellar space. Links: Cool Worlds Video on the Halo Drive: https://youtu.be/rFqL9CkNxXw David Kipping's Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.03423 Event Horizon Episode with David Kipping: https://youtu.be/uYXH4rH1SwM My Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier Music: Cylinder Five by Chris Za...

This is the first photo of a the M87 black hole taken with eight telescopes all across earth, in a collaborative effort called the event horizon telescope. This effort was monumental, and Dr. Feryal Ozel was one of the team members who’s work lead to developing the image of M87’s black hole. Event Horizon Telescope team: https://eventhorizontelescope.org/about This is the first photo of a black ho...

An exploration of 10 speculative alien first contact scenarios and how they might be very different from science fiction depictions. my talk show! https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow My patreon! https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier music: Cylinder Eight by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http:...

An exploration of alternative hypothetical biochemistries different from that of earth life that could serve as a basis for exolife. My Talk Show Channel: https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow My Patreon Page https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier Music: Cylinder Eight by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) S...

An exploration of the discovery of fast radio bursts with co-discoverer of the phenomenon Dr. Duncan Lorimer. We talk about how strong the fast radio bursts from space are, what the FRBs might be and how mysteries of the universe reveal themselves through research. A second mysterious repeating fast radio burst has been detected in space: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/09/world/second-repeating-fast-...

An exploration of 10 aspects of the universe that we may never understand, no matter how long we study science. My talk show: https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier Music: Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/c...

An exploration of 10 disconcerting Fermi Paradox Scenarios reflecting some recent papers that have changed the landscape of the question of "are we alone". My talk show! www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow My Patreon! www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier Music: Cylinder Seven by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source...

An exploration into the concept that a ninth, undiscovered planet may lurk in the outer solar system. We speak with Dr. Konstanin Batygin on the search for planet 9, and how he and his partner Mike Brown might discover it within only the next year or two. Dr. Konstantin Batygin: https://www.konstantinbatygin.com/ Dr. Batygin twitter: https://twitter.com/kbatygin Astronomers discover solar system’s...

Tim Russ is an actor, director, and musician who has a career that span's over 35 years. Tim has appeared in numerous incarnations of Star Trek, most notably as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager. Tim is an avid amateur astronomer and stargazer and public advocate for the Los Angeles Astronomical Society which holds star parties at the Griffith Observatory. He will be appearing in th...

An exploration of the dangerous nature of near earth asteroids, asteroid impacts and comets. Further I explore mitigation techniques for avoiding impacts, what might happen if we were impacted, and what has happened in the past with mass extinctions. Astrotour's All-Stars Party! https://www.astrotours.co/ Check out my new talk show! https:/www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow Visit my Patreon page! ht...

An exploration of the geology of the solar system and what we might learn about past habitability on planets like Mars and Venus. John Michael Godier speaks with Emily Lakdawalla Senior Editor and Planetary evangelist of The Planetary Society about Mars, Venus, Io, and the more recent and future NASA missions such as the inSight Mars lander and the Mars 2020 rover sample return missions that are p...

An exploration of ten of the strangest aspects of the planet Venus, one of the most mysterious bodies in the solar system. The mentioned collaboration videos with Fraser Cain on Planetary Migration: Part I https://youtu.be/Ln1BHpoPYYM Part 2 https://youtu.be/JqqKPjr0Bcw Event Horizon: https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow The Fast Radio Bursts Show: https://youtu.be/7JIXhDQ38zk https://www.patr...

A new interview with Dr. Abraham "Avi" Loeb from Harvard and update on the subject of Oumuamua. We detailed point for point his findings that Oumuamua is an extremely strange object, regardless of its origins, and that it may be consistent with a light sail of some type. This is part one of a two part interview with Dr. Loeb. Have Aliens Found Us? A Harvard Astronomer on the Mysterious Interstella...

The first image of the what tabby's star looks like. The alien megastructure star KIC 8462852 tabby's star has been closely studied for an object dimming it. Using 1D data points to create a 2D image to reconstruct an image of whatever it is that causes the dimming of Tabby's star, by Dr. David Kipping and Emily Sandford of Columbia University. Joining John Michael Godier is David Kipping the Assi...

An exploration of 10 Ways SETI Might Detect Alien Civilizations and further speculation of what they might be like, and what we might infer about them. My weekly talk show! https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier Music Cylinder Eight by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)...

An exploration of ten unsettling possibilities pertaining to our solar system. https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow Cylinder Three by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Cylinder Five by Chr...

With Large Telescopes like the LSST coming on in the near future we discuss why Astronomy is so important today and in the future. Fraser Cain is publisher of Universe Today Space an astronomy news site and co-host of Astronomy Cast. His new book The Universe Today Ultimate Guide to Viewing The Cosmos: Everything You Need to Know to Become an Amateur Astronomer is out now and features the best tip...