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Space Radio is your weekly guide to the universe, featuring the latest news in astronomy, physics, space travel, and discussions on the nature of science and the relationship between science and society. The best part: answers to your questions about space and time! Hosted by astrophysicist and "Agent to the Stars" Paul M. Sutter.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Paul Sutter makes cosmic questions legible by tracing bold ideas back to observations, physical constraints, and the limits of current models.
Space Radio turns listener questions into lively tours of the machinery behind cosmic claims. Paul Sutter, an astrophysicist, moves comfortably from black holes and dark matter to quarks, galaxy clusters, vacuum energy, and possible planets around nearby stars.
A parallel-universe headline has you reaching for Paul Sutter's Antarctic neutrino reality check.
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A live astronomy conversation that makes uncertainty part of the appeal.
Paul Sutter turns a listener driven live space show into a clear, approachable talk on black holes, vacuum energy, energy density, and the odd idea that an empty universe is not empty.
A lively astrophysics episode turns an Antarctic anomaly into a clear lesson on evidence and headlines.
Space Radio starts with a quick jab at SpaceX, then settles into the stronger thread: how a flashy parallel-universe claim can travel much farther than the evidence behind it.
A listener question connects quarks, dark matter, and black holes while keeping the unknowns intact.
Space Radio takes a listener's dark-matter question and turns it into a brisk, orderly tour through what ordinary matter can account for, and where the mystery still sits outside the standard model.
A clear, observation-led test of black holes as dark matter, with Proxima C as the opening hook.
Space Radio pairs a tempting astronomical question with a tougher accounting problem: whether Proxima C has really been seen, and whether black holes could make up dark matter.
A slight difference between galaxy clusters opens a bigger question about whether the universe is lopsided.
Space Radio turns a listener-style question about a lopsided universe into a tidy investigation of how astronomers test whether galaxy clusters act differently depending on direction.
A lively, tactile trip from the Milky Way's edge to proton-collision wreckage.
Space Radio treats the universe as an open line, starting near the edge of the Milky Way before swinging through a socially distant solar-system tour and into the violent interior of proton collisions.
Rotating StarTalk scientist-hosts and a comedian co-host tackle listener-submitted cosmic questions.
Patient space coverage with real mission context.
This episode of Space Radio Live features astrophysicist Paul Sutter interviewing Kai Staats about simulating Mars habitats and space exploration research.
This episode of Space Radio Live explores the exciting possibility of life on Hycean water worlds and how scientists might soon detect it.
This episode discusses NASA's Lunar Gateway project and why ordinary people won't be able to visit it, featuring astrophysicist Paul Sutter.
This episode explores the controversial question of whether the interstellar object Oumuamua could be alien technology and examines potential biases in scientific discourse about extraterrestrial phenomena.
This episode of Space Radio discusses the election day asteroid and takes listener questions about various astronomical topics.
This episode of Space Radio features astrophysicist Paul Sutter discussing comets and answering listener questions about the universe, along with news segments like 'Blue Shift' and 'Inference is Destiny'.
This episode of Space Radio features astrophysicist Paul Sutter discussing the biggest black hole in the universe, taking listener questions, and connecting with a global audience of space enthusiasts.
This episode features an interview with Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today, discussing space and astronomy topics on the Space Radio Live podcast.
This episode of Space Radio Live features astrophysicist Paul Sutter discussing how to see behind a black hole, based primarily on listener questions from a global audience.
This is an impromptu live episode where the host discusses the cancellation of a planned interview with Paul Geithner about the James Webb Space Telescope due to weather issues, leading to an unplanned solo discussion about space science.
This episode discusses the conflict between SpaceX's satellite operations and astronomy, featuring scientific debate and listener questions.
This episode features an interview with Teasel Muir-Harmony about how political factors influenced the Project Apollo space program.
Astrophysicist Paul Sutter hosts a live Space Radio episode focused on Mars, featuring listener questions and international audience participation.
Astrophysicist Paul Sutter hosts a live episode of Space Radio discussing the UFO report with listener questions and global audience participation.
This episode of Space Radio features host Paul Sutter introducing the show's penultimate live broadcast with guest Christian Ready, highlighting listener engagement and global audience participation.
This episode of Space Radio discusses the deployment of a helicopter on Mars and explores various cosmic topics through listener questions.
This April Fool's Day episode of Cheese Radio features a humorous space-themed show where the host samples cheeses while discussing amusing physics papers from Earth scientists.
This episode of Space Radio, hosted by astrophysicist Paul Sutter, discusses the possibility of a wet Mars and takes listener questions about the universe.
This episode of Space Radio Live features astrophysicist Paul Sutter discussing chaotic cosmic events like stars and black holes consuming each other, based on listener questions, as part of the show's final episodes.
Astrophysicist Paul Sutter discusses the age of the universe in a calmer episode following a previous intense rant.
This episode of Space Radio discusses the possibility of life on Venus while taking listener questions about astronomy and space exploration.
This episode of Space Radio discusses a mysterious radio signal from Proxima B, exploring whether it could be alien communication and providing scientific insights.
Astrophysicist Paul Sutter hosts a live space science show discussing cosmic death rays and engaging with listener questions from around the world.
This episode of Space Radio explores missing black holes, discussing topics like singularities and spins while engaging with listener questions from around the world.
This episode features an interview with Dr.
This episode features an interview with Paul Geithner, deputy project manager technical for the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA, discussing updates and insights about the telescope.
This episode features an interview with Abigail 'Astronaut Abby' Harrison, who founded the nonprofit Mars Generation to promote space exploration and STEM education with the goal of becoming the first astronaut to travel to Mars.
This episode of Space Radio features astrophysicist Paul Sutter discussing photographing an exoplanet and answering listener questions about the universe.
This episode of Space Radio, hosted by astrophysicist Paul Sutter, focuses on mourning the loss of the Arecibo Observatory and engaging with listener questions in a live format.
This episode of Space Radio, hosted by astrophysicist Paul Sartor, discusses a cosmic knockout between a supernova and a white dwarf while taking listener questions about space phenomena.
This episode of Space Radio introduces upcoming discussions on magnetars and fast radio bursts, announces a new cheese sponsor, and engages with live listeners from around the world.
This is the final episode of Space Radio, where astrophysicist Paul Sutter hosts a live Q&A session, encourages last-minute listener voicemails, and promotes the show's live streams.
This episode of Space Radio Live discusses the latest results from the Dark Energy Survey (DES) with astrophysicist Paul Sutter, exploring cosmic mysteries and engaging with a global audience of space enthusiasts.
This episode features an interview with Dr.
This episode features an interview with Moiya McTier, an astrophysicist and folklorist, discussing her unique background and work in science communication.
This episode features an interview with Tim Chrisman, founder of the Foundation for the Future, discussing space elevators and his background in the Army and CIA.
This episode of Space Radio, hosted by astrophysicist Paul Sutter, explores potential hints of new physics in the cosmic microwave background while engaging with listener questions and live audience interactions.
This episode features an interview with Mike Simmons, founder of Astronomers Without Borders, discussing the organization's mission to connect astronomy enthusiasts worldwide through outreach and education.
This episode discusses recent scientific news about the discovery of water on the moon in daylight conditions, exploring its implications for space exploration and astrophysics.
This episode of Space Radio features astrophysicist Paul Sutter introducing a special guest, Dr.
In this episode of Space Radio, host Paul Sutter introduces the topic of the sun being on fire and discusses upcoming segments, including launching a book into space and the National Society of Black Physicists.
Paul Sutter discusses the delayed James Webb Space Telescope and the unconfirmed discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet, then answers listener questions on space-time expansion and vacuum energy before highlighting stark racial disparities in physics education.
In this episode of Space Radio, host Paul Sutter introduces the topic of human space travel and emphasizes the show's focus on listener questions about astronomy and science.
["Space Radio's Better Luck Next Time, SpaceX opens with a scrubbed NASA-SpaceX Crew Dragon launch to the International Space Station, delayed 15 minutes by Florida weather and rescheduled for Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 p.m.
Space Radio with Paul Sutter opens on a black hole in HR 6819, about 1,000 light-years away in Telescopium, which he says is three times closer than the previous record holder at roughly 3,000 light-years.
Space Radio opens with Proxima Centauri, a little more than four light-years away, and a disputed second planet, Proxima C, whose claimed image looks like 'space fuzz.' John asks whether dark matter is just matter trapped inside black holes, and Paul answers with microlensing counts, stellar-collapse limits, and the cosmic microwave background.
Space Radio's "The Lumpy Universe" opens with Pia from Copenhagen asking whether dark energy could vary by direction after reports that the universe may expand faster in one sky region than another.
Paul Sutter, an astrophysicist at Stony Brook University and the Flatiron Institute, opens Space Radio with a paper on the Milky Way's edge and says the dark-matter halo may reach almost 2 million light years across.