Best Chip Off The Old Block Podcasts (2025)

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Mission Sunday 59:59

7d ago59:59

59:59

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Weird Black Hole Blazar and Water Ice Glaciers on Mars 45:25

11d ago45:25

45:25

There's more abundant and accessible water ice on Mars, ready for us to scoop it up, heat it up, and eat it up. And in the distant recesses of the universe there's a supermassive black hole with an interesting neighbor that causes a periodic splash of light. Learn all about it, plus trivia, fake sponsor, the Earth's puzzling spin, and much more.…

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Two Gates, Two Roads, Two Destinations 46:58

14d ago46:58

46:58

By Jonathan Pate

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Forbidden Black Hole Merger and Chaos on Europa 46:51

18d ago46:51

46:51

We discuss the largest black hole merger observed to date, between two black holes that are in the so-called forbidden mass range. They must have been created by some ancient merger of other black holes themselves. It's black holes everywhere you look these days. Closer to home, we take a look at Europa's weird Chaos terrain and new insights on how…

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Ask Seek Knock 39:01

21d ago39:01

39:01

By Lee Hicks

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Past The Cross 1:40:32

28d ago1:40:32

1:40:32

By Lee Hicks

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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is Out Of This World 48:49

1M ago48:49

48:49

The astroquarks celebrate 400 episodes with a special sponsor, a special stumper, and a special interstellar comet making its way through our solar system from an origin near the galactic center perhaps as much as 7 billion years ago.By Josh Colwell, Addie Dove, Jim Cooney, Audrey Martin, Tracy Becker

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Judging When To Judge 36:41

1M ago36:41

36:41

By Jonathan Pate

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A Cure For Worry 35:56

1M ago35:56

35:56

By Jonathan Pate

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Vera Rubin Observatory Sets Sights on the Universe 48:20

2M ago48:20

48:20

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has started making observations with the world's largest optical detector boasting over 3 billion pixels at the back of an enormous telescope in the high Andes. We take a look at some of the early discoveries and look ahead to what's in store for this enormous project as it plans to scan the sky hundreds of times at un…

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Pray Like This 42:55

2M ago42:55

42:55

By Jonathan Pate

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Good Things In Secret 47:17

2M ago47:17

47:17

By Jonathan Pate

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Supernova Hazards and Cloudy With a Chance of Sand 40:02

2M ago40:02

40:02

We're all about the weather on this episode, with a new study showing that even relatively distant supernova may have affected the Earth's climate in the recent past. And the James Webb Space Telescope has observed exoplanet WASP-107b to have clouds of sand vapor. Plus, we have two hot takes and two Top astroquarks!…

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Chip Off The Old Block 31:25

2M ago31:25

31:25

Happy Fathers DayBy Jonathan Pate

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Revenge 32:02

2M ago32:02

32:02

By Jonathan Pate

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Cool Planetary Cores and Lava Fountains Galore 40:14

2M ago40:14

40:14

Original top quark Tracy Becker is back to bring us up to speed Europa Clipper's flyby of Mars, and we learn about a new way for planetary cores to form without so much heat. Join us for all this, plus lava fountain trivia, space news, and much more.By Josh Colwell, Addie Dove, Tracy Becker

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The Heart Of The Law 38:09

3M ago38:09

38:09

By Jonathan Pate

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Never Forget 48:36

3M ago48:36

48:36

Happy Memorial Day / Weekend 2025 from Life Worship CenterBy Jonathan Pate

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The End of the Universe As We Know It and We Feel Fine 47:17

3M ago47:17

47:17

A major update to the predicted end of the universe has it coming much earlier than previously anticipated. However, we still have plenty of time to get our affairs in order, and the update has to do with spaghettification, and anything with spaghettification can't be all bad. We also talk about active asteroids, your ideal night sky, and cosmologi…

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YOU ARE 53:50

3M ago53:50

53:50

By Jonathan Pate

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A Slurping Black Hole and a Win for the Streaming Instability 41:55

3M ago41:55

41:55

We get lucky and catch a rogue supermassive black hole in the act of slurping up a star as it meanders through a distant galaxy. Closer to home, the detection of a second trinary, or triple, system in the Kuiper Belt beyond the orbit of Neptune bolsters the streaming instability theory of planet formation. We talk about all that and what it has to …

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Doing Right and Blessed 29:02

3M ago29:02

29:02

Happy Mother's Day from Life Worship CenterBy Jonathan Pate

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Vesta Chip Off the Old Block and a Nearby Dark Molecular Cloud 49:28

3M ago49:28

49:28

The asteroid Vesta may be a fragment of a much larger protoplanet, and astronomers examine old data to discover a large molecular cloud lurking right in the solar system's backyard. Get all the details, plus habitable exoplanets get another look, space news, and trivial matters with your friendly neighborhood astroquarks.…

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Making Peace and Blessed 47:52

3M ago47:52

47:52

By Jonathan Pate

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Ultralight Dark Matter and Peanut Asteroid Hot Take 40:47

4M ago40:47

40:47

NASA's Lucy mission had a picture perfect encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson on its way to the first ever flybys of Trojan asteroids. Discoveries of ancient supermassive black holes challenge theories of their formation. If dark matter is composed of ultralight particles (lighter than a neutrino), that could resolve the mystery. Join us for…

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Pure In Heart and Blessed 52:14

4M ago52:14

52:14

By Jonathan Pate

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Hot Takes on Water on Earth and Black Hole Singularities 42:40

4M ago42:40

42:40

The astroquarks discover hot takes and explore the nature of ice, the origin of Earth's water, and the trouble with the singularities at the hearts of black holes. Plus, we have a stumper, astronomical trivia, and much more.By Josh Colwell, Addie Dove, Jim Cooney, Audrey Martin

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Filled With Mercy and Blessed 49:18

4M ago49:18

49:18

Easter SundayBy Jonathan Pate

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