AaS! 33: What if the moon disappeared?

Ask a Spaceman!

Paul M. Sutter

Astrophysics, Science, Cosmos, Holes, Black, Astronomy, Natural Sciences, Universe, Cosmology, Space, Physics

4.8 • 853 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

What would happen if the moon disappeared tomorrow? What makes it so special in the first place? Does it really *do* anything useful? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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0:00.0	You know what time it is. It's time for Ask a Space Man. I'm your host, Paul Sutter. You've got questions and I've got answers. You know how this show works, but let's give it another orbit. You go online to Twitter,
0:22.0	Facebook, use the hashtag Ask a Space Man and start asking me questions, and then I will, like,
0:27.4	get around to answering them at some point. You can also follow me directly on Twitter and Facebook.
0:32.8	My name is Paul Matt Sutter, P-A-U-L-M-A-T-T-E-R.
0:37.9	You can also find all these videos on YouTube, which gives you another place to ask questions.
0:43.1	YouTube.com slash C-S-Pol-M-M-M-Sutter.
0:46.2	It's the same name as all the others.
0:49.1	If you want to email, you can do Ask aSpaceman at g-mail. or just go to askaspaceman.com. So so many ways to get
0:57.3	some questions answered and so little time. We have a very simple goal with this show.
1:03.1	Complete knowledge of time and space. And to get there, it's going to take a while, but, you know,
1:09.5	we've got a few years left, you know, or whatever.
1:13.2	On the way to complete knowledge of time and space is not an episode on the cosmic microwave
1:19.4	background.
1:20.0	I know a couple episodes ago, I kind of begged you to ask me, and you heard my call, you
1:27.2	heard my please, you flooded me with questions
1:31.7	about the CMB the cosmic microwave background and you're not getting it yet I know I know
1:38.0	you'd think after begging you for an episode on the CMB that would actually deliver.
1:46.2	Well, here's the thing.
1:47.2	I want to do it right.
1:48.8	It's a big topic.
1:50.2	It's one of my favorite topics.
1:52.1	It's a topic that doesn't get a lot of play.
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