AaS! 65: How does one become an astrophysicist?

Ask a Spaceman!

Paul M. Sutter

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

4.8 • 853 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2017

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

How does one become an astrophysicist? What are the challenges and rewards of that kind of career? Are there even any jobs? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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Hosted by Paul M. Sutter, astrophysicist at The Ohio State University, Chief Scientist at COSI Science Center, and the one and only Agent to the Stars (http://www.pmsutter.com).

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0:00.0	You know what time it is.
0:08.5	It's time for Ask a Space Man.
0:10.2	I'm your host Paul Sutter.
0:11.2	You've got questions and I've got answers.
0:13.6	You know how the show works.
0:15.3	But let's ask the question and get the answer again.
0:19.1	You go online to Twitter or Facebook.
0:21.0	Use the hashtag Ask a Spaceman and fire those questions away and I will catch them.
0:26.6	I will catch them with my space internet powers and I will put them in a file and then I will
0:33.8	peruse the file and I'll pick ones to answer on this show.
0:37.7	It is that simple.
0:38.7	You can also email me directly at ask a spaceman at gmail.com or visit ask a spaceman.com.
0:44.9	That's the website.
0:45.7	There's all the show notes.
0:47.0	Links to all the episodes.
0:48.5	You can start to see if I've already answered the question maybe before you ask,
0:52.8	you know, all sorts of stuff.
0:53.5	You can also go to YouTube.com slash Paul M. Sutter, where there's all sorts of lovely videos.
1:01.6	And you can follow me directly on Twitter and Facebook.
1:05.3	My name is at Paul Matt Sutter.
1:08.1	So easy, so easy and so good. We have one simple goal with this show. Complete
1:14.5	knowledge of time and space. And on the road to complete knowledge of time and space,
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