StarTalk Radio · 2026-10-06 · 60 min · 8,751 words

Cosmic Queries – Light Sails & Quantum Scales

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Chuck, that was a fun Cosmic Quarry's grab bag. My favorite was the person who asked. What would the cosmic microwave background be like? When it happened. Whoa. Oh take cover is I think is this lesson there. You know what Neil told him? Hey man, I was there when it happened and I'll give you a firsthand account. Coming up on Star Talk. Welcome to

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Cosmic Quarry. Hopori, crab bag edition. Chuck, how you doing, man? Doing great, Neil. That's right. All right. I like the way you say potpourri. Let me hear it. The potpourri. Which is which is my version of Galactic Gumbo. Yeah, we don't we don't we don't know what to call this other than grab bag. Grab bag seems to work. Yeah, grab bag works.

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