https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/where-physics-ends--7279373enAstronomyCopyright Lola Mosleyhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8eb9277ce0bd115b8c2c8397685df318.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/where-physics-ends--7279373Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:13:46 +0000Lola MosleyLola Mosleyfeeds@spreaker.comWhat happens when the laws of physics reach their limits?Where Physics Ends is a science documentary podcast exploring the places where our best theories begin to break down. From black hole interiors and the first moments of the universe to dark...falsef70a19ff-ff3c-54f1-95bc-428d6218810bepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-matter-that-should-not-be-possible--74353817But calling it a ball of neutrons hides the real mystery.
Deep inside, matter is pushed beyond anything we can reproduce in a laboratory. Atomic nuclei disappear as familiar structures. Particles are forced into extraordinary densities. And somewhere beneath the crust, physicists are no longer certain what matter actually becomes.
Does the core remain dominated by neutrons?
Do new particles appear?
Do protons and neutrons themselves dissolve into quark matter?
In this episode of Where Physics Ends, we enter the densest observable matter in the universe and ask a surprisingly difficult question.
What is a neutron star actually made of?
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74353817Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:20:35 +0000Lola MosleyA neutron star compresses more mass than the Sun into a sphere roughly the size of a city. But calling it a ball of neutrons hides the real mystery. Deep inside, matter is pushed beyond anything we can reproduce in a laboratory. Atomic nuclei...But calling it a ball of neutrons hides the real mystery.
Deep inside, matter is pushed beyond anything we can reproduce in a laboratory. Atomic nuclei disappear as familiar structures. Particles are forced into extraordinary densities. And somewhere beneath the crust, physicists are no longer certain what matter actually becomes.
Does the core remain dominated by neutrons?
Do new particles appear?
Do protons and neutrons themselves dissolve into quark matter?
In this episode of Where Physics Ends, we enter the densest observable matter in the universe and ask a surprisingly difficult question.
What is a neutron star actually made of?
]]>784astrophysics,chromodynamics,dense,equation,extreme,gravitational,matter,merger,neutron,nicer,nuclear,of,physics,pulsars,quantum,quark,star,stars,state,wavesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-first-moment-we-cannot-explain--74353299Eventually, our equations reach a boundary known as the Planck regime, where gravity and quantum physics can no longer be treated separately. Beyond that frontier, familiar ideas about space, time, and even the beginning of the universe become uncertain.
Did time truly begin with the Big Bang? Was there something before it? Or does the word before stop making physical sense?
In this episode of Where Physics Ends, we travel toward the earliest moment our current theories can approach and discover why the beginning of everything remains one of physics greatest unfinished problems.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74353299Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:10:45 +0000Lola MosleyRun the history of the universe backward and the cosmos becomes hotter, denser, and more extreme. Eventually, our equations reach a boundary known as the Planck regime, where gravity and quantum physics can no longer be treated separately. Beyond that...Eventually, our equations reach a boundary known as the Planck regime, where gravity and quantum physics can no longer be treated separately. Beyond that frontier, familiar ideas about space, time, and even the beginning of the universe become uncertain.
Did time truly begin with the Big Bang? Was there something before it? Or does the word before stop making physical sense?
In this episode of Where Physics Ends, we travel toward the earliest moment our current theories can approach and discover why the beginning of everything remains one of physics greatest unfinished problems.
]]>839astronomy,bang,big,cosmology,early,general,gravity,inflation,of,origin,physics,planck,quantum,relativity,singularity,spacetime,time,universefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inside-a-black-hole-where-einstein-s-physics-ends--74352966The real problem lies deeper inside.
Follow the journey beyond the event horizon toward the singularity, a destination predicted by general relativity where spacetime itself reaches a mathematical limit. Is the singularity a real place in nature, or is it evidence that one of our greatest theories is incomplete?
This is the first journey into Where Physics Ends.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74352966Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:05:10 +0000Lola MosleyBlack holes are often described as places where the laws of physics break down. But that is not quite true. At the event horizon, Einstein’s theory of general relativity can still describe what happens remarkably well. The real problem lies deeper...The real problem lies deeper inside.
Follow the journey beyond the event horizon toward the singularity, a destination predicted by general relativity where spacetime itself reaches a mathematical limit. Is the singularity a real place in nature, or is it evidence that one of our greatest theories is incomplete?
This is the first journey into Where Physics Ends.
]]>518albert,astrophysics,black,cosmology,einstein,event,extreme,general,gravity,hole,holes,horizon,mysteries,physics,quantum,relativity,singularity,space,spacetime,universefalsefull