Podcasts by Kainaati Gup Shup with Salman Hameed
A weekly discussion in Urdu about our universe and astronomy with astrophysicist Salman Hameed.
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20. [Urdu] Is There Any Use of Astronomy? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When there is hunger and poverty in the world, is there any justification for spending money on astronomy? Is there any real use of understanding - say - light from a galaxy billions of light years...
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18. [Urdu] A Giant Planet Around a White Dwarf! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Some exoplanet systems are strange. And some are really strange. Please join astrophysicist Salman Hameed in exploring a system where the planet is much bigger in size than its star. Video of the p...
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17. [Urdu] Is there Really Life on Venus? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Venus is getting a lot of attention. The recent detection of phosphine has raised the possibility of the existence of life on Venus. Please join astrophysicist Salman Hameed in exploring the implic...
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16. [Urdu] What is Dark Energy? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dark Energy is one of the biggest mysteries of astronomy. Why do astronomers believe that most of the universe is made up of this dark energy? How did they discover that? Please join astrophysicist...
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15. [Urdu] Five Strange Exoplanets from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Astronomers have discovered over 4000 planets! Some are weird (at least to us). These are not your every day planets. Meet strange planets - one with a super ring, one with a rain of glass, one a s...
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14. [Urdu] Did We Just Discover a Neutron Star in Supernova 1987A? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In 1987, a star exploded as a supernova and it was visible to the naked eye. It is now one of the most studied supernovae ever! But astronomers have been unable to find the possible left-over core ...
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13. [Urdu] What was "before" the Big Bang? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our universe started 13.8 billion years ago in what astronomers call a Big Bang. But what was before the Big Bang? Is there a scientific way to think about this question? How do we scientifically a...
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12. [Urdu] The Mystery of the Corona of the Sun from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There is a mystery. The surface of the Sun is at 6000 degrees. But when you farther away from it, some of the gas is at temperatures reaching a million degrees. What heats up this gas? Astronomers ...
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11. [Urdu] Where Do Comets Come From? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We have a great opportunity to see Comet Neowise in the evening skies these days. It is rare to see a comet with the naked eye. But what are comets and where do they come from? Join astrophysicist ...
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10. [Urdu] What is Dark Matter? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dark Matter is one of the biggest mysteries in science today. It makes up 80% of all matter and yet it is nothing like us, our planet or our Sun. It does not emit or absorb light. If we cannot see ...
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9. [Urdu] Two Black Holes Collide! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Black Holes Collide. But up until now, we had never seen any signs of their mergers in visible light. Now in a mind-boggling scenario, astronomers have detected a merger of two black holes in the m...
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8. [Urdu] Are There Really 36 Alien Civilizations in Our Galaxy? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are there alien civilizations out there in our Galaxy? This is one of humanity's biggest questions. It is also one of the hardest as we know of only one example so far. Us. However, a new study pu...
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7. [Urdu] Should we contaminate Mars with our germs and viruses? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We are currently facing a pandemic caused by COVID-19 virus. This is on Earth. But humans can contaminate other places in the Solar system with microbes from Earth. This is called Forward Contamina...
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6. [Urdu] Lithium Mystery Solved by White Dwarfs from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Astronomers have been puzzled by the existence of more lithium than expected? Now we may have the answer and it may be tied to explosions on the surface of white dwarfs. Please join astrophysicist ...
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5. [Urdu] Parallel Universe Found? Or How to Read Astronomy News? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Has NASA found a parallel universe? There is a lot of chatter about this on the internet and in some newspapers. Every few weeks we also hear about an asteroid hitting the Earth. We are surrounded ...
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4. [Urdu] Are We Alone in the Universe? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This is a big question! But what does this question mean? Who is "We"? What does "Alone" mean? These are all questions worthy of exploration. Please join astrophysicist, Salman Hameed in this episo...
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3. [Urdu] Do Navy UFO Videos Show Alien Spacecrafts? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Do we finally have evidence of aliens? US Navy has officially releases three UFO videos. They are intriguing. Do these video show evidence of alien spacecrafts? How do we think about these videos a...
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2. [Urdu] Is Pluto a Planet? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There are few topics in astronomy that generate heated debates and the status of Pluto as a planet is a big one. Is it an odd-ball planet or a normal Kuiper Belt object? Here I list 3 reasons why P...
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25. [Urdu] Mars and the Origins of Life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How did life start here on Earth? The answer may lie in studying Mars. NASA's Perseverance mission is about to land on Jezero crater on the Red planet. Please join astrophysicist Salman Hameed in e...
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24. [Urdu] This Signal from Proxima Centauri is Intriguing! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Is this a signal from an alien civilization? Almost always the answer is "no". But here is an intriguing signal that astronomers are puzzled by. It is coming from the direction of the star closest ...
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23. [Urdu] China on the Moon and Moon Landing Conspiracies from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
China just achieved a phenomenal feat of scooping a sample from the surface of the Moon and bringing it back. There is a justifiable pride about this in China and its geo-political friends. But as ...
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22. [Urdu] Update on "Life on Venus" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Is there life in the clouds of Venus? A few months ago, a startling announcement grabbed our attention. What is its status now? This is a wonderful example of how science works and how scientists f...
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21. [Urdu] The Mystery of the 'Blue Ring Nebula'! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Astronomers had never seen anything like this before. But 16 years later, the mystery of the 'Blue Ring Nebula' has been solved. It is a fascinating story of a star eating another one and belching ...
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1. [Urdu] Who Killed the Dinosaurs? from 2020-05-12T23:00
Something happened 66 million years ago that killed 75% of all life on Earth. Most of the dinosaurs too. Who was responsible for this devastation? Some suggest that it was an asteroid or a comet...
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2. [Urdu] Is Pluto a Planet? from 2020-05-12T23:00
There are few topics in astronomy that generate heated debates and the status of Pluto as a planet is a big one. Is it an odd-ball planet or a normal Kuiper Belt object? Here I list 3 reasons wh...
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