Universe Today Podcast

[Q&A+] Can We Detect Gravitational Waves from the Big Bang Itself?

Freitag, 7. August 2026 · 21 min

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<html><p>BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 13:26</p><p>Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: <a href="youtu.be/2lopY61vhgc"; target="_blank">youtu.be/2lopY61vhgc</a></p><p&… mentioned: </p><ul><li><p><a href="studio.youtube.com/channel/UCEtB-nx5ngoNJWEzYa…; target="_blank"> @filmjoy </a> </p></li><li><p><a href="studio.youtube.com/channel/UChsbD6Clp-ZPqKwXJR…; target="_blank"> @WeirdExplorer </a></p></li></ul><p>Are primordial gravitational waves still coming to us? How big would a 30 billion Sun mass black hole be? Do photons start experiencing time when slowed down in a medium? And in Q&A+, can any particle pop up into existence any time anywhere?</p><ul><li><p>00:00 Intro </p></li><li><p>00:27 [@vistotutti6037] Are primordial gravitational waves still going? </p></li><li><p>04:25 [@AriasThirdOfHisName] Thoughts on charged black holes? </p></li><li><p>06:45 [@KnownUnknown-i8r] How large is a 30 billion solar mass black hole? </p></li><li><p>08:04 [@hangmann747tinmann8] Does a photon experience time when it's slowed down in a medium? </p></li><li><p>09:18 [@oldtimer2662] Is Andromeda traveling towards us or are we traveling towards it? </p></li><li><p>10:35 [@EpicQuestBio] Has anyone considered using railgun to launch ultra-high-aspect ablation-shieled microgram payloads to escape velocity from their backyard? </p></li><li><p>13:26 [@yonatan62] Is there a chance that any particle can pop into existence anywhere at any time? </p></li><li><p>17:29 Final thoughts</p></li></ul><p></p></html>

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