The Essential Guide to Gravitational Waves - Ask a Spaceman!

Full podcast episodes: http://www.askaspaceman.com Support:   / pmsutter   Follow:   / paulmattsutter   and   / paulmattsutter   Part 1! What are gravitational waves? What makes them? How can we detect them here on Earth, and why is it a big deal? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Follow all the show updates at http://www.askaspaceman.com, and help support the show at   / pmsutter  ! Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE! Music by Jason Grady and Nick Bain. 00:00 What is a gravitational wave? 06:15 What makes gravitational waves? 08:46 How do we detect gravitational waves? 12:24 What was the big deal with the first detection? 16:48 Why are gravitational waves so important?