Ask An Astronomer Anything At All About Astronomy (XVI)

After a short hiatus due to busy evenings, the latest batch of questions and attempted answers are now online.

1) What's your take on this gravitational wave detection ?

It's OK, I guess.

2) If we dropped a small wormhole into a star, would it cause a supernova ?

No.

3) Is there any way to use a wormhole to cause a supernova ?

Oh my yes.

4) What do you think of this ridiculous hour-long video about the Orion nebula looking like a brain, or something ?

It's stupid.

5) OK, well what about this website and 25 minute video about how gravity doesn't exist and the Earth is flat ?

They're stupid too.

6) Could there be a black hole made of anti-matter ?

Yes, but there almost certainly aren't any.

7) Would nuking an asteroid at the last minute just make things worse even if we smash it into little tiny pieces ?

Probably not, but it would be better to nuke it as early as possible.

8) Will the detection of gravitational waves change the field of galaxy evolution ?
No.

9) I want to know more about how the gravitational wave measurements determined the location and distance of the source.
Well good for you.