Advertise on podcast: Far Out Astronomy

Closed Captioning for intro: When most people think about our universe, they think of it as tranquil and benign. Maybe even nurturing. But that couldn't be farther from the truth. The universe is a terrifying and hostile place, and it has more ways to kill you than you could ever imagine. Some objects out there are the stuff of nightmares, even for the astronomers who study them. From black holes to neutron stars, rogue planets to galactic cannibalism, asteroids evading detection until they streak into Earth's atmosphere, even stars that appear to fake their own death. Scared of wanting to leave the planet? You should be.