Expert Voices - Paul Sutter

Paul Sutter received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2011. After spending three years at the Paris Institute of Astrophysics, he is now a visiting scholar at the Ohio State University's Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics. Sutter is the host of several podcasts and YouTube series, consults for TV and film productions, and frequently makes public appearances discussing physics and astronomy topics and the role science plays in society.

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Facebook Live and Book Giveaway Today! 'Your Place in the Universe' by Paul Sutter

November 30, 2018 | Article

Astrophysicist Paul Sutter, whose new book "Your Place in the Universe" aims to bring the nearly 14-billion-year history of the cosmos down to Earth. And now, you have a chance to win a copy from Space.com!
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A Broken Universe: 'Your Place in the Universe' Book Excerpt

November 20, 2018 | Article

Paul Sutter's new book, "Your Place in the Universe: Understanding Our Big, Messy Existence" (Prometheus Books, 2018), takes readers on an informative and entertaining tour of their cosmic home. Read an excerpt here.
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'Your Place in the Universe': Interview with Author Paul Sutter

November 20, 2018 | Article

Astrophysicist Paul Sutter's new book, "Your Place in the Universe" (Prometheus Books, 2018), takes readers on a far-reaching tour of the cosmos and explains how scientists tackle the biggest of questions.
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'Ask a Spaceman' Seeks Out the Elusive Quark Star in Finale

November 01, 2018 | Article

After guiding us across the universe, astrophysicist and Space.com columnist Paul Sutter closes his basic astronomy series this week by looking at the arguments for and against the existence of quark stars.
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How Did Inflation Happen — and Why Do We Care?

October 26, 2018 | Article

In 1980, physicist Alan Guth proposed a radical extension to the standard Big Bang model of the history of the universe, proposing a transformative event called cosmic inflation.
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Ask a Spaceman: The Quirks of Quark Star Physics

October 24, 2018 | Article

Can a quark star exist? It's an open question in the astronomy community, but there appears to be an argument for quark stars if we examine the physics of dying stars in more detail, argues astrophysicist and Space.com columnist Paul Sutter.
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Why We Need Cosmic Inflation

October 22, 2018 | Article

The "vanilla" Big Bang model, without any other additions or amendments, can't explain all the observations. Here's how it might have worked.
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Bringing Dark Energy Out into the Light

October 18, 2018 | Article

We've known for about 20 years that the expansion of our universe is accelerating, but how does the dark energy that causes it work?
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Ask a Spaceman: The Weird Physics of Quark Stars (If They Exist)

October 17, 2018 | Article

Space is an amazing physics laboratory, because we can see stars and other objects behaving under extreme conditions.
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'Ask a Spaceman': 15 Minutes Can Change a Star Forever

October 10, 2018 | Article

What can you do in 15 minutes? Maybe read a few articles or watch a few videos online. But as astrophysicist and Space.com columnist Paul Sutter explains, 15 minutes is enough time for a particular kind of star to transform into a neutron star.
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