Ep 374: The darkest thing in the universe
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The darkest thing in the universe
Nobody knows what it is, but we can see what it does. Join us for a talk about dark matter.
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Ep 373: The brightest thing in the universe
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The brightest thing in the universe
Join us for a look at quasars; the brightest thing in the universe.
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Ep 372: The birth of stars
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The birth of stars
Clouds of dust collapse to form stars, but the actual process is far more complicated and interesting.
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Ep 371: The creator and destroyer of worlds
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The creator and destroyer of worlds
Several kinds of supernova, and a rogue supermassive blackhole.
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Ep 370: Neutron stars and little green men
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Neutron stars and little green men
Join us as we talk about how neutron stars managed to masquerade as a signal from aliens.
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Ep 369: From little to smaller to slightly larger
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From little to smaller to slightly larger
Join us for a look at red dwarves, brown dwarves, white dwarves, and carbon stars.
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Take 119 of Episode One: An itch of crackheads, and Patrick has a cow
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Ep 368: On sunshine and the oldest stars
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On sunshine and the oldest stars
We spend some time figuring out what powers our sun, and give a respectful nod towards the oldest stars in the universe.
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Ep 367: We got the universe wrong
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We got the universe wrong
At the beginning of the 20th century, the universe was 100,000 lightyears across, and static. How we found out that was wrong.
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Ep 366: Hidden in the light
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Hidden in the light
Today, Newton shows us why planets move as they do, and we find out how we know what stars are made of.
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Ep 365: Better glass, lenses, mirrors, and a star to sail by
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Better glass, lenses, mirrors, and a star to sail by
The debate over the Earth or Sun in the middle continues, and we take a look at navigating by the stars.
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