Title: The Oldest Star In the Universe
Podcaster: Rob Sparks & Dr. Timothy Beers
Organization: NOAO
Links: www.noao.edu ; @NOAONorth
Description: Astronomers have been hunting for stars that formed in the early history of the universe for decades. These stars formed before many heavy elements had formed and their composition provides clues about the star formation history and nucleosynthesis in the early universe. In this podcast, Dr. Timothy Beers describes the discovery of the current oldest known star in the universe.
Bio: Rob Sparks is a science education specialist in the Education and Public Outreach (EPO) group at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) and works on the Galileoscope project (www.galileoscope.org), providing design, dissemination and professional development. He blogs at halfastro.wordpress.com.
Dr. Timothy Beers is a former director of Kitt Peak National Observatory and currently an astronomer at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory in Tucson, Arizona. His primary research interests are ancient metal-poor stars and the formation of the Milky Way galaxy.
End of podcast:
365 Days of Astronomy
=====================
The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. Audio post-production by Richard Drumm. Bandwidth donated by libsyn.com and wizzard media. You may reproduce and distribute this audio for non-commercial purposes. Please consider supporting the podcast with a few dollars (or Euros!). Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org. In the new year the 365 Days of Astronomy project will be something different than before….Until then…goodbye