In some situations even dead stars can get exciting again, briefly becoming some of the brightest objects in the Universe. And maybe, just maybe, the last exciting thing that’ll ever happen in the Universe.
Oct 5th: Exploding Dwarfs
Astronomy Cast Archive
Sep 28th: White and Black Dwarfs
Stars die. At some point in the next few billion years or so our Sun is going to start heating up, using up all the fuel in its core, and then eventually die, becoming a white dwarf. It’ll then slowly cool down to the background temperature of the Universe, becoming a black dwarf. Let’s learn about this fascinating process.
Sep 21st: Venus Updates – or – Life on Venus?!?
So have you heard the news? Of course you have. Evidence of phosphene on Venus. Which could be a biosignature of life on our evil twin planet. There have been a lot of surprising stories about Venus, so let’s get you all caught up!
Sep 14th: Mars in Opposition
Every 2 years or so Mars lines up nicely with the Earth. And it’s the best time to send your spacecraft to the Red Planet.
Sep 7th: Neptune
Neptune has a controversial story about its discovery, some of the strongest winds in the solar system and some weird moons.
Aug 31st: Uranus
This week, we’re on to the next planet in the solar system. The blue gas planet. Today we’ll cover its faint rings, sideways axis of rotation and its rocky core.
Aug 24th: Saturn
Aug 17th: Jupiter
This week we’re going to just talk about Jupiter, and then next week, we’re going to cover its moons.
Aug 10th: Mars
Today we consider Mars, the next planet in our journey through the Solar System. It’s a cold, dry desert, so why does this planet hold such fascination?
Aug 3rd: Earth
Today we talk about our own home world: Earth. You might think you know the planet beneath your feet, but it’s actually one of the most interesting and dynamic places in the Solar System.