Red supergiants are massive stars at the end of their lives. In this podcast, Dr. Emma Beasor discusses recent research that attempts to explain the red supergiant problem.
Jun 29th: Stellar Siblings Found & Both Have Planets
Two seemingly unrelated stars, each with several exoplanets, turn out to be members of an enormous, diffuse star cluster. Plus, baby squid go to the ISS, new images from China’s Zhurong rover, a brightening blazar, and an interview with scientist Sophia Gad-Nasr and artist Cathrin Machin about how art and science work together.
Jun 24th: Solar Systems Vary From Star Type to Star Type
Scientists examined the populations of stars observed by the Kepler and K2 missions and found that the solar systems were different depending on the type of star involved.
Dec 28th: Where Do Stars Go When They Die?
Stars like our Sun will spend billions of years fusing together hydrogen and pumping out energy. And when the fuel runs out, their death is as interesting as their birth. This week Fraser and Pamela trace out this stellar evolution, and explain what the future holds for stars, large and small
Dec 1st: Astro101 Part 3 – What is a Star?
What are the different kinds of stars? Why does classification in astronomy make no sense? How the heck do we define a “star”, anyway?
Sep 15th: Can Planets Survive the Death of Their Star?
When stars die, do their planets die too? What can possibly survive after a supernova explosion? How will the death of the sun affect our solar system? Can zombie planets rise from the dead?
Jul 3rd: Dr. Andrew Siemion, Director of Berkeley SETI Research Center
Weekly news: the Mars Perseverance landing site, quasars active in the early Universe, why Betelgeuse was dimming, a star just disappeared. Also discussion with Dr. Andrew Siemion. All at #365DaysOfAstro with @WSHTeam
Mar 3rd: What Powers a Hypernova?
How can a supernova become even more powerful? Why do we have such a hard time studying them, let alone defining them? What happens when you let a giant star unleash its full potential?
Nov 12th: Where Have all the Circumbinaries Gone?
In this Apogee Podcast, Cosmic discusses the search for circumbinary planets orbiting eclipsing binary stars.
Apr 20th: Star Forming Where Planet Should be in Mysterious Star System
Astronomers using the ALMA telescope high in the Chilean Andes have observed a star forming where planets are normally thought to be born. Please join Tony Darnell as he discusses these observations with Dr. John Ilee from the University of Leeds.