Aug 24th: Handle with Care: Astronomers Build an Explosive Collection
Collecting stuff is fun but it can also tell you something about the things you’re collecting. One of the collection are pictures of stars explosion.
Aug 11th: A Serendipitous Supernova in M82 & Asteroid 2013 TV 135
Jul 27th: Stellar evolution, from Gas to Star
Urban Astronomer presents the first series of where supernova come from. This episode looks at the behaviour of gas molecules, and how this causes vast clouds of hydrogen floating in space to turn into stars.
Apr 10th: How Do Supernovae Fail?
You know what’s scarier than a supernova? A supernova that fails, imploding into a black hole, vanishing from the Universe.
Feb 25th: Transients: What They Are & Why They Matter
Astronomers have found that sometimes the Universe changes. Things move, things explode, things get brighter or dimmer. In fact, knowing this has helped astronomers discover some very important aspects of the Universe. Today we begin a two part series on Transients and their role in astronomy.
Oct 27th: Clearing the Fog Around Exploding Stars
When a red supergiant goes supernova, something special may happen: a brief but brilliant flash of light might be seen before the full explosion! more at #365DaysOfAstro @unawe #spacescoop
May 14th: What’s New With Supernovae
Time for another update, this time we’re going to look at what’s new with supernovae. And once again, we’ve got good news, lots of new stuff to report.
May 4th: Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go
Dr. David Weintraub discuss about history of our fascination with the Red Planet, as well as describes the the various moral issues that surround our desire to go there.