Radio Astronomy: More About the Event Horizon Telescope
Last week, Diego and Andrew hinted of an upcoming announcement that astronomers had imaged the immediate vicinity of a black hole. We figured it would be the black hole at the center of the Milky Way,...
View ArticleRadio Astronomy: Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star?
Do stars really twinkle? And if so, why? The post Radio Astronomy: Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star? appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.
View ArticleRadio Astronomy: NASA Dragonfly Probe
NASA is sending a dual-rotor helicopter probe to Titan, a moon of Saturn. If this doesn’t make you click, we’re not sure what will. The post Radio Astronomy: NASA Dragonfly Probe appeared first on WORT...
View ArticleRadio Astronomy: Hot Subdwarf Pulsators
When do stars not follow the rules? When those stars have friends! Join Andrew Nine and Zach Pace for a quick taste of some stellar pulsation astrophysics! The post Radio Astronomy: Hot Subdwarf...
View ArticleRadio Astronomy: Kilonovas and Cosmic Gold
What do gamma ray bursts and gold have in common? Join Andrew Nine and Zach Pace today on Radio Astronomy to find out! The post Radio Astronomy: Kilonovas and Cosmic Gold appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.
View ArticleRadio Astronomy: DESI First Light
The newest, largest survey of the visible universe has hit a critical milestone with the deployment of a huge spectrograph at the 4-meter Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak in Arizona. Learn more on this...
View ArticleRadio Astronomy: Meteor Showers
A fireball lit up Madison’s skies this November! What are meteors, and where do they come from? The post Radio Astronomy: Meteor Showers appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.
View ArticleRadio Astronomy: Solar System Categorization and Minimoons
What makes something a moon or a planet? Learn more on this week’s episode of Radio Astronomy! The post Radio Astronomy: Solar System Categorization and Minimoons appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.
View ArticleRadio Astronomy: Evaporating Planets
This week on Radio Astronomy, Zach Pace and Melissa Morris talk about a recent discovery of a white dwarf star with an evaporating planet orbiting it. The post Radio Astronomy: Evaporating Planets...
View ArticleRadio Astronomy: Neutron Star Surface Mapping
In this week’s episode we dive into the latest mystery uncovered about neutron stars. The NICER X-Ray telescope on-board the International Space Station delivered the first ever map of the surface of a...
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