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80 - Radio 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 episode of Radio Astronomy!
Tue, 29 Oct 2019 - 5min
79 - Radio 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!
Tue, 03 Sep 2019 - 4min
78 - Radio 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!
Tue, 06 Aug 2019
77 - Radio 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.
Tue, 02 Jul 2019
76 - Radio Astronomy: Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star?
Do stars really twinkle? And if so, why?
Tue, 07 May 2019 - 4min
75 - 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, but really, it was one in a nearby galaxy. Join us today, and learn more about how this fantastic image was made.
Tue, 16 Apr 2019 - 15min
74 - Radio 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 neutron star. The results were unexpected and have further deepened the mysteries surrounding neutron stars.
Wed, 18 Dec 2019 - 5min
73 - Radio 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.
Tue, 10 Dec 2019 - 5min
72 - Radio Astronomy: Solar System Categorization and Minimoons
What makes something a moon or a planet? Learn more on this week’s episode of Radio Astronomy!
Wed, 04 Dec 2019 - 6min
71 - Radio Astronomy: Meteor Showers
A fireball lit up Madison’s skies this November! What are meteors, and where do they come from?
Wed, 27 Nov 2019 - 5min

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