Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
spacetime; theory of relativity; white dwarf; pulsar
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
Would you rather go ice fishing on an alien moon or bungee jumping on Mars? Either way, you definitely want to hear about the mysterious way matter twists spacetime with another confirmation of Einstein's general theory of relativity involving a white dwarf and a pulsar. Join the astroquarks for all that plus the discovery of the nearest exoplanet, solar system trivia, and all the latest space and nerd news.
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Date Created
2-1-2020
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
46:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "The Mysterious Case of the Dragging Frame" (2020). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 108.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/108
