Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
White drawfs; sunlike stars; Mars Insight rover; Phobos
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
The astroquarks delve into the interiors of White Dwarfs, the relics of sunlike stars, with the help of Einstein's theory of general relativity. And the Mars Insight lander collected some intriguing data that may help pin down the details of the death spiral of its moon Phobos. Don't worry, we've got a hundred million years, give or take. Also catch up on new nerd news and biological trivia as well as launches and crashing satellites.
Episode Sponsor
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© Joshua Colwell, All Rights Reserved
Date Created
9-2-2020
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
46:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "Pressures Great and Small" (2020). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 132.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/132
