Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
Sun, helioseismology, dark matter
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
The Sun doesn't just shine, it rings like a bell, or a drumhead wrapped into a ginormous ball of incandescent plasma. The astroquarks talk about how helioseismology tells us about the interior of the Sun, and new research shows some surprising changes in the Sun's outer layers. And the disappointing news from the realm of cosmology is that dark matter is probably not warm and fuzzy, depriving us of endless opportunities for jokes, not to mention that it would be awesome if we had fuzzy dark matter throughout the universe. Catch up on the latest astronomy, nerd news, and space trivia with the astroquarks on this episode of Walkabout the Galaxy.
Episode Sponsor
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© Joshua Colwell, All Rights Reserved
Date Created
8-10-2017
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
39:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "Cold and Hard, not Warm and Fuzzy" (2017). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 23.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/23
