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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
Supernova; black holes; supermassive black hole; asteroid missions
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
There’s a bright supernova in a nearby galaxy, and a very distant supernova made brighter by the beauty of gravitational lensing. In another galaxy, a gargantuan black hole is revealed to be orbited by another supermassive black hole, resulting in a gamma ray flares as it rips through the main black hole’s accretion disk. Closer to home, we learn about new asteroid missions and a rapidly warming planet (hint: it’s ours). Plus: Harrison Ford and Leonard Nimoy trivia!
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Date Created
6-14-2023
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Martin, Audrey, "Supernovae Near and Far" (2023). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 244.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/244
