Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
Stephen Hawking, radiation from black holes, Hawking Radiation, telescopes, Deep Space Network
Contributor
Anna Metke
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
The astroquarks discuss the late Stephen Hawking's first major breakthrough in astrophysics: radiation from black holes, now known as Hawking Radiation and what that means about what would happen if you through all the recordings of Walkabout the Galaxy into a black hole. UCF student and astronomer Anna Metke joins Josh and Jim to talk about telescopes near and far, and the giant radio telescopes of the Deep Space Network used to talk to spacecraft across the solar system.
Episode Sponsor
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Date Created
3-28-2018
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
51:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "For Stephen Hawking" (2018). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 45.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/45
