Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
Cool Star Labs, brown dwarfs
Contributor
Adam Burgasser
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
The astroquarks are joined by Dr. Adam Burgasser from the Cool Star Lab at the University of California San Diego to talk about the mysterious members of the astrophysical menagerie that lie between planets and stars. Brown dwarfs are lurking in the dark, sometimes closer than we might think. We also have spaceflight history trivia, 20 new moons, and a spot about G.
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© Joshua Colwell, All Rights Reserved
Date Created
10-14-2019
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
46:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "Bananas About Brown Dwarfs" (2019). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 95.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/95
