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Astronomy Cast Ep. 540: Weird Issues: How Do (or Don't) Planets Form?
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 540: Weird Issues: How Do (or Don't) Planets Form?
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32 minutes
Released:
Oct 7, 2019
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lexpg6yVBM4 Streamed live on Sep 27, 2019. As astronomers started to discover planets orbiting other stars, they immediately realized that their expectations would need to be tossed out. Hot jupiters? Pulsars with planets? We're now decades into this task, and the Universe is continuing to surprise us. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
Released:
Oct 7, 2019
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Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
NOIRLab - The First Magnetar Progenitor: Neutron stars, the compact remains of a massive star following a supernova explosion, are the densest matter in the Universe. Some neutron stars, known as magnetars, also claim the record for the strongest magnetic fields of any object. How magnetars,... by The 365 Days of Astronomy