A Tour of X9 in 47 Tucanae (03-13-2017)
In astronomy, a binary system is one where two objects are close enough that they orbit each other because they are gravitationally bound to one another.
- Related Links:
-- Star Discovered in Closest Known Orbit Around Likely Black Hole
In astronomy, a binary system is one where two objects are close enough that they orbit each other because they are gravitationally bound to one another.
- Download Video Podcast (75 MB, Runtime: 2:56)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Star Discovered in Closest Known Orbit Around Likely Black Hole
A Tour of Cyg X-3's Little Friend (11-25-2016)
The story of how stars are born and eventually die can be a complicated one.
- Related Links:
-- A Stellar Circle of Life
The story of how stars are born and eventually die can be a complicated one.
- Download Video Podcast (48.3 MB, Runtime: 2:55)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- A Stellar Circle of Life
Tour of RCW 103 (09-12-2016)
When stars have more than about 8 times as much mass as the Sun, they end their lives in a spectacular explosion called a supernova.
- Related Links:
-- Young Magnetar Likely the Slowest Pulsar Ever Detected
When stars have more than about 8 times as much mass as the Sun, they end their lives in a spectacular explosion called a supernova.
- Download Video Podcast (77.4 MB, Runtime: 3:06)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Young Magnetar Likely the Slowest Pulsar Ever Detected
A Tour of G11.2-0.3 (08-18-2016)
While they may sound like very different and distinct fields, astronomy and history can intersect in very interesting and important ways.
- Related Links:
-- Supernova Ejected from the Pages of History
While they may sound like very different and distinct fields, astronomy and history can intersect in very interesting and important ways.
- Download Video Podcast (58 MB, Runtime: 2:19)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Supernova Ejected from the Pages of History
A Tour of VLA J2130+12 (06-27-2016)
Astronomers have found many black holes both here in our Milky Way galaxy and beyond.
- Related Links:
-- Clandestine Black Hole May Represent New Population
Astronomers have found many black holes both here in our Milky Way galaxy and beyond.
- Download Video Podcast (75.1 MB, Runtime: 3:00)
- With closed-captions (at YouTube)
- Listen to Audio Only
- Transcript
- Related Links:
-- Clandestine Black Hole May Represent New Population
Revised: December 14, 2017
