Dr. John Hughes, Rutgers University - The Cosmic Companion May 11, 2021
The Case of the Missing Supernova with Dr. John "Jack" Hughes of Rutgers University.
Dr. Jack Hughes, astrophysicist at Rutgers University, discussing new findings about supernovae. Plus, a yellow supernova, helium rain on Saturn, and - a giant radio telescope on the Moon?
This week, we talk with Dr. Jack Hughes, astrophysicist at Rutgers University, telling us of new findings about supernovae, the powerful eruptions that can mark the end of life for massive stars.
But first, we will use computer simulations to peer inside the atmosphere of Saturn. We will look in on an unusual yellow supernova, and find what made this eruption so strange. And, we will look to the future, as researchers plan a massive radio telescope on the far side of the Moon.
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June 1 (s4/e22): Using computer modeling to peer inside the atmosphere of Saturn with Dr. Sabine Stanley of Johns Hopkins University.
July 6: (s5/e1): Earl Swift, author of Across the Airless Wilds, an upcoming history of the final missions of Apollo and the lunar buggy.
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