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• Episode 101: Weather Woes

  Episode 101: Weather Woes   In this episode, we take a dive into weather phenomena in space. Shashank, Cormac and Lucia discuss what the terms hot and cold mean in space and the temperature ranges we tend to see outside the Solar System and the galaxy. Then, Cormac tells us about the climate on Venus, and Lucia delves into cold fronts between galaxies. Finally, we round off with some hot takes about the most underrated parts of the electromagnetic spectrum in astrophysics!   Astrobites: https://astrobites.org/2024/12/24/its-getting-hot-in-here-so-take-off-all-your-h2o/ https://astrobites.org/2024/11/11/cold-front-outside/   Space sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYXAdXf5gWU

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• Episode 100: Be There or Be Ten Squared

  Astrobites turns 100! For our ten squared-th episode we take a tour of all of the extremes of astrophysics: the heaviest and the lightest, the fastest and the slowest, the brightest and dimmest. In doing so, Shashank covers an astrobite on itty bitty particles that pack a big punch, Lucia talks about medium-ish galaxies and their black hole hearts, and Cormac panics about the danger of violent kilonovae. To help us celebrate, we meet up with some old friends to discuss dark matter, exoplanets, and how ridiculously long a Ph.D. takes.  Astrobites: https://astrobites.org/2024/06/06/agns-quenching-dwarf-galaxies/ https://astrobites.org/2013/06/04/cosmic-rays-from-the-telescope-array/ https://astrobites.org/2023/11/20/kilonova-safety/ https://astrobites.org/2018/08/16/do_the_milky_ways_stellar_streams_have_that_fuzzy_dark_matter_feeling/ https://astrobites.org/2022/11/28/evaporating-exoplanet/ Space sound: http://soundcloud.com/alexhp-1/supernova-sonata MIT study on children thinking logarithmically: https://news.mit.edu/2012/thinking-logarithmically-1005#:~:text=Cognitive%20scientists%20theorize%20that%20that's,is%2031%2C%20or%203.

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• Episode 99: The Grand Finale

  Danger - explosive! This week’s episode is all about supernovae. These star-ripping, neutrino spewing explosions are important to various fields of astrophysics. Cormac, Cole, and Lucia discuss just when stars actually go supernova. And also, whether we can use gravitational waves to tell which compact object is left behind. Everybody gets to share their favourite supernova science and (as we all love to do) to complain about how much astronomers love old, inconsistent nomenclature. Enjoy!   Intro questions: Powering a Supernova https://astrobites.org/2024/10/04/how-to-power-supernovae/ The explodability criterion: How to make a star go supernova https://astrobites.org/2024/09/13/explodability-criterion/ Can we perform a Supernova Autopsy Via Gravitational Waves? https://astrobites.org/2024/10/08/gwautopsy/ Space Sound: https://youtu.be/S-saaAyaW0c

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• Episode 98: When PIGS Fly

  In this episode, Cormac, Shashank and Cole dig deep into Galactic Archaeology as we look into the past of our Milky Way. Cole brings us a catastrophic computational collision, while Shashank gives us the low-down on low-metallicity, and we see just how the (Gaia) sausage gets made. We also discuss the rights, wrongs and funnies of Astronomers trying to name things, and the diverse design philosophies behind some of our favourite observational facilities. Astrobites:    https://astrobites.org/2023/07/27/colossal_collisions_and_the_milky_way/   https://astrobites.org/2024/08/03/pigs-sagittarius/   Space sound:   https://www.aip.de/en/news/exploring-the-history-of-the-early-milky-way-with-sound/   DOOFAS Acronyms website:   https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/~gpetitpas/Links/Astroacro.html

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• Episode 97: Cosmic Time Machines

  In this episode, Shashank, Cole and Lucia bend time in their debut podcast together as we talk about the various ways astronomy is like time travel. Lucia gives us a peek into the past with the storied supernova Cas A, while Cole brings us on a nostalgic quest into gravitational wave memory. We hope you enjoy time traveling with us!   Astrobites:    https://astrobites.org/2024/08/26/cas_a_jwst/   https://astrobites.org/2024/08/28/gwmem/   Space sound:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9vGpkQurfc JWST Cas A images:   https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2023/149/01HGGZ4TPD8XFNPCBTZ2QYM0ZM   https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2023/121/01GWQBBY77MHGFV3M3N63KDCEJ

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