Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA #50 Stellar Encounters

Fifty episodes that raised a hundred questions. – Is there a point in a star’s life cycle where it is accumulating as much mass as it is losing through its stellar wind? For most stars, probably not, although there are so many possible variations of star life cycles you wouldn’t want to rule any possibility out. – Two black holes walk into a bar... OK, we’re paraphrasing, but the question at hand why there’s nothing to see when two black holes collide all you get is gravitational waves. But when two neutron stars collide suddenly we’re all talking about multi-messaging astronomy, because there’s gamma rays, optical light and gravitational waves as well.   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 [email protected].