May 21, 2022

Episode 56: Overpowered in the Universe

40 minutes

In this episode, Sabrina teaches Will gamer lingo and the gang applies it to astronomy. Alex discusses a class of super-charged supernovae with bumpy and clumpy physics, and Sabrina shows us how to use pulsars to upgrade our data security (once we figure out how to uninstall Norton Antivirus).

Then we discuss whether objects in the universe really can be OP (overpowered) and Alex begins to question if he ever really understood the definition (spoiler: he didn’t).

Astrobites:

https://astrobites.org/2022/02/05/slsne-show-bumps-and-wiggles-at-late-times/

https://astrobites.org/2022/03/03/pulsars-the-key-to-secure-encryption/

Space sound: https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2022/sgra/animations.html#audio

Sonification Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/K.Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida); Image Credit: Radio: EHT Collaboration; X-ray (NASA/CXC/SAO); Infrared (NASA/HST/STScI)

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May 21, 2022

Episode 56: Overpowered in the Universe

40 minutes

Episode 56: Overpowered in the Universe

Then we discuss whether objects in the universe really can be OP (overpowered) and Alex begins to question if he ever really understood the definition (spoiler: he didn’t).

Astrobites:

https://astrobites.org/2022/02/05/slsne-show-bumps-and-wiggles-at-late-times/

https://astrobites.org/2022/03/03/pulsars-the-key-to-secure-encryption/

Space sound: https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2022/sgra/animations.html#audio

Sonification Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/K.Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida); Image Credit: Radio: EHT Collaboration; X-ray (NASA/CXC/SAO); Infrared (NASA/HST/STScI)

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