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George's Random Astronomical Object is a biweekly astronomy podcast featuring science discussions about astronomical objects at randomly selected locations in the sky. The wide range of topics discus... more
FAQs about George's Random Astronomical Object:How many episodes does George's Random Astronomical Object have?The podcast currently has 178 episodes available.
November 18, 2019Object 8: A Misbehaving LIRGII Zw 96 is a luminous infrared galaxy (LIRG) where most of the infrared emission comes from some type of off-center region, which is weird compared to most other LIRGs....more11minPlay
November 04, 2019Object 7: Circles within Circles30 Ari contains four stars and an exoplanet all arranged in a rather complex set of nested orbits....more12minPlay
October 21, 2019Object 6: Extra PeculiarHD 98851 is both an Am chemically peculiar star and a delta Scuti variable star, and it has two different pulsation cycles, which makes it really peculiar....more9minPlay
October 07, 2019Object 5: Some Unexpected HeliumRV Octantis would be considered a run-of-the-mill RR Lyrae variable star if it wasn't for the unexpected discovery of helium in its atmosphere....more11minPlay
September 23, 2019Object 4: A Damp Lyman Alpha ElephantThe most interesting thing about the quasar LBSQ 0058+0155 is not the quasar itself but the galaxy between the quasar and Earth....more14minPlay
September 09, 2019Object 3: Room TemperatureHD 85512 is a nearby star slightly smaller and more orange than the Sun. It happens to have an exoplanet that could be close to Earth-like....more9minPlay
August 26, 2019Object 2: Variable VariabilityHS Hydrae is a variable eclipsing binary star, which sounds more unusual than it actually is. However, it's precessing, which is not only unusual but also causes the variability to vary over time....more9minPlay
August 12, 2019Object 1: Not the PopeThe Leo IV Dwarf Galaxy is one of several ultra faint dwarf galaxies that orbit the Milky Way. Galaxies like this are weird relics of when the universe first formed; they contain very old stellar populations and abnormally large amounts of dark matter....more9minPlay
FAQs about George's Random Astronomical Object:How many episodes does George's Random Astronomical Object have?The podcast currently has 178 episodes available.