In this week’s episode we dive into the latest mystery uncovered about neutron stars. The NICER X-Ray telescope on-board the International Space Station delivered the first ever map of the surface of a neutron star. The results were unexpected and have further deepened the mysteries surrounding neutron stars. The post Radio Astronomy: Neutron Star Surface Mapping appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

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Radio Astronomy: Neutron Star Surface Mapping

This week on Radio Astronomy, Zach Pace and Melissa Morris talk about a recent discovery of a white dwarf star with an evaporating planet orbiting it. The post Radio Astronomy: Evaporating Planets appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Radio Astronomy: Evaporating Planets

What makes something a moon or a planet? Learn more on this week’s episode of Radio Astronomy! The post Radio Astronomy: Solar System Categorization and Minimoons appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Radio Astronomy: Solar System Categorization and Minimoons

A fireball lit up Madison’s skies this November! What are meteors, and where do they come from? The post Radio Astronomy: Meteor Showers appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Radio Astronomy: Meteor Showers

The newest, largest survey of the visible universe has hit a critical milestone with the deployment of a huge spectrograph at the 4-meter Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak in Arizona. Learn more on this episode of Radio Astronomy! The post Radio Astronomy: DESI First Light appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Radio Astronomy: DESI First Light

What do gamma ray bursts and gold have in common? Join Andrew Nine and Zach Pace today on Radio Astronomy to find out! The post Radio Astronomy: Kilonovas and Cosmic Gold appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Radio Astronomy: Kilonovas and Cosmic Gold

When do stars not follow the rules? When those stars have friends! Join Andrew Nine and Zach Pace for a quick taste of some stellar pulsation astrophysics! The post Radio Astronomy: Hot Subdwarf Pulsators appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Radio Astronomy: Hot Subdwarf Pulsators

NASA is sending a dual-rotor helicopter probe to Titan, a moon of Saturn. If this doesn’t make you click, we’re not sure what will. The post Radio Astronomy: NASA Dragonfly Probe appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Radio Astronomy: NASA Dragonfly Probe

Do stars really twinkle? And if so, why? The post Radio Astronomy: Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star? appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Radio Astronomy: Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star?

Last week, Diego and Andrew hinted of an upcoming announcement that astronomers had imaged the immediate vicinity of a black hole. We figured it would be the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, but really, it was one in a nearby galaxy. Join us today, and learn more about how this fantastic […] The post Radio Astronomy: More About the Event Horizon Telescope appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

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