George's Random Astronomical Object

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George's Random Astronomical Object

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 discussed in the show include stars, variable stars, variable variable stars, supermassive black holes, ultracool dwarf stars, exoplanets, howler monkeys, infrared radiation, acronyms, more acronyms, starbursts, measurements of less than 12 parsecs, jellyfish galaxies, diffuse ionized gas, and general overall weirdness.

  1. 17 MAR

    The Prototype of Peculiar

    SN 2002cx was the first supernova ever identified in a subclass of objects now called Type Iax supernovae.

    8 min

  2. 3 MAR

    Neutron Numbers Time

    PSR J1518+4904 is one of the very few identified double neutron stars, and it has provided opportunities to perform unique measurements on the objects.

    11 min

  3. 17 FEB

    Heavy Metals

    The stars in the open cluster NGC 6253 contain abnormally large amounts of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, and no one is quite certain why.

    8 min

  4. 3 FEB

    Almost Absolutely Awesome

    GJ 887 is a very close red dwarf with two exoplanets (and a potential third) that almost look like they could harbor life except for one potential problem.

    11 min

  5. 20 JAN

    The Littlest Galaxy Ever Found

    The awkwardly-named Segue 2 is (as of the time of the publication of this episode) the smallest galaxy anyone has ever found.

    11 min

  6. 6 JAN

    Just a Very Nice Spiral

    Messier 74 is just a very nice looking face-on spiral galaxy, which has made it quite useful for many different types of astrophysical analyses.

    13 min

  7. 23/12/2024

    Imagine All the Dust

    Infrared observations of SN 1995N indicate that the material ejected by the explosion may have produced a huge amount of dust.

    10 min

  8. 09/12/2024

    Recoil

    The galaxy 3C 186 features a supermassive black hole with a mass several billions of times the mass of the Sun that has been ejected 36000 light years out of the galaxy's nucleus.

    8 min
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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 discussed in the show include stars, variable stars, variable variable stars, supermassive black holes, ultracool dwarf stars, exoplanets, howler monkeys, infrared radiation, acronyms, more acronyms, starbursts, measurements of less than 12 parsecs, jellyfish galaxies, diffuse ionized gas, and general overall weirdness.

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