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Radio Astronomy is a down-to-Earth dialogue between UW Madison astronomers exploring the latest in space and astronomy news.

Radio Astronomy Erin Boettcher, Jacqueline Goldstein, Diego Casanova, Zach Pace, Erika K. Carlson

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Radio Astronomy is a down-to-Earth dialogue between UW Madison astronomers exploring the latest in space and astronomy news.

    Radio Astronomy: Neutron Star Surface Mapping

    Radio Astronomy: Neutron Star Surface Mapping

    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.

    • 5 min
    Radio Astronomy: Evaporating Planets

    Radio Astronomy: Evaporating Planets

    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.

    • 5 min
    Radio Astronomy: Solar System Categorization and Minimoons

    Radio Astronomy: Solar System Categorization and Minimoons

    What makes something a moon or a planet? Learn more on this week’s episode of Radio Astronomy!

    • 6 min
    Radio Astronomy: Meteor Showers

    Radio Astronomy: Meteor Showers

    A fireball lit up Madison’s skies this November! What are meteors, and where do they come from?

    • 5 min
    Radio Astronomy: DESI First Light

    Radio Astronomy: DESI First Light

    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!

    • 5 min
    Radio Astronomy: Kilonovas and Cosmic Gold

    Radio Astronomy: Kilonovas and Cosmic Gold

    What do gamma ray bursts and gold have in common? Join Andrew Nine and Zach Pace today on Radio Astronomy to find out!

    • 4 min

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