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Ep. 549: Stellar nucleosynthesis revisited: In and on and around dead stars

Astronomy Cast

Astronomy Cast

Natural Sciences, Science, Astronomy

4.83.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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549: Stellar nucleosynthesis revisited: In and on and around dead stars Astronomy Cast 549: Stellar nucleosynthesis revisited: In and on and around dead stars by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Last week we gave you an update on the formation of elements from the Big Bang and in main sequence stars like the Sun. This week, we wrap up with a bang, talking about the death of the most massive stars and how they seed the Universe with heavier elements.

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0:00.0

A astronomy cast, episode 549, Stella, nucleosynthesis, revisited part 2.

0:13.2

Welcome to astronomy cast, we face based journey through the cosmos where we help you understand

0:17.6

not only what we know but how we know what we know.

0:19.9

I'm Fraser Kane, publisher of the universe today with me as always.

0:23.9

Dr. Pamela Gay, senior scientist for the Planetary Science Institute and the Director of

0:28.9

Cosmic Request. Hey Pamela, how are you doing?

0:30.9

I'm doing well, how are you doing?

0:32.9

Good, good, it's been so long, it's been half an hour since we docked.

0:39.9

So here we are again recording another episode, sometimes this just happens.

0:44.9

It's true, it's true.

0:46.9

We're doing a double today, we're gone next week, we're then doing a double next time

0:52.9

then we're gone a week.

0:54.9

Right.

0:55.9

That's when you're gone and then we're probably going to do a double again because of the holidays.

1:01.9

Yes, and then we'll be in the same place at the American Astronomical Society and so we'll record

1:07.9

one of those rare Fraser and Pamela located in the same roughly location of the time space continuum,

1:15.9

which is always fun.

1:17.9

Because even though it does sound like we're in the same room hanging out, we rarely are.

1:23.9

We are time zones apart, recording over the internet.

1:27.9

We have been recording for more years than the number of times that we've seen each other face to face, I think.

1:35.9

It's close because we've seen each other once or twice a year.

1:41.9

Yeah, we've occasionally gone years without seeing each other early on because we didn't have as much...

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