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Astronomy Cast

Ep. 593: Stellar Parasites

Astronomy Cast

Astronomy Cast

Natural Sciences, Science, Astronomy

4.83.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Astronomy Cast Ep. 593: Stellar Parasites by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Stars often come in groups of 2 or more. And if they're orbiting close enough to each other one star can feast on the other and when that happens, well, mayhem ensues!

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0:00.0

A Schronomy Cast, episode 593, stellar parasites.

0:11.0

Welcome to a Schronomy Cast, a weekly, fax-based journey through the Cosmos, where we help you

0:14.6

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

0:18.2

I'm Fraser Kane, publisher of University Day, and with me, as always, is Dr. Pamela

0:23.0

Gay, a senior scientist for the Planetary Science Institute, and the Director of Cosmo

0:27.4

Quest.

0:28.4

Hey, Pamela, how are you doing?

0:29.4

Well, I think I'm one of the few people in the US who didn't get snow today, and I'm

0:34.6

kind of okay with that.

0:36.2

Yeah, we were talking before the show that I just got all the way.

0:39.0

I collected the whole set.

0:40.6

I got all the Pokemon's of the weather.

0:43.8

Sleet, freezing rain, hail, snow, sunshine, rain, everything.

0:49.2

Yeah.

0:50.2

So, don't worry, I got you covered.

0:52.1

It works.

0:53.1

It works.

0:54.1

I just have gray.

0:55.1

I have lack of anything.

0:56.1

Yeah.

0:57.1

That's standard West Coast Canada weather.

0:59.8

All right, well, we're going to get on with the show in a second, but first, let's have

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