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Science, Actually Presents : The Nerd and the ScientistAuthor: Science, Actually
Astrophysicist Kovi Rose and scicommer Benjamin Salles love space, and bad puns, and are united in their shared belief that they're brilliantly funny. Language: en Genres: Astronomy, Comedy, Improv, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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A Whole Lotta' Shakin' Going On : Guest : Courtney Crawford
Episode 3
Thursday, 17 April, 2025
Benjamin was crushed when he learned that 'starquakes' weren't actual ground-shaking events on a star's surface that shook little star buildings and cracked little star roads. Kovi's colleague, astroseismologist Courtney Crawford, explains how asteroseismology is the study of stellar oscillations - rhythmic pulsations in a star’s brightness - that help astronomers understand a star's internal structure, composition and rotation. Courtney wanted to be a butterfly until she watched MythBusters - and that set her down the path to talking to us about starquakes.
