Ground Control #2
The lifespan of stars, an update from the CHAPEA crew, and what really happened to that UAP radar data from 2004
Welcome to Ground Control. This is our second edition of a brand-new newsletter that was born out of our love for the intersection of space + podcasting. Because as much as we love to write and talk about space – we also love to listen to space…news. Because you can’t listen to space. Unless it’s a ripple of hot star gas.
Today, we have 4-episode recommendations.
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Astronomy
The Supermassive Podcast
“Spice Girls, Black Holes, and Ice Cream in Space”
Listen, any astronomy-focused podcast episode that has “Spice Girls” in the title has our attention. We’ve entered the chat – let’s go. This week, our astronomy podcast recommendation is coming to you from The Royal Astronomical Society, whose show The Supermassive Podcast recently published a Q&A episode. With the same energy as chatting with your friends over coffee – or your professor during office hours – science journalist Izzie Clarke and astrophysicist Dr. Becky Smethurst bust myths, give career advice, and explain basic astronomy concepts in understandable ways, such as how to measure star mass. So, if you’re curious how long a star that’s one million times the size of the sun would live for (hint: it’s in minutes), this episode has the answers you so crave.
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