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Black holes remain one of the most perplexing objects in space, but we know a surprising amount about them. Ranging from how they form to their place in our galaxy, we discuss the heaviest of the dead stars in this episode.

2.8: Neutron Stars the Most Beautiful Death by Andy, Doug, Brian, Ben

White Dwarfs are the least massive of the dead stars, but that doesn't mean they aren't some of the coolest objects in our universe! Correction: The universe is only 14 billion years old, not 14 trillion! Example of a planetary nebula (Ring Nebula): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/M57_The_Ring_Nebula.JPG/1200px-M57_The_Ring_Nebula.JPG

Hey everyone and welcome back to Starbites! After a long delay, join hosts Brian, Andy and Yasmeen as they talk everything Telescopes!

What happens when you don't let the StarBites hosts prepare for an episode? How much information do they actually know off the tops of their heads? Find out as Gabby, Andy, Ben, and Brian get competitive and try to answer astronomy questions in a game of trivia that will leave only one team on top!

Constellations are one of the most fun aspects of astronomy, but how did we come up with them? Join Ben, Andy, Yasmeen, and Brian to learn more about the history of constellations and why we still appreciate them today! Our favorite constellations... Monoceros: http://www.skpranch.com/constellations/monoceros.jpg Lyra: https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*3uFmFrVCdipFuKht4KemJQ.png Orion: http://www.meteorwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Orion-lines-488x600.jpg Hydra: https://img.purch.com/h/1000/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zcGFjZS5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2kvMDAwLzAwOS80MzUvb3JpZ2luYWwvc25ha2UtY29uc3RlbGxhdGlvbi1oeWRyYS1uaWdodC1za3kuanBn

Hello everyone and welcome to the last episode of our 3-part series on Einstein's Relativity! This time join us with hosts Doug, Brian, Jessica and Yasmeen as they talk about General Relativity! Learn everything about what happens to einsteins relativity as you start to consider accelerating frames.

After hundreds of years of Newtonian thinking, Albert Einstein finally came onto the stage and revolutionized physics. In this episode, we talk about one of his most important ideas, special relativity. Here's a visual diagram of the pole in the barn paradox: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4Hc-c1Et1Ts/maxresdefault.jpg And a quick diagram on the twin paradox: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nnxu5xMmZTE/Uuu7BdXwngI/AAAAAAAAeCY/ktg-MIxGLPE/s1600/Figure_29_02_05a.jpg

Albert Einstein's name is known around the globe. In this first episode of a three part series, we explain the events leading up to his emergence as the world's greatest physicist. The image below might help explain how the Michelson-Morley experiment intended to detect an aether wind, which would be generated by Earth's relative movement through the supposed aether: https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=374x10000:format=png/path/s40c423127565d23a/image/i57f929171626fcad/version/1428801551/image.png

As it turns out, there's more to our universe than just our own solar system. But how exactly do we find these distant planets and what do we know about them? Here's some proof as to how effective the transit method is at finding exoplanets! https://web.njit.edu/~gary/320/assets/Exoplanet_Discovery_Meth.jpg

In this episode, we discuss the history behind our knowledge of the Milky Way as well as some cool science about galaxies!

Some of the greatest political turmoil in recent memory led to some of the greatest scientific achievements in human history, but how did it all happen?

Want to know more about what our planetary neighbors are up to? Find out more as we discuss how our solar system formed and some of the cool worlds we can find in it!

Welcome to Starbites, the podcast for people interested in the cosmos! Join Ben, Andy, Doug, and Brian as they talk about the history of our knowledge of stars, and the science behind how they work!

Learn about some of the most important effects of gravity in our universe and what they do both here on Earth, and in the greater scale of the cosmos! Picture of a tidal bulge - https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth540/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.earth540/files/Tides1.bulges.png Picture of tidal locking - https://dangthatscool.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/tidal-31.jpg Picture of spaghettification - https://sigmapsiblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/bh1.jpg?w=240

Welcome to another episode of Starbites! Today, Gabby, Yasmeen, Briley, and newcomer Jessica will talk about the history, problems, and developments in the very important topic of women in astronomy. It's no secret that it is harder for women to find their space in STEM related fields, and our team today will discuss the most famous cases in the history of the field.

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Are we alone in the universe? What are the odds we find extraterrestrial intelligence in our lifetimes? Join Ben, Andy, and Brian on a cosmic journey as we talk about the professional hunt for life in the universe! Some minor details: - 1:58 Nope. Only viruses can be RNA-only - 2:09 All organisms that have DNA have RNA - 2:42 Also known as the RNA world theory. Check it out here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA_world Thank you for supporting StarBites!