Episode

221: The queens of heaven with Prof. Tauris

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Spacepod
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Jun 23, 2024
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1817
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Summary

Professor Thomas Tauris explains what gravitational waves can tell us about colliding neutron stars. He corrects Carrie's misconception about how gravitational waves affect people. He also explains how the last 400 years of astronomy have been like watching a silent movie, but now with gravitational waves, we have a soundtrack.