Cannibal Stars with Professor Lewis (265)
Nov 28, 2021•26 min•Season 4Ep. 48
Episode description
What happens when a star gets hungry? Could it eat another star? Cosmic cannibalism is a thing. 500 million years ago in a galaxy far, far away – to be precise, about 500 million light years away one of two stars gobbled the other. Professor Lewis explains to Dr Karl the physics and cosmology of devouring your neighbours.
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