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56: No Bang For Betelgeuse?

Jan 17, 202049 minSeason 1Ep. 56
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Episode description

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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.

On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod

Things we talked about in this episode:

Betteridge’s Law of Headlines

Betelgeuse is acting weird

The recent observations

The constellation of Orion

Zoom into Orion Nebula

Barnard’s Loop

Supergiant stars

Stellar evolution

Star Size Comparison video

Supernova 1987a

Supernova candidates

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