Stellar tides with Prof Don Kurtz & Dr Simon Murphy (181)
- Author
- Karl Kruszelnicki
- Published
- Sun 12 Apr 2020
- Episode Link
- https://shirtloadsofscience.libsyn.com/tides-with-prof-don-kurtz-dr-simon-murphy-181
To study the stars, look to the ocean. Water ebbs and flows under the influence of gravity. Astronomers see tides in moons, stars and around black holes. Dr Karl talks with two astrophysicists who recently measured a bulging star with earth-like tides.
