Episode 39: Erupting novae
- Author
- The Cosmic Savannah
- Published
- Mon 30 Aug 2021
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan7929/episodes/Episode-39-Erupting-novae-e2tubuk
In this week's episode, we are joined by Dr Miriam Nyamai who studies thermonuclear eruptions on the surface of white dwarf stars! Miriam explains how these "novae" eruptions occur and what we can learn from them. She also describes her role as a postdoctoral researcher hunting for transient events in the sky using radio telescopes such as MeerKAT.
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