The Weirdest Stars in the Universe
by Jon Butterworth from on (#3HKDP)
How big can a star get? Why would a star only pretend to explode? Can you hide one star inside another?
The Perimeter Institute public lectures are back, with, this evening (7 March), Emily Levesque talking about some of the strangest stellar phenomena in the universe.
From the biggest, brightest, and most volatile stars to the explosive fireworks of core-collapse supernovae and the fascinating physics of gravitational waves, 'weird' stars serve as a common thread for exploring our universe's history, evolution, and extremes. Levesque will discuss the history of stellar astronomy, present-day observing techniques and exciting new discoveries, and explore some of the most puzzling and bizarre objects being studied by astronomers today.
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