HeyJaredOpen Orbit
Open Orbit is a podcast that brings space down to Earth. Hosted by 1190 News Team producer Hunter Pratt, a CU Boulder astrophysics student and science communicator, Open Orbit explores the mysteries of the universe through conversations with people working at the edge of…
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Open Orbit #13: The Life and Times of Stars (opens the original)
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Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are. But what are you, really? We're used to stars being these faint pinpricks of light that come out at night, but we rarely stop to consider their true nature as gargantuan balls of gas — and why should we? In this episode, Hunter is joined by Jaden Fitzpatrick, a PhD student in Astrophysics, to talk all things stars: how they're born, how they live, how they die, and why we should even care about stars in the first place.
Open Orbit #12: Why Do We Keep Looking Up? (opens the original)
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What truly motivates those who pursue astronomy to look up into the stars? There's a common misconception that scientists are drawn to the cosmic, large-scale, detached version of reality. And while that may sometimes be true, there is always a deeper, personal reason why one might look towards the stars. In this episode, Hunter sits down with Jane Bright to discuss their own connections to the cosmic and how looking up can, paradoxically, bring one closer to Earth.
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