Shirtloads of Science
Shirtloads of Science
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
Cannibal Stars with Professor Lewis (265)
26 minutes Posted Nov 28, 2021 at 1:00 am.
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What happens when a star gets hungry? Could it eat another star? Cosmic cannibalism is a thing. 500 million years ago in a galaxy far, far away – to be precise, about 500 million light years away one of two stars gobbled the other. Professor Lewis explains to Dr Karl the physics and cosmology of devouring your neighbours.

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