Meagan is joined by Substitute Sister and astronomer Dr. Allison Kirkpatrick for a discussion on all things spooky (or, more accurately, completely terrifying) about space. We cover rogue black holes and planets, asteroid deflection, gamma ray bursts (oh hey Betelgeuse!), and the mysterious Great Attractor (is it God!?).
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Allison can be found on Twitter @AkAstronomy.
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Here are our sources:
- https://observer.com/2021/03/oumuamua-alien-interstellar-object-ice-comet-study-reveal/
- https://www.space.com/oumuamua-first-interstellar-visitor-true-nature-mystery#:~:text=’Oumuamua%3A%20The%20solar%20system’s%201st,(and%20unknowable)%20star%20system.
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_black_hole
- https://www.livescience.com/rogue-black-hole-milky-way.
- https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/national/nasa-detects-the-biggest-explosion-ever-recorded-in-space
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/17/world/gamma-ray-burst-detection-scn/index.html
- https://www.livescience.com/gamma-ray-brightest-of-all-time
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/record-breaking-gamma-rays-reveal-secrets-of-the-universes-most-powerful-explosions/
- https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Space_for_you/Gamma-ray_bursts_are_we_safe#:~:text=For%20a%20few%20seconds%20every,%2Dray%20bursts’%20or%20GRBs.
- https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/how-deadly-would-a-nearby-gamma-ray-burst-be/
- https://www.universetoday.com/118140/are-gamma-ray-bursts-dangerous/
- https://www.space.com/33579-will-the-great-attractor-destroy-us.html
- https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-confirms-dart-mission-impact-changed-asteroid-s-motion-in-space/