The Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 039: Erupting Novae

Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. 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. Miriam has just completed her PhD at the University of Cape Town. She is now working as a postdoctoral researcher hunting for transient events in the sky using radio telescopes such as MeerKAT.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].