Astrophysicists have to be very patient because the time scales, when for stars to do this kind of stuff, you know, that's like hundreds of thousands of years. So we just... Just make experimental error. And I'm just covering Connie's ass right here when she said the metals, such as carbon. Right. No, she's being fully astrophysical in the referencing. But at the point is 98% of the universe is hydrogen and helium. And the rest is just other stuff.
What is a starquake? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen explore asteroseismology, the sun, and what’s happening on the insides of stars with astrophysicist Conny Aerts.
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