Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe cover image

What happens when stars collide?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

00:00

Is There a Plan for an Over Easy Solar System?

The sun is not solid, right? It's a sort of a giant cloud of plasma. And so when crashes into it, it doesn't like crack and break or, you know, sort of break apart. But if it comes in with enough energy, it could also like pop that yoke and spread it everywhere. If it comes in gently and gradually, then the two stars could just sort of like merge into one bigger star. We don't actually really know that much about the convection and the currents inside the sun,. because things like the solar magnetic field are still a mystery to us.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app