In stars, there's a whole range of internal rotation frequencies that we have measured. We have about 2000 stars now for which this has been measured by many groups in the world with astro-sasmologists. And so the life of the stars is really going slower if I look at the measurements. Our estimates for their life expectancy need to be updated to have them live longer than originally thought.
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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