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Looking up - 22 May 2020

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A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the Music of the Spheres, well there's more music to be had in space. Recently astroseismologists have started understanding two types of special star - Delta Scuti stars, which pulsate in complex ways. Modelling the behaviour of these types of stars helps to unravel their mysteries.
23 May 2020 English South Africa Places & Travel

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