
Season 1 · Episode 10
Dr. Katelyn Breivik -- How Binary Stars Evolve
The Astrophysics Podcast · Paul Duffell
October 1, 20241h 9m
Show Notes
What would our solar system be like if we had two suns? Actually, this situation could be more common than you might think, as most stars are in binary systems. If a star is in a binary pair, how does that affect its life and death? Dr. Katelyn Breivik of Carnegie Mellon University tells us all about these systems and what scientists and other curious minds can learn from them.