Episode 4: Disks Galore

Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast

English - July 04, 2017 01:27 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 3: The Star Hunter

Next Episode: Episode 5: Captain Bioreactor (I'm Not Quite Sure What Antibodies Had to Do with It)

In Episode 4, Michael and Elise bring in Christopher Spalding to talk about the binary disks in the Star Trek: Discovery trailer as well as astrophysical disks in general.

Note: Chris uses the term "Hill sphere." Listeners may have heard the alternative term "Roche lobe." These are essentially the same.

Erratum: Michael calls the Discovery character "Michael Burnhams" when it is actually Michael Burnham.