Episode 70: Astronomy 10 Years into the Future Part II

Who knew a decade would fly by so quickly? In the dramatic conclusion of our two-part series, we explore cosmology, supernovae, and galaxy evolution in the year 2033 (or 2034, if you ask Kiersten about Dragonfly). Alex tells us how massive stars might live out their final days (after a few too many disclaimers), and Sabrina portmanteaus her way through the early universe with a baby quasar in tow. We get eight futuristic forecasts from colleagues near and far (and none of them are Australian), and then we throw out our wildest predictions to tie it all together.

Do you think we’ll see a Galactic supernova soon? Will we discover life on Mars, Titan, or in the surface chemistry of some distant exoplanet? Or will a solar storm fry all our tech before we get there? Let us know by tweeting at us @astrosoundbites. We can’t wait to discuss.

Astrobites:

https://astrobites.org/2021/09/29/a-stars-final-words/

https://astrobites.org/2022/05/11/missing-link-quasars/

Space sound:

⬆️ This all means a lot of #data!

🎧 Listen to a #sonification of one minute on board @ESAGaia, during which the satellite performed 650,000 measurements of 113,000 astronomical sources! Each star has been rendered with a different sound depending on its brightness ✨✨✨✨✨ pic.twitter.com/C1j3wJzoNC

— ESA Science (@esascience) April 29, 2018

AGN/Galaxy classification guide: https://astrobites.org/guides/galaxy-and-agn-types/