Miasma of Incandescent Plasma

Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how we wonder . . . well, where to even begin? How do stars form from gas and dust? Why do some stars go supernova? And what the heck is the "main sequence?" We brought in one of the Museum's astronomy educators for a stellar conversation about the birth, life, and death of stars. There's plenty to learn, and even more to wonder about, today on AirSpace . Thanks to our guest in this episode: Shauna Edson, Astronomy Educator, National Air and Space Museum The transcript for this episode is at s.si.edu/airspaces11e3.

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Miasma of Incandescent Plasma is an episode from AirSpace by National Air and Space Museum.

This episode is 24:25 long.

This episode was published on Dec 25, 2025.

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