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Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Jonathan responds to your texts and tweets, is joined in studio for all the latest science stories for Newsround and speaks to one of our two guests featured on the show. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Johnathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

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Futureproof Gold: Tabby's Star

It’s not often that a star (at least of the astronomical type) captures the public imagination. Indeed KIC 8462852 might be the only exception to that rule. It made news headlines worldwide and inspired thousands of citizen scientists to get involved in researching it. It has been called the most mysterious star in the universe but is perhaps better known as Tabby’s star. So what is so special about Tabby’s star? Who better to ask than Tabby herself? Tabetha Boyajian is assistant professor of Astrophysics at Louisiana State University First Aired: 06/10/2018