Nemesis Death Star Theory

MYS088: Does our solar system contain a dramatic secret object, a hidden second star that has caused the destruction of countless life forms on Earth? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the Nemesis death star theory and whether it’s responsible for a regular cycle of mass extinction on Earth. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email Help us continue to offer Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Chapters for this episode: MYS088 – 00:00:00 Intro – 00:22:09 Defining terms – 01:50:20 Problems with IAU definitions – 04:37:63 Binary star systems – 09:07:51 Iridium as evidence – 11:46:26 Rhenium – 17:43:69 The origin of the Nemesis name – 21:46:52 Isotopes – 23:47:46 Theories – 26:02:39 Faith Perspective – 27:14:20 Reason Perspective – 29:53:72 Is the whole basis of the theory wrong? – 29:59:12 Does Sol have a distant companion? – 32:00:04 Red dwarf – 32:37:25 Brown dwarf – 35:11:38 Huge, undiscovered planet – 36:30:08 Black hole – 38:00:07 What have astronomers found? – 40:11:25 Alternatives to Nemesis – 40:46:10 Shiva hypothesis – 42:05:15 Bottom Line – 44:47:53 When to expect next Rain of Death – 45:22:24 Further Resources – 46:01:48 Mysterious Feedback – 46:46:02 Mysterious Headlines – 56:55:17 Next Time: Egyptian Black Magic Harem Conspiracy – 58:23:17 Links for this episode: * Richard Muller’s book Nemesis: The Death Star * Sam Kean’s book The Disappearing Spoon * Richard Muller’s homepage on Nemesis * Richard Muller’s most recent (2002) paper on Nemesis * Richard Muller’s 1985 New York Times Magazine article on Nemesis * Wikipedia on Nemesis * Scholtz and Unwin’s paper on Planet “9” being a Primordial Black Hole * Our solar system might have a black hole * Space.com article on multi-star systems * Letter from a Young Listener * Please spread the word about the podcast.