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The Pale Red Dot: A Planet Called Proxima b

The Pale Red Dot: A Planet Called Proxima b

FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science


The Pale Red Dot: A Planet Called Proxima b

FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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The announcement was made just days ago. Co-discoverer Michael Endl tells us about the discovery of a roughly Earth-mass planet orbiting in the habitable zone of the closest star to our own.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Released:
Aug 30, 2016
Format:
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