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What's Hiding in the Starlight?
What's Hiding in the Starlight?
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Feb 25, 2010
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Podcast episode
Description
Blocking the light from a star is the only way to see some extra solar planets, as we find out in this month's Naked Astronomy. We discover how small, precise optics can do this job for us, as well as explore some of the current missions studying the Sun, and find out what the recently launched Solar Dynamics observatory will add. Plus, the seasons on Pluto, a comet-like collision confusion and your space science questions! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
Feb 25, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
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