Extended Classic: Cosmic Queries: Space Probes with Dr. Amy Mainzer

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Extended Classic: Cosmic Queries: Space Probes with Dr. Amy Mainzer

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JPL astrophysicist Dr. Amy Mainzer and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore your questions about space probes from WISE to New Horizons. Now with a new 13-minute “Venusian Update” from Dr. FunkySpoon about what Venus can teach us about climate change.

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