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The mission to map the Milky Way
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
May 21, 2018
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Podcast episode
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We speak to Prof Gerry Gilmore, principal investigator for the UK participation in the Gaia mission to map 1.7 billion stars in our Galaxy. The team also discuss strange stars, the Stellarium online planetarium and noctilucent clouds. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
May 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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