Apollo 12, volcanic moons and cannibal galaxies

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Apollo 12, volcanic moons and cannibal galaxies

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Oct 16, 2019

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This month we discuss Apollo 12 on its 50th anniversary, reveal news of an impending volcanic eruption on Jupiter's moon Io, and speak to astrophysicist Geraint Lewis from the University of Sydney, who's part of a team that has been studying the Andromeda Galaxy's past galactic mergers. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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