Exocast-48b: What is the point of the Habitable Zone!?

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Exocast-48b: What is the point of the Habitable Zone!?

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Jan 25, 2021

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In this months episode Exocasters Hugh Osborn, Hannah Wakeford, and Andrew Rushby attempt to answer the question they posed last year: What is the point of the Habitable Zone?

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Jan 25, 2021

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Exocast-48b: What is the point of the Habitable Zone!?

Exocast-48b: What is the point of the Habitable Zone!?

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