Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
Moon; space debris; rogue stars
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
We’ve had more experience flying to the Moon than you might think, and done some odd things with it, like feeding it to cockroaches. Join us for a look at the history of flights to the Moon, an interesting crater produced by space debris, and a field of rogue stars lost in intergalactic space.
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© Joshua Colwell, All Rights Reserved
Date Created
7-7-2022
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
45:02
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Sargeant, Hannah, "Fly Me to the Moon Again and Again" (2022). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 211.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/211
