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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
biosignatures on Venus; Europa; LIGO
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
Join us for a special reunion of all the astroquarks with a fresh look at some of our favorite topics, from hunting for biosignatures on Venus and plumes on Europa to the quivering of space-time measured by LIGO. New results on old observations and quasar trivia round out our 300th episode.
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Date Created
10-26-2022
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
48:04
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; Sargeant, Hannah; Cooney, James; and Becker, Tracy, "Astroquarks 300!" (2022). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 223.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/223
