Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
Cassini, dwarf galaxies, Milky Way
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
Josh recounts experiencing the end of the Cassini mission and recalls more than a quarter century of involvement with the project in this episode. Then the astroquarks take a look outward toward our galaxy and its retinue of dwarf galaxies and what that may say about how typical, or not, the Milky Way is in the grand scheme of things. All that plus Cassini trivia, nerd news, and a meteorological sponsor on this episode of WtG.
Episode Sponsor
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Date Created
9-27-2017
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
41:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "To Be, Cassini, Or Not To Be" (2017). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 28.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/28
