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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
rogue asteroids
Contributor
Dan Durda
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
That asteroid is rogue, and that's hyperbolic, but not hyperbole. The astroquarks welcome Dr. Dan Durda to discuss the first detection of a planetary object passing through our solar system that definitively came from another planetary system. All those Star Trek episodes where there is a wandering planet or comet or asteroid in space are now officially validated!
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© Joshua Colwell, All Rights Reserved
Date Created
11-8-2017
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
35:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "Rogue Asteroid!" (2017). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 33.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/33
