Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
"Out There," aliens, dark star
Contributor
Michael Wall
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
We almost called this "Everything you wanted to know about alien sex with Dr. Michael Wall", but it's not alien sex with Mike Wall, it's Mike Wall telling us about alien sex! A senior writer with Space.com and author of the new book Out There, Mike joins the astroquarks to talk about aliens, paranormal beliefs, and an exotic type of star called a dark star. Plus space news, trivia, and it turns out the astroquarks are really interested in three-way alien sex.
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Date Created
11-4-2018
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
48:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Alien Sex" (2018). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 64.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/64
