Host: Fraser Cain
Astrojournalists: Morgan Rehnberg, David Dickinson
Special Guest: Dr. Alan Stern, Principle Investigator of New Horizons, Founder of Uwingu
This week’s stories:
Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter):
Update on Curiosity wheel damage
New Oort Cloud object detected?
Cosmos episode 3
David Dickinson (@astroguyz):
Messier Marathoning
Amateur Radio Astronomy
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