Weekly Space Hangout – April 11, 2014: Exomoons, Eclipses & Launches
Host: Fraser Cain
Astrojournalist: Morgan Rehnberg(cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter)
This week’s stories:
Cosmos ep 5
Possible exomoon discovered
Parachute rock
Lunar eclipse
NRO Launch
SpaceX Launch/Tracking Launch
Bright Light on Mars
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