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Summer 2022 - Up To Speed
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Two objects sit on the desert surface of Mars: the parachute that helped the Perseverance rover land on the planet and a segment of the cone-shaped back shell that protected the rover during its fiery descent.

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Thu, May 26 2022
AirSpace Season 6, Ep. 3: Here Comes The Sun
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AirSpace Revisited - Supermassive Black Hole
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Tue, Jan 04 2022
Galactic Archaeology
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Structures that could be telescopes on the right hand side of the frame observe an illuminated star formation on the left hand side.
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Remembering Astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt
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Meet Vera Rubin
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Wed, Oct 27 2021
The Sun in Art at the Smithsonian
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AirSpace Season 5, Ep. 3: Reflektor
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Before Hubble, There Was Operation Stargazer
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AirSpace Season 4, Ep. 5: Say My Name
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Understanding Mind-Bending Black Holes
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