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Host: Fraser Cain
Panel: Brian Koberlein, David Dickinson, Nancy Atkinson, Nicole Gugliucci
Stories:
CIA Comes Clean About Area 51
Elon Musk’s Hyperloop
Space Fence Shut Down
Magnetar Discovered Near the Galactic Core
IAU Updates Their Naming Policy
Bright Nova in Delphinus
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