Weekly Space Hangout – May 30, 2014: Gamma Ray Burst? Maybe Not?
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain)
Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter), Brian Koberlien (@briankoberlein)
Robots repairing robots
Dragon V2 announcement
Asteroid smack Jupiter
Life on a Mars Volcano
BICEP 2 – Gamma Ray Burst in M31
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