Weekly Space Hangout for Jan. 19th, 2012

Our weekly space hangout continues. This week we talk about boiling planets, re-Pillars of Creation, a galaxy made of dark matter, the return of Phobos-Grunt and a telescope the size of a planet.

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast with Dr. Pamela Gay. Here's a link to my Mastodon account.

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