Weekly Space Hangout: April 22, 2020 – Dr. Fred Watson talks Exploding Stars and Invisible Planets
https://youtu.be/83YR00X_wCw Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Pamela Gay (Cosmoquest.org / @StarStryder ) Moiya McTier (https://www.moiyamctier.com/ / @GoAstroMo) Allen Versfeld (https://www.urban-astronomer.com/ / @uastronomer) This week we…
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