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The Oldest Light in the Universe
The Oldest Light in the Universe
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Nov 20, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this launch edition of Naked Astronomy, we report on how the Planck probe is seeing the oldest light in the Universe, the Rosetta mission flyby en-route to a distant comet, how LCROSS executed a deft lunar impact and what it revealed, how the LRO has imaged the Apollo landing sites and how Herschel promises to shed some light on the deep dark depths of space. Plus, your cosmological questions answered including, what's a quasar, why are the rings of Uranus vertical, do astronauts age more rapidly and could we brighten up the full moon with a giant lunar reflector...? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
Nov 20, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
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