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Eyes on the Sky for Mercury
Eyes on the Sky for Mercury
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Apr 25, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
On 9 May, Mercury will be seen as a black dot silhouetted against the Sun and this rare event enabled astronomers of the 17th century to work out how vast the universe was. But this transit isn't just phenomenally important historically: it has huge implications in our search for extraterrestrial life, as Graihagh Jackson finds out... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
Apr 25, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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