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Close Encounters of the Hexagonal Kind

Endless Thread by WBUR

Apr 24, 202600:32:53Technology

Endless Thread goes to space! First, host Ben Brock Johnson goes deep on radio signals of unknown origin, with an assist from real-life radio astronomer and Reddit MVP Yvette Cendes, aka, Andromeda321. Then, producer Kal...

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Close Encounters of the Hexagonal Kind is an episode from Endless Thread by WBUR. Endless Thread goes to space! First, host Ben Brock Johnson goes deep on radio signals of unknown origin, with an assist from real-life radio astronomer and R...

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