Ep. 21 Radio Astronomy and RQZs

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Feb 12, 201826:18Technology

Be brave in the face of an extremely technical episode where I tackle radio astronomy! Astronomers collect radio waves to map distant objects. To do their work they need a level of quiet that's hard to find without...

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