Looking to the Stars with Astronomer Michelle Thaller

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Sep 12, 202600:07:50News & Politics

Our regular space expert former NASA astronomer and science communicator Michelle Thaller joins us to discuss everything beyond the Earth's atmosphere. She's the recipient of Nasa's highest honour, the Exceptional Achiev...

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