Through the Telescope
by Rose Waugh, Elliott Bruce · Acast
A conversational astronomy podcast in which astrophysicist Rose Waugh explains one big topic per episode, such as stars, galaxies, black holes or cosmology, to non-specialist co-host Elliott Bruce. Listeners build a plain-language grasp of core astronomical ideas.
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