Jim Green
Dec. 21, 2012
The SciFri Book Club Tours 'The Planets'
The book club reviews Dava Sobel’s 2005 homage to the solar system.
planets, nasa, astronomy, planetary science, dava sobel
Dec. 07, 2012
Curiosity 2.0? NASA Announces New Mars Rover Plans
NASA officials weigh in on the flurry of planetary science news from the past week.
space, astronomy, mercury, venus, mars, voyager, solar system, nasa
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Michael Pollan Talks Plants and Food
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