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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1845: William Huggins

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 30, 2020 · Episode: 1845 Willam Huggins: Spectroscopy and passionate detachment. Today, we see what stars are made of.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1589: Pluto (The Planet)

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 24, 2018 · Episode: 1589 Pluto: We finally reach the outer fringe of the Solar System. Today, we discover Pluto.

Tags Asteroid Belt astronomy earth galileo jupiter Mars mercury Neptune Pioneer 10 planets Saturn telescopes Tombaugh Transneptunian Objects Uranus venus

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1554: Scientific Instruments

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 13, 2018 · Episode: 1554 In which new science yields new instruments: 1500 to 1950. Today, a new class of machines and new viewpoint.

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More Delay, Cost For NASA’s Next-Generation Space Telescope

Marcia Dunn, AP

Posted on June 27, 2018 · In March, NASA announced that it was delaying launch until 2020.

Tags James Webb Space Telescope nasa telescopes

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