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Lunar Plants and Micronovae
Episode 282

Lunar Plants and Micronovae

Walkabout the Galaxy · Joshua Colwell

May 18, 202244m 56s

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Show Notes

A new type of nova has been confirmed. One million times fainter than a nova, these thermonuclear runaway explosions are confined to the polar regions of white dwarf stellar embers. Closer to home, researchers at the University of Florida have grown plants in lunar soil returned from the Apollo missions. Supply your own fertilizer. We have astro-historical-etymological trivia and sponsor message.