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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2025 · 40 MIN

Supernova Hazards and Cloudy With a Chance of Sand

from Walkabout the Galaxy · host Josh Colwell, Jim Cooney, Tracy Becker, Audrey Martin

We're all about the weather on this episode, with a new study showing that even relatively distant supernova may have affected the Earth's climate in the recent past. And the James Webb Space Telescope has observed exoplanet WASP-107b to have clouds of sand vapor. Plus, we have two hot takes and two Top astroquarks!

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