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Astronomer Tom Killestein reveals how the public can help him on his mission to find stellar explosions via the Kilonova Seekers project, and reveals its first major discovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Star Diary
BBC Sky at Night Magazine · Tech & Science · English
The astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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