How To Name A Galaxy

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This is a rebroadcast of one of our favorite episodes from last season, and one that is particularly timely for the summer! What if you found out that there was a tiny, nearly invisible type of plastic pollution that’s found nearly everywhere… but you’d never heard of it! That’s ...  Show more

What are Galaxies? How big are they? And where are we in this vast universe? Learn about galaxies in this new Knowledge Plus episode from Plus Podcast Network.Find more information on our website https://englishpluspodcast.com/knowledge-plus-what-are-galaxies/Become our patron on ...  Show more

What does JWST tell us about galaxy formation? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer questions about galaxies, measuring the distance of far away objects, dark matter, primordial galaxies, and more!

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Like most things in the universe, stars begin as particles floating around in massive clouds of dust and gas. But what forces these particles to coalesce and form a star? Tune in and learn more about the birth of stars in this podcast.

How do we know the shape of our galaxy, since we're stuck in the middle of it?

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