Scientific American in 1925: Solar Eclipses, Seances and Some Strange Inventions

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In this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman speaks with science journalist Robin George Andrews about NASA’s push to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. They explore why nuclear power could be key to sustaining long-term lunar missions, what the technical hurdles of op ...  Show more

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