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Cosmic Queries: Comets and Asteroids with Dr. Amy Mainzer artwork

Cosmic Queries: Comets and Asteroids with Dr. Amy Mainzer

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
S5 E1637:22
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Curious about comets? Anxious about near-Earth asteroids? Join us as guest host Dr. Amy Mainzer from NASA/JPL answers your Cosmic Queries with a little help from comic co-host Chuck Nice. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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