This episode we mark the 90th anniversary of Pluto's discovery by exploring the life of US astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, and take a look at the Pluto's rise and fall as the 9th Solar System planet. Plus, we examine a recent International Astronomical Union campaign that saw 112 countries around the world name newly-discovered exoplanets.
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2021: A new year for astronomy and spaceflight
Interview: Kellie Gerardi on the future of spaceflight
2020's spaceflight and astronomy highlights
Interview: NASA astronaut Terry Virts
A history of Palomar Observatory
What next for New Horizons?
Is there life beyond Earth?
What's a black hole? Interview with astrophysicist Janna Levin
Interview: NASA astronaut Jeff Williams
20 years of the International Space Station
Interview: Getting The Right Stuff right
Interview: Stuart Clark on the history of astronomy
ASTHROS: the stratospheric balloon observatory
Galaxies
Interview: Life on Venus?
Interview: Libby Jackson on the history of human spaceflight
The life and death of stars
Trident: a new mission to explore Neptune's moon Triton
The End of Everything: interview with US cosmologist Katie Mack
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