Podcast: Amazing cosmic facts

Podcast: Amazing cosmic facts

Astrophysicist Dr Jillian Scudder reveals some of the most mind-blowing facts about the universe.

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In this episode of the Radio Astronomy podcast, astrophysicist Dr Jillian Scudder discusses her new book The Milky Way Smells of Rum and Raspberries and reveals some of the most mind-blowing facts about the Universe.

Dr Scudder reveals why why the Milky Way smells of raspberries, how the Moon has a whiff of gunpowder, what happens when galaxies collide and why our own Galaxy is flatter than a credit card.

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