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26: Old, volatile, and gassy: Why comets would make unpleasant but interesting dinner guests with Dr. Bauer
14 minutes Posted Jan 3, 2016 at 9:00 am.
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Dr. James "Gerbs" Bauer talks about comets, the icy dirtballs (or dirty iceballs) that orbit the Sun. We talk about the ancient Egyptian term for comets, why you probably shouldn't eat a comet, and an exciting new discovery made by the NEOWISE team.