<p>This fortnight, Jason and Stephen catch up on the news and remember Gene Cernan, the last man on the moon.</p>
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<h4>Links and Show Notes</h4>  <h5><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/science/venus-wave-akatsuki.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0" target="_blank">Venus Smiled, With a Mysterious Wave Across Its Atmosphere - The New York Times</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/09/509010493/scientists-predict-star-collision-visible-to-the-naked-eye-in-2022" target="_blank">Scientists Predict Star Collision Visible To The Naked Eye In 2022 : The Two-Way : NPR</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4846340/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">Hidden Figures (2016) - IMDb</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/04/world/dwarf-galaxy-radio-burst/index.html" target="_blank">'Fast radio burst' tracked to a dwarf galaxy 3 billion light-years away - CNN.com</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/14/spacex-resumes-flights-with-on-target-launch-for-iridium/" target="_blank">SpaceX resumes flights with on-target launch for Iridium – Spaceflight Now</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/15/photos-falcon-9-returns-to-flight-with-weekend-launch-from-california/" target="_blank">Photos: Falcon 9 returns to flight with weekend launch from California – Spaceflight Now</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/astronautprofiles/cernan" target="_blank">Remembering Gene Cernan | NASA</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/family-statement-regarding-the-passing-of-apollo-astronaut-eugene-cernan-last-man-to" target="_blank">Gene Cernan Family Statement on Astronaut's Passing | NASA</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cernan-ea.html?linkId=33446850" target="_blank">Astronaut Bio: Eugene A. Cernan</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3219604/" target="_blank">The Last Man on the Moon (2014) - IMDb</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon_(miniseries)" target="_blank">From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries) - Wikipedia</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-two-missions-to-explore-the-early-solar-system" target="_blank">NASA Selects Two Missions to Explore the Early Solar System | NASA</a></h5>

39: The Speed of Light Doesn't Apply to Telepathy

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