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<h4>Links and Show Notes</h4>  <h5><a href="http://gizmodo.com/were-sorry-about-this-seriously-bummer-proxima-b-news-1792148056" target="_blank">We're Sorry About This Seriously Bummer Proxima B News</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/nasa-finds-planets-of-red-dwarf-stars-may-face-oxygen-loss-in-habitable-zones" target="_blank">Red Dwarf Stars' Planets May Face Oxygen Loss | NASA</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-group-of-prominent-republicans-has-an-excellent-plan-to-fight-climate-change/2017/02/09/05acb234-ee4a-11e6-9662-6eedf1627882_story.html?utm_term=.cbd27e4f7c73" target="_blank">A group of prominent Republicans has an excellent plan to fight climate change - The Washington Post</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.universetoday.com/133400/spacex-falcon-9-breaths-first-fire-at-ksc-pad-39a-successful-static-fire-test-paves-path-to-feb-18-launch/" target="_blank">SpaceX Falcon 9 Breathes First Fire at KSC Pad 39A - Successful Static Fire Test Paves Path to Feb. 18 ISS Launch - Universe Today</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center_Launch_Complex_39#Launch_Pad_39A" target="_blank">Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 - Wikipedia</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12144" target="_blank">GMS: SDO: Year 6</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/nasa/goals-for-nasas-proposed-europa-lander-begin-to-crystallize/" target="_blank">Goals for NASA's proposed Europa Lander begin to crystallize - SpaceFlight Insider</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://gizmodo.com/nasa-plans-to-drill-toward-europas-ocean-in-search-of-l-1792233535" target="_blank">NASA Plans to Drill Into Europa's Crust In Search of Life</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/docs/Europa_Lander_SDT_Report_2016.pdf" target="_blank">NASA Science Definition Team Report (PDF)</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/02/venus-computer-chip/" target="_blank">We finally have a computer that can survive the surface of Venus | Ars Technica</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.relay.fm/liftoff/19" target="_blank">Liftoff #19: Venus: The Pizza Planet - Relay FM</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/early_stage_innovation/niac/2012_phase_I_fellows_landis.html" target="_blank">NASA - Venus Landsailing Rover</a></h5>

41: The Ice Giants

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