Scientists dream up solar system adventures

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Planetary scientist John E. Moores and astrophysicist Jesse Rogerson weave tales about interplanetary adventures that are like nothing on Earth in a book titled "Daydreaming in the Solar System."

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Scientists dream up solar system adventures

Fiction Science

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published circa un anno fa

MP3•Pagina principale dell'episodio

Planetary scientist John E. Moores and astrophysicist Jesse Rogerson weave tales about interplanetary adventures that are like nothing on Earth in a book titled "Daydreaming in the Solar System."

65 episodi

#Sci-Fi / Fantasy Stories #Audio Drama #Alan Boyle

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