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Astronomy cast episode 542. Weird issues.

The age of the universe. Welcome to astronomy cast for weekly facts based journey through the

Cosmos to help you understand not what we know but how we know what we know.

I'm Fraser Kane, publisher of university today and with me as always, Dr. Pamela Gay, a

senior scientist for the planetary science institute and the director of CosmoQuest.

Hey, Pamela, how you doing? I'm doing well. How are you doing?

I'm doing great. Again, this is like a two part episode. We're actually recording them

at the same time you are at the planetary science institute working for the planetary science

institute near all of the planetary science that gets done in Tucson, Arizona.

How are you enjoying your time there?

It is remarkably hot in October.

It is.

And there are little lizards everywhere.

So if you wish to be in the land of heat and little tiny lizards, I recommend to

Sun Arizona. But it's been great getting to collaborate with everyone, see everyone face to face.

I am not here long enough. There's so much interesting work to do.

But we're at least getting the face to face few moments to start to plan out what will happen in the

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