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Mars, Rockets And The 'Oumuamua Object: 2018 In Space

An astronaut on the International Space Station performs a spacewalk while tethered to the ISS on Dec. 13, 2018. A radiant blue earth is seen in the background.
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An astronaut on the International Space Station performs a spacewalk while tethered to the ISS on Dec. 13, 2018. A radiant blue earth is seen in the background.

The past year has held exciting news about space: from a new Mars lander, to importantstridesin spaceflight, to discoveries of distant exoplanetsto observations of 'Oumuamua, the first object from another star ever seen in our own solar system. We're talking about the year in space and what to expect in 2019.

John O'Meara, the former chair of the Department of Physics at Saint Michael’s College and now Chief Scientist of the W. M. Keck Observatory in Kamuela, Hawai'i, joins Vermont Edition to talk about the most exciting news about space, from terra firma to low-earth orbit and beyond. 

Broadcast live on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
Matt Smith worked for Vermont Public from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.
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