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Strange Universe With Bob Berman
Strange Universe

Star power

By Bob Berman
Published October 27, 2024 at 9:30 AM EDT
1 of 1  — NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center -- SU 10-27.jpg
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Video and images courtesy of NASA/SDO/AIA

Hear about the power of a star and how we’re trying to recreate that energy (for no pollution purposes) here on Earth.

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