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Sep 19
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Spaaaace Compilation

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About this episode

To infinity, butt facts, and beyond! It's not a shock that we here at Tangents love space. This wide-ranging set of episodes takes us all over our seasons - and all throughout our universe - as we learn about the wonders of space both near and very, very, very far.

Episodes in this compilation:
S1 E3 - Satellites, original airdate: November 27, 2018
S1 E36 - The Apollo Program, original airdate: July 16, 2019
S2 E19 - Experiments in Space, original airdate: March 17, 2020
S3 E7 - Exoplanets, original airdate: March 9, 2021
S4 E9 - Asteroids, original airdate: May 3, 2022
S4 E19 - Spaceships, original airdate: August 2, 2022

Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes of your preferred podcasting platform.

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