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    #41: The Ice Giants

    February 28th, 2017 · 57 minutes

    This fortnight, Stephen went out for a nerdy evening, NASA announced the seven planets at TRAPPIST-1 and SpaceX is going to the moon. After the news, Jason and Stephen break down the Ice Giants of Uranus and Neptune.

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    Links and Show Notes

    NASA Telescope Reveals Record-Breaking Exoplanet Discovery | NASA
    Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System: Largest batch of Earth-size, habitable zone planets
    NASA & TRAPPIST-1: A Treasure Trove of Planets Found - YouTube
    Habitable Planet Reality Check: The Seven Planets of TRAPPIST-1 | Drew Ex Machina
    Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System: TRAPPIST-1
    SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond the Moon Next Year | SpaceX
    SpaceX plans to send two people around the Moon - The Verge
    NASA Statement About SpaceX Private Moon Venture Announcement | NASA
    With its Moon announcement, did SpaceX kick off the first public-private space race? - The Verge
    Uranus - Wikipedia
    Neptune - Wikipedia
    Triton (moon) - Wikipedia