Deep Dive: Space—Why We Explore
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What is the universe made of and why don't we know what it's made of? From the esoteric to the concrete.
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Alan SternPrincipal Investigator, New Horizons Mission; Associate Vice President... -
David AguilarFounder, Aspen Skies Corp. -
Ira FlatowHost and Executive Producer, "Science Friday," PRI -
Janna LevinPhysicist and astronomer -
Lawrence KraussDirector, Origins Project and Professor of Theoretical Physics, School... -
Lisa RandallProfessor of Physics, Harvard University; Author, Dark Matter and the... -
Lisa KalteneggerDirector, Carl Sagan Institute, Cornell University -
John GrunsfeldFormer Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
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