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.
Speakers
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Alan SternPrincipal Investigator, New Horizons Mission; Associate Vice President...
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David AguilarFounder, Aspen Skies Corp.
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Ira FlatowHost and Executive Producer, "Science Friday," PRI
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Janna LevinPhysicist and astronomer
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Lawrence KraussDirector, Origins Project and Professor of Theoretical Physics, School...
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Lisa RandallProfessor of Physics, Harvard University; Author, Dark Matter and the...
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Lisa KalteneggerDirector, Carl Sagan Institute, Cornell University
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John GrunsfeldFormer Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
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