Star Trails: A Weekly Astronomy Podcast · Single Malt Sky

Perseids, Planets, and the Smell of Space

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In 1972, a massive fireball streaked across daylight skies, casting shadows and triggering sonic booms across North America.

This astronomy podcast episode guides listeners through the week's celestial events including the Perseid meteor shower peak and planetary conjunctions, while exploring the surprising science behind what space actually smells like according to astronauts. The host blends practical stargazing advice with fascinating historical events and chemical explanations of cosmic phenomena.

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