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Planetary Commuter: How Well-travelled Are You?

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Mark KidgerLeave a comment

Last week I passed an important milestone and, as one does these days, I sent a WhatsApp to the family group stating that I was starting my sixty-first orbit of the Sun. What I thought was a very simple statement, caused great puzzlement amongst its (non-scientist) readers and, after explaining it to them, they found [...]

Posted in GeneralTagged Local Cluster, Milky Way, orbital motion

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