Dark Cloud Encounters with Katherine Wyman | CfA

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Channel: Harvard University · 2013 · Education

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Cold, thick clouds of interstellar gas and dust slink throughout our galaxy. They can condense to form stars and planetary systems. But they can also silence life on planets by swallowing solar systems whole. Can our Sun's protective sheath, or heliosphere, shield us from these cosmic marauders? Speaker: Katherine Wyman

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