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Stargazer

HPR’s Dave Lawrence and Christopher Phillips hosted Stargazer on Mondays to discuss the latest developments in astronomy. Stargazer is no longer in production. The last episode aired on Oct. 16, 2023.

Stargazer January 2 - 8, 2023: Gardening in lunar soil and plans to retrieve rover-collected material on Mars

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Dave Lawrence

Published January 3, 2023 at 7:44 AM HST

For the first Stargazer of 2023, HPR's All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence and astronomer Christopher Phillips go over two fun stories to start the year: growing material using lunar soil and a mission to retrieve materials collected on Mars by a rover.