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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 August 12 - 18, 2019: An Explosion Rocks The Solar System

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Dave Lawrence

Published August 12, 2019 at 1:52 PM HST

For this week’s Stargazer report, HPR’s Dave Lawrence and Christopher Phillips talk about a recent large explosion in our solar system captured by an amateur astronomer.