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Futureproof's Moon Special

28 July 2021 - 43 mins
Podcast Series Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

It’s over 50 years that a human being first landed on another world. It is undoubtedly one of the most monumental moments in human history.

This week's Futureproof we look back at our special show to try to bring home the sheer audacity of what happened half a century ago on this day.

We’ll hear about Ireland’s very own piece of the moon. Planetary Scientist and Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the UC Davis, Sarah T Stewart, tells us how the rocks that Apollo astronauts brought back have helped us come up with a new understanding of how the moon formed in the first place.

And Senior Editor at The Economist and author of The Moon: A History For The Future, Oli...

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