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Matt Bothwell
Academic
Public astronomer at the University of Cambridge.
Notable Quotes
"It's going to impact and its going to send up a huge plume of dust, maybe 50km into the air or more."View Story →
"It's something really huge smashing into the Moon. It's not remotely dangerous, we can just watch the show."View Story →
"Space is getting more and more crowded."View Story →
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