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Wed. 01/18 - The CIA's Spy-Pigeons
Earth-like exoplanet discoveries galore, including some that could be habitable. Plus, a look back at the clandestine history of the CIA’s pigeon surveillance missions.
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Links:
NASA Just Discovered a Rare Earth-Sized Planet in a Habitable Zone (ScienceAlert)
NASA has discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting in the habitable zone of its star (CBS News)
NASA’s TESS Discovers Planetary System’s Second Earth-Size World (NASA)
Another Earth-size exoplanet discovered in habitable zone of nearby star (The Verge)
When the CIA Spied on American Citizens—Using Pigeons (Atlas Obscura)
CIA unveils Cold War spy-pigeon missions (BBC)
Thu. 12/09 - Birds Aren't Real (And Neither Is This Gen Z Conspiracy Theory) (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
Pigeon Camera (CIA) Jackson Bird on Twitter
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Earth-like exoplanet discoveries galore, including some that could be habitable. Plus, a look back at the clandestine history of the CIA’s pigeon surveillance missions.
Sponsors:
- ZocDoc, zocdoc.com/coolstuff
Links:
NASA Just Discovered a Rare Earth-Sized Planet in a Habitable Zone (ScienceAlert)
NASA has discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting in the habitable zone of its star (CBS News)
NASA’s TESS Discovers Planetary System’s Second Earth-Size World (NASA)
Another Earth-size exoplanet discovered in habitable zone of nearby star (The Verge)
When the CIA Spied on American Citizens—Using Pigeons (Atlas Obscura)
CIA unveils Cold War spy-pigeon missions (BBC)
Thu. 12/09 - Birds Aren't Real (And Neither Is This Gen Z Conspiracy Theory) (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
Pigeon Camera (CIA) Jackson Bird on Twitter
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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