Nifty Fifty Podcast: Dr. Loren Anderson on The Milky Way Galaxy

By carlyo on May 12, 2015.

This Nifty Fifty Podcast features, Dr. Loren Anderson, physicist from West Virginia University, speaking to Tuscarora High School about the Milky Way Galaxy, astronomy, massive stars, and his career path to becoming a physics professor. Read the full blog here.

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