StarTalk Radio · 2026-06-09 · 55 min · 10,283 words

Quasar Quirks & Sky Surveys with Matt O’Dowd

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Chuck, I love having Matt O'Dowd back on. Definitely. Catch us up on quasars, on the Vera Rubin telescope, on big data and AI. Yeah, and I found out that Vera Rubin is actually not a sandwich. Coming up on Star Talk.

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