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Juna Kollmeier
The most detailed map of galaxies, black holes and stars ever made
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Stephen Webb
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Dave Brain
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Allan Adams
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Wendy Freedman
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Alex Wissner-Gross
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Seth Shostak
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Brian Greene
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Sean Carroll
Distant time and the hint of a multiverse
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David Christian
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David Deutsch
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Martin Rees
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Richard Dawkins
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