About this episode

This episode discusses the discovery of a lemon-shaped planet and a mysterious cloud of hot dust in space.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. Scientists have discovered a distant planet that resembles a lemon. And while studying a mysterious cloud of hot dust 70 light-years away, researchers have found an unusual star.

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