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Space TopicsWeekly Planetary Radio Trivia ContestEach Monday, Planetary Radio asks listeners a question. Listeners must send in their answers to planetaryradio@planetary.org by the following Monday at 2pm Pacific Time. The winner will be chosen by a random drawing from among all the correct entries received. This week's prize is a Planetary Radio T-Shirt!! Listen to the show for details. This week's question: What countries have had their spacecraft go beyond Earth orbit? (Write "European Space Agency" rather than its individual nations, if it's among your answers.) To submit your answer: Send an email no later than Monday, February 13, at 2 pm Pacific time to planetaryradio@planetary.org containing:
Last week's question: What is the approximate current orbital period of Venus Express? Answer: Coming soon in next week's show! Question from the week before: In the context of cosmology, what do WIMP and MACHO stand for? Answer: WIMPs are Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, while MACHOs are Massive Compact Halo Objects Recent Headlines
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