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A Career Written in the Stars

Many moons before Harlan Spence became the director for the UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS), his father, an amateur astronomer, instilled in Spence a curiosity and excitement about the universe. This was the era of the Space Race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union,... Read More

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    - Smoke on the Water
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    - Book Prize
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    - NEH Award to Michael Leese
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    - Crossed Paths
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