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Summary: Chris and Rob are both back in Oxford talking about Kepler, the usefulness of astronomy, Kepler, the delayed GAIA mission, Kepler, Planet Hunters (which is kind of Kepler-ish too) and Kepler. [MP3 Link] Episode #93. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott. Links: Planet Hunters’ Tiny Solar System around KOI-351 (now Kepler-90) http://orbitingfrog.com/2013/11/04/an-amazing-tiny-solar-system-where-internet-rumours-come-true/ Why is Astronomy Important? http://arxiv.org/abs/1311.0508 Gaia launched postponed (thanks to John Murrell): http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Gaia_launch_postponement_update LUX finds… nothing (yet?) http://theconversation.com/dark-matter-experiment-finds-nothing-makes-news-19707 Comet ISON imaged by Damian Peach: http://www.damianpeach.com/deepsky/c2012_s1_2013_10_27rgb.jpg Work with the Zooniverse: http://blog.zooniverse.org/2013/11/04/want-to-work-with-the-zooniverse/ SpyMeSat: http://www.tuaw.com/2013/10/23/spymesat-lets-you-know-which-satellites-are-looking-at-you Credits: Audio content Copyright 2013 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Many thanks to Oxford Press Office for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/).