I Can’t Sleep: Relaxing Facts to Fall Asleep To
- Episodes
- 608
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- several times a week
- Latest episode
- Nov 13, 2026
About the podcast
Trouble sleeping? I Can't Sleep is a sleep podcast of gentle, unhurried episodes to help you fall asleep, made for insomnia and minds that won't switch off. You could count sheep, or let this show do the heavy yawning for you. Host Benjamin Boster reads slow-paced, fact-filled content on science, history, and everyday oddities with zero plot twists and even less urgency. It's calm. It's consistent. And yes, you might accidentally learn something. So get comfy, press play, and let your brain wander off without you.
Episodes 608
Giraffes | Can’t Sleep? Meet the World’s Tallest Animal
Giraffes are hard to mistake for just about anything else. This episode explores their extraordinary height, unusually long necks, distinctive coat patterns, and the adaptations that help them survive across …
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Giraffes are hard to mistake for just about anything else. This episode explores their extraordinary height, unusually long necks, distinctive coat patterns, and the adaptations that help them survive across the landscapes of Africa. Along the way, you’ll hear about giraffe behavior, their social lives, and the surprisingly complicated biology behind being the tallest animal on Earth.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Kate Bush | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the Queen of Art Pop
Kate Bush built a career by making ambitious music that rarely sounded like anyone else. This episode explores her early life, breakthrough with “Wuthering Heights,” distinctive songwriting and performances …
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Kate Bush built a career by making ambitious music that rarely sounded like anyone else. This episode explores her early life, breakthrough with “Wuthering Heights,” distinctive songwriting and performances, and the creative control that shaped albums such as Hounds of Love. Along the way, you’ll hear about her approach to recording, her famously limited live performances, and how “Running Up That Hill” found an enormous new audience decades after its original release. Apparently, being ahead of your time works out eventually.
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Sun | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Our Nearest Star
The Sun is a 4.6-billion-year-old star that quietly keeps nearly everything on Earth in business. This episode explores how the Sun formed, what happens inside its intensely hot core, how nuclear fusion …
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The Sun is a 4.6-billion-year-old star that quietly keeps nearly everything on Earth in business. This episode explores how the Sun formed, what happens inside its intensely hot core, how nuclear fusion produces its enormous supply of energy, and how that energy eventually reaches Earth. Along the way, you’ll learn about sunspots, solar flares, the Sun’s layered structure, and its rather important role at the center of the Solar System.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Kites | Can’t Sleep? Explore a Worldwide Flying Tradition
Kites have crossed borders, centuries, and cultures with little more than wind and a very long piece of string. This episode explores the history of kite flying, how kites stay in the air, and the many ways …
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Kites have crossed borders, centuries, and cultures with little more than wind and a very long piece of string. This episode explores the history of kite flying, how kites stay in the air, and the many ways cultures around the world have turned them into tools, traditions, art, entertainment, and even instruments of war. Along the way, you’ll hear about their early origins, colorful festivals, different designs, scientific uses, and humanity’s remarkably persistent desire to send things into the sky while keeping them attached to the ground.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Planets | Can’t Sleep? Explore Our Solar System
Planets come in an impressive variety of sizes, temperatures, and compositions. This episode explores what makes a planet a planet, how planets form, and the different types of worlds found throughout our solar …
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Planets come in an impressive variety of sizes, temperatures, and compositions. This episode explores what makes a planet a planet, how planets form, and the different types of worlds found throughout our solar system and beyond. Along the way, you’ll hear about rocky planets, gas giants, planetary orbits, and the strange conditions that make each world a little different from its neighbors.
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Owls | Can’t Sleep? Learn About These Nocturnal Hunters
Owls have been fascinating humans for thousands of years, which is probably what happens when a bird can fly almost silently and turn its head much farther than seems reasonable. This episode explores the …
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Owls have been fascinating humans for thousands of years, which is probably what happens when a bird can fly almost silently and turn its head much farther than seems reasonable. This episode explores the unique features of owls, including their powerful eyesight, sensitive hearing, specialized feathers, and hunting abilities. Along the way, you’ll hear about different owl species, where they live, and the adaptations that make them such effective nighttime predators.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Banff National Park | Can’t Sleep? Explore the Canadian Rockies
Banff National Park is a landscape of towering mountains, turquoise lakes, glaciers, forests, and winding valleys in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. This episode explores the park’s geography, wildlife …
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Banff National Park is a landscape of towering mountains, turquoise lakes, glaciers, forests, and winding valleys in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. This episode explores the park’s geography, wildlife, famous lakes and mountains, and the history that led to its creation as Canada’s first national park. Along the way, you’ll hear about the natural forces that shaped the region and the remarkable landscapes that have made Banff one of Canada’s most recognizable destinations.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Lakes | Can’t Sleep? Dive Beneath the Surface
Lakes can form in some surprisingly dramatic ways for bodies of water that mostly just sit there. In this episode, you’ll hear how glaciers, shifting tectonic plates, and volcanic activity create lakes of all …
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Lakes can form in some surprisingly dramatic ways for bodies of water that mostly just sit there. In this episode, you’ll hear how glaciers, shifting tectonic plates, and volcanic activity create lakes of all shapes and sizes. We’ll also get into lake ecosystems, how water moves and circulates beneath the surface, and why some lakes end up unusually salty.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Alpacas | Can’t Sleep? Discover These Fluffy Andean Animals
Alpacas have spent thousands of years turning harsh Andean landscapes into a surprisingly successful place to be fluffy. In this episode, you’ll explore the history and domestication of alpacas, their close …
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Alpacas have spent thousands of years turning harsh Andean landscapes into a surprisingly successful place to be fluffy.
In this episode, you’ll explore the history and domestication of alpacas, their close relationship to llamas and other camelids, and the traits that help them thrive at high elevations in South America. You’ll also hear about alpaca fiber, herd behavior, breeding, and the different varieties people have developed over centuries of keeping these animals for their remarkably useful coats. Apparently, looking slightly judgmental while producing luxury fiber is a perfectly viable survival strategy.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Castles | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Medieval Fortresses
Castles were built to project power, control territory, and make attacking the people inside considerably more inconvenient. This episode explores how castles developed, how their walls, towers, gates, and …
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Castles were built to project power, control territory, and make attacking the people inside considerably more inconvenient. This episode explores how castles developed, how their walls, towers, gates, and defenses worked, and why they became such an important part of medieval life. Along the way, you’ll learn about different types of castles, the people who lived and worked inside them, the realities of castle sieges, and how these enormous fortified structures changed as warfare and technology evolved.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Ancient Greece | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the Birthplace of Democracy
Ancient Greece shaped much of the modern world despite rarely being united about anything. This episode covers the rise of Greek civilization, the city states of Athens and Sparta, mythology, religion, warfare …
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Ancient Greece shaped much of the modern world despite rarely being united about anything. This episode covers the rise of Greek civilization, the city states of Athens and Sparta, mythology, religion, warfare, philosophy, politics, art, and everyday life. You’ll learn how ideas about democracy, literature, science, and philosophy developed, along with the people and events that helped turn a collection of fiercely independent communities into one of history’s most influential civilizations.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Egyptian Mythology | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Gods and Pharaohs
Egyptian mythology turned the sun, the Nile, death, kingship, and even chaos into a sprawling cast of gods and stories. This episode explores the beliefs and myths of ancient Egypt, including major gods such as …
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Egyptian mythology turned the sun, the Nile, death, kingship, and even chaos into a sprawling cast of gods and stories.
This episode explores the beliefs and myths of ancient Egypt, including major gods such as Ra, Osiris, Isis, Horus, and Anubis, along with creation stories, divine rivalries, and the Egyptian understanding of death and the afterlife. You’ll also hear how mythology shaped temples, pharaohs, religious rituals, and everyday life across thousands of years of Egyptian history. With gods changing roles, merging identities, and occasionally settling disagreements through some fairly unusual methods, Egyptian mythology is considerably more complicated than the neat family trees might suggest.
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Dolly Parton | Can’t Sleep? Learn About the Queen of Country
Dolly Parton turned a childhood in rural Tennessee into one of the most recognizable careers in entertainment. This episode explores her early life, her beginnings in country music, her years with Porter …
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Dolly Parton turned a childhood in rural Tennessee into one of the most recognizable careers in entertainment. This episode explores her early life, her beginnings in country music, her years with Porter Wagoner, and the songwriting that produced classics like Jolene and I Will Always Love You. Along the way, you’ll hear about her acting career, Dollywood, business ventures, philanthropy, and the larger-than-life image she built with plenty of rhinestones and a very good sense of humor.
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West Highland White Terrier | Can’t Sleep? Meet Scotland’s Tiny Terrier
The West Highland White Terrier was bred to be small, sturdy, and remarkably determined. In this episode, you’ll learn about the Scottish origins of the Westie, how the breed developed from working terriers …
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The West Highland White Terrier was bred to be small, sturdy, and remarkably determined.
In this episode, you’ll learn about the Scottish origins of the Westie, how the breed developed from working terriers used to hunt vermin, and why its distinctive white coat became such an important feature. Along the way, you’ll hear about the breed’s appearance, temperament, history, and the traits that helped turn a tenacious little working dog into a popular companion. Apparently, being cute and stubborn is a perfectly viable career path.
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Bicycles | Can’t Sleep? Take a Ride Through Cycling History
The bicycle went from a strange two wheeled experiment to one of the most popular ways to get around. This episode explores the history of bicycles, from early designs and the arrival of pedals to chains …
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The bicycle went from a strange two wheeled experiment to one of the most popular ways to get around. This episode explores the history of bicycles, from early designs and the arrival of pedals to chains, gears, pneumatic tires, and the machines we recognize today. Along the way, you’ll learn how cycling changed transportation, influenced society, became a competitive sport, and convinced millions of people that balancing on two wheels while moving forward was an entirely sensible idea.
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Empire State Building | Can’t Sleep? Discover 1,250 Feet of History
The Empire State Building has spent nearly a century towering over Manhattan and becoming one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world. This episode explores the building’s history, distinctive Art Deco …
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The Empire State Building has spent nearly a century towering over Manhattan and becoming one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world. This episode explores the building’s history, distinctive Art Deco architecture, interior spaces, observation decks, and the features that have made it such an enduring part of New York City. Along the way, you’ll hear about its design, changing uses, famous lights, appearances in popular culture, and what visitors can find more than a thousand feet above the streets of Manhattan.
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Butterflies | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Metamorphosis
Butterflies pull off one of the most remarkable transformations in the animal kingdom. This episode explores their life cycle from egg and caterpillar to chrysalis and adult, including how metamorphosis …
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Butterflies pull off one of the most remarkable transformations in the animal kingdom. This episode explores their life cycle from egg and caterpillar to chrysalis and adult, including how metamorphosis actually works, where those elaborate wing colors come from, what butterflies eat, and how some species manage enormous migrations. Along the way, you’ll learn about camouflage, courtship, predators, and the strange biology behind insects that completely rebuild themselves just to spend the rest of their lives looking considerably more fashionable.
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Magnetism | Can’t Sleep? Discover the Power of Attraction
Magnetism is an invisible force that shapes more of our world than we might realize. This episode explores how magnets attract and repel, how magnetic fields work, and the connection between magnetism and …
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Magnetism is an invisible force that shapes more of our world than we might realize. This episode explores how magnets attract and repel, how magnetic fields work, and the connection between magnetism and electricity. Along the way, you’ll hear about Earth’s magnetic field, electromagnets, magnetic materials, and the many ways magnetism appears in science and everyday life.
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Sewing Machine | Can’t Sleep? Unravel the Story
The sewing machine transformed the way clothing and textiles were made. This episode explores the early attempts to mechanize sewing, how sewing machines developed during the Industrial Revolution, and the …
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The sewing machine transformed the way clothing and textiles were made. This episode explores the early attempts to mechanize sewing, how sewing machines developed during the Industrial Revolution, and the inventors who helped turn a simple idea into a household and industrial tool. Along the way, you’ll hear about different types of sewing machines, how they create stitches, and the technology that keeps the needle and thread working together.
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Broadway Theater | Can’t Sleep? Let’s Go Behind the Curtain
Broadway theater grew from a collection of New York stages into one of the most recognizable forms of commercial theater in the world. This episode explores the history of Broadway, how the Theater District …
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Broadway theater grew from a collection of New York stages into one of the most recognizable forms of commercial theater in the world. This episode explores the history of Broadway, how the Theater District developed, what officially makes a theater a Broadway theater, and how productions make their way from an idea to the stage. Along the way, you’ll learn about musicals, plays, landmark venues, long-running shows, and the awards and traditions that turned a few blocks of Manhattan into a theatrical institution with an impressive number of people singing at full volume.
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Thunderstorms | Can’t Sleep? Learn the Science of Storms
Thunderstorms are atmospheric machines powered by warm air, moisture, and some impressively violent physics. This episode explores how thunderstorms form, what creates lightning and thunder, how towering storm …
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Thunderstorms are atmospheric machines powered by warm air, moisture, and some impressively violent physics. This episode explores how thunderstorms form, what creates lightning and thunder, how towering storm clouds develop, and why some storms produce hail, strong winds, or tornadoes. Along the way, you’ll learn about the different types of thunderstorms, the life cycle of a storm, and the science behind weather that has never been particularly interested in keeping things quiet.
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Maple Syrup | Can’t Sleep? Tap Into Something Sweet
Maple syrup begins with something surprisingly simple: sap flowing through a maple tree. This episode explores how maple sap is collected and transformed into syrup, the history of maple syrup production, and …
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Maple syrup begins with something surprisingly simple: sap flowing through a maple tree. This episode explores how maple sap is collected and transformed into syrup, the history of maple syrup production, and the traditions that developed around this naturally sweet treat. Along the way, you’ll hear about maple trees, tapping methods, sugar houses, and the different grades and varieties of maple syrup.
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Golf | Can’t Sleep? Learn About Birdies, Bogeys, and Bunkers
Golf has spent centuries turning the simple act of hitting a ball into a surprisingly complicated sport. This episode explores the history of golf, how the modern game developed, the basics of clubs and …
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Golf has spent centuries turning the simple act of hitting a ball into a surprisingly complicated sport. This episode explores the history of golf, how the modern game developed, the basics of clubs and scoring, and why terms like birdie, bogey, eagle, and bunker became part of its wonderfully strange vocabulary. Along the way, you’ll learn about golf course design, different types of shots, famous competitions, and how generations of players became obsessed with getting a tiny white ball into an even tinier hole using as few swings as possible.
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The Nile | Can’t Sleep? Explore the World’s Longest River
The Nile has shaped life in northeastern Africa for thousands of years. This episode explores the river’s geography, its major tributaries, the civilizations that grew along its banks, and the important role …
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The Nile has shaped life in northeastern Africa for thousands of years. This episode explores the river’s geography, its major tributaries, the civilizations that grew along its banks, and the important role the Nile played in agriculture, transportation, and trade. Along the way, you’ll hear about the Blue Nile and White Nile, ancient Egypt, seasonal flooding, and the long journey of the river toward the Mediterranean Sea.
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Jigsaw Puzzles | Can’t Sleep? Piece Together Their History
Jigsaw puzzles have been challenging patient minds for centuries. This episode explores how the first puzzles were created, how they developed from educational tools into popular entertainment, and how advances …
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Jigsaw puzzles have been challenging patient minds for centuries. This episode explores how the first puzzles were created, how they developed from educational tools into popular entertainment, and how advances in printing and manufacturing changed the way puzzles were made. Along the way, you’ll hear about wooden puzzles, cardboard pieces, puzzle design, and the enduring appeal of fitting everything into just the right place.
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Magic: The Gathering | Can’t Sleep? Explore the Epic Card Game
Magic: The Gathering has grown from a tabletop card game into a worldwide phenomenon. This episode explores how the game was created, how it is played, and the cards, colors, and strategies that shape its many …
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Magic: The Gathering has grown from a tabletop card game into a worldwide phenomenon. This episode explores how the game was created, how it is played, and the cards, colors, and strategies that shape its many possibilities. Along the way, you’ll hear about the game’s history, rules, different ways to play, and the world that has developed around it.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Martha’s Vineyard | Can’t Sleep? Explore the Famous Island
Martha’s Vineyard has been home to communities, visitors, and changing traditions for centuries. This episode explores the island’s geography, history, towns, and the people who have shaped life there over …
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Martha’s Vineyard has been home to communities, visitors, and changing traditions for centuries. This episode explores the island’s geography, history, towns, and the people who have shaped life there over time. Along the way, you’ll hear about its maritime past, distinctive communities, historic landmarks, and how Martha’s Vineyard became one of New England’s best-known islands.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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The Silk Road | Can’t Sleep? Follow the World’s Oldest Trade Routes
For centuries, the Silk Road connected distant regions across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. This episode explores the network of trade routes that carried goods, ideas, technologies, and cultures across …
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For centuries, the Silk Road connected distant regions across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. This episode explores the network of trade routes that carried goods, ideas, technologies, and cultures across thousands of miles. Along the way, you’ll hear about silk and other valuable goods, bustling trading cities, and the caravans that made long journeys across deserts and mountains.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Roman Empire | Can’t Sleep? Discover the Ancient World
The Roman Empire shaped much of the ancient world and left a legacy that can still be seen today. This episode explores how Rome grew from a powerful republic into a vast empire, how emperors ruled, and what …
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The Roman Empire shaped much of the ancient world and left a legacy that can still be seen today. This episode explores how Rome grew from a powerful republic into a vast empire, how emperors ruled, and what everyday life was like across Roman territory. Along the way, you’ll hear about Roman cities, religion, the military, and law.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Hubble Space Telescope | Can’t Sleep? Explore the Universe
The Hubble Space Telescope has been observing the universe from above Earth’s atmosphere for decades. This episode explores how Hubble works, the instruments it uses to study space, and the discoveries that …
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The Hubble Space Telescope has been observing the universe from above Earth’s atmosphere for decades. This episode explores how Hubble works, the instruments it uses to study space, and the discoveries that have changed our view of the cosmos. Along the way, you’ll hear about distant galaxies, colorful nebulae, expanding space, and some of the remarkable images Hubble has captured.
It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping!
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Read with permission from Hubble Space Telescope, Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope
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