# Bringing the universe down to Earth (with Kat Troche)

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Podcast: [Looking Up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/looking-up-176431)
Published: 2026-06-19T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up/2026-06-19/bringing-the-universe-down-to-earth-with-kat-troche
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## Resource

How do you feel about the universe? Is it scary, you know with how large it is? How far way everything is? Is it intimidating when astronomers talk about time in millions and billions of years? Okay, on the surface it’s intimidating. But there are lots of people out there who have made it their mission, sometimes dedicating years to volunteering, and a few well-paying careers, just to bring the universe down to Earth. Dean Regas chats with Kat Troche, project coordinator for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, to learn more.

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