{"id":6179,"date":"2019-07-19T15:09:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T20:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=6179"},"modified":"2019-07-19T15:09:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T20:09:34","slug":"new-miniseries-nova-the-planets-wednesday-july-24-9pm-on-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/19\/new-miniseries-nova-the-planets-wednesday-july-24-9pm-on-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"New Miniseries! &#8220;NOVA: The Planets&#8221; Wednesday, July 24 @9PM on PBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6180\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6180\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6180 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NOVA_The_Planets_lead_t800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NOVA_The_Planets_lead_t800.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NOVA_The_Planets_lead_t800-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NOVA_The_Planets_lead_t800-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NOVA_The_Planets_lead_t800-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IMAGE: COURTESY OF BDH CREATIVE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Life Of Our Solar System Told In Five Dramatic Stories Spanning Billions Of Years. 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