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A model of the earth, sun, and moon in an office in Van Allen Hall.

University of Iowa experts explain "Leap Day" and what that is

Friday, March 1, 2024

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Iowa's News Now spoke with Caroline Roberts, an Astronomy Lab Coordinator and the Observatory Manager at the University of Iowa, to talk about Leap Day.