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NPR American Chronicles: Exploring Space by NPR

NPR American Chronicles: Exploring Space: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the NPR American Chronicles: Exploring Space audiobook runs 3.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Joe Palca (about 2.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.5listening hrs
Astronomy & Physicsstore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish NPR American Chronicles: Exploring Space at common listening paces
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1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 3.5 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 1,009 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

NPR American Chronicles: Exploring Space is an audiobook by NPR: a 3.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Palca, released August 6, 2013, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.5 hrs
Narrated by
Joe Palca
Released
August 6, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Astronomy & Physics
ISBN
9781622311934

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the NPR American Chronicles: Exploring Space audiobook?

NPR American Chronicles: Exploring Space runs 3.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.3 hours.

Is the NPR American Chronicles: Exploring Space audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates NPR American Chronicles: Exploring Space?

NPR American Chronicles: Exploring Space is narrated by Joe Palca.