{"id":9305,"date":"2022-02-02T15:46:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T21:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/?page_id=9305"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:19:53","slug":"stars-have-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/planetarium\/about\/astronomy-resources\/stars-have-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars Have Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-videos\">Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the video below to watch the <em>Stars Have Stories<\/em> series. 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