http://www.whyy.org/news/skytalk.html?rss A weekly discussion of what's new and interesting in astronomy with astronomer Derrick Pitts and 91FM's Dave Heller. en-us Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:30:08 EDT Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:30:08 EDT Copyright 2007 WHYY webmaster@whyy.org WHYY Public Radio No http://www.whyy.org/news/skytalk.html?rss Researchers Confirm Existence of Water on... the Moon! - Clementine radar studies earlier for ice in pole craters but these studies analyzed lunar lava. Alters our understanding of the moon. Maybe not dry 'seas' after all. Shuttle's retirement schedule set - only 10 flights left. Last one set for May 31, 2010. To be replaced with the Orion craft. Atlantis' last flight is Oct. 8th,the final HST repair mission. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Encountered Jupiter in a very dramatic manner 14 years ago this Wednesday. What did it tell us about comets, etc. First Photograph of a star - 158 ago Thursday- Vega in Lyra - Visible tonight. Astrophotography. Where has it taken us? Next Sunday is the 39th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon. Moon is just past full. Go out and have a look. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.whyy.org/podcast/news/st20080714.mp3">Download MP3</a> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:30:00 EDT 1:30 Researchers Confirm Existence of Water on... the Moon! - Clementine radar studies earlier for ice in pole craters but these studies analyzed lunar lava. Alters our understanding of the moon. Maybe not dry 'seas' after all. Shuttle's retirement schedule set - only 10 flights left. Last one set for May 31, 2010. To be replaced with the Orion craft. Atlantis' last flight is Oct. 8th,the final HST repair mission. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Encountered Jupiter in a very dramatic manner 14 years ago this Wednesday. What did it tell us about comets, etc. First Photograph of a star - 158 ago Thursday- Vega in Lyra - Visible tonight. Astrophotography. Where has it taken us? Next Sunday is the 39th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon. Moon is just past full. Go out and have a look.