Skytalk Archive
NASA considers cutbacks due to sequestration
NASA’s education and public outreach activities may come to a halt – part of efforts to pare $1.2 trillion dollars over the n ...
Air Date: April 1, 2013
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Faster than a speeding bullet . . . WAY faster than a speeding bullet
Astronomers catch sight of the fastest orbiting body yet – a small star circling a black hole every two-and-a-half hours! Remarkabl ...
Air Date: March 25, 2013
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Curiosity generates ‘thirst’ for more information about the Red Planet
The Mars Rover hits paydirt, or more appropriately pay-clay pointing to water, water everywhere; including possibly drops to drink. It ...
Air Date: March 18, 2013
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Spring is the season for comets
Scientists are studying other moons in the solar system and it turns out our moon is much less dynamic than others. Europa, a moon of Jup ...
Air Date: March 11, 2013
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Clocking the speed of a Supermassive black hole
Astronomers, who have been trying to accurately clock the speed of a Supermassive black hole for some time, finally got their chance. Ke ...
Air Date: March 4, 2013
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Asteroids falling towards Earth
The asteroid that hit Russia seemed like quite a surprise, but over the last decade scientists have been trying to ...
Air Date: February 25, 2013
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Curiosity Rover is digging deep into Martian rock, well, maybe not that deep. A drill will go just 2.5 inches into a fine grain piece of ...
Air Date: February 18, 2013
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Will an asteroid pass too close for comfort?
The 449th anniversary of Galileo’s birth back in 1564 comes up this Friday, February 15th and he is celebrating with an asteroid pa ...
Air Date: February 11, 2013
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Mars Curiosity drills to new depths
Today is Clyde Tombaugh’s 107th birth anniversary. Born in 1906 , he was an American astronomer, rocket scientist and telescope bui ...
Air Date: February 4, 2013
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The shadow doesn’t know much about the end of winter plus the Brown Dwarf stars story
The amazing universe of Brown Dwarf stars: the most numerous of all in the galaxy, they form like normal stars do but lack the mass neede ...
Air Date: January 28, 2013
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Yes, Mars has a liquid past, the rocks tell the story
Mars Science Lab Curiosty has discovered fractures filled with calcium sulfates in sedimentary rock units. On earth, fractures like the ...
Air Date: January 21, 2013
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Hopping down the Milky Way plus this week’s sky
Tips for mapping a path through the winter Milky Way? Since the Milky Way is now stretched across from the SE up to the NW, find a basic ...
Air Date: January 14, 2013
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Rogue planets wander the skies and mini shuttles return to orbit
So what happens with all the inner planets, rocky planets, gas giant planets, outer planets, dwarf planets, minor planets, exoplanets and ...
Air Date: January 7, 2013
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The best of 2012: From Mars to Space Ex to millions of diverse exoplanets!
This year, “Curiosity” rover arrived safely on Mars and is making its way to the stream beds of Mt. Sharp, looking for life- ...
Air Date: December 31, 2012
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Every star has its planet; so imagine billions and billions of planets.
The closest star to the earth (not our Sun, of course) looks like it has FIVE planets, an exciting development that opens all sorts of ex ...
Air Date: December 24, 2012
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