Science
2015 Out of this World Highlights
Last week’s SpaceX mission was a great success but the real ‘heavy lifting’ is being done by Scott Kelly during his one ...
Air Date: December 28, 2015
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‘Gear geeks’ go whole hog to exceed RevZilla customer expectations
There’s $1,500 on the line. All Adam Ponzek has to do is keep his hairstyle decidedly mullet for one year. “It is pret ...
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At 11:48pm, Earth reaches a specific point in its orbit around the sun, where the axial tilt of the earth has its greatest extension away ...
Air Date: December 21, 2015
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Geminid meteor shower at its peak tonight
Meteors are typically debris from comets, but in this case, the Geminids are debris from asteroid 3200 Phaeton; only the January Quadrant ...
Air Date: December 14, 2015
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Phillies extending nets to protect against flying bats, foul balls
The Philadelphia Phillies are trying to make the ballpark a little safer for fans next season. Following recommendations released ...
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The European Space Agency’s LISA Pathfinder Satellite will launch soon to advance the goal of detecting the unbelievably small effe ...
Air Date: December 7, 2015
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Out of this World Turkey with Trimmings
International Space Station NASA Commander Scott Kelly and five fellow crew members at work over the Thanksgiving Holiday may be coming i ...
Air Date: November 30, 2015
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Kiva Zip Philadelphia celebrates one year and $313K in loans
The good news is the batch freezer used by Weckerly’s Ice Cream is struggling to keep up with demand. That’s also the bad new ...
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Trying to learn about the early history of the galaxy, NASA has used Hubble Space Telescope to find the oldest galactic ‘bones̵ ...
Air Date: November 23, 2015
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Philly ‘health hack’ comes up with plan for drone-delivered meds in time of crisis
The premise was simple. Get 250 free-thinkers in a room, give them 48 hours and some coffee, and watch as they come up with creative solu ...
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A 10th dwarf planet has been discovered out beyond the orbit of Pluto. The newest one V774104 is less than half Pluto’s size and is ...
Air Date: November 16, 2015
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Life insurer tries new approach to reach millennial market
Consumers looking to buy life insurance in Pennsylvania and New Jersey now have a new online option. Haven Life, a s ...
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MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft data shows that the primary reason the Martian atmosphere is gone is the activi ...
Air Date: November 9, 2015
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The Cassini Saturn orbiter (which launched from Earth in 1997) took a close pass by the intriguing moon Enceladus last Wednesday. The obj ...
Air Date: November 2, 2015
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Going to bat to treat, identify devastating white-nose syndrome
This is Halloween weekend — which means spooky creatures dressing up in costume, creeping around the neighborhood, and trick-or-treatin ...
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