
Science
Direct imaging of exoplanets is now possible – a new instrument on the 8m Subaru telescope in Hawaii is imaging exoplanets. T ...
Air Date: November 21, 2016
Listen 00:04:58Don’t serve up stomach bug along with holiday meal
Happy holidays. Tis the season for norovirus — a stomach ailment that can start with contaminated food. And nothing leaves a wor ...
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Meteor shower? Or meteor drizzle?
With clear skies, the Leonid Meteors are available to be viewed from November 15 – 20, peaking on the 18th. The Leonids are typical ...
Air Date: November 14, 2016
Listen 00:05:28How should Pa. balance energy needs with environmental protection?
Pa. coal production has slowed since the Marcellus Shale boom began, and concerns linger about the environmental impact of both. StateImp ...
9 years ago
360 years ago Tuesday (in 1656) Edmund Halley was born. Not only is Halley celebrated because of his namesake comet, the first whos ...
Air Date: November 7, 2016
Listen 00:09:13Clocks change back one hour to Standard Time on Sunday. The moon is one day old on the 31st; not the best for Hallowe’en, but ...
Air Date: October 31, 2016
Listen 00:07:41This rebroadcast show is all about the human body – more specifically, what happens to us after weR ...
Air Date: October 27, 2016
Listen 50:33It turns out that the universe is more crowded with stuff than we previously thought. A new estimate of the number of galaxies in the Uni ...
Air Date: October 24, 2016
Listen 00:05:24Where are we in the zodiac now, and why would it matter? This week on SkyTalk, Dave and Dr. Pitts discuss the difference between astronom ...
Air Date: October 17, 2016
Listen 00:05:34Now for our feature presentation: we’re going to explore the science of movie magic as seen on the big screen and behind the scenes ...
Air Date: October 14, 2016
Listen 51:39Human voice is key to unlocking movie magic for the blind
There’s a movement underway to make movies Oscar-worthy for people who can’t see. I met up with Sarita Kimble in the l ...
9 years ago
Listen 5:23Digital demands paradigm shift in film archiving
At the Library of Congress Packard Campus of Audio-Visual Conservation, vaults burrow into Mount Pony on a 45-acre campus surrounded by b ...
9 years ago
Listen 7:34On October 13 at 9:24 pm, Orbital Sciences will launch from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, sending 2,400 kilos of supplies ...
Air Date: October 10, 2016
Listen 00:05:13First, evidence has been discovered supporting a subsurface salt-water ocean at Pluto! It would have the right mass to account for how Pl ...
Air Date: October 3, 2016
Listen 00:06:44The Bloom Comes Off The Rosetta
Last Saturday Rosetta completed its final orbit and began its direct descent to the comet’s surface. It should impact on Friday in a re ...
Air Date: September 26, 2016
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